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Djokovic Cruises Into Last 16 15 SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2019 sports Falah clinches back- to-back titles in The Djokovic cruises into last 16 Godfathers Tournament having had to come back from a No. 1 Osaka’s set down in her first two match- TDT | Manama • es. 16-match winning streak “It’s amazing, I can’t believe ahrain national team star at Slams ends in Paris it, I am so happy now,” said Sin- BYousef Falah was crowned iakova, who was the women’s overall champion of the 2019 Zverev, Wawrinka, doubles champion in Paris in edition of The Godfathers Tsitsipas• advance into 2018 alongside Barbora Krejcik- Tournament, which came to a ova. thrilling close Friday night at last 16 at sweltering “I played my best tennis and I Funland Centre. Roland Garros hope it continues.” Falah clinched back-to- Osaka dropped the first set Champion Falah, right, with Rasti back titles after defeating fel- AFP | Paris for the third successive match low-Bahraini Isa Khalid and during the awards presentation at the tournament, squandering ceremony at Funland American AJ Edwards in the seven break points in all. final. manager Adel Rasti. orld number one No- Alexander Zverev advanced All three earned the right Rasti later expressed his sin- vak Djokovic eased after beating 30th seed Dusan Serbia’s Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Italy’s Salvatore Caruso to face off in the champion- cere appreciation to Shaikh Winto the last 16 at Ro- Lajovic in yet another five-set ship-decider after winning Mohammed for supporting land Garros yesterday to step ed here at Roland Garros, the against an outclassed opponent. match. He’ll face Fabio Fognini their respective groups. They the event and attending the up his bid to hold all four Grand most beautiful tournament in next, the No. 9 seed who got the then played one game, with the awards presentation. He also Slam titles simultaneously for the world.” Osaka crashes out better of No. 18 Robert Bautista highest scorer emerging as the congratulated Falah and the the second time. It is the 10th successive year Top women’s seed Naomi Agut to clinch a 7-6 (5), 6-4, 4-6, tournament victor. other leading bowlers on their The Serbian saw off unseeded the top seed has reached the Osaka’s hopes of winning a third 6-1 victory. Falah made the most of the success in competition, and he Italian Salvatore Caruso 6-3, 6-3, second week -- and 13th in to- successive Grand Slam ended Stanislas Wawrinka and Ste- opportunity and lived up to his thanked all those who partici- 6-2 to set up a fourth-round tie tal -- as he looks for a second when she was knocked out in fanos Tsitsipas were also back tag as favourite, posting a 247 pated for the excellent turnout with either Germany’s Jan-Len- French Open title after sealing the third round by unheralded in action yesterday and com- score, while Khalid had a 222 throughout the qualifiers. nard Struff or Croatian 13th his first ‘Djoko’ Slam in Paris Katerina Siniakova of the Czech pleted wins over respective outing and Edwards a 198. The Godfathers Tournament seed Borna Coric. in 2016. Republic. third-round opponents Grigor Following the final, the win- was held in memory of the late “Finally, I think I found my Djokovic was never in any real Japanese top seed Osaka, the Dimitrov and Filip Krajinovic ners were presented their re- Murtadha Qudrat Rasti and best form in the second set,” trouble against world number reigning US and Australian Open to progress in Paris. spective trophies and prize the late Shaikh Ebrahim bin said Djokovic, who is yet to drop 147 Caruso on Court Philippe champion, crashed to a 6-4, Simona Halep also returned money in a ceremony attended Mohammed Al Khalifa. a set in the tournament after Chatrier, breaking serve five 6-2 defeat to the 42nd-ranked to Court Philippe-Chatrier by Funland owner and man- A total of BD4,400 in prize straightforward wins over Hu- times in the match and saving all Czech. and dominated 27th seed Le- aging director Shaikh Mo - money was distributed bert Hurkacz and Swiss lucky of the five break points he faced. Osaka was undone by a shock- sia Tsurenko 6-2, 6-1 to notch a hammed bin Abdulrahman Al amongst top 18 overall and loser Henri Laaksonen. The 32-year-old finished ing 38 unforced errors as she valuable victory in her title-de- Khalifa and Funland general other achievers. “It’s good, I’m very motivat- with eight aces and 25 winners finally ran out of luck in Paris fence run at Roland Garros Simon Martin (The ambassador of UK to Bahrain), Domenico Bellato (The ambassador of Italy to Bahrain), Justin Siberell (The ambassador of USA to Bahrain), Cecile Longe (The ambassador of France to Bahrain) and Amin Al Sharqawi (UNDP) Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations during the Ambassadors Day tennis tournament at Bahrain Tennis Club. Khamis Al Muqla (President of BTC), Ali Fakhro Honorary President of BTC, Kamal Khonji (BTC Member), Jassim Bu Allay (BTC Member), Ramadan Mahmoud (BTC Member), Jojo Coach of BTC, Hanna Coach of BTC were present Pakistan Club’s Board members and chief guests with the winners of Ramadan Cricket Tournament during the award ceremony. Murad Ali Wazir (CWO Pakistan Embassy) was the Chief guest and Saleem Elyas (President, Bahrain Cricket Association) was the Guest of Honour. Prominent Business community and cricket lovers attended the event Former Sevilla star Reyes killed in car crash AFP | Madrid nal, followed by spells at Real and Atletico Madrid, was on the ormer Arsenal, Real Madrid books with second-tier Spanish Fand Spain star Jose Antonio club Extremadura. Reyes has been killed in a car “We couldn’t be confirming crash, his hometown club Se- worse news. Beloved Sevilla villa said yesterday. He was 35. star Jose Antonio Reyes has Reyes, who shot to fame at died in a traffic collision. Rest in Sevilla before a switch to Arse- Jose Antonio Reyes peace,” Sevilla, said on Twitter..
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