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SPORT MONDAY 24 JULY 2017 21 Clijsters, Roddick in Tennis Hall of Fame Newport and his often biting wit, Roddick friends pushed her around on a “I won a couple times — not AP was inducted into the Hall along court in her wheelchair so she a lot, but a couple,” he said. “The with Belgian star Kim Clijsters, six- could she feel like she was still big four guys really (angered me) ooking around the Inter- time Paralympic medalist involved with the sport. most of the time when I played national Tennis Hall of Monique Kalkman-van den Bosch “I’m so fortunate to have ten- them. But I’m absolutely proud to Fame, Andy Roddick and journalist and historian Steve nis in my life,” she said. “It’s been have my life and career associ- thought about all the Flink. Tennis instructor and inno- magic for me.” ated with such quality things he is not. vator Vic Braden, who died in Roddick thanked his several individuals.” LNot as good as the historic 2014, was also inducted. coaches and his father and his And he said at the pre-cere- greats, especially Americans who Clijsters won four Grand Slam wife, Brooklyn Decker, who sat mony news conference that when preceded him into the Newport singles titles and 31 overall, in the stands near fellow model he woke up that morning, the first shrine like John McEnroe, Pete including the 2009 US Open as Chrissy Teigen and her husband, text he saw was from Federer. Sampras and Andre Agassi. Not as an unranked, wild-card entry singer John Legend. He also con- The inductees took a tour of good as the modern Big Four - after coming out of retirement gratulated his fellow inductees, the museum on Friday, where Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal, Novak following the birth of her joining those who praised Clijsters they got to see their mementos Djokovic and Andy Murray - who daughter. as a person. alongside those of some of their stood in the way of him winning “Sorry, guys, but it’s differ- Roddick also spoke of sneak- heroes. Roddick took special more than one Grand Slam. ent,” said Hall of Famer Chris ing into the players’ lounge at the pleasure in seeing the racket “I’m not the best of all time. Evert, who presented Flink for U S Open when he was 8 years Arthur Ashe used when winning I’m not going to win Wimbledon. induction. old and playing video games with Wimbledon in 1975, or the one I’m not the best of my generation. Evert said she developed a Sampras, too scared to speak. Rod Laver used at Forest Hills. I’m not the most well-behaved. friendship with Flink over his Eleven years later, they were on Wearing a white button- I’m not the most polished,” Rod- career, which started when he The 2017 inductees into the International Tennis Hall of the same Davis Cup team. down shirt embroidered with dick said in a speech on Saturday was a researcher for Hall of Fame Fame (From left) Monique Kalkman van den Bosch of the “It (stunk) being in your vac- trucks that his 22-month-old son, that was sometimes funny and tennis writer Bud Collins. He went Netherlands, Kim Clijsters of Belgium, journalist Steve Flink uum at times. I still consider Hank, picked out, Roddick noted sometimes poignant. on to write books and magazine myself lucky,” said Roddick, who that as an inductee he now gets of the US and Andy Roddick of the US pose for photographs “I’m also never going to take articles and provide tennis com- lost to Federer in a Grand Slam to vote on future candidates. And after ceremonies in Newport, Rhode Island, US on Saturday. this honour for granted,” he said. mentary on TV and radio. final four separate times. “I got to he joked that he would take “I may not be a lot of things, but Evert spoke in awe about guard (Michael) Jordan. I went the advantage of his new power to from this day forward, I’m never Flink’s recall for long-ago own record wrong. “Steve Flink Kalkman-van den Bosch dis- distance with (Muhammad) Ali. I pay Federer back for all of the going to be anything less than a matches, and how he would is being inducted today for a life- cussed fighting cancer at the age pitched to Babe Ruth. I feel like I defeats. Hall of Famer.” interrupt her at press conferences time of making tennis the centre of 14 and fearing that she would know what it must have been like “I might vote against him,” he Known for his powerful serve when she got details about her of his world,” she said. never play tennis again. Her to watch Picasso. I saw it all. said with a smile. Ferrer bags Bastad title Qureshi, Ram win doubles Bastad, Sweden AFP title at Hall of Fame Open paniard David Ferrer claimed his first ATP Tour title in The Peninsula “It’s been a pleasure to play with Salmost two years by seeing off Rajeev,” said Qureshi. “It’s been a great Alexandr Dolgopolov to win the laying together for the first time, week. I love Newport and I love coming clay-court tournament in Bastad Pakistan’s Aisam Ul Haq Qureshi and back here. He’s won so many titles on for the third time yesterday. PRajeev Ram of the U S notched the grass so it was a perfect combination. The 35-year-old Ferrer came doubles title at the Dell Technologies Hall Hopefully we can play in the future again. through 6-4, 6-4 to seal the 27th of Fame Open on Saturday. Winning a tournament when playing title of his career, but first since Qureshi and Ram defeated Aussie duo together for the first time is a great October 2015 when he won in Matt Reid and John-Patrick Smith 6-4, 4-6, feeling.” Vienna. 10-7 on Saturday. The win came one day The Pakistani-American tandem split The former French Open final- after rallying past third seeds Sam Groth $29,010 in prize money and 250 Emirates ist, now ranked 46th in the world, and Leander Paes 11-9 in a Match Tie- ATP Rankings points. Ram is now a two- was cruising to victory with a 5-1 break, saving eight match points. time singles and two-time doubles lead in the second set, but needed It was the second doubles title in champion in Newport. He defeated Sam seven match points to eventually Newport for both players, with Qureshi Querrey for his maiden title in 2009 and get over the line. prevailing in 2015 with Jonathan Marray emerged victorious again in 2015, defeat- Ferrer’s victory means that and Ram in 2009 with Jordan Kerr. In ing Ivo Karlovic in a deciding tie-break. Aisam Ul Haq Qureshi and Rajeev Ram pose for a eight of the last 13 stagings of the total, Qureshi captured his 15th ATP World “They did good in the second set to photograph after winning the men’s doubles title at event have been won by Spanish Tour doubles crown and fourth of the year come back, but we kept believing like we the Dell Technologies Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode players, with Rafael Nadal, Tommy (with four different partners). For Ram, it did yesterday when we came out of one Island, US on Saturday. The Pakistani-American duo Robredo, Nicolas Almagro and last was title No. 13 and his third of the that we maybe shouldn’t have (saving beat Australians Matt Reid and John-Patrick Smith 6-4, year’s champion Albert Ramos- season. eight match points),” said Ram. 4-6, 10-7 in the final. Vinolas all successful since 2005. Dodgers get back to winning ways NHL: Arvidsson signs seven-year Agencies BASEBALL RESULTS orey Seager, Chase Utley and LA Dodgers 6 Atlanta 2 Chris Taylor homered, and Seattle 6 NY Yankees 5 $29.75m deal C Rich Hill pitched 6 1/3 strong LA Angels 7 Boston 3 innings to lead the Los Angeles Colorado 7 Pittsburgh 3 Nashville Dodgers to a 6-2 victory over the Washington 4 Arizona 3 AP Atlanta Braves at Dodger Stadium Kansas City 7 Chicago White Sox 2 on Saturday. Texas 4 Tampa Bay 3 he Nashville Hill (7-4) struck out eight and Predators are Minnesota 6 Detroit 5 allowed two runs and six hits. Los making sure Miami 5 Cincinnati 4 T Angeles snapped a two-game slide they keep Viktor after winning 11 in a row. NY Mets 6 Oakland 5 Arvidsson (pic- Francisco Lindor’s home run Cleveland 2 Toronto 1 tured) around, leading off the bottom of the 10th Houston 8 Baltimore 4 re-signing the for- inning lifted Cleveland over Toronto. Milwaukee 9 Philadelphia 8 ward who made the Lindor hit a 3-2 pitch from San Francisco 5 Diego 4 second-biggest reliever Danny Barnes (2-3) over the scoring jump in the right field wall for his 15th home run. NHL with a seven- Bryan Shaw (3-4) got the last out of the 10th with a double off the center- year deal worth $29.75m. the top of the 10th to get the win. wall field against New York reliever General manager David Poile announced the Wilmer Flores’ walk-off homer Adam Warren (2-2). After an inten- deal Saturday night hours after the team and in the ninth inning capped a stirring tional walk to Robinson Cano, Cruz Arvidsson went to arbitration.