The Heist: Biggest miracles at the Olympics, from Rulon Gardner's gold to Steven Bradbury's victory
Fpsports • 5 years agoIn this edition of The Heist, we look at instances from the Olympics that make you believe in miracles:
Wuhan Open 2019: Caroline Wozniacki, Angelique Kerber suffer first-round exits following losses to unseeded opponents
• 6 years agoThe 13th-seeded Wozniacki lost to Su-Wei Hsieh of Taiwan 7-6 (2), 6-1, 6-2. Hsieh lost the first-set tiebreaker but hit her stride in the second and third sets, cruising to a comfortable win over the former world No. 1.
Wimbledon 2019: Stan Wawrinka falls to unseeded American Reilly Opelka in five sets; Margarita Gasparyan retires against Elina Svitolina
• 6 years agoSwiss Stan Wawrinka was knocked out in the second round at Wimbledon after being beaten in five sets by American Reilly Opelka
Charleston Open: Madison Keys edges past fellow American Sloane Stephens to enter semis; Caroline Wozniacki advances
• 6 years agoMadison Keys overcame some uncharacteristically poor serving and elevated her game late on to edge fellow American Sloane Stephens 7-6(6) 4-6 6-2 and advance to the semi-finals of the Charleston Open on Friday.
Mexican Open: Nick Kyrgios fights back from set down to beat World No 2 Rafael Nadal
• 6 years agoNick Kyrgios leveled his head-to-head record with Rafael Nadal at 3-3 and will play three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka for a place in the semi-finals
Wuhan Open: Struggling Monica Puig relies on newfound discipline to restore belief after shock 2016 Olympics gold
• 7 years agoWinning tennis gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics remains one of the greatest moments of Monica Puig's life, but the pressure and media scrutiny that followed made her wonder if it was also a curse.
Wuhan Open: Chinese star Wang Qiang comprehensively beats Monica Puig in straight sets to reach semi-finals
• 7 years agoFresh from eliminating Daria Gavrilova, Wang Qiang cruised past Olympic champion Monica Puig 6-3, 6-1 at the Wuhan Open in China in front of her home crowd.
Wuhan Open: Upsets continue as Monica Puig eliminates Caroline Wozniacki, Angelique Kerber loses to Ashleigh Barty
• 7 years agoOlympic champion Monica Puig got the better of Australian open winner Caroline Wozniacki, as Ashley Barteigh of Australia beat Wimbledon winner Angelique Kerber in the Wuhan Open.
Wuhan Open: Simona Halep crumbles to first-round defeat to Dominika Cibulkova; Angelique Kerber, Caroline Wozniacki win
• 7 years agoSimona Halep was the biggest casualty on a day of upsets at the 2018 Wuhan Open, a $2.7-million tournament which features nine of the world's top 10.
Madrid Open: Simona Halep sees off Elise Mertens to enter last-16; Juan Martin del Potro makes winning return
• 7 years agoReigning champion Simona Halep edged closer to a third consecutive Madrid Open title by beating Belgium's Elise Mertens in the second round on Tuesday.