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Djokovic survives 10th stage 178 km 1 4h01:00 Colbrelli enters (GER/Quick Step Floors) injury, blasts state Konta ends 2 at 0:00 London three games of the opening set. (GER/Trek-Segagredo) hree-time champion Novak “We’ll see on the shoulder. It 3 at 0:00 TDjokovic overcame an injury is something which I have been (NED/Lotto NL-Jumbo) scare to reach the Wimbledon dragging back and forth for a 4 Ruediger Selig at 0:00 quarter-finals for the ninth time while but I am still managing to (GER/Bora-Hangrohe) yesterday and then lashed out at play,” he added. Britain’s 5 Alexander Kristoff at 0:00 the Centre Court, claiming a hole Djokovic will face the Czech (NOR/Katusha) has opened up on the famous Republic’s Tomas Berdych on surface. Wednesday for a semi-final spot, Overall The second seed needed boasting a 25-2 career record over 1 C. Froome 42h27:28 treatment on his long-standing the 2010 Wimbledon runner-up. place (GBR/Sky) right shoulder injury during Berdych will have had a day long wait Aidan Payne/DTNN 2 F. Aru at 0:18 his 6-2, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 win over more to rest up for the match the German Marcel Kittel achieved the feat among 138 teams comprising 198 (ITA/Astana) France’s Adrian Mannarino. as Djokovic and Mannarino were London “I knew Simona was not warm-up event. (file pic) [email protected] ninth(4:01;00) of the Quick-Step riders overall with the same riders racing 21 stages over But as well as worrying about scheduled to have played ohanna Konta became the going to give me much for Standing in Konta’s Floors team which saw 180 recorded time. 3,540km in varying terrains 3 R. Bardet at 0:51 (FRA/AG2R) the state of his shoulder, the their last-16 match on first British woman to reach free. I had to be the one to way is world number 11 Manama of the original 198 riders in The other two Bahrain such as flat courses, hills and 30-year-old slammed the poor Monday. Jthe Wimbledon semi-finals for create my own chances. I feel Williams, who was beaten ahrain’s Merida Pro action. riders classified were - Grega the mountains, with the final 4 R. Uran at 0:55 Bahrain Merida (COL/Cannondale) quality of the All England Club However, their tie 39 years yesterday. fortunate enough that I took a in this year’s Australian BCycling Team rider, Aside from Colbrelli and Bole (153rd, Slovenia, +0:51) stage on 23 July covering courts. was pushed back to Konta thrilled the patriotic few of them.” Open final and is chasing Classifications Positions: Italian Sonny Colbrelli was Arashiro recording the same and Borut Bozic (154th, 103km over a flat course from 5 J. Fuglsang at 1:37 “I told the chair umpire Tuesday after Gilles Centre Court crowd with a Born in Australia to a first major title since 45. J Brajkovic (SLO, 39 minutes 28 seconds) classified in ninth place and time as the stage leader, four Slovenia, +0:51). Montgeron to the Champs- (DEN/Astana) that there was a hole in Muller and Rafael pulsating 6-7 (2/7), 7-6 (7/5), Hungarian parents, Konta winning Wimbledon in Japanese Yukiya Arashiro other riders from the Bahrain Bahrain’s ninth team Elysees in . 50. O Cink (CZE, +43:22) Points the middle of the court on Nadal played out a 6-4 victory that ended second didn’t move to England until 2008. (AFP) 107. J Moreno (ESP, +1:09:23) in 24th yesterday as they team - Janez Brajkovic (83rd, member Spaniard Ion The tour resumes today the service line. I showed marathon fourth round seed Simona Halep’s bid to she was 14, switching her 115. Y Arashiro (JPN, +1:12:54) completed the 10th stage of Slovenia), Ondrej Cink Izaguirre has already with the 11th stage taking the 1 M. Kittel 275 pts him and he was not very match which lasted a shade become the new world number allegiance from the country of 129. T Grmay (ETH, +1:17:23) the 104th (106th, Czech Republic), withdrawn since the opening remaining (180) riders from (GER/Quick Step Floors) pleased about it,” said under five hours. one. her birth to Britain when she in four hours and a minute Tsgabu Grmay (114th, stage in Dusseldorf, Germany Eymat to the city of Pau over 143. S Colbrelli (ITA, +1:24:19) Mountains Djokovic. Djokovic and Mannarino In a potentially classic semi- gained citizenship in 2012. 146. G Bole (SLO, +1:24:38) from Perigueux to Bergarac Ethiopia) and Javier Moreno after suffering a lumbar 203.5km of a relatively flat “The courts are were first up under the final on Thursday, Konta faces Adapting to the grass courts 171. B Bozic (SLO, +1:36:32) over 178km. (126th, Spain) fracture of the lower spine. course before the Pyrenees 1 W. Barguil 60 pts not great this year Centre Court roof as rain American star Venus. of south-west London The stage winner was also The tour began with 22 mountain stages. (FRA/Sunweb) and many of the fell on the courts. Konta, 26, is the first Briton hadn’t been so easy Source: ASO players feel the “It was a long day since Virginia Wade in 1978 to for Konta, who same. I am sure yesterday for both of make the women’s semi-finals. won just Bouhanni penalized for the groundsmen us waiting for an entire Wade, the last British one match are the best in day. It is what it is. woman to win Wimbledon in in her Honoured Froome 50 the world, but We got on the 1977, was watching from the previous hitting Quick-Step rider grass is the most court today Royal Box as Konta reached five acer Bouhanni () has been minute in the general complex surface to and we could the second Grand Slam semi- visits to Npenalized by the Tour de France classification and a fine not out in yellow maintain. play under final of her career, the other jury after being caught swatting at a of 200 CHF, but did not “I have played the roof,” said ending in a 2016 Australian Wimbledon. Quick-Step Floors rider during the relegate him from the Bergerac, France all the way to Paris,” quipped But all four of those riders on better courts.” Djokovic. Open defeat against Kerber. Those failures will seem a run-in to the finish of stage 10 to final sprint in Bergerac, hris Froome said it Froome. are five-time Tour winners Djokovic “I’m glad it’s all done “Right now it’s a little bit lifetime ago to Konta now. Bergerac yesterday. where he finished sixth Cwas a “huge honour” “I was just told that once and with three already, needed treatment and looking forward surreal just because it’s quite If she wins Wimbledon it The incident was caught by an behind Marcel Kittel. to discover yesterday I crossed the line -- the Froome is well on his way on his right to the next one. incredible how quickly will be the first grass-court overhead camera and shared widely on It has been an otherwise he had racked up a half 50th day in yellow, to matching them as he shoulder after the (AFP) things go in tennis. title of her career, coming just social media. In the footage, the Quick- anonymous Tour de France century of days in the equal with Jacques leads this year’s race by 18 fifth game of the I’m definitely two weeks after she feared Step Floors team is along the right side for Bouhanni, whose best Tour de France yellow Anquetil. seconds from Fabio Aru. third set and a digesting things her participation in the of the road with around 7.2km to go, sprint finish of the race has jersey. “It’s a huge, The Italian won last medical timeout a little bit still,” tournament might when one rider moved into the peloton been a fourth place in Vittel. He first claimed the huge honour.” Wednesday’s fifth stage and at 4-3 to treat the said Konta, be ruined by a slightly, bumping into Bouhanni. The “I was lacking my legs,” jersey after winning If he does Froome admits to have been same problem. who was ranked back injury Britain’s Johanna Konta Frenchman then raised his right hand Bouhanni said. “Christophe the eighth stage of keep it all the impressed with his tactical He had already outside the top suffered in the off the bars and swung at him. Laporte brought me up to the 2013 Tour and it way to Paris he nous. (AFP) summoned the 150 two years ago. Eastbourne After the stage, the judges issued third place at 200 metres.” has rarely been off his will go past third doctor after just Serbia’s Novak Djokovic Bouhanni with a penalty of one (cyclingnews) shoulders since. placed Miguel He wore it for 14 days in Indurain, who France’s 2013, 16 in 2015 and 14 again held it for 60 Pliskova new world no.1 last year, before taking it six days. Rybarikova makes first ‘I’m the strongest Marcel ever, I’ve never felt better’ days ago. But he arcel Kittel (Quick-Step his lead in the green jersey other sprinters as his late lead- He’s now up to joint fourth would need at after Simona Halep loss MFloors) confirmed he is points competition. out men while his rivals fought overall in the all-time list, level least another Tour Wimbledon semi-final the best form of his career after Kittel again came from for position along the barriers. with five-time Tour winner to reach Bernard London year and has won four tour taking his fourth sprint victory behind in the sprint on stage Kittel came past Britain’s Dan . Hinault’s mark of 75, and London arolina Pliskova became titles in the last calendar year: at this year’s Tour de France 10, again opting for the open McClay with 220 metres to g. “It would certainly be two more to match Eddy lovakia’s Magdalena Rybarikova the new world number one Cincinnati, Brisbane, Doha in Bergerac and strengthening space on the road, and using (cyclingnews) sweeter if I am able to keep it Merckx’s record of 96. became the lowest ranked woman to Kyesterday -- despite tumbling and Eastbourne. Sreach the Wimbledon semi-finals for nine out of Wimbledon in the second Halep would have become years as the world number 87 shocked 24th round and never having won a the new number one had she seed Coco Vandeweghe 6-3, 6-3 yesterday. Grand Slam. beaten Konta and made the In her first Grand Slam semi-final, The 25-year-old Czech will semi-finals. Rybarikova faces former French Open jump up from third place to “To be crowned the champion Garbine Muguruza on the top of the post-Wimbledon WTA number one player Thursday. rankings on Monday after in the world is the ultimate Rybarikova is the lowest ranked woman world number two Simona accolade in our sport, and to make the semi-finals of any Grand Slam Halep lost to Johanna Konta in Karolina Pliskova I would like to send my since Angelique Kerber, then the world the Wimbledon quarter-finals. warmest congratulations to number 92, at the 2011 US Open. Combined with current Pliskova becomes number Karolina on this incredible The 28-year-old, who had lost in the world number one Angelique one without ever having lifted achievement,” said WTA first round in eight of her previous nine Kerber falling in the fourth one of the four majors in chairman Steve Simon. visits to Wimbledon, is the first Slovakian round, Pliskova’s points for tennis. “Karolina is an exemplary woman to make the last four at the All reaching round two are enough She nonetheless reached the athlete on and off the court and England Club. (AFP) to see her scrape to the top of US Open final last year, the she truly deserves this fantastic Magdalena Rybarikova the world rankings. French Open semi-finals this moment in her career.” (AFP) The pack rides during the 178 km tenth stage of the 104th edition of the Tour de France cycling race yesterday between Perigueux and Bergerac (AFP)