Sports News Roundup: Tennis-Cirstea beats Bencic to reach first Grand Slam quarters in 14 years; Tennis-Gauff into US Open quarter-finals after ending Wozniacki's run and more

Swiatek inherited top spot following Ash Barty's retirement in April 2022 and embarked on a superb run of form in the months that followed to claim three more Grand Slam titles after her breakthrough French Open success in 2020. Tennis-Ostapenko dumps defending champion Swiatek out of US Open Defending champion Iga Swiatek exited the U.S. Open in the fourth round on Sunday and saw her reign as world number one come to an end after she unravelled 3-6 6-3 6-1 against Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Tennis-Cirstea beats Bencic to reach first Grand Slam quarters in 14 years

After 14 years of hard work Sorana Cirstea got her reward on Sunday, returning to the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time since 2009 with a 6-3 6-3 upset of 15th seed Belinda Bencic at the U.S. Open. Making her 59th Grand Slam main draw appearance and 15th at the U.S. Open, the 33-year-old Romanian's only other last eight appearance was at the 2009 French Open when she was still in her teens.

Tennis-Gauff into US Open quarter-finals after ending Wozniacki's run

American teenager Coco Gauff ended Caroline Wozniacki's U.S. Open comeback with a 6-3 3-6 6-1 victory to reach the quarter-finals on Sunday. The Dane, who returned to Flushing Meadows for the first time since 2019 after coming out of retirement following the birth of her two children, kept sixth seed Gauff on her toes for two sets but in the end her lack of match practice caught up with her and she ran out of steam.

Soccer-Arsenal can't keep relying on magic moments - Arteta

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta praised his team's mentality after they sealed a 3-1 stoppage-time win over Manchester United on Sunday but said they must find a way to finish teams off earlier in games rather than rely on "magic moments" at the end. Declan Rice scored in the 96th minute and Gabriel Jesus added a third in the final seconds to seal the Premier League win after captain Martin Odegaard had cancelled out Marcus Rashford's opener.

Cricket-Australia's Marsh stakes claim for opening role at World Cup

Mitchell Marsh is set to compete with Travis Head and David Warner for a slot at the top of Australia's order at the World Cup after dominating with the bat in the Twenty20 series win over South Africa. With David Warner rested, Marsh made hay in his first series as T20 captain with back-to-back half-centuries to help the Australians seal victory with a game to spare.

Soccer-The week in Asian football

Talking points from the week in Asian football: MITROVIC HAT-TRICK DOWNS AL-ITTIHAD AS AL-HILAL GO TOP

Rugby-Wallabies scrumhalf surprise Fines-Leleiwasa eyes World Cup chance

Barely on the radar in Australian rugby a few weeks ago, scrumhalf Issak Fines-Leleiwasa will have the chance to put his name up in lights at the World Cup after his shock selection in Eddie Jones's squad. While Tate McDermott and Nic White were virtual certainties to feature in France, Fines-Leleiwasa edged out Ryan Lonergan as the squad's third halfback despite not having played a single test.

Tennis-Drained Swiatek eyes reset after US Open shock

An exhausted Iga Swiatek said she would try to "embrace" the pressure a bit more after losing to Jelena Ostapenko in the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Sunday, a defeat which sees her 75-week run as world number one come to an end. Swiatek inherited top spot following Ash Barty's retirement in April 2022 and embarked on a superb run of form in the months that followed to claim three more Grand Slam titles after her breakthrough French Open success in 2020.

Tennis-Ostapenko dumps defending champion Swiatek out of US Open

Defending champion Iga Swiatek exited the U.S. Open in the fourth round on Sunday and saw her reign as world number one come to an end after she unravelled 3-6 6-3 6-1 against Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The Polish four-times Grand Slam winner had not dropped a set before Sunday's match but was unable to hold off the confident 20th seed's charge.

Tennis-Djokovic enjoys drama-free win to reach US Open quarters

After a five-set nailbiter in the previous round, Novak Djokovic was in no mood for another tense evening at the U.S. Open on Sunday and the Serb cruised into the last eight of the year's final Grand Slam with a 6-2 7-5 6-4 over Borna Gojo. Djokovic had endured a far more testing match on Friday, having to come back from two-sets down against Laslo Djere to keep alive his bid for a fourth U.S. Open title that would see him match Margaret Court's record haul of 24 Grand Slams.

Tennis-With 'nothing to lose', Fritz guns for Djokovic upset at US Open

Taylor Fritz has lost all seven of his previous meetings with Novak Djokovic and while the American ninth seed will be a huge underdog against the 23-times Grand Slam champion he says a U.S. Open quarter-final is the perfect stage to halt that losing run. Fritz eased past Swiss qualifier Dominic Stricker 7-6(2) 6-4 6-4 on Sunday to secure his place in the last eight in New York, where the 25-year-old is bidding to become the first American man to win a Grand Slam singles title in two decades.