Attiyah Tops Andalucia Rally First Leg, Takes Slender Lead
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QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune Bayern’s QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune Lewandowski cuts training short as scoring history beckons PAGE 11 FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2021 Qatar’s Attiyah tops Andalucia Rally Abdulrahman Saeed Hassan first leg, takes slender lead qualifies for Tokyo Olympics Nasser Al Attiyah and his co-driver Matthieu Baumel in their Toyota Hilux Overdrive during the first leg of QNA the Andalucia Rally in Spain on Thursday. Khalifa Al Attiyah with co-driver Xavier Panseri in their Can-Am Maverick XRS in the T4 category on Thursday. MADRID QATARI middle-distance Qatari Khalifa Al Attiyah and his French co-driver Xavier Panseri overall top in T4 category runner Abdulrahman Saeed Hassan qualified for the TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Toyota Hilux Overdrive, At- ahead of Lithuanian driver In compliance with FIA tion would be to start third or seri topped the T4 category. Olympic Games (Tokyo DOHA tiyah put in a fastest drive be- Zala Vaidotas and Portuguese regulations, the first top ten fourth behind Carlos (Sainz) Khalifa, driving a Can-Am 2020) after achieving a time tween Arcos de la Frontera and co-driver Paulo Fiuza, who chose their starting position and Yazeed (Al Rajhi) as you Maverick XRS is overall 12th of 3: 34.24 in the 1500m fin- Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al At- Villamartin, completing the drove a Mini Cooper. with Wednesday’s 8km pro- don’t want to be behind slow with a total time of 1 hour 54 ishing second at the Nirtha tiyah and his French co-driver 177km route in 1 hour 39.25 Local favourites Carlos logue winner Attiyah opting to cars but wherever Carlos minute 46 seconds. Challenge Championships Matthieu Baumel took a slen- seconds. The final two stages, Sainz and Lucas Cruz were not start third behind his eternal starts I’ll be starting behind Friday’s second stage of in Malaga, Spain. der lead at the Andalucia Rally however, were cancelled by the far behind, a mere 2 minute 41 rival Sainz. him,” the Qatari legend said. 381km will be held between Abdulrahman Saeed in Spain winning the first leg organisers for safety reasons. seconds separating them and Talking tactics before Meanwhile, Attiyah’s broth- Arahal and Coripe. joined the list of Al Adaam on Thursday. Attiyah and Baumel were Attiyah, despite encountering making his choice Nasser er Khalifa Al Attiyah alongwith The fourth and final stage champions, most notably Driving a newly designed just 1 minute 28 seconds GPS system failure. confided: T“ he perfect solu- French co-driver Xavier Pan- is slated for Sunday. Mutaz Barshim in high jump, Abdurrahman Samba in 400m hurdles, Ashraf Al Saifi in hammer throw, Abu Bakr Haidar in 800m, and Musab Adam in 1500m. Nadal saves two match points to overcome Executive Director of the Qatar Athletics Federa- tion Khalid Rashid Al Marri congratulated Abdulrah- Shapavalov, Djokovic cruises into quarters man Saeed on obtaining the qualifying card for the Olympic Games in Tokyo, indicating that there is a great opportunity to in- crease the number of quali- fiers from the national team to the Olympiad during their participation in the Doha Round of the Wanda Diamond League which will be held on May 28 at the Su- haim Bin Hamad Stadium at Qatar Sports Club. Champions League final moved to Porto from Istanbul DPA BERLIN Spain’s Rafael Nadal (L) greets Canada’s Denis Shapovalov after winning in the Men’s Italian Open at People watch the match between Serbian Novak Djokovic against Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich on the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy, on Thursday. Nadal won 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3). (AFP) central court at the Italian Open at Foro Italico in Rome, Italy, on Thursday. (AFP) THE Champions League final between Manchester City and AGENCIES spot in the last eight. “It’s not a surprise to me. set point when Nadal buried a The Spaniard was in dan- one took just an hour and 10 Chelsea on May 29 has been ROME “(It) is an important vic- It’s just a tough loss. Of course, backhand into the net. ger once again as Shapovalov minutes in contrast to wrap up moved from Istanbul to Porto tory for me (to) be able to it’s not the first timeR afa’s As ATP and WTA players applied the pressure at 6-5, an emphatic victory. because of the coronavirus RAFAEL Nadal booked a spot win matches like today, three done this. I’m not the first per- including Jannik Sinner and fighting his way to two match Fokina broke the top seed’s pandemic, the UEFA has said. into his 16th quarter-final at hours and 27 (minutes), in the son to lose with match points. Kristina Mladenovic took to points. But a wayward back- serve in the first game of the It is the second consecutive the Internazionali BNL d’Italia Barcelona final three hours For sure, he does well with the the stands to witness the po- hand from the Canadian and match, but that proved to be year Istanbul has been unable to in dramatic fashion, having to and 38 (minutes), long match- pressure in those moments. tential upset brewing at Cam- a forehand winner from Nadal a false dawn for the Spanish host the showpiece as planned save match points and rally es,” said Nadal. “Just something I have to po Centrale, the 13th seed got extended his stay in the con- qualifier. due to the global health crisis from a set down in a three- “To be able to win these take back and just make a cou- out to another big lead with an test, sending them into a tie- Djokovic put the 21-year- with Portugal stepping in. and-a-half hour epic against kinds of matches against ple changes. But I’m definitely early break in the second set. break. Experience marked the old under huge pressure with Last season Lisbon held a 13th seed Denis Shapovalov young players gives me confi- happy with where my game’s But Nadal held firm to difference in the decider as Na- another returning master- mini-tournament culminat- on Thursday. dence with my body. It’s true at, relatively speaking, against shake off a point for a double dal kept his cool to reel off four class, breaking back immedi- ing in a closed door final when Novak Djokovic, earlier, that I have to do things better the greatest player on this sur- break to make it 3-1. Nadal let points in a row for a 4/1 lead ately and on two more occa- Bayern Munich defeated Paris had no such difficulty as he for tomorrow. But the main face.” Shapovalov raced out out a roar, and the moment before closing out the victory sions to seal the first set. Saint-Germain but this year cruised past Alejandro Davi- thing today for me is (to) re- of the blocks and built up a marked a turning point in the in three hours and 27 minutes. The 18-time Grand Slam Porto’s Dragao Stadium will dovich Fokina with a straight- cover physically.” double-break 4-0 lead, dictat- contest as the Spaniard reeled “(This) has been a positive champion was relentless in welcome 6,000 fans from each sets 6-2, 6-1 demolition. The victory extends Na- ing with his booming forehand off four games to take a 5-3 lead victory for me,” Nadal said. “I the second set, forcing Foki- team. The switch was prompt- Nadal, the nine-time dal’s record to 19 wins in a and regularly pulling Nadal – his first lead of the match – (fought) until the end a lot to na’s unforced error count up ed by the UK Government champion trailed by 0-4 in row against fellow left-handed out of position. Nadal needed and clinched the second set. be in quarter-finals.T omor- to 30 as he breezed into the putting Turkey on its ‘red list’ the opening set, 0-3 in the players – a streak dating back a few games to find his foot- Once again Shapovalov row is a chance to play a quar- last eight. for travel due to coronavirus second and saved two match to the 2017 Coupe Rogers in ing, and broke back at 4-2 opened the third set with a ter-finalmatch. I hope to be Djokovic, who has reached numbers in the the country. points late in the third set as Montreal, when 18-year-old to cut down the deficit, but break for 3-1, but this time ready to compete well.” Into at least the quarter-final stage Those visiting from the Shapovalov took control in Shapovalov defeated Nadal in Shapovalov had him back un- Nadal capitalised on a shaky a record-extending 97th quar- in each of his 15 appearances UK face a mandatory 10-day their third-round clash on their first meeting. der pressure again at 5-3. service game to get them back ter-final at theAT P Masters at the prestigious tournament hotel quarantine period on Campo Centrale. But Nadal “These matches, you have The Canadian broke on serve straight away. With 1000 level, second seed Nadal in Rome, was waiting to learn their return. Portugal is on was clutch in the high-pres- nothing to lose... I also think through once more after win- Shapovalov struggling to find meets Alexander Zverev who whether he would face Ste- the UK’s ‘green list’ for travel sure moments and steadily I have what it takes to beat ning a marathon game, deny- first serves, Nadal created four beat and former World No.