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Federer Calls for Tokyo Olympics Decision: Is It Happening Or Not? DPA Berlin Djokovic QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune sets up QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune final clash with Nadal at Italian Open PAGE 11 SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2021 Federer calls for Tokyo Olympics decision: Is it happening or not? DPA BERLIN ROGER Federer has called I would love to play in the on Olympics chiefs to end all Olympics, win a medal for uncertainty and make a final Switzerland. ruling on whether Tokyo 2020 can go ahead. I think what the athletes The Swiss great, a win- need is a decision: is it ner of 20 Grand Slam titles, going to happen or is it had hoped to make a farewell not going to happen? Olympic Games appearance last year, only for the pan- At the moment, we have demic to mean the event was the impression that it will postponed for 12 months. happen. We know it’s a Both the Japanese govern- ment and the International fluid situation. Olympic Committee have not And you can also decide swayed from their stance that as an athlete if you want the Games will go ahead de- to go. If you feel there’s a spite a strong swell of public support for a cancellation. lot of resistance, maybe With Japan struggling to it’s better not to go. I contain the COVID-19 virus, don’t know. however, and Tokyo still in a formal state of emergency, Roger Federer there remain major doubts over whether it is realistic for thousands of international vis- to happen? itors to come to the country in “At the moment, we have July and August. the impression that it will hap- Federer has heard the con- pen. We know it’s a fluid situ- fident voices, but he also is ation. And you can also decide aware that many residents of as an athlete if you want to go. Tokyo are against the Games If you feel there’s a lot of re- happening this year. sistance, maybe it’s better not Tennis great Roger Federer during a pre-tournament interview ahead of the Gonet Geneva Open in Switzerland on Friday. (ATP) “Honestly I don’t know to go. I don’t know.” what to think. I’m a bit between Federer, who is returning appearance, with Wimbledon back which is the priority.” through that match, Federer encounters against Fucsovics in The top seed returned the two,” Federer told Swiss tel- from a long knee injury lay- on the horizon. Earlier on Friday, Federer will likely face a difficult quar- the past. This year’s Rotterdam to the ATP Tour for the first evision station Leman Bleu. off, has played at four previous He and wife Mirka and was placed into a tough sec- ter-final encounter. runner-up pushed Federer to time in 13 months at the Qatar “I would love to play in Olympics, winning doubles their family are likely to be tion of the Gonet Geneva Open Federer shares the top quar- four sets at last year’s Australi- ExxonMobil Open in March, the Olympics, win a medal for gold with Stan Wawrinka in spending several weeks apart draw, ahead of his tournament ter of the draw with Santiago an Open and reached tie-breaks where he fell to eventual Switzerland. It would make Beijing in 2008 and silver in as Federer co-operates, where debut at the ATP 250 next champion Cristian Garin and in his previous two matches champion Nikoloz Basilashvili me especially proud. But if it singles at London 2012, where required, with tournament week. former World No. 3 Marin Cilic. against the 39-year-old. in the quarter-finals. doesn’t happen because of the Andy Murray denied him in bubbles, limiting the size of In a loaded top quarter, the Fifth seed Garin will begin his Federer will be making just Federer will be aiming to situation, I would be the first the final at Wimbledon. player entourages. 20-time Grand Slam champi- title bid against Marton Fucso- his second appearance of the join Claudio Mezzadri (1987), to understand. He is set to play his sec- “It’s going to test a little the on will face Australia’s Jordan vics, while Cilic will meet Swiss year in the Swiss city and will Marc Rosset (1989) and Stan “I think what the athletes ond comeback tournament situation at home,” Federer said. Thompson or Pablo Andujar Dominic Stephan Stricker. be competing on clay for the Wawrinka (2016-‘17) as the need is a decision: is it going next week at the Geneva Open, “I’ve spoken about it a lot of Spain in the second round. Federer has also contested first time sinceR oland Garros fourth Swiss player to lift the to happen or is it not going building up to a French Open with Mirka. Now it’s the come- If he can navigate his way three tight ATP Head2Head in 2019. Geneva trophy. Attiyah fastest, edges closer to Andalucia Rally title Al Shaqab Racing’s Joud Al Cham and Mounjared Al Cham finished 1-2 in the Prix Baroud II race for Purebred Arabians at Toulouse in France on Saturday. (Pic: Robert Poulin) Joud Al Cham leads home an Al Shaqab Racing 1-2 in France TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK lead. Setting a steady pace, he year, before winning on his DOHA ran relaxed and unchallenged seasonal bow at 4 the follow- for the frontrunner position, ing May. He then lined up in THE Prix Baroud II, a condi- whilst Mounjared Al Cham the Group 1 PA Qatar Derby tions race for Purebred Arabi- sat towards the rear. In the des Pur-Sang Arabes de 4 ans ans aged 4 and over, saw a 1-2 final turn,A uge remained at Chantilly that July but was for the colours of Al Shaqab motionless as his rivals began clearly not in form that day, Racing when Joud Al Cham their pursuit. finishing down the field.T hat (Azadi x Taj Al Chame) led In the straight, he held off was he last racecourse appear- home Mounjared Al Cham his challengers, and looked ance until today’s win, over 9 Nasser Al Attiyah and his co-driver Matthieu Baumel in their Toyota Hilux during the 283km route at the Andalucia Rally in Spain on Saturday. (Azadi x Al Moutawakila). to be the comfortable win- months later. Both are 5-year-old entire ner until Mounjared Al Cham “Both these horses have TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Baumel hold a 4.43-second Xavier Panseri, who had won kvist; Mini John Cooper Works horses, both owned in associa- came with a strong late run in shown a lot of quality, and DOHA lead over local pair Carlos the first and second leg, fin- Buggy; +7.02 tion by Al Shaqab Racing and the final 200 meters. He flew they both needed this run”, Sainz and Lucas Cruz. ished third on Saturday in 5. Erik van Loon / Sebastien Nada Mousli, both trained by to line, and the post only just commented trainer Thomas Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al At- Sainz and Cruz finished their Can Am Maverick XRS. Delaunay; Toyota Hilux; +10.09 Thomas Fourcy, and both bred came in time for Joud Al Cham Fourcy. tiyah edged closer to defending third in Mini Cooper behind 6. Guillaume de Mevius / Tom by Hassan and Nada Mousli to hold the win by the smallest “Joud Al Cham has a huge his title at the Andalucia Rally in Saudi’s Yazeed al-Rajhi and Leg 3 Results Colsoul; OT3; +12.47 (Mounjared Al Cham) in as- of noses! stride and travelled with his Spain after he won the third and his German co-driver Dirk 1. Nasser Al Attiyah / Mathieu 7. Paulo Ferreira / Jorge Mon- sociation with Faiz Al Elweet)! Soko (Nieshan x Saka) ears pricked – I don’t think penultimate leg on Saturday. Von Zitzewitz, who were Baumel; Toyota Hilux; Time: teiro; Toyota Hilux; +13.45 And only a nose separated came in third, 2 ½ lengths he’s had a hard race! We will The ace rally driver Attiyah behind the wheel of Toyota 3:12.38 seconds 8. Mitchell Guthrie / Ola Floene; these two horses on the finish back from the leading pair. give them both some time. and his French co-driver Mat- Hilux. 2. Yazeed Al Rajhi / Dirk von OT3; +14.42 line of this 2,100-meter race at Joud Al Cham was making They are nice horses for the thieu Baumel in Toyota Hilux Meanwhile, Nasser’s Zitzewitz; Toyota Hilux; +1.48 9. Denis Krotow / Konstantin Toulouse (France). just his fourth racecourse ap- second half of the season. emerged fastest in the 283km brother Khalifa Al Attiyah 3. Carlos Sainz / Lucas Cruz; Zilcow; Mini John Cooper Works Joud Al Cham, ridden by pearance here, and his third “The aim is to let them ma- route in 3:12.38 seconds. (South Racing) was on course Mini John Cooper Works Rally; Rally; +16.02 Julien Auge, was drawn on win! ture into nice older horses. I Going into Sunday’s to winning the T4 category. +3.17 10. Laia Sanz / Daniel Oliveras; the inside in this 7-runner He won on debut in the don’t have a race lined up for 284km final leg, Attiyah and Al Attiyah and co-driver 4. Mattias Ekstrom / Emil Berg- Mini All4 Racing; +17.00. race, and went straight to November of his 3-year-old them right now.” 10 Sunday, May 16, 2021 Sports Sanchez names Qatar squad for World Cup and Asian Cup qualifiers Indian team to arrive in Group E centralised venue of Doha on May 19 TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Ahrak, Ismail Muhammad, The tournament will be Championship before being DOHA Karim Boudaif, Assim Madi- played in 11 cities across eight renamed to the CONCACAF bo, Almoez Ali, Akram Afif, different US metropolitan ar- Gold Cup starting in 1991.
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