Federer Looks to Bond with Nadal
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SPORTS Monday, September 4, 2017 23 Federer looks to Carreno bond with Nadal Busta Rafael Nadal Roger Federer New York “Good for a change, yes, after we’ve tried to play against each advancesNew York his bid of becoming the youngest Slam oger Federer is as curious as all these years,” Federer said. “If I other here, and it just didn’t panish 12th seed Pablo Carreno Busta quarter-finalist since Michael Chang at tennis fans around the world can help him, great. If he can help work out,” Federer said. “Now advanced to his second Grand Slam the 1990 French Open and first US Open toR see if he will finally play against me, even better.” this week, I don’t feel necessarily Squarter-final yesterday by eliminating qualifier in the last eight since Gilles Rafael Nadal for the first time at Federer rolled into the fourth the pressure’s there. “I’m happy Canadian teen qualifier Denis Shapovalov Muller in 2008. the US Open. round of the US Open on I’m still around. Rafa fought well 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/3). Carreno The teen’s bid went down in flames But even if not, the two career Saturday, extending his bid for through again today. I’m happy for Busta, the first player in Grand Slam thanks to going 3-of-13 on break points leaders in men’s Grand Slam a 20th career Grand Slam title him, too. We’ll see if it gets done or history to face four qualifiers, ended a and making 55 unforced errors against titles will have the chance to by downing Spanish 31st seed not. I’m curious to see myself.” dream run for 18-year-old left-hander 54 winners, Carreno Busta with 25 bond as teammates and possibly Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 6-3, 7-5. Federer is having a banner Shapovalov, who would have been the winners against 29 unforced errors. even doubles partners later this The 36-year-old Swiss third season after some suspected youngest US Open quarter-finalist since Shapovalov, who lost his Grand Slam month in a new Europe versus seed, seeking a record sixth title he might never lift another Andre Agassi in 1988. debut at Wimbledon, will jump from The World team on New York hardcourts, could Grand Slam trophy, taking the Carreno Busta, 26, has not dropped a 69th to about 51st in the world rankings event. meet world number one Nadal in Wimbledon and Australian Open set this week in advancing into a Tuesday after the Open. a Friday semi-final at Arthur Ashe crowns. Nadal has done the same matchup for a semi-final spot against The match began under the Arthur Stadium in the one Slam where at age 31, winning his 15th Slam the later winner between French 16th Ashe Stadium roof on a damp, dreary they have never played. title by capturing his record 10th seed Lucas Pouille and Argentine 29th day on the New York hardcourts. “For many years Rafa and me, French Open crown. (AFP) seed Diego Schwartzman in a draw half Carreno Busta denied Shapovalov on assured of a first-time Slam finalist. two break points in the second game but “It’s amazing,” the Spaniard said. surrendered the break in Kaia Kanepi, comeback “I cannot describe it. I’m the sixth game. enjoying because I’m in The Spaniard broke quarter-finals.” back when Shapovalov queen of the ice age Carreno Busta won served for the set in New York big time. his third career ATP the ninth game. ot even the high-speed Playing her first major since the 2015 title in May on (AFP) thrill of being one woman US Open, the former world number 15 Estoril clay then upN against 33 men racing the defeated Japan’s Naomi Osaka 6-3, 2-6, reached his first treacherous ice drift roads of 7-5 on Saturday to make the fourth round. Slam quarter-final Finland could make Kaia Kanepi Not bad for the 32-year-old, who had at the French Open, forget tennis. to enter qualifying with a ranking of where he retired Now, after almost two years 418 and who had seen her sporting world against Rafael Nadal out of action battling illness and collapse when she sat at home in Tallinn with an abdominal debilitating injuries to her feet, the suffering the effects of Epstein-Barr virus injury that kept him five-time Grand Slam quarter- and then painful plantar fasciitis in both out of Wimbledon. finalist from Estonia is back in the feet. (AFP) Shapovalov was Kaia Kanepi of Estonia dominated in tie- breakers to ruin Dolgopolov shrugs off gambling row New York hardcourt triumph and came lexandr Dolgopolov shrugged without Dolgolpolov managing off the gambling controversy a break-point chance, a poor hangingA over him to reach the fourth showing he blamed on heavy round of the US Open on Saturday, training for the US Open that matching his best New York showing left him drained and tired. in the process. Dolgopolov denied The 64th-ranked Ukrainian involved in any match-fix needed only 82 minutes to dispatch plot and said upon arriving 52nd-ranked Serbian Viktor Troicki in New York he went to the 6-1, 6-0, 6-4, and reach his first Grand Tennis Integrity Unit, which Slam last 16 since the 2011 US Open. investigates match-fix and But his achievements have been betting issues. overshadowed by concerns over “That’s why we have the suspicious gambling patterns TIU. If there’s some strange around his 6-3, 6-3 loss last week to matches, they investigate it,” 114th-ranked Thiago Monteiro in the Dolgopolov said. first round at Winston-Salem Open. “I wasn’t happy with what’s It was the Brazilian’s first ATP going on in the press. ” (AFP) Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain celebrates.