“They like nutrient-poor soils, and also they can’t stand typical well water or tap water. So they need things like rainwater or distilled water or versus osmosis,” Anderson said.
A smiling Alcaraz let the crowd do the “Olé" part, then slapped hands with Wilander before they walked off the clay court to loud applause.Alcaraz later said he’d been thinking about doing that song after an interview last year here, but it never happened.
Alcaraz need not have been so shy, for he showed no stage fright and sang clearly.His game on red clay is very much in-tune, too, with the four-time Grand Slam champion winning 29 of his past 31 matches on the surface.One of the losses was against
at last summer’s Paris Olympics and held at the same site as the French Open.“I just love it here and had some really great moments,” Alcaraz said. “I hope people when they left the court, they left with a smile.”
Alcaraz faces unseeded Damir Dzumhur in the third round.
kept getting herself in some trouble with shaky serving inBloodhounds are known for being tenacious trackers, said Brian Tierney, president of the National Police Bloodhound Association. They’re playing a key role in the search for Hardin, now in its sixth day.
Police set up checkpoints looking for escaped prisoner Grant Hardin, Thursday, May 29, 2025, near downtown Calico Rock, Ark. (AP Photo/Nicholas Ingram)Police set up checkpoints looking for escaped prisoner Grant Hardin, Thursday, May 29, 2025, near downtown Calico Rock, Ark. (AP Photo/Nicholas Ingram)
Bloodhounds are so precise that they can differentiate the smells of identical twins, said Stephanie White, who coordinates training seminars that draw dogs and handlers from around the U.S. to the Florida Public Safety Institute at Tallahassee State College. The dogs are faced with a variety of training scenarios, from wooded areas to pavement to water crossings, she said.They also save lives, as one young bloodhound did just two weeks ago in Maine. Millie, a 10-month-old hound tracked a 5-year-old girl with autism who went missing from her home on May 16, Maine State Police said. The dog found the girl waist-deep in water in a swamp, the agency said. Authorities credited Millie’s dedication and “incredible nose” for saving the girl.