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P12 3 Layout 1 12 Established 1961 Sports Wednesday, January 3, 2018 Federer cruises towards Australian Open with another Hopman Cup win Belinda Bencic, on the comeback trail after injuries PERTH: Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a return against Karen Khachanov of Russia during their sixth ses- PERTH: Belinda Bencic of Switzerland hits a return against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia during their sion men’s singles match on day four of the Hopman Cup tennis tournament in Perth yesterday. — AFP women’s singles match on day four of the Hopman Cup tennis tournament in Perth. — AFP PERTH: Roger Federer took another impressive step the second set when the pair traded powerful ground- performance.” The 74-ranked Belinda Bencic, on the Thursday will advance to Saturday’s final and Federer said towards his Australian Open title defence yesterday with a strokes. The Russian held a set point in the tie-breaker comeback trail after injuries stalled her promising career, he expected Sock to be fit for that tie. straight-sets win over Russian Karen Khachanov at the and also saved two then upset world number Sock retired early in the second set of his men’s singles mixed teams Hopman Cup, as many of his main rivals fal- match points held by 15 Anastasia clash with Japan’s Yuichi Sugita, having injured his hip tered due to injury. Federer, before the Pavlyuchenkova in three during a first set tie-breaker. The Group B tie ended with Rafael Nadal, Stan Wawrinka, Milos Raonic and Kei Swiss champion pre- sets, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 in just an exhibition mixed doubles match featuring the return of Nishikori are also under injury clouds, while world num- vailed after Khachanov under two hours to clinch 52-year-old former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash to the ber eight Jack Sock succumbed to a hip problem earlier hit a forehand perilously Jack Sock the tie for the Swiss. court to team with Vanderweghe, who he coaches. in the day in Perth, forcing him to retire from his singles close to the line. In the dead mixed dou- Cash also played in the inaugural Hopman Cup in 1989. match. It was called in by the succumbed to bles rubber, the Swiss Prior to Sock’s injury, Japan’s Naomi Osaka had with- But there were no such dramas for the elder states- linesman, but Federer completed a clean sweep drawn from her singles match with Vandeweghe due to ill- man Federer, who 12 months ago stunned the tennis challenged and was a hip problem with a three-set win under ness. The end result of the injury and illness for both sides world by ending an almost four-year Grand Slam rewarded when replays the Fast4 format. was the United States being given an intriguing 2-1 win, drought with a victory at the Australian Open, after also showed the ball was out as Japan was ruled to have forfeited the women’s singles preparing at the Hopman Cup. The 36-year-old was too by millimetres, handing PAT CASH’S RETURN and mixed doubles before the Sock injury. However, the good for Khachanov, making it two straight-sets wins the 19-time Grand Slam Both Switzerland and fitness of Sock for the remainder of the tournament, and from as many singles matches this week as Switzerland champion a 6-3, 7-6 the United States’ pairing more importantly the upcoming Australian Open, was in beat Russia 3-0 in their Group B tie in front of a record (10/8) win. “I thought the intensity was great and the level of Sock and CoCo Vandeweghe, who beat Japan 2-1 in doubt after he limped off the court. Vandeweghe and Sock Hopman Cup crowd. high too,” Federer said. contentious circumstances earlier in the day, have won were beaten by the French team of Kristina Mladenovic Federer was stretched by Khachanov, particularly in “It was a good match overall and I was happy with my their opening two ties. The victor in their clash on and Richard Gasquet in last year’s decider. — AFP and oppressive humidity as Krunic fought Brisbane too hot back to win the second set on a tiebreak. Muguruza received treatment from the physio on court before the start of the French Open champ for Muguruza decider and broke Krunic, only to collapse while serving to consolidate the service Ostapenko suffers break. “I continued to think that with the as Murray match they (cramps) might go away, and then they were increasing, increasing. And defeat in Shenzhen withdraws then I had a lot of my body cramping,” Muguruza said. SHENZHEN: French Open champion Jelena The loss ends any hope Muguruza had BRISBANE: World number two Garbine Ostapenko slumped to a shock defeat in the first of leapfrogging Simona Halep and becom- Muguruza suffered a fitness scare ahead of round of the Shenzhen Open yesterday only days ing world number one before the seedings this month’s Australian Open when she was after beating Serena Williams in the American’s are decided for the Australian Open, which forced to retire from the Brisbane comeback match. Number two seed Ostapenko of begins on January 15. Krunic will now play International yesterday with severe cramp- Latvia lost to the big-serving Czech Krystina Anastasija Sevastova after the seventh- ing. The men’s draw also suffered a major Pliskova 6-1, 6-4 in just an hour and 20 minutes. seeded Latvian crushed Sorana Cirstea of blow when Andy Murray withdrew-the sec- Ostapenko had beaten Williams via a super tie-break Romania 6-2, 6-1. Britain’s fifth seed ond star player to pull out after top seed 6-2, 3-6, 10-5 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, but she had Johanna Konta survived a two-and-a-half Rafael Nadal did so late last week. no answer to the power of Pliskova, identical twin sis- hour marathon against Croatia’s Ajla Wimbledon champion Muguruza was ahead ter of former world number one Karolina. Tomljanovic in the evening match. Konta BRISBANE: Garbine Muguruza of Spain hits a return against Aleksandra 2-1 in the deciding set against Serbia’s “I felt a bit nervous in the second set, but my serve came back from losing the first set to win Kruunic of Serbia during their second round match at the Brisbane Aleksandra Krunic in the second round of was really working today, which was a big help,” the match 4-6, 6-1, 6-4. Last year’s run- International tennis tournament at the Pat Rafter Arena in Brisbane. — AFP the warm-up tournament for the season’s Pliskova said after the match. Pliskova, third on the ner-up Alize Cornet eased into the final first Grand Slam event, when she collapsed WTA Tour’s ace charts last season, raced out to a 5-0 eight with a straight-sets win over after a serve. lead to start the match. “My serve was great today, Croatia’s Mirjana Lucic-Baroni. Cornet, the tournament, and did not say whether he est level.” Earlier, 21-year-old South Korean The Spanish top seed could not continue especially in the first set. I feel like it’s really fast here, who won her first-round match when would be able to play the year’s first Grand Chung Hyeon stunned fifth seed Gilles and handed the match to Krunic 5-7, 7-6 so that can be tricky for both of us, and the first of us fourth seed Caroline Garcia retired Slam. Murray said he would stay in Brisbane Muller from Luxembourg 6-3, 7-6 (7/1), (7/3), 2-1. “I felt in trouble in the second set playing fast won the point.” It was not the start to injured, was too consistent for Lucic- as he “works towards returning to the tennis while US qualifier Michael Mmoh upset when I was 2-0 up,” Muguruza said. “I 2018 that Ostapenko wanted, with the first Grand Baroni and won 6-1, 7-5. circuit”. Argentine Federico Delbonis 6-3, 6-4. started to feel my calves were cramping.” Slam of the year, the Australian Open, starting in 13 Murray suffered a right hip injury in 2017 “I’m very disappointed to be withdraw- Britain’s Kyle Edmund survived a barrage of Muguruza had won a tight first set and days’ time. Earlier there had been disappointment for and has not played on the ATP tour since ing from the Brisbane International,” he 18 aces from 18-year-old Canadian Denis appeared heading for a straight sets win the home crowd when Chinese number three seed losing a tough five-setter to American Sam added. “I came here with every intention of Shapovalov to win in three sets 6-7 (5/7), over Krunic when she opened up a 5-2 lead Zhang Shuai was bundled out in three sets by Querrey in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon. making a strong start to the year, but sadly 7-6 (7/4), 6-4, and Uzbekistan’s Denis in the second. However, she began to strug- Kazakhstan’s Zarina Diyas. —AFP The 30-year-old Scot issued a statement my team and I don’t feel that I’m where I Istomin downed seventh-seeded Bosnian gle in the 30 Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) heat yesterday announcing his withdrawal from need to be just yet to compete at the high- Damir Dzumhur 6-7 (4/7), 6-3, 6-2. — AFP said to her at the net, I thought it was a Sharapova great quality match.
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