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North Korea’s Han completes Juventus loan Dimitrov stuns ailing Federer ’s US Open run ended as Grigor Dimitrov springs upset

semi-final, shaking off a sore Dimitrov came left quadriceps that made him • contemplate quitting the match. through in five sets Now he gets two days of rest. and will face Daniil “That’s huge advantage re- Medvedev for a garding what happened to my place in the final leg,” Medvedev said. “It should be OK.” Han Kwang Song during a match Medvedev took a medical Medvedev timeout, had the area taped and AFP | Milan beats• Wawrinka to took a painkiller. reach semi-final “In the fourth set, I started orth Korea internation- feeling the painkiller and start- ed moving better,” he said. “For Nal striker Han Kwang AFP | New York Song has completed his loan sure I hope to be ready for the move to Italian champions semis.” Juventus from league rivals rigor Dimitrov rallied Cagliari, both teams have for a shocking upset of Medvedev’s hot summer confirmed. G20-time Medvedev has maintained The 21-year-old -- the first champion Roger Federer at the momentum from a sizzling Au- North Korean to play in Se- US Open on Tuesday, the low- gust in which he reached three rie A -- has spent the past est-ranked New York semi-final- ATP finals, winning a title at Cin- two seasons on loan from ist in 28 years advancing to face Grigor Dimitrov of returns the ball against Roger Federer of Switzerland cinnati and finishing runner-up Cagliari to Serie B side Pe- . in Montreal and Washington. rugia where he has scored 11 The 78th-ranked Bulgarian, list reach the last four. thing can happen.” Medvedev, 23, is the young- goals in 39 matches. who had dropped all seven prior Dimitrov is also the low - Federer went off the court est US Open semi-finalist since “Han Kwang Song is a meetings with Federer, made a est-ranked Slam semi-finalist for a private medical timeout in 2010 and new Juventus player! The dramatic fightback to defeat the since 94th-rated Rainer Schuet- to treat his upper back near his Russia’s first Slam semi-finalist North Korean striker ar- Swiss third seed 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, tler of Germany at Wimbledon neck. since Mikhail Youzhny at the rives from Cagliari. Wel- 6-4, 6-2 at Arthur Ashe Stadium in 2008. “This is Grigor’s moment, not KNOW WHAT 2010 US Open. come,” Juventus said on and will face Russian fifth seed Federer, a five-time US Open my body’s moment,” Federer Dimitrov and Medvedev have Twitter. Medvedev in Friday’s semis. champion who has not won at said. split two prior matches, Dimi- New coach Maurizio Sarri “I’m just happy,” Dimitrov Flushing Meadows since 2008, Dimitrov broke Federer twice Federer, a five-time US trov winning at Queen’s in 2017 has long been a fan of Han, said. “The only thing I was tell- breezed through the first set on the way to a 4-0 lead in the Open champion, left and Medvedev avenging the loss who will spend this season ing myself was to stay in the in 29 minutes and appeared to final set and the 38-year-old the court for a private a few weeks later in Washington. playing for Juventus’s Un- match. Physically I was feeling have withstood the danger until Swiss star had no effective re- “He has been having a tremen- der-23 team, currently 18th pretty good. I was hitting some Dimitrov opened the fourth set ply, foiled by 61 unforced errors medical timeout to dous summer,” Dimitrov said of in Serie C after two defeats shots against him that were hard with a break. in falling after three hours and treat his upper back Medvedev. “I know his game. in as many matches. to hit.” Federer was denied on five 12 minutes. near his neck before I’m just going to try and recov- Cagliari said Han will join Dimitrov reached his first US break points in the 10th game of “It’s OK. It’s how it goes,” the final set but re- er and reassess the match first Juventus on a two-year loan Open semi-final to match the the fourth set and Dimitrov held Federer said. “I tried my best. fused to blame injury and prepare from then on for deal with an obligation buy. deepest Slam runs of his career to force a fifth set. I fought with what I had and as the reason for his Daniil. He’s a tough player. He’s Figures were not revealed from Wimbledon in 2014 and “I was trying to stay in that that’s it.” exit tricky.” but according to Italian the 2017 . game and make him stay on the Federer would have become Wawrinka, foiled in a bid for press reports the deal is Not since 174th-ranked Jimmy court as much as possible. After the oldest Slam semi-finalist his second US Open title in four worth in the region of four Connors reached the 1991 quar- that he started slowing down a since at age 39 time Grand Slam champion seasons, said he did not think to five million euros ($4.3m ter-finals had New York seen so little bit,” Dimitrov said. at the 1991 US Open. 7-6 (8/6), 6-3, Medvedev would be holding the to $5.5m). lowly a figure on the ATP ratings “It’s a best of five sets. Any- Medvedev defeated three- 3-6, 6-1 to reach his first major trophy on Sunday.

Verstappen and Gasly to start at back of grid in Italy Juve’s Chiellini out six Reuters | Monza, Italy twice this season and is third in the Formula One championship. months after surgery ed Bull’s Max Verstappen The Dutch youngster retired and Toro Rosso’s Pierre on the opening lap last week- Reuters | Rome the majority of the campaign. RGasly will start Sunday’s end in Belgium after a colli - The Italy international Italian Grand Prix at the back sion with Alfa Romeo’s Kimi uventus captain Giorgio is likely to return in March, of the grid due to power unit Raikkonen. JChiellini has been ruled out meaning he could be fit for the changes, engine partners Honda Verstappen’s team mate Alex- for around six months after Champions League quarter-fi- said yesterday. ander Albon and Toro Rosso’s undergoing surgery on a nals, Both will use Honda’s latest Daniil Kvyat used the new pow- torn knee if Ju- ‘Spec 4’ unit, taking them be- er unit at Spa-Francorchamps, ligament, the ventus yond their engine allocation for with similar penalties. Italian Seria A make it the season. “I think it can be alright to champions have that far. “For their first race with Spec overtake,” Verstappen told re- said. 4, Gasly and Verstappen will porters in Spa when asked about Centre back Chiel- therefore take grid penalties the likelihood of starting at the lini, 35, sustained the and start from the back of grid, back in Monza. “Even if you injury during a training but we believe they can still race Red Bull’s Max Verstappen during qualifying at Belgium GP start from the back I don’t think session last Friday, with new strongly on Sunday,” said Hon- it’s a big deal. signing Matthijs de Ligt re- da’s F1 technical director Toyo- Verstappen a better chance in The Japanese Grand Prix, “If you start from the back you placing him in the Juventus haru Tanabe in a statement. Singapore later in the month Honda’s home race, is also com- probably won’t catch the top lineup in their 4-3 win over By taking penalties at Mon- where grid position is more ing up in October. four. Everything behind that I Napoli last weekend. za, the fastest track on the important and overtaking is Verstappen, who turns 22 at think it’s possible to catch up “Giorgio Chiellini under- calendar, Red Bull aim to give difficult. the end of September, has won with.” went surgery to reconstruct the anterior cruciate ligament of the right knee,” Juventus said in a statement on Tuesday. “The intervention, per- Laporte undergoes operation on injured knee formed at the Hochrum clin- AFP | London late in the first-half of City’s 4-0 Should Laporte be absent for ic in Innsbruck by professor win over Brighton on Saturday af- a prolonged period, he will be Christian Fink in the presence anchester City defender Ay- ter a clash with the visitors’ Adam badly missed with centre-back of the Juventus club doctor, Mmeric Laporte has undergone Webster. one of the few positions Dr. Tzouroudis, was perfectly knee surgery that is expected to “Aymeric Laporte has undergone where City are not blessed successful. keep the centre-back sidelined for surgery on his knee after damaging with great strength in depth. “The expected recovery at least a couple of months. his cartilage and lateral meniscus They did not buy a re- time is around 6 months.” Laporte had been in line to make during Saturday’s win over Bright- placement for departed Juve have won their his international debut with France on,” City said in a statement without former captain Vincent opening two league this week after his exceptional form giving a timeframe for Laporte’s Kompany in the sum- matches of the season for the Premier League champions return. mer transfer window and as they chase their over the past year was finally re - “The surgery, carried out by Dr midfielder Fernandinho had to fill Aymeric ninth consecutive Giorgio warded with a first call-up by Didier Ramon Cugat in Barcelona, was suc- that position against Brighton with Laporte top-flight title but Chiellini Deschamps since March 2017. cessful and a more detailed progno- John Stones also sidelined by they must do so now However, he was stretchered off sis will be provided in due course.” injury. without Chiellini for