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A Lim Kim keeps lead at LPGA opener; Nelly Korda ignores marriage proposal, gets four back

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Lim Kim made enough birdies in an up-and-down second round to maintain a cushion between herself and top-ranked Nelly Korda on Friday at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, the LGPA Tour season opener.
Kim shot 69 at Lake Nona for a two-day total of 10-under 134, making six birdies and three bogeys after her bogey-free opening round. That was good for a three-shot lead over Linn Grant (67) and four shots better than Korda, who was even par for the tournament through her first 22 holes but shot 6 under from there for a 67.
“There is no better tournament than this tournament to kind of come back,” said Korda, referring to the pro-am format that includes athletes and celebrities. “New season, it’s more easygoing, playing with someone like Kevin Millar (pictured above) and [Derek] Lowe where you’ve known them for so long. This is my sixth year playing this event so friendships have formed.”
Lowe, a former major league pitcher, also helped out when a fan proposed marriage to Korda.
“D Lowe shut him right down,” Korda said. “I didn’t say anything and he was like, ‘Bud, I think that was a no.’ He was like, ‘Did I speak out of turn?’ I was like, ‘No, that was a great answer.’”
Korda is coming off a seven-win season that included her second major championship.
Rio Takeda (68) and Leona Maguire (68) also were four shots back.
Defending champion Lydia Ko, whose four wins in 2024 included an Olympic gold medal and the AIG Women’s Open at St. Andrews, used a new putter in her opening-round 73. She returned last year’s putter to the bag on Friday, shot 67 and was six shots back.
Lowe, a former major league pitcher, also helped out when a fan proposed marriage to Korda.
“D Lowe shut him right down,” Korda said. “I didn’t say anything and he was like, ‘Bud, I think that was a no.’ He was like, ‘Did I speak out of turn?’ I was like, ‘No, that was a great answer.’”
Korda is coming off a seven-win season that included her second major championship.
Rio Takeda (68) and Leona Maguire (68) also were four shots back.
Defending champion Lydia Ko, whose four wins in 2024 included an Olympic gold medal and the AIG Women’s Open at St. Andrews, used a new putter in her opening-round 73. She returned last year’s putter to the bag on Friday, shot 67 and was six shots back.
Obviously it’s not the putter’s fault. It’s all the puttee’s fault,” Ko said. “It’s just having a difficult round on the greens to come back to something that I’m familiar with and I know that I’ve putted well with, was I think a good change for me.”
Former NHL player Joe Pavelski led the celebrity leaderboard, one point ahead of Mardy Fish. Lowe, Mark Mulder and Jeremy Roenick were two points back.
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Djokovic learns fate in new home as Sabalenka addresses behaviour

Express Sport brings you the latest tennis news from the Paris Masters.
We’re reaching the business end of the Paris Masters, as eight players become four in the French capital. Jannik Sinner is the overwhelming favourite to lift the trophy after Carlos Alcaraz was dumped out by Cameron Norrie in the Spaniard’s opening match. Norrie was then beaten by Valentin Vacherot, whose amazing 10-match winning streak at Masters 1000 level came to an end when he lost to Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Canadian star Auger-Aliassime will face Alexander Bublik in the semis. Bublik defeated Alex de Minaur, who is among those to have already qualified for the year-end ATP Finals. Sinner is through to his first Paris Masters semi-final after beating Ben Shelton. He’ll face defending champion Alexander Zverev, who survived a tough match against Daniil Medvedev.
Novak Djokovic is not involved in the Paris Masters, having decided to skip the event for the second year in a row, but he has learned his fate in the draw of next week’s ATP 250 in Athens. And over in Riyadh, the WTA Finals are about to get underway.
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