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SPORT 17 Even Though We Are 133 for No Loss It Was Really, Really Hard Work SUNDAY 18 AUGUST 2019 SPORT 17 Even though we are 133 for no loss it was really, really hard work. If somebody told me you are getting to chase 268 I’d take it any TENNIS CRICKET day. But this 268 is huge, it is not easy. We ATP/WTA Cincinnati England vs Australia, 2nd Test may look pretty today ... but it is another day Sri Lankan captain Masters: Day 4 Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 1st Test ACTION tomorrow, it is a hard day tomorrow. Dimuth Karunaratne TODAY’S Course record 63 Djokovic beats Pouille to gives Matsuyama reach Cincinnati semis halfway lead REUTERS REUTERS He will have less than 24 hours to recover CHICAGO MASON for a semi-final against Daniil Medvedev, who continued his recent hot form, ousting Russian Hideki Matsuyama had one of the best putting Novak Djokovic compatriot Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-3 in barely days of his career to take the halfway lead with wore down Lucas an hour. a course-record nine-under 63 in the second Pouille after an Medvedev, a career-high eighth in the round at the BMW Championship in suburban even first set, rankings, faced only one break point. Chicago on Friday. dispatching the Frenchman He has made two finals in the past two The putter, so often the weak link in the 7-6(2), 6-1 in a Cincinnati Masters quarter- weeks, losing to Nick Kyrgios in Washington Japanese player’s game, did not let Matsuyama final in Ohio on Friday. and Rafa Nadal in Montreal. down as he cranked out nine birdies at The match was much closer than when In other quarter-final action, Frenchman Medinah, five times holing out from outside 15 the pair met in the Australian Open semi-finals Richard Gasquet continued his comeback from feet. in January, when Djokovic conceded only four groin surgery by defeating 11th seeded He capped off his day by sinking a 25-footer games before going on to win the title. Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6(2), 3-6, at the 17th and then a 30-footer at the last for It took Djokovic nearly an hour to 6-2. Gasquet, who defeated Andy Murray in a 12-under 132 total, one stroke better than prevail in the first set but he closed out a the opening round, set up a semi-final clash Americans Tony Finau (66) and Patrick Cantlay one-sided tie-break with a deft backhand on Saturday with Belgian 16th seed David (67) in the penultimate event of the PGA Tour passing shot. Goffin. season. The second was one-way traffic as the Goffin advanced when his quarter-final Tiger Woods languished equal 48th in the world number one played with relentless effi- opponent, Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka, pulled 69-man field, 10 strokes off the pace after a ciency against an opponent who ran out of out before their match on Friday due to illness. second straight 71. answers. Gasquet underwent groin surgery in Matsuyama, ranked as high as second in Perhaps the only concern for Djokovic with January and returned to competition in May. the world two years ago, was delighted for a the US Open looming in less than two weeks “I didn’t play for six months, so it’s great change with his form on the greens. was a sore elbow which required brief to be back here and reaching the semi-finals “I made a lot of long putts today and that treatment by his trainer late in the match. aged 33,” Gasquet told ESPN in an on-court was the difference,” he told PGATour.com. “I managed to finish the match, had a little interview. Matsuyama is 33rd in the FedEx Cup bit of tightness in my elbow but hopefully eve- “Goffin is a tough guy, one of the fastest Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot to Lucas Pouille standings and needs a strong finish on Sunday rything will be fine for tomorrow,” Djokovic from the baseline, so I will be prepared to of France during their Western and Southern Open to advance as part of the 30-man field for next said in an on-court interview. battle and to fight.” quarter-final match in Mason, Ohio, on Friday. week’s Tour Championship. It would be his fifth successive appearance in the exclusive event. He has nine rivals within three strokes starting the weekend, including former world Osaka’s US Open defence Kuznetsova denies Barty’s number one Justin Thomas (69), two behind. Equal second, Finau has set the foundation in doubt after knee injury for a tilt at what would only be his second PGA bid to return to World No. 1 Tour victory, though what he lacks in sil- verware he makes up for in consistency. AFP “It’ sucks, especially since AFP World number nine Cantlay, who tasted CINCINNATI I didn’t want to get injured this CINCINNATI victory this season at the prestigious Jack close to the Open,” Osaka said. Nicklaus-hosted Memorial, rated a par at the Naomi Osaka’s US Open title “And now I’m kind of worried Resurgent Svetlana Kuznetsova denied 15th hole as important as any of his birdies on defense was in doubt on Friday a little bit. Ashleigh Barty a chance to reclaim the world Friday. after a left knee injury forced “The injured part sucks but number one ranking Saturday as the Russian Ten strokes from the lead was Bryson her to retire from her losing, it’s not that big of a deal. veteran thrashed the Australian 6-2, 6-4 in DeChambeau, who became the poster boy for Cincinnati WTA quarter-final. She was playing well.” the WTA Cincinnati Masters semi-finals. slow play when a video of him taking two The Japanese star, who Osaka had won the second Barty could have re-taken the top minutes to line up a putt went viral during last could lose her world number set to level the match and was ranking she lost last week to Japan’s Naomi week’s Northern Trust event. one ranking if Australian Ash- down a game in the third when Osaka had she reached the final. DeChambeau was targeted by some leigh Barty wins her semi-final she was seen by the trainer for The shutdown triumph by the 34-year- heckling on Friday according to broadcaster on Saturday, was forced to quit nearly 10 minutes. old double Grand Slam winner leaves Golf Channel, which reported that a police in pain -- American SofiaSofia WithW her knee heavily injured Osaka atop the rankings with the officer had ejected a spectator from the course Kenin a 6-4, 1-6, 2-0 win. tapedtape she went back on court US Open starting a week from tomorrow. on the 18th hole. andand played one more game Kuznetsova will play for the title today beforebefo packing it in with her against the winner of a later semi-final US PGA TOUR BMW CHAMPIONSHIP SCORES movementmov clearly impaired. between Americans Sofia Kenin and 132 - Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) 69-63 OsakaO said she remained Madison Keys. 133 - Patrick Cantlay 66-67, Tony Finau 67-66 unsureunsu of even what medical Barty, who had rallied from a set down Justin Thomas 65-69 analysisana she needs to to win her previous two matches, was off 134 - Adam Hadwin (CAN) 67-68, Lucas Glover 66-69, ddetermineete the nature of the the boil against Kuznetsova, who is back on 135 - Chez Reavie 67-68, Rory Sabbatini (SVK) 67-68, Corey injury.injur form after several seasons of injuries, Svetlana Conners (CAN) 69-66, Xander Schauffele 67-68 “Last“ year I won the US including a wrist problem. Kuznetsova Kevin Tway 69-67, Tommy Fleetwood 70-66, Kevin OpenOpe and this year I’m trying Kuznetsova was delayed in her hard- in action against 136 - Naomi to playp the US Open,” she said court summer start due to US visa Ashleigh Barty Kisner 68-68, Rory McIlroy (NIR) 69-67 Osaka of her mindset now with the problems, but won two rounds last week during the Western 137 - Brandt Snedeker 66-71, Rickie Fowler 67-70, Jon and Southern Open US Open starting a week in Canada before getting her American Rahm (ESP) 68-69, Kim Si-woo (KOR) 70-67, Max Homa semis, yesterday. fromfr Monday. entry sorted. 70-67, Joel Dahmen 66-71 Wales top world All Blacks thrash Wallabies to fire World Cup warning rankings with REUTERS downfield allowed Barrett to AUCKLAND counter-attack with Bridge, who exploited a mismatch England win The All Blacks silenced their through a gap and found the critics with a physical and scrumhalf inside him to give REUTERS polished performance to the All Blacks a 17-0 lead. CARDIFF retain the Bledisloe Cup for a The world champions 17th season with a 36-0 could have been even better Wales beat England 13-6 in Cardiff yesterday victory over Australia that also placed had hooker Dane to avenge their loss in the reverse fixture last quelled concerns the wheels Coles not been sinbinned in Sunday and take them to the top of the official might be coming off before the the 37th minute, with referee world rankings as the World Cup looms. World Cup. Jaco Peyper overturning a A fired-up Wales, fielding a near full- Flyhalf Richie Mo’unga penalty advantage for the All strength side against a more mixed England scored a try and slotted nine Blacks while they were on lineup for the second game in a row, scored points with the boot at Eden attack.
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