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Sinner sees off Lehecka to complete Sunshine Double without dropping a set

World No 2 seals Miami Open final 6-4, 6-4 Sinner won in Indian Wells earlier in March Jiri Lehecka entered his first Masters 1000 final at the Miami Open in the best serving form of his life. He had won every service game in the tournament, a feat achieved by just eight men at this level before him. The ease with which he brushed aside all nine break points against him reflected his confidence. It took two return games for Jannik Sinner to viciously drag the Czech back down to earth. Ten minutes in, Sinner had already broken Lehecka’s unbreakable serve. As has usually been the case over the past few years, Sinner burst into the lead and refused to let it go. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/qEUb70f via IFTTT

Dawn Scott: the sports scientist shaking up women’s football performance

Described by one USA player as the ‘secret to everything’, the coach says female health needs more focus as the game grows

Megan Rapinoe cried when she heard sports scientist Dawn Scott was leaving the US women’s national team. For almost a decade Scott led sports science innovation for the USWNT, as they won trophy after trophy. The Englishwoman departed the world champions in late 2019, with another American player describing her as “the secret to everything”.

In a strange way, it is testament to the growth of women’s football that Scott is not at the 2023 Women’s World Cup. When the tournament began last week, she was halfway around the world, working as the vice-president of performance, medical and innovation at National Women’s Soccer League club Washington Spirit. The demand for Scott and her absence from the World Cup speak to the incredible advancement of the women’s game over the past decade, with increased sophistication at club level and new figures driving innovation within national teams.

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