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P13 Layout 1 Established 1961 13 Sports Sunday, April 8, 2018 Record-setter Nadal roars back, Italy hold France US runs up a 2-0 lead against Belgium VALENCIA: Spain’s Rafael Nadal returned to action ing to be back, coming back from injuries is always dif- with a 6-2 6-2 6-3 Davis Cup win over Germany’s ficult, but it’s great to be in front of my crowd on a very Philip Kohlschreiber on Friday to set a record for the memorable day. I’m very happy with the match.” longest winning streak in the competition’s history. World number one Nadal had not played since he FRANCE’S POUILLE DOWNS SEPPI retired from his Australian Open quarter-final against Lucas Pouille fired the French ahead with a laboured Marin Cilic in January with a leg injury, but made light 6-3 6-2 4-6 3-6 6-1 win over Andreas Seppi before work of Kohlschreiber to draw five-time winners Spain home favourite Fabio Fognini redressed the balance level at 1-1 in the tie. with a 6-7(6) 6-2 6-2 6- Victory meant Nadal 3 defeat of Jeremy set the record for the Chardy. longest Davis Cup win- Pouille looked in ning streak in combined cruise control after he singles and doubles rub- Croatia swept aside Seppi in the bers with 23 matches in opening two sets but the a row. Holders France tied with slugfest went the dis- were tied 1-1 with Italy tance after the Italian in Genoa and 2005 win- Kazakhstan fought back in front of a ners Croatia were also passionate home crowd. deadlocked against visi- The hosts were in danger tors Kazakhstan after a of falling 2-0 behind as day of thrilling action on Chardy snatched the indoor red clay in opening set tiebreak Varazdin. The heavily-favored US team took a 2-0 lead against Fognini before the 30-year-old Italian raced against a depleted Belgium side on the indoor hard through the rest of the match to keep the tie in the bal- courts in Nashville to come within a point of their first ance. Croatia’s Cilic breezed past Dmitry Popko 6-2 6-1 Davis Cup semi-finals in six years. Nadal was swiftly 6-2 to give the hosts the lead against Kazakhstan but back in the swing of things in Valencia, dismantling the visitors hit back after Mikhail Kukushkin overpow- VALENCIA: Spain’s Rafa Nadal celebrates a point during the Davis Cup quarter-final tennis match between Kohlschreiber after Alexander Zverev blew away David ered Borna Coric 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4 6-2. Spain and Germany at the bullring of Valencia. — AFP Ferrer 6-4 6-2 6-2 to put Germany in front. The 31-year-old Nadal hardly put a foot wrong on US OVERPOWERS BELGIUM his return, having produced 14 of his 30 winners in the Miami Open champion John Isner smashed 43 aces 24-year-old Belgian down with his punishing serve over a little pressure off of me, which was nice of him, so opening set of a lopsided contest. Kohlschreiber also to overcome a surprisingly stiff challenge from world the course of their marathon match in front of a parti- thanks John,” Querrey said during an on-court inter- went down tamely in the second before putting up number 319 Joris de Loore to win the United States’s san crowd at Belmont University in Nashville. view. The shorthanded Belgian team were playing more of a fight at the start of the third, but 16-time first point with a 6-3 6-7(4) 7-6(8) 6-4 victory in a Isner’s countryman Sam Querrey faced less resist- without David Goffin and Steve Darcis, who are both grand slam winner Nadal was relentless and wrapped match that lasted over three hours. It appeared like an ance from Ruben Bemelmans in the second match, sidelined with injuries. The US will have a chance to up the match. upset was in the works when the speedy and hard- winning 85 percent of his first service points to dis- advance to the Davis Cup semi-finals for the first time “It’s positive of course, winning in straight sets, it serving de Loore broke world number nine Isner to patch the Belgian 6-1 7-6(5) 7-5 to win the U.S.’s in six years with a doubles win on Saturday, when was a solid match. I feel comfortable back on the clay,” open the third set. second point. “It felt good. It’s always nice to play Querrey and Ryan Harrison and take on Bemelmans Nadal said on the Davis Cup website. “It’s a great feel- But the towering American battled back, wearing the second after your teammate gets a win. So John took and de Loore. — Reuters Kuwait advances in Davis Cup IPL is back KUWAIT: Kuwait national tennis team made yet anoth- er achievement in the Davis Cup qualifiers, being held in Hanoi, Vietnam as they defeated Saudi Arabia 3-0, Jordan 3-0 and Qatar 2-1. With Qatar Mohammad Al- Ghareeb won his match, while Abdullah Maqdis lost his By Antonio Coelho match. A tie breaker match was played in the doubles Sports Editor and was won by the team of Ghareeb and Maqdis. Kuwait, with this win, remains in third group and very close to move the second group in which it he wait is finally over as the Indian Premier remained from 2012 until 2017. Kuwait’s Mohammad League (IPL), the world’s most prestigious Al-Ghareeb won his first singles match with Syria, and Tand cash rich Twenty20 tournament, is back Abdallah Maqdis lost his match, so a doubles match again with its 11th edition. Big names from around was played and won by Kuwait’s team making it their the world will come together for almost two months, fourth win, which guarantees their move to the second from April 7 to May 27, and matches will be played group of Davis Cup. at nine venues across India. A total of 578 players Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Syria, Malaysia, Kuwait national tennis team. were up for auction. Right from its inception, the Cambodia, and the host country participated in the league has been a destination where talent meets Hanoi qualifiers. opportunity and it was once again evident as out of With the three wins, Mohammad Al-Ghareeb enters Federation in appreciation of his achievement, which Qabazard and captain Adel Al-Shatti. The team was 113 Indian cricketers that were bought, 71 are the 100 club as he broke through the 100 matches bar- only few players have reached around the world. headed by Faleh Al-Otaibi, and matches were attended uncapped and will get a chance to unleash their rier he played in this championship for over 22 years, Kuwait was represented in addition to Al-Ghareeb by Vice-president of Kuwait Tennis Federation potential in the upcoming edition. and he will be honored by the International Tennis and Maqdis, Abdelhameed Jumaa, Bader Antar, Essa Abdelsamad Al-Aryan. This edition will see the return of the Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals after serving two-year suspensions in an IPL betting case. Unprecedented security was put in place with Rajasthan Royals replaced Australia’s Steve Smith as Pakistan firmly some 30,000 policemen and military personnel on captain over his role in a ball-tampering controversy. Berglund scores guard as spectators braved heat and security check- Ajinkya Rahane will take over as skipper for the IPL points to attend the first international match in the season and South Africa’s Heinrich Klaasen will on road to country in six years. replace Steve Smith. England’s Alex Hales will hat trick as Blues Not everyone touted it as a success. “What kind replace David Warner in the Sunrisers Hyderabad of message of peace will we send abroad by arrang- squad. cricket revival ing the match after closing down shops and roads?” England’s star all-rounder Ben Stokes topped the beat Blackhawks grumbled former Pakistan captain-turned-politician Indian Premier League auction, selling for $1.96 mil- KARACHI: Pakistan’s cricket chiefs hope the country Imran Khan at the time. But security has continued lion despite a looming court case for assault. Eight CHICAGO: Patrik Berglund’s hat trick Friday night lifted the can host a full series by 2020, after a successful tour to improve under a military crackdown, and confi- IPL teams spent over $50m on talent. Stokes’s deal St. Louis Blues to a 4-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks at by the West Indies sparked hopes of an international dence has been steadily growing, despite continued with Rajasthan Royals came ahead of Indian bats- United Center in Chicago, earning them a one-point lead over revival. The three-match series against the World sporadic attacks and strong warnings from critics men Lokesh Rahul, Manish Pandey and Jayadev Colorado for the final Western Conference playoff spot. St Twenty20 champions, staged in the once militancy- that Pakistan has not done enough to get to the root Unadkat and Australians Chris Lynn and Glenn wracked port city of Karachi, was accompanied by a Louis snapped a four-game losing streak with its 44th win of causes of extremism. Maxwell in the top prices paid. Australian fast wave of optimism, with enthusiastic fans braving In 2017 Pakistan hosted the PSL final in Lahore. bowler Mitchell Starc will also miss the IPL’s the season, giving it 94 points.
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