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BASEBALL | Page 4 FORMULA 1 | Page 3 Sanchez and Bottas pips Bird power Hamilton Yankees past in Monza Red Sox practice Saturday, September 2, 2017 TENNIS Dhul-Hijja 11, 1438 AH Changing of the GULF TIMES guard? Not so fast, says Federer SPORT Page 2 TENNIS SPOTLIGHT Kvitova fi rst into Federer and Nadal the fourth round fi ght to advance ‘It was quite a lot of fun out there — I feel quite warmed up by now’ AFP New York ormer champions Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal battled into the Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic returns a shot to Caroline Garcia of US Open last 32 on Thursday while France during their third round match at the US Open . the women’s draw lost the fi fth Fseed from its top eight. after reaching the fourth round DPA Federer recorded his 80th career win in New York at the previous two editions plus New York but he needed fi ve sets for the 2012. Kvitova has been mak- second successive match before claiming a ing progress in her tennis return 6-1, 6-7 (3/7), 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 triumph over etra Kvitova took a huge since her comeback to competi- Mikhail Youzhny. step in her comeback tion at the French Open in May. It was his 17th win in 17th meetings with from a December knife She underwent surgery and the grizzled Russian, who, at 35, is his jun- attack which injured her rehab earlier in the year after ior by just one year. Phands as the 13th seed reached fi ghting off an armed intruder World number one Nadal, meanwhile, the second week of the US Open in her fl at and suff ering cuts and saw off Japan’s world 121 Taro Daniel 4-6, for a fi fth time yesterday. tendon damage to her hands. 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 after being blown off court in The double Wimbledon win- The Czech won a grass title in the fi rst set. ner advanced with a crushing Birmingham prior to Wimbledon Federer, 36, and the fi ve-time cham- 6-0, 6-4 defeat of France’s Caro- and reached the quarter-fi nals pion at the US Open, next faces another line Garcia, running her record in on hardcourt last month at Stan- 35-year-old, Feliciano Lopez of Spain, for the series to 3-2 as she won her ford, California. In the men’s a place in the last 16. His record against 22nd match in New York. third round, Spanish 12th seed Lopez is just as solid — 12-0. The 27-year-old winner’s re- Pablo Carreno Busta beat Nico- sult in 71 minutes duplicated her las Mahut of France 6-3, 6-4, Daniel, who has never beaten career best at Flushing Meadows 6-3. a top-10 player, paid the price for his all-out assault as Nadal prevailed to book a third round Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates FOCUS date with Argentine lucky loser his victory over Taro Daniel of Leonardo Mayer Japan at the US Open in New York on Thursday night. “It was quite a lot of fun out there — I Serena Williams in feel quite warmed up by now,” said Aus- tralian Open and Wimbledon champion Federer, who fi red 63 winners and 68 un- ered from a set and break down. faced in a stalwart defensive display. Russian eighth seed Svetlana Kuznet- labour: report forced errors. He saw room for improvement after Also going through to the last 32 was sova, the 2004 champion, saw her outside Youzhny admitted he had cramped, converting six of 11 break points. 2009 champion Juan Martín Del Potro, chances of taking the world number one AFP fi liate said. The network also said which meant he could move left to right “I didn’t play very well but I will work the 24th seeded Argentine, who saw off ranking end when she lost to Japan’s Ku- Miami the 23-time Grand Slam singles but not forward and back. hard to fi nd better feelings because I know Spanish qualifi er Adrian Menendez-Ma- rumi Nara 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. champion — who revealed she “That was hard to watch,” said Federer. I can do much better,” he said. ceiras 6-2, 6-3, 7-6 (7/3). Kuznetsova is the fi fth of the top eight was pregnant in April — was in- “But this was probably the best match we Andrey Rublev became the second Belgian ninth seed David Goffi n beat seeds to lose before the third round after ennis superstar Serena duced overnight. have played against each other.” teenager to make the third round when Guido Pella of Argentina 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), Simona Halep, Caroline Wozniacki, de- Williams — whose ab- Williams and her fi ance, Red- Top seed Nadal, the 2010 and 2013 he stunned Bulgarian seventh seed Grigor 6-7 (2/7), 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 in a marathon fending champion Angelique Kerber and sence from women’s dit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, champion, was rocked by New York-born Dimitrov 7-5, 7-6 (7/3), 6-3. 4hr 12min match. A record was set when Johanna Konta also exited. tennis has shaken up have said they plan to keep the Daniel in the fi rst set. Rublev, just 19 and the world number American Shelby Rogers and 25th-seeded World number one Karolina Pliskova, Tthe game — has gone into labour sex of the baby a surprise until But Daniel, who has never beaten a top- 53, joins 18-year-old Denis Shapovalov of Australian Daria Gavrilova played out the the 2016 runner-up, downed American at a clinic in West Palm Beach, birth. 10 player, paid the price for his all-out Canada in the last 32 at a Grand Slam event longest ever women’s singles match. qualifi er Nicole Gibbs 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. Florida, local media reported Williams plans to return to assault as Nadal prevailed to book a third for the fi rst time. Their 3hr 33min clash saw Rogers win She was joined in the third round by yesterday. competitive tennis in January, round date with Argentine lucky loser Le- However, 19-year-old Taylor Fritz of 7-6 (8/6), 4-6, 7-6 (7/5). fourth seed Elina Svitolina, one of the Williams, who will turn 36 to defend her Australian Open onardo Mayer. the United States was unable to join Ru- Their second-round tie went past the pretenders to her top ranking, and French later this week, was admitted title, which she won while newly “All the matches are diffi cult but espe- blev and Shapovalov in the next round previous longest of the 3 hours and 23 Open champion Jelena Ostapenko. Wednesday to St Mary’s Medical pregnant. cially here as everyone wants to play their when he lost 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 to Aus- minutes it took Johanna Konta to beat Ukraine’s Svitolina reached the last 32 Center, which shut down an en- Her spokespeople were not best and if you don’t play your best it will trian sixth seed Dominic Thiem. Garbine Muguruza in the second round for a third successive year by breezing past tire fl oor to provide security for immediately available for com- be very diffi cult,” said Nadal, who recov- Thiem saved 16 of 18 break points he two years ago. Russia’s Evgeniya Rodina 6-4, 6-4. the megastar, the local CBS af- ment on the report. BOTTOMLINE Rossi breaks leg in training crash, has surgery AFP “Valentino Rossi had a successful Rome operation on the displaced fractures of The nine-time world champion the tibia and fi bula of his right leg,” his in all categories was on board Yamaha team said in a statement. an endurance bike when the talian motorcycling legend Val- “The surgery went well. This morn- accident happened and was fi rst entino Rossi has undergone suc- ing, when I woke up, I felt already transferred to hospital at Urbino, cessful surgery after breaking his good,” Rossi said. in eastern Italy, and later under- Ileg in a training crash and will He thanked Pascarella and added: went surgery in Ancona have to rest for 40 days, doctors con- “I’m very sorry for the incident. Now fi rmed yesterday. I want to be back on my bike as soon injuries after a motocross training If the 38-year-old is sidelined for as possible. I will do my best to make spill. two months he would miss the next it happen!” Rossi briefl y led the 2017 MotoGP two MotoGP races in San Marino and Doctors said yesterday that Rossi championship after three successive Spain but could possibly return in Ja- would remain in hospital for three to podium fi nishes in Qatar, Argentina pan on October 15. four days and would then begin physi- and the United States. “It will depend a lot on him but I otherapy but would have to rest for a After dropping off the pace he think that he will have to rest at least further 40 days. reignited his dream of an eighth title 40 days,” said Dr Raff aele Pascarella, Dr Pascarella added that a nail in- in the top division with victory in the who carried out the surgery. serted to stabilise the rider’s leg would Dutch Grand Prix at the end of June.