Serbia's Novak Djokovic (R) touches racquets as he celebrates after victory over Norway's Casper Ruud in their semi final match of the Men's Italian Open at Foro Italico in Rome on September 20, 2020.(Riccardo Antimiani / POOL / AFP) World number one Djokovic beat Norway's Casper Ruud 7-5, 6-3 and will play Argentine Diego Schwartzman for his fifth Rome title. Top women's seed Simona Halep reached a third final where she faces defending champion Karolina Pliskova for a trophy the Romanian narrowly missed out on in 2017 and 2018. Djokovic had been on a collision course for another final showdown with Nadal a week before the French Open at Roland Garros. But Schwartzman eliminated the nine-time Rome winner in the quarter-finals, and booked his ticket to the final with a 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7/4) win over Canadian Denis Shapovalov. "Of course, you know, with Nadal in the finals and without Nadal in the finals makes a big difference," said Djokovic, who has played five of his nine … [Read more...] about Top seeds Djokovic, Halep into Italian Open finals
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Do Thi Ha clinches Top 12 finish in Miss World 2021
Vietnamese representative Do Thi Ha finished in the Top 12 at the grand final of the Miss World 2021 pageant held in Puerto Rico on March 17. Do Thi Ha Do Thi Ha competes in the grand final of the Miss World 2021 pageant held in Puerto Rico on March 17. The local beauty had been named as the winner of the Digital Media Challenge sub-contest and duly progressed through to the Top 12. Ultimately, Miss Poland Karolina Bielawska was crowned Miss World 2021, whilst the first and second runners-up went to Shree Saini and Olivia Yace of the United States and the Ivory Coast, respectively. Do Thi Ha, 21, from Thanh Hoa province was previously named the winner of the Miss Vietnam 2020 pageant, thereby being eligible to go on to represent the nation in the Miss World 2021 pageant. During the global pageant she gained some notable achievements, including being among the Top 13 of the Miss Model segment, making the Top 27 of Miss Talent, finishing in the … [Read more...] about Do Thi Ha clinches Top 12 finish in Miss World 2021
Vietnamese beauty among top 13 of Miss World 2021
The Vietnamese beauty in a navy blue dress by designer Do Long during the Top Model competition. (Photo courtesy of Do Thi Ha) Hanoi - Do Thi Ha from Vietnam was the first contestant qualifying for top 13 of the Miss World 2021 Grand Final which was held in Puerto Rico on March 17 morning (Vietnam time). She won the Digital Media Challenge with the largest amount of votes from viewers. Ha, 20, was born in Thanh Hoa province and is a student of the Hanoi National Economics University. She was crowned Miss Vietnam in 2020. Karolina Bielawska from Poland, born in 1999, seized the coveted Miss World title this year. Shree Saini from the US was named the runner-up and Olivia Yacé from Cote D'ivoire clinched the third place. The Grand Final of the 70th Miss World saw the participation of 40 contestants. VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnamese beauty among top 13 of Miss World 2021
Miss Việt Nam among top 13 of Miss World 2021
Vietnamese beauty Đỗ Thị Hà. — Photo courtesy of Miss World Vietnam PUERTO RICO — Vietnamese beauty Đỗ Thị Hà finished in the Top 13 at the grand final of the Miss World 2021 pageant on March 17. But she did win the Digital Media Challenge with the largest amount of votes from the audience. Karolina Bielawska, 23, from Poland, won the Miss World title while Shree Saini of the US was runner-up and Olivia Yacé from the Ivory Coast came third. After it was originally postponed due to COVID, the final Miss World 2021 was officially held in Puerto Rico featuring 40 contestants. The night started with the Dances of The World performance. The contestants wore national costumes and danced salsa, a traditional Puerto Rican dance, to demonstrate global solidarity. In this performance, Hà wore a costume inspired by Bà Triệu, a Vietnamese heroine. In the evening gown performance, she wore a pink dress with a hand-sewn lower body. The design represents the image of terraced rice … [Read more...] about Miss Việt Nam among top 13 of Miss World 2021
Do Thi Ha clinches Top 13 finish in Miss World 2021
Vietnamese representative Do Thi Ha finished in the Top 13 at the grand final of the Miss World 2021 pageant held in Puerto Rico on March 17. Do Thi Ha competes in the grand final of the Miss World 2021 pageant held in Puerto Rico on March 17. The local beauty had been named as the winner of the Digital Media Challenge sub-contest and duly progressed through to the Top 13. Ultimately, Miss Poland Karolina Bielawska was crowned Miss World 2021, whilst the first and second runners-up went to Shree Saini and Olivia Yace of the United States and the Ivory Coast, respectively. Do Thi Ha, 21, from Thanh Hoa province was previously named the winner of the Miss Vietnam 2020 pageant, thereby being eligible to go on to represent the nation in the Miss World 2021 pageant. During the global pageant she gained some notable achievements, including being among the Top 13 of the Miss Model segment, making the Top 27 of Miss Talent, finishing in the Top 16 of the Head to Head … [Read more...] about Do Thi Ha clinches Top 13 finish in Miss World 2021