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Bahrain Olympic Team Held by Iraq in AFC U23 Football SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 2020 16 Nadal’s Spain to meet Bahrain Olympic team held Djokovic’s Serbia in by Iraq in AFC U23 football ATP Cup final He then fought off his marker and slotted the ball home with a left-footed effort from close range, which was enough to give the Bahrainis the lead heading into the break. Just 20 minutes into the sec- ond half, Iraq’s Amir Al Ammari was able to level the proceed- ings after taking advantage of some poor Bahrain defending. He was on the receiving end of Novak Djokovic of Serbia hits a return in his men’s singles match against a high cross, which he sent into Daniil Medvedev of Russia the net with a volley right in the AFP | Sydney face of goal. With Bahrain pressing for a afael Nadal and Novak winner, they were rewarded RDjokovic will face each for their efforts when Marhoon other in the final of the inaugu- brilliantly headed the ball in ral ATP Cup after winning epic from close range in the 86th three-set matches Saturday to minute. The star talent pounced steer Spain and Serbia into the on a low cross from the right decider. by substitute Hussain Jameel World number one Nad - Shamsan, and that appeared to al ground down pumped-up send the Bahrainis to the full Australian Alex de Minaur to three points in the game. guide the Davis Cup champi- Bahrain’s Ahmed Saleh fights for the ball with Iraq’s Mohammad Mazhar But their celebrations were ons through their semi-final Rafael Nadal of Spain hits a return TDT| Manama over Thailand in yesterday’s midfielder Mohammed Mar- cut short when Iraq equalised while Djokovic battled past his men’s singles match against Alex other game. hoon were both on target for once again with a Mohammed Russia’s Daniil Medvedev. de Minaur of Australia ahrain’s Olympic foot- Following both fixtures, the Bahrainis yesterday. They Qassem header in the second Under the format of the in- ball team missed out on Australia are on top with four scored on either side of half- minute of second-half stoppage novative team event in Sydney, Ba much-needed victory points, Thailand follow with time. time. the top-ranked singles players yesterday after conceding a late three, Iraq are third with two Hashim opened their ac - It was a late blow for Bahrain from each country play each goal in a 2-2 draw with Iraq in points while Bahrain are in last count in the 44th minute after as they missed out on an addi- other, ensuring the two leg- the 2020 AFC U23 Champion- place with just one point. receiving a fine lob pass from tional two points that would ends clash for a 55th time since ship in Thailand. Striker Sayed Hashim and defender Salem Adel in the box. have had a major impact in their their first showdown in 2006. KNOW WHAT The result earned the Bah- quest to advance to the next World number two Djokovic rainis their first point after two phase. leads the head-to-heads 28-26, games in Group A of the tour- Bahrain must finish in the top including beating his arch-ri- Sixteen-time Grand nament’s preliminary round. two in their group to advance to val in the Australian Open final Slam winner Djokovic They had previous lost to the the quarter-finals. The last eight last year. host Thais 0-5 in their opening will be played on January 18 and Nadal outlasted De Minaur is targeting an eighth fixture last week. 19, followed by the semi-finals 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 after unflappable Australian Open title The stalemate meant they still on January 22. The match for teammate Roberto Bautista this month have a chance at advancing past third place will be held Janu- Agut tamed Nick Kyrgios 6-1, this stage of the competition ary 25 and then the gold medal 6-4. and into the quarter-finals, but game the following night. Djokovic had an equally “My game plan was to put they must defeat Australia in Group B consists of Qatar, tough time against impressive him under pressure to play their final divisional fixture on Japan, Saudi Arabia and Syr- fifth-ranked Medvedev, com- every point, to make him work. Tuesday. ia; Group C features defending ing through a top-draw con- That’s what I tried and it went Bahrain cannot settle for an- champions Uzbekistan, South test 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 on the back of well,” said Bautista Agut. ything less than a victory in or- Korea, China and Iran; and Dusan Lajovic beating Karen der to have any chance of going Group D comprises Vietnam, Khachanov 7-5, 7-6 (7/1). Exceptional through. North Korea, Jordan and the “Alex was playing at a very Sixteen-time Grand Slam The Aussies were 2-1 winners Bahrain’s Marhoon, second from left, celebrates with teammates after scoring UAE. high level and for me my en- winner Djokovic, who is tar- ergy was a little bit lower than geting an eighth Australian usual. But it has been a very Open title this month, had emotional evening and a pleas- looked on track for a comfort- Injured Del Potro withdraws ure playing here,” said Nadal. able win against Medvedev Russia’s Alexandrova wins “We know it’s going to be a after sailing through the open- from Australian Open super tough final (against Ser- ing set and breaking in the first maiden WTA title in Shenzhen bia),” he added. “Novak likes a game of the second. AFP | Shenzhen lot to play here, he’s had a lot But the dogged Russian, who of great results. So let’s see. We won their last two encounters, katerina Alexandrova won have a good team too.” roared back. Eher first WTA singles ti- De Minaur had a furious He broke in the next game tle after the in-form Russian start, breaking Nadal in the and then again for 3-1, with defeated Elena Rybakina in opening game of the match Djokovic smashing his racquet straight sets in the final of the and then keeping the pressure as Medvedev took the set to Shenzhen Open on Saturday. on, restricting the Spaniard’s level the match. The fifth seed won 6-2, 6-4 trademark forehand to take the A third set of long, high-qual- in 73 minutes to begin her sea- first set in 46 minutes. ity rallies went with serve until son and her Australian Open Full of energy, his serve was Djokovic got the crucial edge preparations with a bang. on fire and he was winning in the fifth game, converting The 25-year-old Alexandro- the baseline rallies, but Nadal a volley to go 3-2 in front and va, ranked a career-high 34th weathered the onslaught and Medvedev had no answer. in the world, collapsed to her finally won a break point, con- “It was an exceptional knees after dismissing Rybaki- verting to take the second set. match. Lots of rallies and very na, the seventh seed from Ka- Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia De Minaur was deflated and exhausting. Daniil Medvedev celebrates with her trophy Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina in action during the BNP Paribas Open zakhstan. (file photo) the fight went out of him as the is one of the best players in the “I didn’t “It feels amaz- 19-time Grand Slam showed world and he showed today expect the ing to win my AFP | Melbourne “Our two-time quarter-fi- him who was boss, racing why,” said Djokovic. first set to be first title, I don’t nalist Juan Martin del Potro through the deciding set. “He’s difficult to break from so easy so I I didn’t expect the know what to ormer US Open champion has withdrawn from AusOpen Unassuming world number the baseline, he’s tall and has a knew the sec- first set to be so easy say. FJuan Martin del Potro on 2020 as he continues to re - 10 Bautista Agut was in control good serve. This was the most ond set would so I knew the second “The first title Saturday pulled out of the Aus- cover from a knee injury,” the and all over the groundstrokes difficult challenge I have had be so much set would be so much is always spe - tralian Open as he continues Australian Open tweeted. of temperamental Kyrgios, so far this year.” tougher,” said tougher cial.” to struggle with his recovery “Wishing you all the best who looked lost as he crashed Lajovic, who won his first Alexandrova, Alexandrova, from knee surgery. with your recovery. We hope 6-1 in the first set. ATP title last year at Umag, who is poised EKATERINA ALEXANDROVA who triumphed The 31-year-old Argentini- to see you back in Australia The Australian regained took a 2-0 record into his for the top 30 in a WTA 125K an, who made the last eight at soon.” some lustre in the second set. showdown with world number in the world. event in Limoges, France last Melbourne Park in 2009 and The injury-plagued Del But he was broken in the fifth 17 Khachanov and produced “In the second set I think month, defeated former world 2012, has not played since slip- Potro reached a career high game, mangling his racquet in a performance that belied she played well but after I got number one Garbine Muguru- ping and hurting his knee on of third in the world but has frustration, and despite saving his ranking of 34, displaying the break to make it 4-4, she za in the semi-finals in south- the grass in the Wimbledon slipped down the rankings to two match points with boom- composure and a fine array got a bit nervous.
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