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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2019 16 Djokovic eases past Shapovalov World number one continued his fine form with a straight-set win over Canadian in Shanghai

After the opening set went Novak Djokovic with until the tiebreak, • Thiem needed only one break set up a last-16 clash of serve in the second to with advance. Fifth seed KNOW WHAT Reuters | Shanghai saved three set points in a 16-minute opening set tiebreak during his straight sets victory orld number one Novak Djokovic won over French qualifier Jeremy Novak Djokovic ex- all 10 sets he played Chardy, winning 7-6(13) 7-6(3) in Wtended his winning last year in Shanghai one hour and 47 minutes. run in Asia when he strolled Greece’s sixth seed Stefanos into the last-16 of the Shanghai and did the same last Tsitsipas came out on top in two Masters with a 6-3 6-3 victory week when he won the tiebreaks to beat Canada’s Felix over Canada’s Denis Shapovalov Japan Open Auger-Aliassime 7-6(3) 7-6(3) in yesterday. their second round match. The ATP Masters 1000 event “I knew it was going to be is the Serb’s second tournament tough, and it was very tough,” since a U.S. Open fourth round Tsitsipas, who plays ’s withdrawal due to a shoulder in- next, said. jury and he arrived in Shanghai “I think, mostly, the concen- after winning the Japan Open in John Isner, who beat Frenchman tration that I have put and the Tokyo over the weekend without 7-5 6-3. work that I have put into that dropping a set. Austrian fourth seed Domi- match, I still felt like I had to Djokovic, the defending nic Thiem, who won the China put a lot in in order to get that champion, broke the 20-year- Open in Beijing at the weekend, outcome at the end.” old Canadian three times and beat Spaniard Pablo Carreno The top three seeds Djokovic, never dropped serve, wrapping Busta 7-6(3) 6-3 to set up a last- and U.S. Open up the match in 70 minutes to 16 clash with Georgia’s Nikoloz runner-up all Novak Djokovic of Serbia hits a return during his men’s singles second round match against Denis Shapovalov of Canada set up a clash with American Basilashvili. play in the last-16 today.

USA’s injured Altidore to miss Murray shows comeback Tsitsipas reins in social Nations League media, primed for ‘pain, openers could yet have fairytale ending AFP| Shanghai

AFP | Washington AFP | Shanghai ising star Stefanos RTsitsipas said yesterday ozy Altidore will miss ndy Murray exited the that he is reaping the benefits Jthe ’ open- AShanghai Masters in a fiery on and off the court of staying ing matches in the CONCA- defeat but three tournaments in away from social media. CAF Nations League against China offered enough evidence The 21-year-old Greek was Cuba and Canada after the to suggest that his comeback speaking after defeating an- forward was removed from from major surgery could have other promising talent, the the team’s training camp a fairytale ending. 19-year-old Felix Auger-Alias- roster on Tuesday thanks to Just over two weeks ago the sime, to reach the last 16 of the a thigh injury. 32-year-old Briton told AFP that Shanghai Masters. of Greece in action The 29-year-old is un - it would be “naive” to think he Tsitsipas, who has won two against Felix Auger-Aliassime of available after the knock will return to being the player titles this year but lost Sun- Canada forced him off in the 70th that topped the world rankings day’s final to minute of Toronto FC’s 1-0 in 2016. of Britain leaves the court after losing against of , still has ac- my other life, the social media Major League Soccer home At that point, the start of his Italy counts on Twitter, YouTube life, which at the time before victory over Columbus on time in China, he had yet to and Instagram. took a lot of my thinking, a lot Sunday. win an ATP Tour singles match his biggest post-surgery scalp But he now lets someone of my concentration.” He will miss Friday’s since undergoing career-sav- yet, defeating 13th-ranked US else run them. Yesterday’s tough victory match in Washington DC ing hip-resurfacing surgery in Open semi-finalist Matteo Ber- “I feel much more connect- was the first time that Tsitsi- against the Cubans and the January. I think this (week) rettini. ed than before with people pas had beaten the Canadian clash with Canada four days At the Zhuhai Champion- was maybe the best Murray has consistently said that I care about, I spend more Auger-Aliassime in matches later on the home ground of ships two days later he got that in terms of how I his hip is pain-free but that he quality time,” said the sev - stretching back to when they his MLS team, BMO Field. landmark first victory. played since I came does not have the fitness to enth-ranked Tsitsipas. were juniors. Altidore, who has scored He lost his next match, to back play several matches a week “I feel more human and Tsitsipas, who plays Poland’s 11 goals this season for To- eventual champion Alex de and needs to be quicker across more like me than ever before. Hubert Hurkacz next, said he ronto, has 42 hit goals in Minaur, and said afterwards ANDY MURRAY the court. “I feel like I can also concen- will face more struggles if he 115 matches for his national that he was playing “top 70, top Nevertheless, the next day trate more in the sport that I is to challenge the established team. 60” tennis. he beat fellow Briton Cameron play, in a way trying to spend trio of Novak Djokovic, Rafael The USA failed to reach Most observers felt that the China Open in Beijing, which Norrie in three sets. more hours on the court in- Nadal and Roger Federer for the 2018 World Cup in three-time winner, boasted a stronger field, and Victory brought another stead of my phone. Grand Slams. Russia, but are hoping to who only returned to playing offered more proof that his small landmark, putting Mur- “I also feel very attached to “At some point we will boost their ranking at the singles in mid-August, was be- comeback was moving along ray in the quarter-finals of a the people that I talk to, and I see change -- it can’t be that new CONCACAF Na- ing harsh on himself. very nicely. tournament for the first time always try to get the best out Rafa, Roger and Novak win tions League in the Last week he moved on to the In his opener Murray claimed in a year. of it and not think too much of everything,” he smiled. hope of ensuring an automatic spot in the final round of North American 2022 World Cup Stokes calls allegations of quarrel with wife ‘irresponsible’ qualifying. Rankings for AFP | London . a Twitter post which included a photo the final qual- The 28-year-old Durham player of her pushing the cricketer’s face, in ifying round en Stokes has labelled alle- was honoured for those achievements apparent mockery of the images that will be decid- Bgations that he and his wife when he was named players’ player surfaced from the awards night. ed after the Clare were involved in a physical of the year at last week’s Profession- “Unbelievable what nonsense these event, so Jozy altercation at an awards ceremony al Cricketers’ Association awards in people will make up!” she said. Nations Altidore as “totally irresponsible”. London. “Me and Ben messing about squishing League The all-rounder played a star- On Tuesday, pictures emerged up each other’s faces cos that’s how we match- ring role in England’s maiden of Stokes and his wife seemingly in - show affection and some pap tries to es will help boost World Cup win in July before volved in a physical confrontation at the twist it into a crazy story! And all before teams ahead of repeating his heroics to help event. we then have a romantic McDonalds 20 that competition. salvage an Ashes draw with Clare Stokes defended her husband in England’s Ben Stokes looks on during a match mins later!”

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