SERENA WILLIAMS FALLS TO 20-YEAR-OLD MAYA JOINT IN WIMBLEDON RETURN AFTER NEARLY FOUR-YEAR SINGLES ABSENCE. (PHOTO).

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 Serena Williams falls to 20-year-old Maya Joint in Wimbledon return after nearly four-year singles absence Serena Williams showed flashes of the power and precision that defined her Hall of Fame career in her return to professional singles tennis Tuesday, but ultimately fell short in a three-set opening-round loss at Wimbledon. The 44-year-old Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam champion, was defeated 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 by 20-year-old Australian Maya Joint in a match that lasted 2 hours and 22 minutes on Centre Court. It marked Williams’ first singles appearance in nearly four years, since the 2022 U.S. Open. Williams still produced trademark moments, including powerful serves and heavy groundstrokes that once carried her to seven Wimbledon singles titles. But Joint, ranked 87th, absorbed the pace and proved steadier on the biggest points, repeatedly finding angles that pushed Williams out of position. “I don’t know what just happened, to be honest,” Joint said afterward. “I didn’t get ...

RUSSIAN LIEUTENANT GENERAL SHOT BY ATTACKER IN MOSCOW, INVESTIGATORS REPORT. (PHOTO).



Russian lieutenant general shot by attacker in Moscow, investigators report

Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alexeyev, a senior official in Russia’s Defense Ministry, was shot and injured Friday in an apparent ambush in a residential area of Moscow. Investigators said an unidentified assailant opened fire on a man in a building on Volokolamskoye Highway before fleeing the scene. Alexeyev was taken to a local hospital, though authorities have not yet disclosed the severity of his injuries.

Russian state media confirmed the victim’s identity and reported that a criminal investigation has been launched. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the incident has been reported to the country’s leadership and expressed wishes for Alexeyev’s swift recovery, noting that security services are actively investigating. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov suggested, without providing evidence, that Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy could be behind the attack, claiming it might be intended to interfere with ongoing negotiations between Washington, Kyiv, and Moscow.


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