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Thiem, Khachanov Crash Out; Djokovic, Wawrinka Advance CRICKET | Page 3 Pakistan look to fi x batting woes against South Africa Wednesday, January 2, 2019 FOCUS Rabia II 26, 1440 AH Schumacher’s son GULF TIMES Mick remains relaxed amid growing hype SPORT Page 4 TENNIS/ QATAR EXXONMOBIL OPEN SPOTLIGHT Federer gets bragging rights over Williams Thiem, Khachanov with Hopman Cup win crash out; Djokovic, Wawrinka advance Swiss star Wawrinka accounts for rising Russian Khachanov in straight sets Serena Williams of the US (L) and Roger Federer of Switzerland (R) walk off the court together after their mixed doubles match on day four of the Hopman Cup tennis tournament in Perth yesterday. AFP that you admire so much in a match Perth that actually means something. “It is really great and special to go against the greatest of all time.” oger Federer took the hon- Federer said he was thrilled to play ours in the much-anticipat- against one of the few players with ed mixed doubles clash with more Grand Slam titles. fellow great Serena Williams “I really enjoyed playing against inR what the latter described as the Serena, what an honour and pleas- “match of her career” at the Hopman ure,” he said. Cup in Perth yesterday. “I was nervous returning because In the biggest mixed doubles people talk about her serve so much. drawcard in the 31-year history of the “It was great fun, she is a great tournament, in what is expected to be champion, you see how focussed its fi nal edition, Federer teamed with and determined she is and I love that Belinda Bencic to win the match in about her.” straight sets under the Fast4 format The pair posed together for a selfi e and win the Group B tie for Switzer- after the match. land. In his singles match, Federer With 43 Grand Slam singles titles scored successive wins to start the (Williams 23, Federer 20) and more new season with an impressive 6-4, than US$200mn in prize money be- 6-1 victory over Frances Tiafoe. tween them, the two 37-year-olds The world number three was chal- had welcomed the chance to face lenged early by the 39th-ranked each other on the court in an offi cial American, but then secured the fi rst match for the fi rst time. set with a break in the 10th game. As it turned out, the tie was decid- Federer won seven games in suc- ed by the mixed doubles, after both cession and eight of the last nine as Federer and Williams won their ear- Tiafoe dropped away. lier singles matches. It was another encouraging per- A capacity crowd of 14,064 turned formance from Federer as he builds out for the tie, and they saw Federer his preparation for the upcoming and Bencic largely capitalise on the Australian Open in Melbourne, where mixed doubles inexperience of Wil- he will be looking to win a third suc- liams’ teammate, Francis Tiafoe, to cessive title and seventh overall. clinch the deciding rubber under the “It’s been a great start to the sea- Fast4 format, 4-2, 4-3 (5/3). son for me, I found a way and I have Williams, who seemed to be trou- to be happy right now,” Federer said. Novak Djokovic blasts a forehand against Bosnian Damir Dzumhur during their first round match yesterday. At right, Qatar’s Mubarak Shannan Zayid in action against bled by her right shoulder during the “It’s about staying fi t and healthy Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain. The Spaniard won in straight sets. PICTURES: Noushad Thekkayil match but said it wasn’t a concern, and managing the game day by day.” was disappointed her doubles expe- Williams raced to an early 3-0 lead By Sahan Bidappa gues Herbert in the doubles fi rst round. already played three matches before the quarters. rience didn’t give the Americans the against Bencic, but then lost her way Doha Yesterday, they were on the opposite coming here, so I’m happy with the Meanwhile, sixth seed David Gof- edge. as the Swiss number 54 gained suc- sides of the court in a highly-antici- way I was playing today. I’m looking fi n was knocked out early. The Belgian However, even a rare defeat cessive breaks of serve to secure the pated fi rst round match, which lived forward for tomorrow’s match,” added lost to Lithuanian qualifi er Ricardas couldn’t take the gloss off the expe- fi rst set. ovak Djokovic and Stan up to the billing on the Centre Court. the 33-year-old, who will next face Berankis 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(4) in two hours rience of facing Federer for the fi rst, Although the American was hit- Wawrinka won their opening Khachanov is one of the most prom- Chilean Nicolas Jarry, who defeated and 18 minutes. Berankis will play Du- and almost certainly the only, time. ting more winners, she was also matches of the ATP season, ising players on the circuit, having Robin Haase yesterday, for the fi rst san Lajovic in second round, after the “I was so excited and literally it making more errors and looked in but second seeded Dominic defeated Djokovic in the fi nal to win time. Serbia got past Adrian Mannarino 6-3, was the match of my career,” she trouble until she broke Bencic in the NThiem was shocked by Pierre-Hugues the Paris Masters title. But the Rus- Meanwhile, Djokovic picked up from 7-6(5). said. 10th game to take the set and level the Herbert of France in straight sets in the sian third seed struggled to get past where he left off last season, with a 6-1, In another match, fourth seed Marco “Playing someone so great and match. Qatar ExxonMobil Open yesterday. Wawrinka’s serve, which made a big 6-2 thrashing of 47th ranked Dzumhur Cecchinato got his season off to a good World No 1 Djokovic needed only diff erence in the end. to enter the second round. The Serbian start with a 6-4, 6-2 triumph against 55 minutes to oust Damir Dzumhur in In fact, Khachanov won one more has already won an exhibition title in qualifi er Sergiy Stakhovsky. straight sets, while Thiem was beaten point than the World No 66 in the Abu Dhabi before landing in Dubai, TODAY’S QATAR EXXONMOBIL OPEN ORDER OF PLAY 6-3, 7-5 by Herbert in a late match. match, but Wawrinka pocketed the and based on last night’s display, looks RESULTS (1st Round) Wawrinka, for his part, sent third important points, including saving all on course for his third Qatar title. 1-Novak Djokovic (SRB) bt Damir Dzumhur Second round (prefix denotes Basilashvili seeded rising Russian Karen Khach- four break points he faced. It was top seed’s 11th consecutive (BIH) 6-1, 6-2; Q-Ricardas Berankis (LTU) bt seeding) Damir Dzumhur and Dusan Lajovic anov packing, winning 7-6 (9-7), 6-4 Wawrinka’s down-the-line back- victory in Doha, where he tasted back- 6-David Goff in (BEL) 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4); Stanislas vs (WC) Marko Djokovic and Novak to start the season in style after spend- hand winners were a treat to watch to-back success in 2016 and 2017. The Wawrinka (SUI) bt 3-Karen Khachanov (RUS) CENTRE COURT Djokovic ing most of 2018 on the sidelines with on the day, with Khachanov watching top seed will take on Marton Fucsovics 7-6 (9-7), 6-4; 4-Marco Cecchinato (ITA) bt injury. helplessly go past him. The two had today for a spot in the quarter-fi nals. Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) 6-4, 6-2; Guido Pella 3:30pm: Stan Wawrinka vs Nicolas COURT 2 Three-time Grand Slam champion faced each other only once previously, Fucsovics beat Marius Copil 6-3, 6-2 (ARG) bt Cem Ilkel (TUR) 7-6 (1), 6-3; Guillermo Jarry 3:30pm: (Q) Ricardas Berankis vs and former World No 3 Wawrinka with Wawrinka coming out trumps in a in 72 minutes. The Hungarian saved Garcia-Lopez (ESP) bt Mubarak Shannan Zayid Followed by: (1) Novak Djokovic vs Dusan Lajovic struggled last year had dropped out of tight match less than four months ago all eight break points he faced to defeat (QAT) 6-1, 6-3; Dusan Lajovic (SRB) bt Adrian Marton Fucsovics top-250 for the fi rst time since 2003, in St. Petersburg. the Romanian, whom he broke four Mannarino (FRA) 6-3, 7-6 (5); Marton Ficsovics Maximilian Marterer vs Pierre-Hu- before regaining some lost ground at “Today was a great match. I played times. (HUN) bt Marius Copil (ROU) 6-3, 6-2; Pierre- Not Before 6:00pm: Maximo gues Herbert or Dominic Thiem the end of last season. The Swiss began at a great level after more than a year “To start off the tournament as I Hugues Herbert (FRA) bt 2-Dominic Thiem Gonzalez and Nicolas Jarry vs Rob- (8) Fernando Verdasco vs (WC) intense preparations for the new sea- out. I think, as I said before the tourna- have tonight obviously makes me very, (AUT) 6-3, 7-5 in Haase and Matwe Middelkoop son in December, and that was well in ment, I was happy with the off -season very confi dent and also very happy. Tomas Berdych Followed By: Santiago Gonzalez evidence yesterday. work I did. I worked long and really First day of the new year, I want to Doubles (2nd Round) and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi vs Mar- Rewinding the clock to the days hard, hard enough to know that sooner wish everyone a Happy New Year, lots Robin Haase & Matwe Middelkoop (NED) COURT 1 ton Fucsovics and Guido Pella when he was at his best, Wawrinka or later it will pay off ,” said Wawrinka, of good emotions and lots of good ten- bt 4-Dominic Inglot (GBR) & Franko Skugor displayed some high-class backhand whose last appearance in Doha came in nis,” Djokovic said to the cheers of the (CRO) 3-6, 6-3, 10-7; Nicolas Jarry (CHI) & Maxi- 3:30pm: (Q) Guillermo Garcia- COURT 3: game to get past World No 11 and dou- 2007.
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