Asagoe doubles up on women's titles at tennis c'ships

Asagoe doubles up on women's titles at tennis c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Top seed Shinobu Asagoe overcomes a shaky start to defeat Haruka Inoue for the women's singles title and then teams up with Shiho Hisamatsu for the doubles crown at the national tennis championships on Nov. 14. Asagoe, ranked 122nd in the world, scored a 7-6 (7-2), 6-2 victory over second-seeded Inoue at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum for her first national title and 2 million yen in first prize money.

CHINA-BEIJING-LI ZHANSHU-NPC-CHAIRPERSONS-MEETING (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-LI ZHANSHU-NPC-CHAIRPERSONS-MEETING (CN)

(220729) -- BEIJING, July 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Zhanshu, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, presides over the 122nd meeting of the Council of Chairpersons of the 13th NPC Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, July 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Gao Jie)

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague, Czech flag, USSR flag

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague, Czech flag, USSR flag

Some 60 supporters of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev (1897-1973) met at his memorial in Prague 6-Bubenec, Czech Republic, on December 28, 2019, to remember his 122nd birth anniversary and they verbally clashed with a dozen opponents protesting against them. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague, NATO flag

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague, NATO flag

Some 60 supporters of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev (1897-1973) met at his memorial in Prague 6-Bubenec, Czech Republic, on December 28, 2019, to remember his 122nd birth anniversary and they verbally clashed with a dozen opponents protesting against them. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague

Some 60 supporters of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev (1897-1973) met at his memorial in Prague 6-Bubenec, Czech Republic, on December 28, 2019, to remember his 122nd birth anniversary and they verbally clashed with a dozen opponents protesting against them. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague

Some 60 supporters of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev (1897-1973) met at his memorial in Prague 6-Bubenec, Czech Republic, on December 28, 2019, to remember his 122nd birth anniversary and they verbally clashed with a dozen opponents protesting against them. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague

Some 60 supporters of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev (1897-1973) met at his memorial in Prague 6-Bubenec, Czech Republic, on December 28, 2019, to remember his 122nd birth anniversary and they verbally clashed with a dozen opponents protesting against them. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague, Pavel Novotny, EU, USA, flag

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague, Pavel Novotny, EU, USA, flag

Some 60 supporters of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev (1897-1973) met at his memorial in Prague 6-Bubenec, Czech Republic, on December 28, 2019, to remember his 122nd birth anniversary and they verbally clashed with a dozen opponents protesting against them. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny, center, (Civic Democrats, ODS) came to express support for the Konev opponents. He drew the media and public attention by his plan to install a memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA), dubbed as the Vlasov Army, in his municipal district. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague, Pavel Novotny, police officers

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague, Pavel Novotny, police officers

Some 60 supporters of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev (1897-1973) met at his memorial in Prague 6-Bubenec, Czech Republic, on December 28, 2019, to remember his 122nd birth anniversary and they verbally clashed with a dozen opponents protesting against them. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny, left, (Civic Democrats, ODS) came to express support for the Konev opponents. He drew the media and public attention by his plan to install a memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA), dubbed as the Vlasov Army, in his municipal district. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague, Pavel Novotny, NATO flag

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague, Pavel Novotny, NATO flag

Some 60 supporters of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev (1897-1973) met at his memorial in Prague 6-Bubenec, Czech Republic, on December 28, 2019, to remember his 122nd birth anniversary and they verbally clashed with a dozen opponents protesting against them. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny, left, (Civic Democrats, ODS) came to express support for the Konev opponents. He drew the media and public attention by his plan to install a memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA), dubbed as the Vlasov Army, in his municipal district. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague, Pavel Novotny, NATO flag

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague, Pavel Novotny, NATO flag

Some 60 supporters of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev (1897-1973) met at his memorial in Prague 6-Bubenec, Czech Republic, on December 28, 2019, to remember his 122nd birth anniversary and they verbally clashed with a dozen opponents protesting against them. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny, left, (Civic Democrats, ODS) came to express support for the Konev opponents. He drew the media and public attention by his plan to install a memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA), dubbed as the Vlasov Army, in his municipal district. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

Asagoe doubles up on women's titles at tennis c'ships

Asagoe doubles up on women's titles at tennis c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Top seed Shinobu Asagoe overcomes a shaky start to defeat Haruka Inoue for the women's singles title and then teams up with Shiho Hisamatsu for the doubles crown at the national tennis championships on Nov. 14. Asagoe, ranked 122nd in the world, scored a 7-6 (7-2), 6-2 victory over second-seeded Inoue at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum for her first national title and 2 million yen in first prize money.