'Incredible' dream: Nadal faces Thiem for 12th Roland Garros title

13 Sept 06:46 Key points summarised by AI

Rafael Nadal aims for an unprecedented 12th Roland Garros title and 18th major, reflecting on the 'incredible dream' of this achievement given his career's injury challenges.
He confronts Dominic Thiem, a formidable opponent who recently defeated world number one Novak Djokovic and holds four clay-court victories over Nadal.
Nadal boasts an unparalleled 92-2 record at Roland Garros, never losing a final, and has dominated his way to this year's final, dropping only one set.
Thiem, despite a gruelling semi-final, describes facing Nadal in Paris as the 'ultimate challenge' and draws confidence from a recent clay-court win against the Spaniard.

Suchada: Meet the reluctant star of Thailand’s cryptic crypto drama

Yesterday 15:38 Key points summarised by AI

Thai MP Suchada Zhang Thaensap faces intense scrutiny over her husband’s substantial 1.84 billion baht wealth, with opposition lawmakers alleging connections to international scam networks.
A significant portion of her husband, Taiyang Zhang's, declared assets includes a 1.44 billion baht loan to the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, which still owes him 1.34 billion baht.
Opposition MP Rangsiman Rome accused Suchada's husband of links to online scam networks and gambling sites, prompting Suchada to vehemently deny the claims, demand evidence, and file a defamation complaint.
Taiyang Zhang's background includes co-founding Ren Protocol, later sold to Alameda Research (linked to the FTX collapse), and some of his former associates have been convicted in crypto company failures.
Suchada, a former actress and first-time MP, maintains her husband's innocence, while her party leaders have distanced themselves from the allegations, deeming it a private matter.