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FOOTBALL| Page 4 GGOLF|OLF Page 7 Former Tearful Stanley Chelsea star ends drought Terry signs for with PGA Aston Villa National win Tuesday, July 4, 2017 Shawwal 10, 1438 AH CYCLING Sagan powers to GULF TIMES stage win despite pedal glitch SPORT Page 8 Nadal, Murray stroll as Wimbledon starts ‘I am through to the second round. That’s a very important thing for me’ DPA London Wawrinka knocked out in fi rst round eading seeds Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal moved confi dently into the sec- ond round of Wimbledon yesterday with crushing straight-set wins against Lout-matched competition. A brief rain interruption stopped play, but the All England club was back in business within half an hour to get through a busy opening day of 64 singles matches. Holder Murray produced a fl awless 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 defeat of Kazakh Alexander Bublik, while number four seed Nadal dispatched Australian John Millman 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 for his 850th win. London: Swiss fifth seed and French Open Top seed Murray had been plagued by hip runner-up Stan Wawrinka was knocked out of worries in the run-up week to the grass court Wimbledon in the first round by Russia’s Daniil major, but showed no sign of any compromise Medvedev yesterday, losing 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. as he schooled his opponent in one and three- World 49 Medvedev, making his Wimbledon quarter hours. debut, goes on to face Belgian qualifier Ruben Nadal was merciless as he moved onto grass Bemelmans for a place in the last 32. after dominating the clay season, hammering Defeat was Wawrinka’s sixth first round loss at out a no-drama victory. the All England Club although his eff orts were hampered by a left knee injury which required Top seed Murray had been an ice pack at the changeovers. Britain’s Andy Murray reacts after winning plagued by hip worries in against Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik. the run-up week to the grass rhythm. But I hit the ball well. I don’t feel like I ness at “60, 65 per cent.” court major, but showed no made too many unforced errors. Kyrgios quit after receiving a visit from the sign of any compromise as he “I’m not in a lot of (hip) pain when I’m walk- trainer. It was the fi rst loss for him in the Wim- ing, that’s for sure. I’m certainly not hurting be- bledon fi rst round after reaching the last 16 the schooled his opponent in one tween the points. When I’m walking, it’s fi ne.” year before. “I just wasn’t 100 per cent. Take and three-quarter hours. Murray’s upcoming opponent will be dread- nothing away from him. He plays great grass locked German Dustin Brown, who beat Joao court tennis. He serves well. So he’s going to do “That was a very positive match for me, a Sousa 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4, 6-4. Murray is com- well,” Kyrgios said. good start,” the Spaniard said. “The only thing peting for the 12th time at Wimbledon and hop- Kyrgios said he had been warned off attempt- that means anything today was a very positive ing to become the fi rst British player — man or ing to play: “I spoke to the doctor before the start. woman — to defend a grand slam title since Fred tournament started. He was leaning towards me “I am through to the second round. That’s a Perry won Wimbledon from 1934-36. not even playing. very important thing for me. I didn’t win a lot Japan’s ninth seed, Kei Nishikori, mowed “But this is my favourite tournament, I do of matches over the last couple of years here in down Italian Marco Cecchinato 6-2, 6-2, 6-0 well here every year. So it’s tough for me to go Wimbledon. while French 12th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga dis- out there and get beaten and pull out. It’s not “Today I won one, and I am looking forward patched local Brit Cameron Norrie 6-3, 6-2, the easiest thing for me to do.” In women’s play, to play the second one.” 6-2. number two Simona Halep overwhelmed Kiwi Murray broke Bublik for 5-2 in the third set Nick Kyrgios quit his opening-round match qualifi er Marina Eraovic 6-4, 6-1; and fourth and earned three match points a game later with hip pain in a horror start for the Australian seed Elina Svitolina dispatched Ash Barty 7-5, as he served for victory. Bublik saved one on a 20th seed. Only an hour or two into the kick-off 7-6 (10-8). Murray error, but could not handle a return at of the fortnight, Kyrgios pulled the plug, tak- “My clay court season was pretty good. I his feet off a drop shot. Spain’s Rafael Nadal serves against Australia’s John Millman ing a 6-3, 6-4 loss to Pierre-Hugues Herbert, played the maximum of the last three tourna- “I played pretty good, moved quite well,” during their men’s singles first round match on the first day of ranked 70th. He had complained of the left hip ments, the fi nals.” Halep said. “But here is dif- Murray said. “He doesn’t give you loads of Wimbledon yesterday. problem coming into the major, rating his fi t- ferent, way diff erent than the clay court.” BOTTOMLINE I’ll urge Pacquiao to quit, says trainer Roach AFP sive style rocked Pacquiao, with the powers is that the Philippines senator can’t argue with the result. I scored a Brisbane, Australia three judges scoring the fi ght 117-111, hasn’t stopped an opponent in eight lot of the early rounds for Jeff . Then I 115-113 and 115-113 to the Australian years. had Manny coming back in the middle. before 51,000 fans at Suncorp Sta- Roach however called for an inves- “The 12th round, Jeff really won. If anny Pacquiao’s trainer dium. tigation into the scoring of American you give Manny the 11th, you have it a advised the Filipino legend Pacquiao, (59-7-2) who insisted on judge Waleska Roldan. draw. You give Jeff the 11th, it’s 7-5.” to quit boxing yesterday a Brisbane rematch as a clause in his She had the bout 117-111 to Horn, Horn’s father, Jeff Snr, revealed af- after his sensational defeat contract for the fi ght, declared how- giving Pacquiao only three of the 12 ter the fi ght that he had been ready Mto unheralded Australian Jeff Horn. ever that he would “absolutely” return rounds, despite Horn fi nishing the fi ght to throw in the towel after the brutal While controversy raged over the for a rematch. badly bruised and with a shut right eye. ninth round. scoring of Sunday’s World Boxing Or- “We have a clause for a rematch. No According to CompuBox statistics, His son had been battered by Pac- ganization welterweight title bout in problem,” Pacquiao said in the ring af- Pacquiao landed almost twice as many quiao and blood was streaming from a Brisbane, after all three judges awarded ter the judges’ decision. punches as Horn — 182 to 92. Judges nasty cut over Horn’s right eye. it to unbeaten Horn, there were doubts But Australian boxing great and American Chris Flores and Argentine As American referee Mark Nelson whether 38-year-old Pacquiao would three-time world champion Jeff Fenech Ramon Cerdan both thought it was made his way to Horn’s corner to ask return for a possible rematch. also called for Pacquiao, who retired closer, but Horn had edged the fi ght them whether they wanted to stop the Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach briefl y last year, to hang up his gloves 115-113. fi ght, Jeff Snr feared the worst. said he would consider advising Pac- for good this time. “I respect the judges’ decision,” Pac- “He was dead in the water in round quiao to retire after a glittering 22-year “If they let Manny fi ght again, that’s quiao said. “He was much tougher than nine, he was gone,” Jeff Snr said. professional career in which he won stupid,” Fenech said. I expected. Much, much tougher.” “I was very worried. If I had a towel I world titles at an unprecedented eight “He should go relax and enjoy the Pacquiao told Philippines television: may have thrown it myself in the ninth. weight divisions. money he has made. He’s got nothing “We thought that we won this fi ght.” I looked at his eyes and I thought he “I’m going to talk to Manny about to prove. Retire. However, Top Rank veteran supremo was out on his feet. I really thought he maybe calling it a day, maybe this is it,” “Jeff fought the right fi ght and took Bob Arum, who was ringside, felt the was in danger of getting hurt in round Roach said. Manny to places he’d not been before... win was fair. “It could have gone either nine. Given no chance by most observers, he made it a bit dirty.” way,” he said. “I didn’t expect him to come back the 29-year-old Horn’s ultra-aggres- Pacquiao: fading legend? A sense of Pacquiao’s declining “A couple of close rounds, but you like he did in round 10.” Gulf Times 2 Tuesday, July 4, 2017 SPORT Kvitova makes winning Wimbledon comeback SPOTLIGHT Horn brushes AFP, London Johanna Larsson, ranked number 53.

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