Lori Harvey Talks Success in Saint Laurent Jacket at Essence Festival – WWD – Pen 18

Lori Harvey elevated the denim-on-denim look as she attended the Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans on July 1. The 25-year-old model wore a cropped Saint Laurent distressed denim jacket, paired with indigo jeans by men’s APC that featured fleeced bleach, grass-like stains, and vintage-inspired fading.

With the outfit, Harvey carried an Herms Kelly burgundy alligator handbag, coordinated with her matching Tom Ford crocodile leather stiletto sandals. The heels included a gold padlock accent on the ankle strap, which matched the shoe’s 4-inch gold spike heel.

Lori Harvey attends the 2022 Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans on July 1.
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The star wore her shoulder-grazing locks straight in style, centering her makeup around gently blushed cheeks and a glossy lip. To add to the low-key look, Harvey wore a satin magenta bandana wrapped around her head.

Harvey spoke at a panel about finding wealth, power, and success as a black woman. During his career, Harvey has modeled in campaigns for Michael Kors, Valentino, Burberry and Dolce & Gabbana; He has also recently established his SKN by LH skin care brand. After the event, the entrepreneur enjoyed the musical acts of the festival, performing to headliner Nicki Minaj.

Lori Harvey speaks on stage during the 2022 Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans on July 1.
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tsitsipas: Tsitsipas says Kyrgios is ‘a bully’ with ‘evil side’

Stefanos Tsitsipas called Nick Kyrgios “a bully” with “the bad side” after losing a stormy Wimbledon bout on Saturday.

“It’s constant bullying, that’s what it does,” the Greek fourth seed said in a post-match press conference after his third-round match.

“He bullies opponents. He was probably a bully at school himself. I don’t like bullies.

“His character also has some good traits.

“But … he also has a very bad side which, if exposed, can actually do a lot of harm and worse to those around him.”

Mercurial Aussies won the match 6–7 (2/7), 6–4, 6–3, 7–6 (9/7) during which both players were handed a code violation by the umpire.

Kyrgios also demanded that Tsitsipas be defaulted for hitting the ball into the crowd.

Tsitsipas admitted that he deliberately hit the ball at Kyrgios on stage in an attempt to pacify the Australian.

“I was aiming for my opponent’s body, but I missed a lot,” he said.

“It needs to stop. It’s not okay. Somebody needs to sit down and talk to him. I’m not used to playing like this.

“But I can’t just sit there, act like a robot and act like someone who is completely cold and ignorant.

He said, “It felt like a circus. You get tired of constantly talking, constantly complaining.”

Kyrgios said at his own news conference that he understands why Tsitsipas would be upset after having lost twice in recent weeks, including at Halle.

“Maybe he should figure out how to beat me a couple more first and then reach for that,” he said.

Kyrgios claimed that he was the victim of bullying on the court.

“I’m not sure how I bullied him. He was the one to hit me, he was the one who hit the spectators, he was the one who hit him out of the stadium. I didn’t do anything.

Stefanos ‘Soft’
“I didn’t do anything to Stefanos today that was disrespectful.”

“He’s soft on coming here and saying I bullied him. We’re not cut from the same cloth. If he’s affected by it, that’s what’s holding him back,” he said.

After stamping his victory, the 2014 quarterfinalist said that he had envisioned his chances to get into the match after his recent win against the fourth seed on grass in Germany.

“He’s one hell of a player. He knows how to beat me – he’s beaten me once,” said the 40th-ranked Australian, who now has a 4-1 win record against the Greek.

“It’s amazing, wherever I go I feel like I have entire stadiums. The media likes to say I’m bad for the game but clearly I’m not.”

Kyrgios, who received a warning of obscenity, did not lose his serve throughout the match, saving all five of his break points and winning 81 percent of his first-served points.

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There was no sign of drama coming when 23-year-old Tsitsipas tied-break in the first set.

But the match was devastated when a frustrated Tsitsipas hit the ball into the crowd after losing the second set, for which he received a warning.

Kyrgios said Tsitsipas should be kicked out of Wimbledon, recalling the incident at the US Open in 2020 when Novak Djokovic missed the tournament after hitting the line judge with a ball.

In surprising scenes, the Australian called the umpire an “insult”, demanded to speak to supervisors and said he would not continue until the situation was resolved.

“You can’t hit the ball in the crowd and hit someone and not default,” he said.

Tsitsipas left Court at that time but returned in an increasingly volatile atmosphere on Court One.

Kyrgios, now clearly on top against troubled Tsitsipas, broke in the fourth game of the third set.

Later in the set, Tsitsipas was awarded a point penalty for hitting the ball in frustration at the back of the court after Kyrgios served an underarm.

The 2019 ATP Finals champions appeared to shoot in the direction of the Australian, while Kyrgios continued to talk between the points and swung the crowd 5-3 after a winning drop shot.

Kyrgios won the set and immediately put pressure on Tsitsipas at the start of the fourth set but none of the players could take a break, despite several chances.

A 4–4 game was suspended for the ceiling being closed and the match went into a nail-biting tie-break.

Tsitsipas had set up points to level the match, but Kyrgios was on top when his opponent netted after a drop shot.

The Australian will take on 20-year-old American Brandon Nakashima, world number 56, in the last 16.

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Naagin 6 July 2 Written Episode Sheshnaagin Kills Lady Doctor Urvashi Reveals Maha Asur is in Coma – Pen 18

Naagin 6, July 2, Episode WrittenPratha aka Tejaswi Prakash takes her Sheshnagin form and punishes the female doctor who conspired with Mehak aka Mehak Chahal to kill her unborn child in the hospital. Urvashi aka Urvashi Dholakia asks Mehek to wear a lehenga and go to the secret room to please Shakti aka Simmba Nagpal, as she is the biggest asset to his plans right now. Pratha and Rajesh Pratap Singh aka Vishal Solanki have a trap for Mehak and Urvashi. Vihaan aka Shoaib Ali is beaten up by a big snake. Shakti tries to force Mehek on and threatens to snatch everything from Rishabh. Mehak tells Rishabh to get closer to Kiara.Also Read – Karan Kundrra Gets Out Of Girlfriend Tejashwi Prakash’s Fan Club For Editing Pics, Morphing Abuse, Here’s How The Naagin 6 Actress Reaction

Check out this post from Naagin 6 shared by Colors on its Instagram handle:

Also Read – Naagin 6, June 26, Written Episode: Pratha returns as Kiara, Rishabh has an evil twin brother Shakti

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Rishabh’s twin brother Shakti is kept hidden in the secret room by Urvashi, whom Mehek used to kill Adara and trick Pratha to make her believe that Rishabh has betrayed her. Rishabh cannot control Pratha and now encounters Kiara who is Rajesh Pratap Singh’s fiancee. Sheshnagin killed two friends of Rehan Gujral who had tried to sexually assault a girl by trapping her. Also Read – Tejashwi Prakash Jumps On Social Media Trend With Himself And BF Karan Kundrra’s Mother, Tejran Fans Trio – Watch Viral Video

Urvashi revealed, Seema is in coma

Pratha takes her Sheshnagin form and traces the lady doctor who conspired with Mehek to kill her unborn child. The practice sees the female doctor demanding a bribe from the parents demanding the dead body of their child. Pratha disguises as a doctor and signs papers for the parents without asking for money. When the doctor comes to know about this, Pratha becomes Sheshnagin and kills her. Pratha swears by Lord Shiva that she would not spare anyone who betrayed her. Urvashi tells Mehak that she should wear a red lehenga and go to the secret room as Shakti wants to see her. Mehek refuses but Urvashi warns her that their plan will not succeed if Shakti is out and he goes to jail. Urvashi says Shakti is a great asset to her but only Seema aka Sudha Chandran can control her who is in coma right now.

Smelling clothes to please Shakti

Pratha and Rajesh discuss what is so important in Bhoomi that Urvashi and Mehek are bent on acquiring it. Pratha asks Rajesh to sell the land and thanks him for all the help. Rajesh calls Urvashi and asks her to meet her the next day at the plot they want to buy. Urvashi then goes to Mehak and tells her to get ready soon and meet Shakti soon. Vihaan loses money on betting and is threatened by the goons. Urvashi calls Rehaan while he is having sex with his new girlfriend Riya in his car. Rehaan tells Urvashi that he will accompany her to Rajesh’s meeting place. As Rehaan starts kissing Rhea again, her phone rings and Vihaan asks her for help. Rehaan says goodbye to Riya and starts his car to help Vihaan.

Sheshnagin beats Vihaan

Vihaan is drunk and walking on the road alone when he sees Samaira who is actually Prath in his disguise. Vihaan is in great shock and disbelief when a large cobra snake is being strangled. Rehaan reaches the spot and Pratha throws him on the bonnet of Rehaan’s car. Vihaan tells everything to Rehaan but he makes fun of him and says you are very drunk. Rehaan tells Vihaan that it could be Mehak who is their enemy. Rehaan tells Vihaan not to worry too much as he will woo Kiara and get the land deal done. Mehek goes to meet Shakti as he asks her to end their marriage and imposes himself on her. Mehak tells him that she is not Rishabh’s true love as he used Shakti to kill his wife Pratha. Shakti appreciates Rishabh for causing emotional pain and lets him go. Mehak and Urvashi arrive to meet Rajesh when they see Kiara roller skating at the site. Kiara tells them that she cannot let them buy the land as she loves roller-skating. Mehek tells her that she will find a better place for her skating hobby. Kiara agrees and asks for some time to think.

Rishabh wants to know the truth of Kiara

Mehak catches Rishabh seeing Kiara’s pictures on his phone. Mahek tells her that he is lying to himself and to the whole world as he still loves Pratha. Rishabh tells Mehak that he hates Pratha and wants to find out if Kiara is actually doing Pratha so that he can’t harm her or if he has made any plans against her. Mehak asks Rishabh to take Kiara on a hunting expedition and get closer to her so that she can find out the truth. Urvashi and Mehek recall how they conspired against Rishabh and Pratha. Mehak first turns into Samaira and tells Rishabh that Pratha is having an affair with Inspector Vijay. Mehak then hugged Inspector Vijay and as soon as Rishabh reached the spot it turned into custom. After this, Mehak took Samaira to Rehan and both of them stabbed her with deceit. Sameer then sees Pratha changing into Mehek. After this Rehan stabs Samaira several times.

what to expect from the upcoming episodes

In the upcoming episode, Rishabh, Mehak and Kiara are going on a jungle cruise when a wild boar attacks Rishabh. Mehak is confident that she will definitely save Rishabh if that is the custom. Mehek gets shocked seeing Sheshnagin.

For more updates on Naagin 6, watch this space on India.com.

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इस सीजन में चालकों की सुरक्षा राजनीतिक हो गई है।

नए वायुगतिकीय नियमों को वर्ष की शुरुआत में पेश किया गया था, जिसका उद्देश्य कारों को अधिक बारीकी से पालन करने और ओवरटेकिंग में सहायता करने की अनुमति देना था, जिससे दौड़ अधिक रोमांचक हो गई।

एक साइड इफेक्ट “पोर्पोइज़िंग” है, जो कारों के नीचे हवा के प्रवाह के रुकने के कारण होने वाला एक हिंसक ऊपर-नीचे आंदोलन है, जो बार-बार जमीन से टकराने पर उछलने से भी प्रभावित हो सकता है।

यह ड्राइवरों पर कठिन रहा है। अल्फाटौरी के पियरे गैस्ली ने कहा कि उन्हें डर है कि अगर बदलाव नहीं किए गए तो वह “30 साल की उम्र में एक बेंत के साथ खत्म हो जाएंगे”।

“यह स्वस्थ नहीं है, यह निश्चित रूप से है,” उन्होंने कहा। “वास्तव में बिना किसी निलंबन के, यह आपकी रीढ़ से गुजर रहा है। दिन के अंत में, मेरी टीम कह रही है कि हम प्रदर्शन के लिए सेटअप से समझौता कर सकते हैं या अपने स्वास्थ्य से समझौता कर सकते हैं।”

मर्सिडीज अन्य टीमों की तुलना में अधिक प्रभावित हुई है और सुरक्षा कारणों से नियमों और इस प्रकार कारों को बदलना चाहती है। इसके ड्राइवर लुईस हैमिल्टन, सात बार के चैंपियन, पिछले महीने अजरबैजान ग्रां प्री के दौरान पीठ में इतने दर्द में थे कि बाउंस होने के कारण उन्हें दौड़ के बाद अपनी कार से मदद करनी पड़ी।

हैमिल्टन ने खेल की शासी निकाय के बारे में कहा, “हम अपना काम करना चाहते हैं, एक शानदार प्रदर्शन करना चाहते हैं और सबसे सुरक्षित दौड़ लगाना चाहते हैं। हमें लंबे समय तक चोट लगने की कोई आवश्यकता नहीं है, इसलिए हमें केवल एफआईए के साथ मिलकर काम करने की जरूरत है।” , “और इसे हल्के में न लें, जो मुझे नहीं लगता कि वे हैं, और इसे आगे बढ़ाना जारी रखें।”

रविवार को ब्रिटिश ग्रां प्री से पहले चैंपियनशिप मुकाबले में मर्सिडीज तीसरे और हैमिल्टन छठे स्थान पर हैं। रेड बुल और फेरारी, जो खिताब की तलाश में पहले और दूसरे स्थान पर हैं, उतना बुरी तरह प्रभावित नहीं हुए हैं और आश्चर्य की बात नहीं है कि वे बदलाव नहीं चाहते हैं।

मर्सिडीज टीम के प्रिंसिपल टोटो वोल्फ ने कहा, “राजनीतिक पैंतरेबाज़ी जो चल रही है, वह इस विषय के मूल में क्या है, इस पर विचार नहीं करता है।”

“अर्थात, सीज़न की शुरुआत के बाद से, रेस ड्राइवर इन कारों को चलाने में दर्द की शिकायत कर रहे हैं,” उन्होंने कहा। “पीठ दर्द, धुंधली दृष्टि – हम माइक्रोकंसुशन के बारे में बात कर रहे हैं।”

वोल्फ ने कहा कि उन्होंने लगभग हर ड्राइवर की शिकायत सुनी है और समाधान की आवश्यकता है।

“यह एक संयुक्त समस्या है जो हमें फॉर्मूला वन में हो रही है,” उन्होंने कहा। “यह एक डिजाइन मुद्दा है, और एक मौलिक डिजाइन मुद्दा है, जिसे हल करने की जरूरत है।”

रेड बुल टीम के प्रिंसिपल क्रिश्चियन हॉर्नर ने अजरबैजान में दौड़ के बाद कहा कि मर्सिडीज ड्राइवर अपने दर्द के स्तर के बारे में ईमानदार थे।

“सबसे आसान काम क्या है?” हॉर्नर ने कहा। “सुरक्षा के दृष्टिकोण से शिकायत करें, लेकिन प्रत्येक टीम के पास एक विकल्प होता है।

“अगर यह पूरे ग्रिड में एक वास्तविक सुरक्षा चिंता थी, तो यह कुछ ऐसा है जिसे देखा जाना चाहिए, लेकिन अगर यह केवल अलग-अलग लोगों या टीमों को प्रभावित कर रहा है, तो यह ऐसा कुछ है जिससे टीम को संभावित रूप से निपटना चाहिए।”

19 जून को कनाडा में आखिरी रेस में, बाउंसिंग कम स्पष्ट थी, और वास्तव में, हैमिल्टन ने तीसरा स्थान हासिल किया, केवल दूसरी बार जब वह इस साल पोडियम पर समाप्त हुआ। बाउंसिंग ट्रैक की सतह की ऊबड़-खाबड़पन पर निर्भर है, और ट्रैक अज़रबैजान की तुलना में कम ऊबड़-खाबड़ था।

वोल्फ ने कहा कि बदलाव का आह्वान करने के उनके कारण वास्तविक थे और एफआईए को हस्तक्षेप करना चाहिए।

“टीम के प्रिंसिपल प्रतिस्पर्धात्मक लाभ को बनाए रखने के लिए जो कहा जा रहा है उसमें हेरफेर करने की कोशिश कर रहे हैं और राजनीतिक खेल खेलने की कोशिश कर रहे हैं जब एफआईए कम से कम कारों को बेहतर स्थिति में लाने के लिए एक त्वरित समाधान के साथ आने की कोशिश करता है,” उन्होंने कहा। .

“कारें कड़ी हैं या कारें उछलती हैं, इससे कोई फर्क नहीं पड़ता कि आप इसे क्या कहते हैं। हमारे पास दीर्घकालिक प्रभाव हैं जिन्हें हम न्याय नहीं कर सकते हैं, लेकिन किसी भी समय, यह एक सुरक्षा जोखिम है, और इसमें थोड़ा हेरफेर के साथ आ रहा है पृष्ठभूमि” या ड्राइवरों को यह बताना कि क्या कहना है “बस दयनीय है।”

कनाडा में दौड़ने से पहले, हैमिल्टन ने पीठ दर्द के कारण क्रायोथेरेपी उपचार और एक्यूपंक्चर किया था।

“मैं इस बात पर जोर नहीं दे सकता कि स्वास्थ्य हमारे लिए कितना महत्वपूर्ण है,” हैमिल्टन ने कहा। “हमारे पास एक अद्भुत खेल है, लेकिन सुरक्षा सर्वोपरि होनी चाहिए।”

ब्रिटिश एसोसिएशन ऑफ स्पाइन सर्जन के पूर्व अध्यक्ष डॉ. एड्रियन केसी ने कहा कि अगर समस्या का समाधान नहीं किया गया तो ड्राइवरों को चोट लगने का खतरा होता है।

“जाहिर है, लुईस और अन्य रेसिंग ड्राइवर बहुत मजबूत एथलीट हैं,” केसी ने एक साक्षात्कार में कहा। “लेकिन इन दोहराव वाली ताकतों के होने से, जहां आप उन्हें ऊपर और नीचे उछलते हुए देखते हैं, किसी की पीठ के लिए कुछ भी अच्छा नहीं होने वाला है। जोखिम यह है कि वे या तो डिस्क को फाड़ देंगे या फिसल जाएंगे।

“चूंकि वे कुलीन एथलीट हैं, जिनकी कीमत लाखों में है, उन्होंने लाखों का भुगतान किया है, तो उनकी देखभाल न करना फॉर्मूला वन की मूर्खता होगी, और जाहिरा तौर पर, ऐसा लगता है कि उन्हें कुछ बदलना होगा।” उन्होंने कहा कि उछलने से “मुहम्मद अली और अन्य मुक्केबाजों की तरह बार-बार आघात से मस्तिष्क क्षति हो सकती है।”

“यह अज्ञात क्षेत्र है,” केसी ने कहा, “लेकिन यह मुझे अनावश्यक अज्ञात क्षेत्र के रूप में प्रभावित करता है। यहां देखभाल का कर्तव्य शामिल है।”

रेड बुल के मैक्स वेरस्टापेन, मौजूदा चैंपियन, जो इस सीजन में स्टैंडिंग का नेतृत्व कर रहे हैं, ने कहा कि किसी भी खेल के साथ जोखिम थे।

“आप हमेशा न्याय कर सकते हैं और पूछ सकते हैं, ‘क्या हम जो करते हैं वह सबसे सुरक्षित काम है?’ नहीं, लेकिन हम जोखिम लेने को तैयार हैं।” “यही हमारा खेल है। यही मुझे करना पसंद है।

“निश्चित रूप से, इस समय हमारे पास जो पोरपोइज़िंग है, वह अच्छा नहीं है, और मुझे नहीं लगता कि यह सही है, लेकिन कुछ टीमें इसे दूसरों की तुलना में बहुत बेहतर तरीके से संभालने में सक्षम हैं, इसलिए इससे छुटकारा पाना संभव है, और मैं नहीं ‘ऐसा मत सोचो कि हमें इस समय जो हो रहा है, उसे ओवरड्रामेट करना होगा।”

वेरस्टैपेन ने कहा कि कारों का उछाल “थोड़ा बहुत अधिक” था, लेकिन उन्होंने महसूस किया कि प्रत्येक टीम के भीतर इंजीनियरों की सरलता समस्या का समाधान करेगी।

हॉर्नर ने कहा कि F1 में दुनिया की कुछ सबसे प्रतिभाशाली इंजीनियरिंग प्रतिभाएं थीं। “मुझे संदेह है कि हम अगले साल यहां बैठकर उछाल के बारे में बात करेंगे, भले ही नियमों को अकेला छोड़ दिया जाए।”

कनाडाई ग्रां प्री से पहले, एफआईए ने हस्तक्षेप किया। इसने कहा कि “अपने डॉक्टरों के साथ परामर्श के बाद और ड्राइवरों की सुरक्षा के हित में,” यह टीमों के लिए “पोरपोइज़िंग को कम करने या समाप्त करने के लिए आवश्यक समायोजन” करने के तरीकों की तलाश करेगा।

परिवर्तन एक तकनीकी निर्देश में विस्तृत थे। तकनीकी मामलों पर टीमों को मार्गदर्शन प्रदान करने के लिए पूरे सीजन में दस्तावेज जारी किए जाते हैं।

एफआईए ने एक समाधान सुझाया जो टीमों ने कहा कि लागू करने योग्य नहीं था और जिसके लिए नियमों में बदलाव की आवश्यकता थी।

मर्सिडीज एकमात्र टीम थी जिसने कनाडा में शुक्रवार को अभ्यास सत्र के लिए जगह में बदलाव किया था, जिसमें फर्श और चेसिस के बीच धातु का समर्थन शामिल था, लेकिन इसे रविवार की दौड़ से पहले हटा दिया गया था।

एफआईए उछलते मुद्दे को देखना जारी रखे हुए है।

एक प्रवक्ता ने कहा, “ड्राइवरों के लिए संभावित स्वास्थ्य और सुरक्षा मुद्दों की पहचान की गई है, यही कारण है कि हम समस्या की सीमा का विश्लेषण और समझने के लिए कार्रवाई कर रहे हैं और हम समाधान खोजने के लिए टीमों के साथ मिलकर काम कर रहे हैं।” “यह विश्लेषण जारी है।”

फेरारी के टीम प्रिंसिपल मटिया बिनोटो ने कहा कि खेल को समाधान खोजने की जरूरत है।

“पोरपोइज़िंग एक ऐसी चीज़ है जिससे हमें भविष्य के लिए निपटने की ज़रूरत है, और हमें शायद तकनीकी परिवर्तनों के माध्यम से ऐसा करने की ज़रूरत है,” उन्होंने कहा।

“कनाडा में, पोरपोइज़िंग ऐसा कोई मुद्दा नहीं था। यह ट्रैक से संबंधित है। जैसे-जैसे कारों का विकास होगा, यह भी विकसित होगा।”

हॉर्नर ने कहा कि इस साल नियम नहीं बदलने चाहिए। यदि समस्याएँ बनी रहती हैं, तो FIA हमेशा टीम की कारों को प्रतिस्पर्धा करने से रोक सकती है।

“आप एक सीज़न के दौरान अचानक तकनीकी नियमों को आधे रास्ते में नहीं बदल सकते,” उन्होंने कहा। “अगर कोई कार खतरनाक है, तो एक टीम को उसे मैदान में नहीं उतारना चाहिए। उसके पास वह विकल्प है या एफआईए, अगर उन्हें लगता है कि एक व्यक्तिगत कार खतरनाक है, तो उनके पास हमेशा एक काला झंडा होता है।”

Originally published at Pen 18

kyrgios: Tsitsipas takes on Kyrgios in Wimbledon blockbuster

Nick Kyrgios has Stefanos Tsitsipas in a blockbuster clash at Wimbledon on Saturday, with the winner likely to be the main obstacle in Rafael Nadal’s way to the final.

Greece’s fourth seed Tsitsipas Nadal is the only other top-10 player left in the draw, while fiery Australian Kyrgios is a match for anyone on his day.

Tsitsipas’ confidence has skyrocketed after winning his first grass-court title in Mallorca last week, but he faces a man he has defeated just once in his four meetings.

Kyrgios, who came out on top last month at the two-player’s Halle, is making waves on and off the court at Wimbledon.

His early victory over Britain’s Paul Jubb was fueled by his admission that he spat in the direction of fans, whom he accused of being abusive, and he also took aim at officials.

The 27-year-old, who was fined $10,000 for Tuesday’s incidents, has been in a testy mood even at the post-match press conference, but has remained fast.

“I feel like I’m comfortable in my own skin,” the 40th-ranked player said after his straight-sets win over Filip Krajinovic.

“Some people just like to tear me apart. That’s not possible anymore.”

Tsitsipas, who reached the fourth round in 2018, said he was “thrilled” to face Kyrgios, who defeated Nadal in the quarterfinals in 2014.

“I have a lot of respect for what he is trying to do on the court,” he said. “Although he’s been a little controversial in the past, I think he’s playing good tennis.”

Kyrgios’ win would give him his 10th win on grass this season.

Second seed Nadal, chasing a calendar Grand Slam, knows he has yet to scale heights at the All England Club after two poor performances so far.

“I haven’t played much on the grass in three years,” the 22-time Grand Slam winner said after his four-set win against Ricardas Berankis.

“It gives me a chance to keep going, so happy for that.

“I need to improve. I have to keep working, be humble, even when things aren’t going well.”

Australian 19th seed Alex de Minaur defeated British wild card Liam Brody 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 and will play Chile’s Christian Garin in the last 16.

Dutch 21st seed Boutique van de Zandschulp saw off a challenge from French legend Richard Gasquet in four sets.

– Tan moves on – In the women’s competition, Harmony Tan, who knocked out Serena Williams in the first round, beat British wild card Katie Boulter 6-1, 6-1 in just 51 minutes to reach the fourth round .

The 24-year-old Frenchman broke the bolter five times in an impressive performance to disappoint the crowd on Court Two.

“I guess I like grass,” said Tan, ranked 115 in the world. “I never play on this court but I like to play with my game with slices and volleys and everything so I am really happy.

“It was really emotional for the first round against Serena and it was just playing match by match and really good tennis today. I don’t know why but it depends on the day.”

Tan will next take on 20th seed Amanda Anisimova, who defeated French Open finalist Coco Gauff 6-7 (4/7), 6-2, 6-1 to return to the All-American bout.

In 2019, champion Simona Halep advanced to the last 16 with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Magdalena Frech.

World number one Iga Swiatek is aiming for a 38th straight win against unseeded French legend Alize Cornet.

The Polish top seed was asked if her winning streak has boosted her confidence, she said it didn’t come to her mind when she was playing the match.

“I’m just trying to figure out what to do better and how to come back,” she said. “So it doesn’t really matter to me.”

Fourth-seeded Paula Badosa will take on former two-time champion Petra Kvitova in one of the most exciting rounds of the third round.

Originally published at Pen 18

Big league beckons: Esporting in India fast approaches a turning point

Rishabh Pant: Once in a generation cricketer

Sitting in a restaurant in Manchester, Sourav Ganguly once said, “He will be your biggest match-winner in the next 10 years. Remember me. He has been blessed with the kind of talent I haven’t seen in a long time.” Yes, he needs time but he is a once in a generation player.

Ganguly was talking about Rishabh Pant. It was the evening after India’s defeat in the 2019 World Cup against New Zealand in Manchester. The defeat was yet to come. India had failed to chase down 240 and the dream of winning the trophy was over. The man with the most fire was Pant who threw his wicket away. He was called overrated, overweight, careless and more. His attitude towards batting was criticized.

It was hard to believe Ganguly’s words but he always loved Pant and in the circumstances it seemed like a huge overstatement.

After exactly three years, Ganguly’s point of view will have to be obeyed. Hundreds of the two series-defining innings in Australia, South Africa (1), England (2) and Australia (1) and the pace at which he bats, Pant is rapidly elevating himself to the status of a modern great.

With Pant, it is all or nothing. With that attitude, there is no doubt that he will fail in a few days. But the day he succeeds – his success rate in Test cricket exceeds his failures – he takes the game away from the opposition. Scoring five run-a-overs against English attackers like James Anderson, Stuart Broad and Matthew Potts at Edgbaston was astonishing, to say the least. That innings changed the match and ensured that India’s hopes in the World Test Championship (WTC) were alive.

Pant, as many believe, is a thinking cricketer. He’s not all slam bang. There is always a way to his madness. For example, after his Gabba exploits, he explained how he knew Nathan Lyon would try to take a rough turn on middle and off-stump and this prompted him to dance to the track and pick up Lyon . Pant was playing Lyon inside and outside the pitch. He was winning the mind game and helping India win the match. It was the same against Jack Leach at Edgbaston. It was no rocket science that Pant would attack Leach. But the way he did it defined the first afternoon of the decider. He defeated Leach in his mind and managed to take the game away from England.

Pant has fixed the match for India with the help of 146 in his counter attack. He bats at a pace that gives his bowlers plenty of time to work hard against the opposition. Also, when we celebrate Pant, it would be unfair not to mention Jadeja. Perhaps the best Test batsman in the last few years, Jadeja looked disheartened even when India were five for 98 and then when Pant got out.

India head coach Rahul Dravid is not the most expressive man, but Pant’s 100-run celebration was a testament to the importance of the innings. Pant was under pressure not to score consistently and his place in the white-ball set-up was being questioned. Dravid has defended him time and again and it was important for Pant to justify the support. That’s what he did at Edgbaston and did it in style. It will go down as one of the most impressive Day 1 innings ever played by an Indian on England soil and could go on to lead India to a historic away series win. That’s what Pant is all about, a real match winner and a rare talent.

Originally published at Pen 18