Zverev Beats Nadal in Straight Sets to Reach Madrid Semis
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Friday the nine clubs who backed out of the plan had signed a ‘Club Commitment Declaration’ including a series of “reintegration” steps. The six English clubs -- Manchester United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham Zverev beats Nadal in straight Hotspur and Arsenal along with AC Milan, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid, all signed the agreement, UEFA said in a statement. “These clubs recognised their mistakes quickly and have taken action to demonstrate sets to reach Madrid semis their contrition and future commitment to European football,” said UEFA president Ale- AP – MADRID Germany’s Alexander Zverev ksander Ceferin. celebrates winning his quarter UEFA said it was now starting disciplinary Rafael Nadal’s bid to reach a 75th semi- final match against Spain’s Rafael proceedings against Juventus, Real and Barca. final at a Masters event ended yesterday Nadal yesterday. The nine clubs back in the UEFA fold have with a 6-4, 6-4 loss to Alexander Zverev. agreed to “take all steps within their power” to The sixth-ranked German beat Nadal end their involvement in the Super League for the first time on clay and for the third company. time in a row overall. Zverev broke The clubs also agreed to a five percent with- Nadal’s serve twice in the first set and holding of any revenues they would receive from once in the second. His previous two wins Champions League or Europa League involvement over Nadal were on indoor hard courts. for one season. Zverev will next face Dominic Thiem The deal involved the clubs accepting they in a rematch of the 2018 final. Thiem, would face a €100m fine if they seek to play in who lost to Zverev in straight sets in the an unauthorised competition or a €50m fine if Spanish capital three years ago, defeated they breach any other commitment they have John Isner 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. entered into in the Club Commitment Declaration. Nadal, who is preparing to play for a A breakaway Super League set up by the 12 was 14th title at the French Open, had been announced last month but fell apart after just 48 improving after a slow start to his clay hours. season. He lost to Andrey Rublev in the Monte Carlo quarter-finals before beating Tsitsipas in the Barcelona Open final. Turkey put on Nadal played well in his first two matches in Madrid, comfortably defeating youngsters Carlos Alcaraz and red list, England Alexei Popyrin in straight sets. In the early match, Thiem capitalised again at 4-4. He then served out the could host CL final on two of his four chances to break match. Isner’s serve, and that was all he really Isner served more than 100 aces in AP – LONDON needed. his four matches in the Spanish capital, Thiem broke the tall American on his where the high altitude adds speed to The all-English Champions League final could be first chance in the second set and then the balls and makes the clay courts faster. played at home after Turkey was added to once more in the third to reach the semi- The American had 18 aces on Friday England's "red list” of countries where all but finals in Madrid for the fourth straight and 29 in his three-set win over sixth- essential travel is banned due to severe corona- time. seeded Andrey Rublev on Thursday, virus outbreaks. “He is one of the best servers in including two consecutive to close out Chelsea and Manchester City are due to meet history, especially here in the altitude. the match. He said he was outplayed and on May 29 in Istanbul and UEFA was hoping to His serve is bouncing so high and it’s so only stayed in the match thanks to his allow around 10,000 fans into the biggest club difficult to return,” Thiem said. serve. The 39th-ranked American had game of the European football season. “I really stayed focused, with a good lost in the round of 16 in his last two tour- But the British government yesterday warned fighting spirit. Against guys like him, a naments, with his other quarterfinal supporters not to travel to Turkey after imposing few points decide and that’s when I saved appearance this year coming in March the new travel restrictions, and said the English the break points in the beginning of the in what was his first tournament since Football Association was in talks with Champions second set.” last year’s French Open. League organizer UEFA about staging the game in Thiem saved four break points in the Thiem, last year’s US Open champion, Britain, instead. The most logical English venue to fifth game of the second set, then broke was coming off a break after a slow start. Zverev and move the game to is Wembley with the London Isner’s serve in the next game to take the The fourth-ranked Austrian hadn’t Nadal after stadium staging eight games of the European match to a third set. The Austrian squan- played since March. The Madrid Open their match. Championship across June and July, so it has UEFA's dered another break chance in the first was not played last year because of the required logistics and broadcasting infrastructure game of the deciding set but capitalized coronavirus pandemic. already in place. Nadal, Osaka scoop top Laureus awards REUTERS – LONDON LIST OF WINNERS named the Team of the Sportsman of the Year: Rafael Nadal Year. Spain’s Rafa Nadal was named the 2021 Laureus Sportswoman of the Year: Naomi Osaka Britain’s Formula Sportsman of the Year on Thursday, while fellow Team of the Year: Bayern Munich One world champion tennis player Naomi Osaka won the top women’s Breakthrough of the Year: Patrick Mahomes Lewis Hamilton claimed honour. Comeback of the Year: Max Parrot the inaugural Athlete Japan’s Osaka won her second US Open title Sport for Good Award: KICKFORMORE by KICKFAIR Advocate of the Year last year, while Nadal equalled Roger Federer’s Lifetime Achievement Award: Billie Jean King Award for his record of 20 Grand Slam titles by claiming his Athlete Advocate of the Year: Lewis Hamilton involvement in the fight 13th French Open crown. Sporting Inspiration: Mohamed Salah against racism. Nadal picked up his fourth Laureus honour, Sporting Moment of the Year: Chris Nikic Quaterback Patrick having previously scooped the Breakthrough, Mahomes won the Break- Comeback and men’s individual awards. Tennis dominated the digital awards cer- through of the Year Award after “The rest of the sportsmen probably deserve emony in Seville as American great Billie Jean helping Kansas City Chiefs in the trophy the same as me, but this was the year King received the Lifetime Achievement award. 2020 to their first Super Bowl for me and I can’t be happier,” the 34-year-old German soccer champions Bayern Munich, appearance and win in 50 years, at Rafael Nadal with his Nadal said.