11 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 sports Shunned Icardi takes legal action against Inter Milan: reports Djokovic rolls on at Open AFP | Milan Top-ranked defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated American Denis Kudla to reach the fourth nter Milan striker Mau- Iro Icardi has begun legal round of the US Open action against the Serie A club, demanding to return to full training and 1.5 mil- Serena Williams lion euros ($1.6 million) in • compensation, according defeated Czech to reports in Italy on Friday. Karolina Muchova The Argentinian -- who was stripped of the captain- Roger Federer cy last season amid a long cruises• past Dan Evans in contract dispute -- has been told that he is no longer part ruthless US Open display of the club’s plans under new coach Antonio Conte. AFP | New York The 26-year-old has con- tinued to train with the op-ranked defending team, but is not allowed champion Novak Djok- Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns the ball to Denis Kudla of the US Serena Williams of the US hits a return to Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic to take part in full tactical Tovic rolled into the US sessions. Open fourth round on Friday His lawyers have written while Serena Williams and Rog- booked a Sunday showdown rain-delayed match while his first victory over a top-10 foe in a letter to the club outlining er Federer cruised into the last with three-time Slam winner 38-year-old Swiss rival rested 12 tries. his demands, Gazzetta dello 16 and Kei Nishikori was elim- Stan Wawrinka, the Swiss 23rd after playing Wednesday under Sport and Sky Sport Italia inated. seed who eliminated Italian the roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Medvedev makes gesture reported. Djokovic, champion in four of lucky loser Paolo Lorenzi 6-4, Russian fifth seed Daniil Med- De Minaur causes upset Icardi’s wife Wanda Nara, the past five Slams and 16 over- 7-6 (11/9), 7-6 (7/4). KNOW WHAT vedev made an obscene gesture who is also his agent, has in- all, was less bothered by left “There’s something with him Williams continued her quest during his 7-6 (7/1), 4-6, 7-6 sisted he wants to remain at shoulder pain that nagged him that when I get into my best for a 24th career Grand Slam (9/7), 6-4 victory over Spain’s Inter where he has played in the second round in defeating game, I know that it’s going to title to equal Margaret Court’s Feliciano Lopez. since 2013 after joining 111th-ranked American Denis have some big rallies and I’m Djokovic leads Wawrin- all-time record by crushing The ATP Cincinnati winner from league rivals Samp- Kudla 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. going to play good tennis,” Waw- ka 19-5 in their all-time 44th-ranked Czech Karolina was booed by the crowd repeat- doria. “That I managed to play al- rinka said. rivalry, but they hav- Muchova 6-3, 6-2 in 74 minutes. edly after holding an upraised Icardi was the most pain-free, that’s a big im- Djokovic, no worse than a US “I had a lot of intensity today, middle finger aside his head joint top-scorer provement from last match ob- Open semi-finalist since a third- en’t met since Wawrin- which is really good for me,” for stadium cameras but away in the 2017-18 viously,” Djokovic said. “I didn’t round exit in 2006, leads Waw- ka beat Djokovic in the said Williams, whose next op- from chair umpire Damien Du- Serie A cam - know how my body would react. rinka 19-5 in their all-time ri- 2016 US Open final ponent is Croatian 22nd seed musois after receiving a code paign with 29 That was nice.” valry, but they haven’t met since Petra Martic. violation. goals, but man- Djokovic, who needed treat- Wawrinka beat Djokovic in the first two matches, the 20-time The 37-year-old American, a Reigning French Open cham- aged just 11 last ment throughout his sec - 2016 US Open final. Grand Slam champion was solid six-time US Open champion, last pion Ashleigh Barty, the Aussie term having ond-round triumph, skipped “We’ve had some great battles from start to finish. won a Slam at the 2017 Austral- second seed, and Czech third spent 53 days practice Thursday in favor of over the years, but especially “What matters the most is that ian Open and hasn’t won the US seed Karolina Pliskova, chas- on the side- shoulder treatment. here,” Djokovic said. “Let the I’m in the third round after those Open since 2014. ing her first Slam title, also ad- lines after be- “I’m not going to go into the better player win.” two sort of slow starts,” Federer Japanese seventh seed Ni- vanced. ing replaced medical details,” he said. “But it Federer routed Britain’s 58th- said. “I actually can go through shikori, the 2014 US Open run- Pliskova, the 2016 US Open as skipper by definitely was bothering me in ranked Dan Evans 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 three sets in a row playing really ner-up, lost to Australia’s Alex runner-up, outlasted Tunisia’s goalkeeper the past couple weeks.” in only 80 minutes, blasting 48 good tennis.” de Minaur 6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. The Ons Jabeur 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 while Samir Han- The 32-year-old Serbian, a winners to just seven for Evans. Evans blasted organizers for 20-year-old Aussie, on his deep- Barty dispatched Greek 30th danovic. three-time US Open winner, After dropping the first set in his giving him short rest after a est Grand Slam run, took his seed Maria Sakkari 7-5, 6-3. Mauro Icardi PSG beat Metz in latest Ligue 1 game to be halted Starc strikes as Australia AFP | Metz, France thrash Derbyshire epleted Paris Saint-Ger- AFP | Derby, United Kingdom Dmain gave debuts to two It was not a brilliant teenagers but still won 2-0 at performance but it itchell Starc pressed his Metz on Friday in a another was serious. It was Mcase for a Ashes berth Ligue 1 game interrupted by fan obvious that we lack with a four-wicket haul as Aus- banners. quality offensively tralia completed their prepa- Angel Di Maria and Eric Max- rations for next week’s fourth im Choupo-Moting scored the to create more Test at Old Trafford with a goals the visitors needed to win chances comfortable innings and 54- an undistinguished game and THOMAS TUCHEL run win over Derbyshire yes- move to the top of the table. terday. “We won, and that was impor- home-made, hand-written ban- Starc, yet to feature in the tant,” said Di Maria. ner. Ashes, ended the match 15 Neymar, who reportedly It complained that they want- minutes before lunch on the wants to return to Spain, was ed the French league (LFP) to third day in Derby with two again left out of the squad as allow them to aim homophobic wickets in two balls. He had negotiations over his potential chants at PSG. Hamidullah Qadri caught in Metz’s Ivorian midfielder Habib Maiga (L) vies with Paris Saint-Germain’s transfer drag on. “LFP, PSG, let me sing to you, the slips by Matthew Wade Argentine midfielder Angel Di Maria “It depends on Barcelona. We to make you go to...,” read the before clean bowling Dustin Mitchell Marsh celebrates after were open to talk,” PSG sporting Costa Rican Keylor Navas. PSG also gave a debut to mid- first two lines. The last two Melton. taking a wicket director Leonardo said after the PSG also started without the fielder Adil Aouchiche. At 17 continued: “I won’t be on TV, With Derbyshire paceman game in Metz, adding that there injured pair of Kylian Mbappe years and six weeks, he was their because my words are not very Tony Palladino unable to bat series at 1-1. was no agreement yet with Bar- and Edinson Cavani. youngest ever Ligue 1 starter. cheerful.” because of an ankle injury, the Derbyshire resumed yester- celona. “It wasn’t easy because this “It was not a brilliant perfor- Referee Frank Schneider halt- match ended with Derbyshire day on 53-3, 113 runs behind “We have always said that he week there were a lot of pos - mance but it was serious,” said ed play, but as the teams headed 112 all out. Australia’s first innings 338. could leave if a proposal that sibilities to be distracted,” said Tuchel, who picked up a sec- for the sideline, the banner van- Left-arm fast bowler Starc Australia opener Marcus satisfies us arrives. This is not PSG manager Thomas Tuchel. ond-half yellow card. “It was ob- ished. The game restarted after finished with figures of 4-39 Harris was off the field with the case.” vious that we lack quality offen- three minutes with a drop ball. in 10.4 overs. stomach illness. Another player who has be- ‘Serious performance’ sively to create more chances.” “Football must remain a party Australia came into this After Australia star bats - come the centre of speculation, Marcin Bulka started instead Di Maria smashed home an and it went pretty well tonight,” three-day game after a stun- man Steve Smith had made goalkeeper Alphonse Areola, of Areola, making his senior pro- 11th-minute penalty to give PSG said Metz manager Vincent ning one-wicket loss in the 23 on Friday in his first com- dropped to the bench.