Para-athletes from Russia and ally Belarus must compete under a neutral banner after being largely banned from world sport following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
The issue of a main Olympic stadium has been the very definition of a political football in northeastern Australian state since Brisbane was awarded the Games in 2021.
The 20-year-old Gauff rallied back from 3-6, 1-3 down, and erased a one-break deficit twice in the decider, to overcome Zheng in three hours and four minutes – the second-longest
Victory lifts Marco Silva's men up to ninth and just three points off the top four.
Kelani Jordan won by hitting Sinclair with the Split-Legged Moonsault to retain the NXT Women’s North American Championship.