Nadal, Halep Cruise As Injured Serena Withdraws
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Sport THURSDAY 1 OCTOBER 2020 Athletics:A New course, old rivals as KipchogeK and Bekele face off in London I respect the man (Kenenisa Bekele), the success and the men- tatality of being able to train with such discipline even after such hhuge success. We are rivals, we beat each other a few times and susuch a rivalry has helped keep us in the sport for so long. World record holder Eliud Kipchoge Sport |09 AFC CHAMPIONSS LEAGUELEAGUE QUARTER-FINALS:QUARTER-FINALS: Al NassrNassr (KSA)(KSA) beat Al Ahli (KSA)(KKSA) 2-0, PersepolisPersepolis (IRN)(IRN) beat PakhtakorP (UZB) 2-0 Wawrinka FRENCH OPEN RAFAEL NADAL SERENA WILLIAMS RESULTS ready to Spanish superstar needs one more The US tennis queen, a three-time major to pull level with long-time rival winner at Roland Garros, suffers MEN'S SINGLES: SECOND ROUND Federer and owns an astonishing 95-2 another blow in her bid for a 24th Taylor Fritz (27), United States, def. Radu challenge Albot, Moldova, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. record in Paris going back to his Grand Slam title as her decision to pull out Stan Wawrinka (16), Switzerland, def. Dominik for title triumph on debut in 2005. hands Bulgaria’s Pironkova a walkover. Koepfer, Germany, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1. Sebastian Korda, United States, def. John REUTERS – PARIS Isner (21), United States, 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. Hugo Gaston, France, def. Yoshihito Nishioka, Three-time Grand Slam Japan, 6-4, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-2. champion Stan Wawrinka Diego Schwartzman (12), Argentina, def. said he was ready to chal- Lorenzo Giustino, Italy, 6-1, 7-5, 6-0. lenge for his second French Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Mackenzie Open title after a McDonald, United States, 6-1, 6-0, 6-3. comfortable 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, Pedro Martinez, Spain, def. Mikhail Kukushkin, 6-1 win over German Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-1, 6-0. Dominik Koepfer to Dominic Thiem (3), Austria, def. Jack Sock, advance to the third round United States, 6-1, 6-3, 7-6 (6). yesterday. Norbert Gombos, Slovakia, def. Jurij Rodionov, The 2015 Roland Garros Nadal, Halep Austria, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4. champion put his muscular Lorenzo Sonego, Italy, def. Alexander Bublik, build to good effect to hit Kazakhstan, 7-6 (8), 6-1, 7-5. 51 crunching winners Casper Ruud (28), Norway, def. Tommy Paul, despite the slow conditions United States, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3. on Court Suzanne Lenglen cruise as injured Federico Coria, Argentina, def. Benoit Paire in his first career meeting (23), France, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. against the 61st-ranked Spain’s Rafael Nadal Stefano Travaglia, Italy, def. Kei Nishikori, German. returns the ball to Japan, 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (7), 4-6, 6-2. The 16th seeded Swiss Mackenzie McDonald suffered his only service of the US. Serena withdraws WOMEN'S SINGLES: SECOND ROUND break in the third set, which Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, def. Serena he went on to lose, and Williams (6), United States, walkover. broke his opponent’s serve AFP – PARIS The Spaniard batted aside teenager who dumped Halep 3-6, 9-7 in a three-hour Elina Svitolina (3), Ukraine, def. Renata Zarazua, five times during the match McDonald 6-1, 6-0, 6-3 in out in straight sets in last year’s 11-minute clash which left her Mexico, 6-3, 0-6, 6-2. to complete the victory in Serena Williams suffered exactly 100 minutes and will quarter-finals. in cramps and Italian Errani Ekaterina Alexandrova (27), Russia, def. Astra 2 hours and 8 minutes. another blow in her bid for a meet Japan’s Kei Nishikori or US Open champion Dominic screaming an obscenity as she Sharma, Australia, 6-3, 6-3. “I’m happy so far with 24th Grand Slam title as the Stefano Travaglia of Italy for a Thiem swept into the third left the court. Anna-Karolina Schmiedlova, Slovakia, def. my start at the French American withdrew from the spot in the last 16. round with a 6-1, 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) Ukrainian third seed Elina Victoria Azarenka (10), Belarus, 6-2, 6-2. Open,” Wawrinka told French Open yesterday with an “The aim was to play as well victory over American qualifier Svitolina overcame Mexican Nadia Podoroska, Argentina, def. Yulia reporters. Achilles injury, while 12-time as possible. I’m very happy. I Jack Sock, saving three set qualifier Renata Zarazua 6-3, Putintseva (23), Kazakhstan, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2. “I’m ready for it. I’ve champion Rafael Nadal and have another difficult match points to close out the match. 0-6, 6-2. Amanda Anisimova (25), United States, def. been practising right. I’m women’s top seed Simona Halep next,” said Nadal. The Austrian third seed will Svitolina is coming off a title Bernarda Pera, United States, 6-2, 6-0. feeling good. I like the con- eased into the third round. The 34-year-old needs one play Norway’s Casper Ruud for at Strasbourg last week and will Barbora Krejcikova, Czech Republic, def. Barbora dition here. I enjoy being The 39-year-old Williams, more major to pull level with a place in the last 16. next play Russian 27th seed Strycova (32), Czech Republic, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. back playing Grand Slam. a three-time winner at Roland long-time rival Federer and “I’m very happy with my Ekaterina Alexandrova, but was Kiki Bertens (5), Netherlands, def. Sara Errani, It’s great to be able and Garros, pulled out ahead of her owns an astonishing 95-2 game in the first two rounds. It briefly taken aback by a sonic Italy, 7-6 (5), 3-6, 9-7. have the chance to play this second round match against record in Paris going back to his was not an easy draw at all and boom over Roland Garros. Katerina Siniakova, Czech Republic, def. year French Open.” “Let’s Bulgaria’s Tsvetana Pironkova triumph on debut in 2005. I’m very happy not to drop a The thunderous noise that Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, 6-3, 6-4. see what will happen in the citing the injury that prompted Women’s favourite and set,” said Thiem, who defeated panicked residents of Paris was Eugenie Bouchard, Canada, def. Daria Gavrilova, next two weeks,” he said. her to skip the Rome tune-up 2018 champion Simona Halep 2014 US Open winner Marin caused by a French fighter jet Australia, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. The Swiss gave a good event. beat compatriot Irina-Camelia Cilic in round one. that broke the sound barrier. Iga Swiatek, Poland, def. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, account of his title chances “The Achilles didn’t have Begu 6-3, 6-4 to extend her Dutch fifth seed Kiki Stan Wawrinka, the 2015 by crushing multiple major enough time to heal after the US career-best winning streak to Bertens had to be taken off French Open winner, followed 6-1, 6-4. winner Andy Murray 6-1, Open,” said Williams, who 16 matches. court in a wheelchair after a up his demolition of Andy Elise Mertens (16), Belgium, def. Kaia Kanepi, 6-3, 6-2 in his opening admitted last week she was not However, her next fiery win over former finalist Murray with a 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 Estonia, 6-4, 7-5. round and will next face fully fit after her run to the semi- opponent is American 25th seed Sara Errani. defeat of Germany’s Dominik Simona Halep (1), Romania, def. Irina- French wild card Hugo finals in New York. Amanda Anisimova, the Bertens triumphed 7-6 (7/5), Koepfer. Camelia Begu, Romania, 6-3, 6-4. Gaston, who earlier beat “I’m struggling to walk, so Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka that’s kind of a telltale sign that TODAY'S ORDER OF PLAY 6-4, 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-2. I should try to recover.” It's never easy to play against a Romanian and against Irina (Play begins at 0900 GMT, prefix number “My conclusion is that The injury likely means she (Camelia Begu), we played so many times. It's never easy, she's denotes seeding): I’m ready,” said Wawrinka, will miss the rest of 2020, a very strong opponent and she's also powerful, the serve is COURT PHILIPPE CHATRIER who spent most of the pro- leaving the Australian Open in Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) vs 2-Karolina Pliskova fessional tour’s lengthy 2021 as her next chance to equal really strong. Today I really felt it's very slippery at the back of (Czech Republic) shutdown in Switzerland Margaret Court’s all-time majors the court because there was no roof. It's different, I have to say Ana Bogdan (Romania) vs 4-Sofia Kenin (U.S.) with his daughter. record. it. But anyway it is nice here, every court is beautiful so I am 1-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) vs Ricardas Berankis “It can be long two “I need four to six weeks of ready to face anything. (Lithuania) weeks. It’s match after sitting and doing nothing,” she French Open top seed Simona Halep after defeating Pablo Cuevas (Uruguay) vs 5-Stefanos Tsitsipas match. You said. “It’s more than likely that I compatriot Irina-Camelia Begu 6-3, 6-4 (Greece) needneed to won’t play another tournament COURT SUZANNE LENGLEN sstayt ay this year.” 9-Denis Shapovalov (Canada) vs Roberto intointo it.”it.” Her decision to pull out Carballes Baena (Spain) handed Pironkova a walkover Kristyna Pliskova (Czech Republic) vs 11-Garbine and left Williams searching for Muguruza (Spain) a first major since the last of her Lloyd Harris (South Africa) vs 7-Matteo Berrettini 23 titles at Melbourne in 2017.