Hamburg (AFP) – Dutch veteran Arantxa Rus ended the fairytale run of German teenager Noma Noha Akugue on Saturday to capture her maiden WTA title at the age of 32 in Hamburg. Rus won through 6-0 ...

As loss after loss after loss piles up for Arantxa Rus - a record-equalling 17 in a row after her quick Wimbledon exit - at least give the Dutch player credit for this: She's not giving up.

moved one step closer to qualifying for the first Grand Slam main draw of her career with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 second-round win over Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands in Wimbledon qualifying on Wednesday.