Federer Fires Into Shanghai Semis Djokovic Relishing Semi-Final Against ‘Top Player’ Zverev

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Federer Fires Into Shanghai Semis Djokovic Relishing Semi-Final Against ‘Top Player’ Zverev SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2018 16 Chase’s runs boost West Indies in second Test Federer fires into Shanghai semis Djokovic relishing semi-final against ‘top player’ Zverev AFP | Shanghai oger Federer blazed into the Shanghai Masters Rsemi-finals with a 6-4, Rishabh Pant yelps his lungs out as Shimron Hetmyer is rapped on the pad 7-6 (7/4) victory over Kei Ni- shikori as the Swiss great’s title defence belatedly caught fire AFP | Hyderabad, India SCOREBOARD yesterday. The 20-time Grand Slam oston Chase hit an unbeat- West Indies 295 for 7 (Chase champion and top seed will Ren 98 to defiantly lead the meet 13th seed Borna Coric to- West Indies to 295 for seven on 98*, Holder 52, Kuldeep day after the Croatian defeated the opening day of the second 3-74) v India unseeded Australian Matthew Test against India yesterday. Ebden 7-5, 6-4. The tourists elected to bat The other semi-final tees up first and at times looked in rich in a 69-run sixth-wicket Novak Djokovic against young trouble as they seek to level stand as skipper Virat Kohli German star Alexander Zverev, the two Test series. mixed and matched his bowl- just the second time they will But Chase built crucial part- ers. have met. nerships including a 104-run Umesh finally broke the The 37-year-old Federer was seventh-wicket stand with partnership by trapping Dow- forced to battle through the first skipper Jason Holder, who rich lbw for 30. two matches of his title defence, made 52. Chase was accom- Chase got to his seventh Test first to Daniil Medvedev and panied by Devendra Bishoo, fifty just before tea and is on then Roberto Bautista Agut. on two, at the close of play in course for his fourth Test cen- He put Nishikori under the Hyderabad. tury. His highest Test score of cosh immediately, breaking the Switzerland’s Roger Federer hits a return against Japan’s Kei Nishikori Holder made a strong return 137 not out came against India eighth seed in the first game of after missing the opening de- in Jamaica in 2016. both sets, though the Japanese gery in February. lot and he has established him- -- had already qualified for Lon- feat in Rajkot with an ankle India are a bowler short af- did well to recover and force the The second seed is desperate self as a top player. don. Zverev is ranked fifth. injury, hitting his eighth Test ter debutant paceman Shardul second-set tie break. to grab injured Rafael Nadal’s “It’s going to be definitely a Zverev, now under the tute- fifty. Thakur suffered a groin injury Djokovic said that he was year-end number one ranking. close match.” lage of Ivan Lendl, said he is The second new ball did in his second over and limped relishing facing “top player” Djokovic and Zverev met on Touted as a potential future pleased with his overall pro - the trick for India as pace - back to the pavilion. He was Zverev after the 14-time Grand clay in the final of the Rome multiple Grand Slam winner, gress, even if a maiden Grand man Umesh Yadav got Hold- sent for scans and did not re- Slam champion beat Kevin An- Masters in May last year, the fourth seed Zverev eased past Slam remains elusive. er caught behind on a rising turn to field. derson 7-6 (7/1), 6-3. 21-year-old German winning Kyle Edmund to reach his first “I think every year you feel delivery. The morning session also Djokovic saved set point in 6-4, 6-3. Shanghai semi-final. more mature. Every year you Umesh and spinner Kuldeep saw a fan run onto the field the opener before taking control Djokovic, who endured a tur- The 6-4, 6-4 victory over spend on tour, you feel kind of Yadav eached claimed three and embrace Kohli, who was of the tie break and the second bulent last season with injury the 11th-seeded Briton seals different,” he said. wickets to rattle the West In- clearly upset. The fan tried to set to dump out the South Afri- and off-court issues, said they Zverev’s place in the sea - “Last year was the first time dies middle order as the tour- plant a kiss on his cheek and can seventh seed. were “both different players” son-ending ATP Finals in Lon- I kind of broke through to ists had slipped to 113-5 and take a selfie. The 31-year-old from Serbia now. don next month, which bring the top 10 and was a top-five then 182-6. Security officers overpow- is in blistering form, winning “I wasn’t -- I feel like -- play- together the top eight men. player. But Chase kept his calm to ered the youngster and hauled Wimbledon, the Cincinnati ing as well as I’m playing today,” The top four players in the “It’s always easier to get there counter attack with wicket- him off the field as the crowd Masters and US Open in recent he warned. world -- Nadal, Federer, Djok- -- but then staying there is al- keeper-batsman Shane Dow- roared and clapped. months, after having elbow sur- “But also he has improved a ovic and Juan Martin del Potro ways the tougher part.” Mbappe ignoring Ballon d’Or talk after star France turn Carrick hails Mourinho Goal.com | Paris as managerial ‘great’ ylian Mbappe insists he is alongside Ferguson Kignoring any talk about his chances of winning the Ballon AFP | London d’Or after inspiring France’s comeback in Thursday’s 2-2 anchester United coach draw with Iceland. MMichael Carrick says France appeared to be head- Jose Mourinho is in an elite ing for a deserved 2-0 defeat group alongside Alex Ferguson in Guingamp after goals from as one of the greatest managers Birkir Bjarnason and Kari Arna- of the past 30 years despite son had Iceland in control with his current problems at Old 32 minutes remaining. Trafford. But Mbappe, who entered as a The former midfielder, 37, substitute shortly after Iceland’s took up a coaching role at the end of last season after a dis- tinguished playing career at West Ham, Tottenham and Jose Mourinho (L) and Alex Ferguson United. I think that you Mourinho will be hoping last phies at United,” said Carrick. can’t compare me weekend’s thrilling 3-2 come- “We’re striving now to get back to the Ronaldo back win against Newcastle to it, but as a manager you can’t and Messi of those Kylian Mbappe scores France’s 90th-minute equaliser from the penalty spot to deny Iceland a famous victory sparks a revival after a dis - hide from the fact about what times, because mal run of results saw United he’s done. It’s up there with second goal, saw a shot find the is trying to not pay attention to list of nominees]. I will give slip well off the pace in the the very best. they’re different net via Hannes Halldorsson and his chances. everything until the end of the Premier League and exit the “Fortunately for me, you eras. Stats are Holmar Eyjolfsson in the 86th “I do not think about it, be- votes and we will see.” League Cup. look at the best managers over more important minute, before then converting cause when I think too much of It was put to Mbappe that he Carrick told Britain’s Press the last 25-30 years. You’re nowadays. I don’t a late penalty after Kolbeinn something, I become individu- has scored more goals than ei- Association that the most picking the top three, top five compare myself to Sigthorsson handled in the box. alistic,” Mbappe told TF1. ther Lionel Messi or Cristiano striking thing about the Por- -- two of them you’d say Jose them Unsurprisingly talk turned to “I prefer to think of the col- Ronaldo when they were his tuguese boss was his track re- or Sir Alex are right up there. the Ballon d’Or at full-time after lective, it is thanks to my team- age, but the 19-year-old Paris cord in winning trophies over “I’ve been lucky enough to KYLIAN MBAPPE he was named in the 30-man mates at PSG and in the nation- Saint-Germain star is not get- many years. experience that and take what shortlist, though he insists he al team that I am there [in the ting carried away with himself. “He’s managed to win tro- I can from both of them.” Hon. 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