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Mystics dominate second half to beat Tempo for 3rd time

Jul 14, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Tempo forward Isabelle Harrison (21) dribbles the ball past Washington Mystics forward Kiki Iriafen (44) during the second half at Coca-Cola Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn ImagesJul 14, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Tempo forward Isabelle Harrison (21) dribbles the ball past Washington Mystics forward Kiki Iriafen (44) during the second half at Coca-Cola Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images

Kiki Iriafen had 25 points and 14 rebounds for the visiting Washington Mystics on Tuesday night in their 79-62 victory over the Toronto Tempo.

It was Iriafen’s 10th double-double of the season.

Shakira Austin added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Mystics (12-10), who have won all three meetings with the Tempo (10-14) this season. Michaela Onyenwere contributed 15 points to help the Mystics to their fourth win in five games.

Julie Allemand scored 15 points and grabbed six rebounds for the Tempo, who have lost five of their last six.

Nyara Sabally contributed 13 points for the Tempo. Toronto’s leading scorer, Marina Mabrey, was held to eight points after entering the game averaging 21.6. She committed four turnovers and went just 3 of 13 from the field.

The Mystics surged to a 26-13 third quarter to take a seven-point advantage into the fourth.

Austin pushed the Mystics ahead by 12 points with 6:29 remaining, scoring back-to-back layups. Sonia Citron’s bucket increased the lead to 14.

Toronto’s Isabelle Harrison had eight points when she fouled out with 4:37 to play.

With defense a priority, Toronto led 17-12 after the first quarter.

Toronto led by 11 after Harrison made a driving layup with 5:56 to play in the second quarter. Iriafen’s three-point play trimmed the margin to eight with 4:16 left. Lucy Olsen nailed a 3-pointer and added a layup to cut the lead to four with 1:18 remaining. The Tempo led 32-26 at halftime.

Toronto shot 38.2% (13-for-34) from the field in the first half. Washington shot only 27.8% (10-for-36) in the half.

The Mystics opened the third quarter with a 14-3 burst to lead by five with 6:12 to play while dominating in the paint. Allemand answered with a 3-pointer to reduce the lead to two with 4:25 to go. The Mystics worked the lead back to eight points when Lauren Betts converted a layup with 3:02 left. They led 52-45 after three quarters.

–Field Level Media

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WTA roundup: Paula Badosa earns upset win in Romania

Jun 30, 2026; London, United Kingdom; Paula Badosa (ESP) hits a backhand against Emma Navarro (USA) (not pictured) on day two of The Championships Wimbledon 2026 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn ImagesJun 30, 2026; London, United Kingdom; Paula Badosa (ESP) hits a backhand against Emma Navarro (USA) (not pictured) on day two of The Championships Wimbledon 2026 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

Paula Badosa of Spain knocked out fourth-seeded Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina 6-3, 6-1 on Tuesday to reach the second round of the UniCredit Iasi Open in Romania.

Kalinina committed eight double faults and held serve just twice across the two sets. Romania’s Elena-Gabriela Ruse also made an early exit, with Spain’s Kaitlin Quevedo eliminating the sixth seed 6-3, 6-1. Quevedo saved 12 of the 14 break points she faced and broke Ruse six times.

Third-seeded Oleksandra Oliynykova of Ukraine survived two tiebreakers to beat Turkish lucky loser Ipek Oz 7-6 (1), 7-6 (5), while No. 5 seed Panna Udvardy of Hungary outlasted Spain’s Leyre Romero Gormaz 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. French No. 8 seed Elsa Jacquemot and No. 9 seed Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan also advanced in straight sets.

Other winners included Slovenia’s Tamara Zidansek, Armenia’s Elina Avanesyan, Mayar Sherif of Egypt, Alevtina Ibragimova and Elena Pridankina of Russia and Poland’s Katarzyna Kawa.

Athens Open

Top-seeded Clara Tauson of Denmark recovered from a slow start to defeat Japanese qualifier Nao Hibino 7-5, 6-4 in the opening round in Greece.

Tauson fell behind by a break in the first set but worked her way back, eventually converting four break points for the match while limiting Hibino to two. No. 2 seed Ann Li had a more comfortable afternoon, sweeping Maria Timofeeva of Uzbekistan 6-2, 6-1 in 79 minutes.

Third-seeded Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic also advanced in 79 minutes, beating Bulgaria’s Viktoriya Tomova 6-3, 6-3. Seventh-seeded Czech Tereza Valentova cruised past Belgium’s Sofia Costoulas 6-1, 6-2. Italian lucky loser Miriana Tona earned her first WTA main-draw victory by beating Greek wild card Sapfo Sakellaridi 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2 in a match lasting three hours, eight minutes. France’s Carole Monnet, Russia’s Alina Korneeva and Belarus’ Aliaksandra Sasnovich also won their matches.

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ATP roundup: Stan Wawrinka bids farewell to Gstaad

Jun 30, 2026; London, United Kingdom; Stan Wawrinka (SUI) hits a forehand against Matteo Berrettini (ITA) (not pictured) on day two of The Championships Wimbledon 2026 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn ImagesJun 30, 2026; London, United Kingdom; Stan Wawrinka (SUI) hits a forehand against Matteo Berrettini (ITA) (not pictured) on day two of The Championships Wimbledon 2026 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

Portugal’s Jaime Faria held off Stan Wawrinka 6-7 (8), 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday in the first round of the EFG Swiss Open Gstaad, marking the 41-year-old’s final match on the clay in his homeland.

Wawrinka has said he will retire after this season. The three-time Grand Slam champion was presented with a gift of new skis by tournament organizers after his nearly two-hour, 38-minute affair, in which he smashed 16 aces but went 0-for-6 in break-point chances.

Greek veteran Stefanos Tsitsipas took down Peruvian No. 5 seed Ignacio Buse 6-4, 6-4, winning 37 of his 48 service points (77.1%) along the way. No. 6 seed Juan Manuel Cerundolo rallied past Zdenek Kolar of the Czech Republic 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, while Frenchman Quentin Halys, German Yannick Hanfmann, Kazakhstan’s Aleksandr Shevchenko and Swiss wild card Jerome Kym also advanced.

Nordea Open

No. 8 seed Sebastian Baez dropped the first set before charging past Swedish hopeful Max Dahlin 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in Bastad, Sweden.

The other seeded players in action all held firm, as No. 5 seed Nuno Borges of Portugal beat French wild card Moise Kouame 6-4, 6-2; No. 6 Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands beat Japanese qualifier Taro Daniel 7-6 (0), 6-4; and No. 7 Thiago Agustin Tirante of Argentina eliminated Austria’s Sebastian Ofner 6-3, 6-4.

Other winners included Germany’s Daniel Altmaier, Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili, Bulgarian wild card Grigor Dimitrov, Argentina’s Lautaro Midon, Paraguay’s Adolfo Daniel Vallejo and Italians Andrea Pellegrino and Stefano Travaglia.

Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag

France’s Titouan Droguet won 11 of the final 12 games of his match to steamroll No. 5 seed Alexander Blockx of Belgium 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 in Umag, Croatia.

No. 7 seed Camilo Ugo Carabelli of Argentina avoided a similar fate as Blockx when he rallied from down a break in the second set to edge German qualifier Marko Topo 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3), 6-3.

Also advancing were Spaniards Pablo Carreno Busta and Daniel Merida, Argentines Roman Andres Burruchaga and Federico Agustin Gomez, Alex Molcan of Slovakia and Juan Carlos Prado Angelo of Bolivia.

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Streaking Valkyries bring 7-game win streak to Caitlin Clark, Fever

Jul 12, 2026; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) dribbles the ball during the first quarter of a WNBA basketball game against the Las Vegas Aces at Michelob Ultra Arena. Mandatory Credit: Lucas Peltier-Imagn ImagesJul 12, 2026; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) dribbles the ball during the first quarter of a WNBA basketball game against the Las Vegas Aces at Michelob Ultra Arena. Mandatory Credit: Lucas Peltier-Imagn Images

Riding a club-record seven-game winning streak, the Golden State Valkyries are the hottest team in the WNBA.

They could still face a daunting road task against the surging Indiana Fever on Wednesday night in Indianapolis.

Entering play Tuesday, the Valkyries (17-7) were tied for the second-best record in the WNBA. On Friday, Golden State posted a 79-64 victory over Connecticut and set a WNBA record for the fastest expansion team to reach 40 wins, doing so in 68 contests.

Playing without injured star Gabby Williams (back contusion), the Valkyries trailed 19-17 after one quarter, then held the Sun to 45 points the rest of the way and shot 51.7% overall.

“We find different ways to win, and we just rely on every single person on this team,” said Golden State’s Veronica Burton, who had game highs of 17 points and six assists.

“Everyone can step up and contribute.”

It’s uncertain if Williams (15.0 ppg) will be available Wednesday for the Valkyries, who have held their last seven opponents to an average of 68.4 points and will try for a fifth consecutive road victory. A winner in 11 of its past 13, Golden State lost 90-82 at Indiana (14-9) on May 22. Burton (12.3 ppg) scored 25 and recorded five blocks during a 90-88 home win over the Fever six days later.

Indiana star Caitlin Clark had a combined 38 points while going 6-for-15 from 3-point range, with 15 assists in the season’s two previous meetings with Golden State. With her minutes restricted due to a lingering back issue, Clark recorded 12 points, seven rebounds and six assists in 24 minutes during Indiana’s 109-75 rout of Las Vegas on Sunday.

The win was the Fever’s fourth in five games, completing a 3-1 road stretch. They’ve scored at least 109 points three times in the past six contests.

“We’re building consistency to these types of efforts,” said Fever coach Stephanie White, whose team shot 55.9% overall and 15-for-31 from beyond the arc against the Aces.

“Just really proud of this group and how connected we continue to grow into.”

Fellow Indiana star Kelsey Mitchell (22.7 ppg) scored 27 on Sunday and has averaged 27.1 points across the past seven games. The Valkyries held her to 33 total points on a combined 9-of-23 shooting in the previous 2026 meetings.

–Field Level Media

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