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Al Attiyah on Track for Historic Victory TUESDAY 16 JULY 2019 SPORT 17 They chant Roger, I hear Novak. Novak Djokovic says I like to transmute it in a way. after a nail-biting FOOTBALL FOOTBALL When the crowd is chanting Wimbledon final Champions League, Champions League, ‘Roger’ I hear ‘Novak’. It sounds against Swiss superstar Qualifying 1st Round: Qualifying 1st Round: HB silly, but it is like that. ACTION Tórshavn vs HJK Helsinki Roger Federer. Shkendija vs Kalju TODAY’S Silk Way Rally: Star Qatari driver wins penultimate stage Al Attiyah on track for historic victory THE PENINSULA Should Al Attiyah and Dakar Rally and the Silk Way ALASHAN, CHINA Rally in the same year. Baumel win the 2019 But the ever-pragmatic Glyn Qatar’s Dakar Rally star Nasser Silk Way Rally, it will be Hall, Team Principal of Toyota Al Attiyah (Qatar) and navigator the first time that a crew Gazoo Racing SA, is quick to Mathieu Baumel (France) are on wins both the Dakar caution: “We don’t like taking the brink of an historic victory, anything for granted in this sport. after winning the penultimate Rally and the Silk Way And Nasser is a true professional. stage of the 2019 Silk Way Rally, Rally in the same year. He’ll tackle tomorrow’s final between Alashan and Jiayuguan stage like any other, and only in China, yesterday. relax once he’s safely through.” The pair posted a time of With that said, the Toyota Cross-Country racing can 3hrs 52min 17sec over the Hilux crew spent nearly 140km indeed be cruel, as we saw with 290km-long special stage, of Stage 9 in second and third Bernhard ten Brink at the Dakar increasing their lead to 1hrs gear, dealing with short, sharp Rally this year. A great per- 10min 46sec over China’s Wei dunes that really punished the formance, brought to a halt when Han, in a Geely SMG Buggy. crew and the car. As ever, the the end was almost in sight. Then “It was a good stage for us Toyota Hilux again proved its again, Al Attiyah’s performance today, despite opening the road,” legendary toughness by coming in the 2019 Silk Way Rally has Qatar’ Nasser Al Attiyah and France’s Mathieu Baumel compete with their Toyota Hilux during the said Al Attiyah after parking his through unscathed; and the been nothing short of perfect. 9th stage of the Silk Way Rally 2019 from Alashan to Jiayuguan, yesterday. South African-built Toyota Hilux crew reckons a good night’s rest “Nasser has really shown his safely in the bivouac after the should put them right for the class so far, and we certainly stage. final stage. don’t doubt that he can win the to end with a bang – the final and rocky river crossings also in rally to the Chinese city of Jiay- “Most of the stage consisted Should Al Attiyah and rally,” conceded Hall. stage has a race distance of the mix. “We’ll be opening the uguan, before the crews transit of sand, which suits my driving Baumel win the 2019 Silk Way “But let’s just wait for the 255km, plus liaisons of 301km. road again tomorrow,” said Al to the city of Dunhuang for the style – and it clearly suits the Rally, it will be the first time final stage before getting Most of the stage will be run over Attiyah of the final stage. podium finish – completing a Hilux too.” that a crew wins both the excited.” The rally is scheduled gravel tracks, with some dunes The final stage will bring the mammoth event of 5,000km. Crosswind Djokovic consolidates top ranking sends LONDON Alaphilippe, AFP Barty stays Ineos clear Novak Djokovic’s successful Novak Djokovic at number defence of his Wimbledon is now 4,500 crown ensured that the Serb one in spite at Tour remained at world number one points clear of in the latest ATP rankings second-ranked of upset AFP released yesterday. A handout picture Nadal who is just ALBI The 32-year-old collected released by 485 points ahead of AFP his fifth Wimbledon title and the All England 37-year-old Federer. PARIS Dutch rookie Wout van Aert 16th major Sunday with a Lawn Tennis and won stage 10 of the Tour de thrilling five-set win over Roger Croquet Club, Ashleigh Barty hung on to top France yesterday as Julian Federer, a match that last three yesterday shows place in the WTA rankings Alaphilippe extended his overall minutes short of five hours. 2019 Wimbledon yesterday despite crashing out lead after a blistering late He is now 4,500 points men’s singles of Wimbledon in the last 16. charge split the peloton. clear of second-ranked Rafa champion Serbia’s The French Open Yellow jersey wearer Alap- Nadal who is just 485 points Novak Djokovic champion, who was hoping to hilippe started the attack from ahead of 37-year-old Federer. posing for a become the first Australian to 20km out and defending The biggest climber is photograph with win at the All England Club champion Geraint Thomas and Roberto Bautista Agut whose his trophy at the since Evonne Goolagong his Ineos team joined in to leave ride to the semi-finals, where Champions Dinner Cawley in 1980, lost in three at least five of their rivals he lost in four sets to Djokovic, on Sunday. sets to the American Alison trailing 1min 36 adrift at the sees him rise nine places to 13, Riske. finish in the red roofed south- equalling his best ranking. The top three of Barty, eastern town of Albi on the David Goffin, who lost to Naomi Osaka and Karolina banks of the Tarn river. Djokovic in the quarters, Pliskova remains unchanged Richie Porte, Thibaut Pinot, returns to the Top 20, rising five Halep enjoys Romania’s adulation although none of them reached Jakob Fuglsang, Rigoberto Uran places to 18th. REUTERS international airport,rt, cclutchinglutching the quarter-finals. and Mikel Landa all lost time BUCHAREST her trophy and flowerswers as fansfans after overall leader Alaphilippe ATP RANKINGS shouted “Bravo, Simona!”.mona!”. WTA RANKINGS launched a devastating surge Romania’s presidency and the “I’ve been stayingng focusedfocused onon as a sudden headwind split the 1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 12,415 pts Orthodox Church awarded my tactics... Serenaa is the best 1. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 6,605 pts peloton. 2. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 7,945 Wimbledon tennis champion player of all times.”” 2. Naomi Osaka (JAP) 6,257 Alaphilippe, in top spot, 3. Roger Federer (SUI) 7,460 Simona Halep (pictured) their It was Halep’s secondecond GrGrandand 3. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 6,055 leads second placed Thomas by 4. Dominic Thiem (AUT) 4,595 highest distinctions yesterday Slam title following hherer tritriumphumph 4. Simona Halep (ROU) 5,933 (+3) 1min 12sec, a second Ineos 5. Alexander Zverev (GER) 4,325 while hundreds of fans cheered at Roland Garros inin Paris lastlast 5. Kiki Bertens (NED) 5,130 (-1) rider, Egan Bernal, is at 1min 16, 6. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 4,045 her home after she blitzed US year. 6. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 4,785 and van Aert’s team-mate opponent Serena Williams at the The presidency awardedawarded herher Steven Kruijswijk is another 7. Kei Nishikori (JPN) 4,040 weekend. the Star of Romaniaia whilewhile thethe 7. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 4,638 (+1) 11sec off in fourth. 8. Karen Khachanov (RUS) 2,890 (+1) Halep, 27, became the first church gave her thee PatriarchalPatriarchal 8. Sloane Stephens (USA) 3,802 (+1) The 22-year-old Bernal 9. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 2,785 (+1) Romanian to win a Wimbledon Cross. 9. Serena Williams (USA) 3,411 (+1) takes the best young rider’s 10. Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 2,625 (+3) singles title after stunning seven- “I always make thethe sign 10. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 3,365 (+1) white jersey. 11. Kevin Anderson (RSA) 2,500 (-3) times champion Serena Williams of the cross and believeelieve 11. Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 3,356 (+1) Bernal, who proved again 12. Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 2,380 (-1) 6-2, 6-2 in the 56-minute match in God because nothinghing 12. Belinda Bencic (SUI) 2,963 (+1) here he can keep up with the final on Saturday. can be done withoutout burly riders who do well in 13. Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 2,320 (+9) “I played my chance. I did the help of God,” Haleplep 13. Angelique Kerber (GER) 2,875 (-8) crosswinds. 14. Borna Coric (CRO) 2,195 the best I could and that’s why I said last year afterer 14. Qiang Wang (CHN) 2,872 (+1) Nairo Quintana of Movistar 15. John Isner (USA) 2,040 (-3) managed to win,” a beaming winning in Paris. 15. Johanna Konta (GBR) 2,790 (+3) was all smiles too, after fin- Halep told reporters at Bucharest ishing in the mini-peloton after an exhausting long-range dash. Jumbo Visma’s Dutch stage winner van Aert claimed his Serbian press crown Djokovic ‘King of Tennis’ first Tour de France victory beating top sprinters drained by the high-speed run in. AFP record in the longest final in the Blic commented. Djokovic, con- level on five Wimbledon titles Djokovic won “against Federer On his debut Tour van Aert, BELGRADE tournament’s history on Sunday. trary to his habits, “did not show with Bjorn Borg is the first man and the public” cheering for the who did well in the spring “Novak, King of Tennis,” any emotion during the whole in 70 years to win the title after Swiss.
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