22 Friday, January 27, 2017 SPORTS SPORTS Friday, January 27, 2017 23 Ali, Morgan 5 facts Federer edges Wawrinka thriller about star in big Eng win Australia win Venus Kanpur line-up that suffered from lack kipper Eoin Morgan’s of partnerships. Williams Ssublime half-century “I thought our bowlers - At 36, Williams is the old- and a disciplined bowling were outstanding tonight. est Australian Open final- Just like effort powered England to a Everybody within the unit series ist in the Open era, which comprehensive seven-wicket produced exactly what we began in 1968. Her sister, win against India in the first talked, we executed our plans,” Serena, holds the record Twenty20 international in Morgan said . as the tournament’s oldest Kanpur yesterday. In reply, Billings, who hit a champion, after she won Chasing a modest 148 for 10-ball 22, came out all guns 4-1 the title in 2015 aged 33 victory, England rode on the blazing as he smashed paceman years, 127 days. third-wicket 83-run stand Jasprit Bumrah for 3 fours and old times between Morgan (51) and Joe a six to set the pace. - Williams sets a new Melbourne record to 26-20 and it was the time,” Federer said on court. Root (46 not out) to romp (AFP) record for the longest gap oger Federer came out on top first time the Swiss legend has “I have been dodging that bullet home with 11 balls to spare. between Grand Slam finals Rof a five-set thriller against beaten three top-10 opponents for the last few days now talking But it was off-spinner Ali’s of seven-and-a-half years, his fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka en route to a Grand Slam final, about the next round and the next career best 2-21 that helped after her last appearance at the Australian Open yesterday after his earlier wins over Tomas round but this is the last one. “So I England take a 1-0 lead in the Pakistan in the 2009 title match at to become the oldest Grand Slam Berdych and Kei Nishikori. will leave it all out here in Australia three-match series at Kanpur’s Wimbledon. Williams has finalist in 43 years. In an enthralling contest, and (even) if I cannot walk for Green Park Stadium. Adelaide contested 14 Grand Slam The 17-time Grand Slam Federer won the opening two sets another five months, I will give it Ali justified his captain’s ustralia cruised to a 57-run victory finals, winning seven. champion saw off the world before Wawrinka clawed back to all I have.” decision of bowling first as Aover Pakistan in the fifth and final number four 7-5, 6-3, 1-6, 4-6, 6-3 take the semi-final into a fifth, Federer said he felt the match he struck on his opening ball one-day international at the Adelaide - Williams is making her in three hours and five minutes only for Federer to prevail with was slipping away in the fourth set to send back opposition Oval yesterday. 73rd appearance at a Grand and will face Rafael Nadal or a service break in the sixth game. and he had to find a way to beat off skipper Virat Kohli for After setting an imposing total of began to cramp, Slam tournament, an Open- Grigor Dimitrov in Sunday’s final. “Yes, it is real now. I can talk Wawrinka’s challenge. 29. 369-7, thanks to a record opening restricting his era record. She made her It will be 35-year-old Federer’s about playing in finals for the first “In the fifth, I just knew I had The wily spinner not partnership of 284 between David movements. major tournament debut at sixth Australian Open final and to find my energy again, play with only got another wicket Warner and Travis Head, the Warner eventually fell the French Open in 1997, 28th Grand Slam decider in total, Federer v Wawrinka stats intensity, be more aggressive, take in Manish Pandey but also Australians bowled Pakistan out for when he swatted a short ball just before her 17th birth- and caps a marvellous comeback the ball early, believe in myself, Roger Federer (SUI x17) bt Stan Waw- dried up the flow of runs to put Joe Root 312. from Junaid Khan to Babar at day. Williams is also play- after the second half of last season serve good, try not to get in too pressure on an Indian batting Pakistan’s Babar Azam scored 100 point with the score on 284. ing the Australian Open was ruined by a knee injury. rinka (SUI x4) 7-5, 6-3, 1-6, 4-6, 6-3 many tough moments early on, Time: 3hr 05min and Sharjeel Khan a quickfire 79, but Australia were headed for a score for the 17th time, a record The four-time Australian Open Federer - Wawrinka which then I did,” Federer said. Scoreboard the home side were always in control well over 400 when Warner and Head she shares with her sister, champion becomes the oldest 11 Aces 10 “It was an awkward match. England and celebrated Australia Day in style were in full flight but Pakistan fought Serena. man to reach a Grand Slam final 3 Double Faults 2 Always is against Stan, it was always J. Roy b Chahal 19 with a convincing win. back with some late wickets to restrict since Australia’s Ken Rosewall 47 Winners 45 never going to be easy. Especially Warner and Head earlier got them to 369. - Williams’ win ensures that (39 years 310 days) at the 1974 50 Unforced Errors 35 how the third and fourth set went S. Billings b Chahal 22 Australia away to a superb start, with Pakistan’s chase started badly when the Australian Open wom- US Open. 4/9 Break Point Conversions 4/12 by because he had the upper hand J. Root not out 46 Warner particularly damaging as he Azhar fell leg before to Mitchell Starc en’s final will feature a thir- It improved Federer’s five-set 142 Total Points Won 136 from the baseline.”(AFP) Roger Federer E. Morgan c Raina b Rasool 51 smashed the Pakistan attack to all parts for 10, but Sharjeel and Babar took ty-something for the fifth B. Stokes not out 2 of the ground. up the attack and moved the score year in a row, after Li Na in Estras (b1, lb2, w4, nb1) 8 Warner blasted 179 and Head 128 to 140 before the big hitting Sharjeel 2013 and 2014 and Serena Total (3 wickets: 18.1 overs) 148 on their way to an opening stand of mistimed a pull shot and skied a catch Williams in 2015 and 2016. ‘Med timeouts more Fall of wickets: 1-42 (Roy), 2-43 (Billings), 3-126 (Morgan) 284, a new Australian record for any to wicketkeeper Matthew Wade. Before 2013, it had been 25 Emotional Lucic-Baroni Bowling: Nehra 3-0-31-0 (2w), Bumrah 3.1-0-26-0 (1nb), Chahal 4-0-27-2, wicket in ODIs. Babar began to pick up the pace and years since the last 30-plus mental than anything’ Rasool 4-0-32-1, Raina 2-0-17-0, Pandya 2-0-12-0 (1w) Both batsmen made their highest reached 100 from 107 balls, however, finalist, when Chris Evert scores in one-day internationals, soon after bringing up his fourth ODI ends it with a selfie Result: England won by 7 wickets was the runner-up aged 33 with Head also recording century he holed out to Head at mid- in 1988. Melbourne Melbourne Williams yesterday, with the Grand Slam semi-final was Series: England lead the three-match series 1-0 his maiden international on. (AFP) oger Federer admitted irjana Lucic-Baroni American a runaway 6-2, 6-1 18 years ago in 1999, before century. - Williams was diagnosed Rmedical timeouts were Msaid the Australian winner in just 50 minutes. serious personal problems After losing the toss and with Sjogren’s syndrome, a “more mental than anything” Open has left her emotionally Despite the loss, she made derailed her career. being asked to bowl first, Scoreboard rare, energy-sap- after he went off for drained but she was proud of the most of her moment, “It was just a beautiful Kiwi star Latham the Pakistanis almost got Australia ping autoim- treatment at a key moment her astonishing, generation- grabbing a selfie on Rod moment. It was just something the perfect start when D. Warner c Babar b Junaid 179 mune disor- in his Australian Open semi- bridging run to the semi-finals, Laver Arena as she soaked up for me,” she said. Mohammad Amir T. Head c Azhar b Hasan 128 der, in 2011. final with Stan Wawrinka which she capped with a selfie applause for her achievement. “I just want to have (it) in my to join Durham enticed an edge from S. Smith c Wahab b Junaid 4 She later yesterday. Federer (bottom) and on court. The phone. It’s just that moment, Warner with his first G. Maxwell c Hafeez b Amir 13 adopted a Federer said the injury Wawrinka take a break The 34-year-old’s dream former full crowd, packed court. London ball. M. Wade c Malik b Hasan 8 vegan and break, for an upper-leg tournament came to a crushing teenage It was really a very beautiful ew Zealand opener Tom But a diving P. Handscomb c Hafeez b Wahab raw foods diet problem between the fourth end at the hands of Serena prodigy’s moment.” NLatham has agreed to Azhar Ali at first slip 1 to decrease and fifth sets, helped him clear last The Croat emerged on the join Durham as the English couldn’t hold onto a J.