THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 (PAGE 10) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Dimitrov stuns Federer to reach Prajnesh, Myneni-Jeevan win in Naveen guides Dabang Delhi to 46-44 win Jinan Open; Balaji-Vardhan ousted US Open semi against Medvedev JINAN (CHINA), Sept 4: their opening round. over Jaipur Pink Panthers in PKL NEW YORK, Sept 4: said. Dimitrov is also the lowest- It would have been an all- BENGALURU, Sept 4: "The only thing I was telling ranked Slam semi-finalist since Top seed Prajnesh Indian quarterfinal but Hiroki Grigor Dimitrov rallied for a myself was to stay in the match. 94th-rated Rainer Schuettler of Gunneswaran progressed to the Moriya and Goncalo Oliveira Naveen Kumar dished out a shocking upset of 20-time Grand Physically I was feeling pretty Germany at Wimbledon in 2008. pre-quarterfinals of the Jinan knocked out N Sriram Balaji superlative performance as Dabang Slam champion Roger Federer good. I was hitting some shots Federer, a five-time US Open with a straight-set win and Vishnu Vardhan 3-6 7-6(2) Delhi beat Jaipur Pink Panthers 46- at the US Open, the lowest- against him that were hard to Open champion who has not over Japanese qualifier Renta 10-7 in the other first round 44 in a Pro Kabaddi League match ranked New York semi-finalist hit." Dimitrov won at Flushing Meadows since Tokuda, here today. match in the top-half of the at the SreeKanteevara Stadium here 2008, breezed through the first Playing his first tournament draw. today. set in 29 minutes and appeared after losing the US Open first Now Myneni and The raider picked up 16 points, to have withstood the danger round, the left-handed Indian Nedunchezhiyan will take on including a record-setting 10th con- until Dimitrov opened the fourth raced to a 6-2 6-2 win in the sec- Moriya and Oliveira. secutive Super 10, as the Delhi side set with a break. ond round of the USD 162480 Another Indian in the fray is overcame a stiff challenge from Federer was denied on five hard court ATP Challenger tour- Divij Sharan, who along with Jaipur Pink Panthers to consolidate break points in the 10th game of nament. his top-seeded partner Mathew their position on top of the points the fourth set and Dimitrov held Prajnesh broke his rival four Ebden had prevailed 6-2 6-7(6) table. to force a fifth set. times and saved both the break- 11-9 over Steven Diez and The first half of the match saw "I was trying to stay in that points he faced in the 63-minute Enrique Lopez Perez on both teams trade major blows. The Players in acrobatic style during a PKL match at Bengaluru game and make him stay on the contest. Tuesday. Delhi unit had a dream start to the on Wednesday. court as much as possible. After In the doubles, fourth-seeded Sasi Kumar Mukund, who match when their raider Chandran that he started slowing down a Indian pair of Saketh Myneni had reached the final last week Ranjit pulled off a 5-point raid in Panthers started moving into a lead remaining. little bit," Dimitrov said. and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan in Baotou, had made a first the second minute of the match to and the Jaipur team inflicted anoth- A three-point raid by Delhi's "It's a best of five sets. overcame Japan's Shintaro Imai round exit with a 3-6 3-6 defeat severely reduce the Jaipur men on er All-Out on Delhi in the 12th Vijay in the dying minutes made it Anything can happen." and Toshihide Matsui 6-4 6-3 in against Shuichi Sekiguchi. (PTI) the mat. minute of the second half to make a close affair. And not surprisingly Federer went off the court The Pink Panthers, who went the scores 35-29 in their favour. it was the table-toppers who held for a private medical timeout to into the game on the back of a The incredible Naveen Kumar, their nerves to pick a final minute Dimitrov celebrating after stunning Federer in US Open on treat his upper back near his Duleep final: Unadkat claims four three-match losing streak, looked however, kept the Delhi side in the All-out that pushed them to a 2- Wednesday. neck. clueless as a dominant Delhi side game, clinching his 10th consecu- point lead which proved enough for "This is Grigor's moment, wickets to put India Red in control inflicted the first All-Out of the tive Super 10 with five minutes a win. (PTI) in 28 years advancing to face match in the fourth minute. reached his first US Open semi- not my body's moment," Federer BENGALURU, Sept 4: 'keeper Ishan Kishan off Sandeep Daniil Medvedev. Jaipur didn't take the All-Out final to match the deepest Slam said. Warrier (1/25), Lad fell to Unadkat The 78th-ranked Bulgarian, lightly though and captain Deepak District Jammu sweeps runs of his career from Dimitrov broke Federer Experienced pacer Jaydev and Reddy's patient knock ended who had dropped all seven prior Niwas Hooda initiated a comeback Wimbledon in 2014 and the twice on the way to a 4-0 lead in Unadkat returned with a four- when he was run-out by Avesh meetings with Federer, on with some strong raids. 2017 Australian Open. the final set and the 38-year-old wicket haul as India Red reduced Khan. Tuesday made a dramatic fight- Nitin Rawal picked up a five- Roll Ball titles Not since 174th-ranked Swiss star had no effective reply, India Green to 147 for 8 at stumps With Green in trouble at 73 for back to defeat the Swiss third point raid in the 12th minute to Jimmy Connors reached the foiled by 61 unforced errors in on the opening day of the rain-hit 4 in 25 overs, rain stopped play. Excelsior Sports Correspondent boys final, Jammu got the better seed 3-6 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-2 at clean up the Delhi players and force 1991 quarter-finals had New falling after three hours and 12 Duleep Trophy final here today. When the game resumed, of Kathua by seven goals to Arthur Ashe Stadium and will an All-Out on the table toppers. The SAMBA, Sept 4: District York seen so lowly a figure on minutes. Left-arm pacer Unadkat and Akshdeep Nath (29 off 46 balls) three (7-3) and in Under-19 boys face Russian fifth seed closely-fought first half ended with Jammu swept titles in Divisional the ATP ratings list reach the last "It's OK. It's how it goes," the other India Red bowlers kept and Akshay Wadkar (6 off 32 final, Jammu drubbed Kathua by Medvedev in Friday's semis. Dabang Delhi leading by two Level Inter-District Roll Ball four. Federer said. things tight and picked up wickets balls) looked to do the rescue act, seven goals to one (7-1). "I'm just happy," Dimitrov points (21-19). Boys Tournament, organised by "I tried my best. I fought at regular intervals after India adding 27 runs. The matches were officiated The second half, much like the the District Youth Services and with what I had and that's it." Green captain Faiz Fazal opted to However, left-arm spinner by Sanjay Gupta, Ashok Kumar, first, started with the Delhi side on Sports Office, Samba at Little Federer would have become the bat after winning the toss at the M Aditya Sarwate ended the stand, Tarsem Singh, Vivek Singh, the front foot. But Sachin Narwal oldest Slam semi-finalist since Chinnaswamy stadium. having Nath caught by skipper produced an important two-point Jimmy Connors at age 39 at the With India Green batsmen Priyank Panchal as India Green raid that saved the Pink Panthers 1991 US Open. struggling, No. 8 Mayank slumped to 92 for five. from an All-Out and handed the Medvedev defeated three- Markande emerged as the top- Wadkar and all-rounder momentum to the Season one win- time Grand Slam champion Stan scorer with an unbeaten 32 runs Dharmendrasinh Jadeja (15 off ners. off 51 balls which comprised two 15 balls) also couldn't stay longer Wawrinka 7-6 (8/6) 6-3 3-6 6-1 Elavarasan produced two fours. as India Green slipped further. to reach his first major semi- mighty Super Tackles as the Pink final, shaking off a sore left After a slow start, skipper (PTI) quadriceps that made him con- Fazal was the first to fall as he was template quitting the match. adjudged leg-before wicket to Army organises Debate competition Now he gets two days of rest. Unadkat for 16. He added 19 runs Excelsior Correspondent from Bhaderwah and nearby "That's huge advantage for the opening wicket with Fencers in action during Inter-Collegiate Fencing Akshath Reddy (16). schools/colleges witnessed the regarding what happened to my DODA, Sept 4: To provide a Championship at Jammu University on Wednesday. Reddy adopted a positive Debate Competition. leg," Medvedev said. platform for the college / school approach and put on 34 runs with The winners were awarded Winners of Inter-District Roll Ball Championship posing for students to showcase their talent Inter-Collegiate Fencing Championship "It should be OK." Dhruv Shorey (23 off 37 balls) to on the occasion. Mohd Issrar of a group photograph along with dignitaries in Samba. Medvedev took a medical and to enhance their self-confi- Atkhar Public School, take India Green to 53.