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Laramie Boomerang laramieboomerang.com Thursday, October ,  l B3 Djokovic’s body acts up at

faded away. It allowed me to which would give him 20 attended to by a trainer, who By HOWARD FENDRICH play better and better and majors overall, equaling returned for another mas- AND JOHN LEICESTER feel better.” ’s record for sage three games later. AP Sports Writers He is right-handed, but the men; Schwartzman never has Maybe that did the trick, left side is important, too. played in a Slam semifinal. because from then on, PARIS — The first obvious He uses it for his two-fisted In the women’s semifinals Djokovic was a different sign of trouble for Novak backhand and to throw the Thursday, it’ll be player. Djokovic came when he ball in the air on serves. vs. Petra Kvitova, and Iga He had twice as many stepped out into Court Whatever impediment there Swiatek vs. Nadia Podoroska. winners as unforced errors in Philippe Chatrier with a was to his play, whatever the Tsitsipas reached his first the second set. He took nine rather large square of beige pain level might have been, French Open semifinal with of 11 games. athletic tape on the back of the issue was, at the very a 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 victory over “The worst moment of his neck. least, a distraction. 13th-seeded , the match for me,” Carreño The next indication came Carreño Busta, for his part, taking control after trailing Busta said. on the very first point of his had at least a bit of doubt in the first set with a run of In the fourth, with the French Open quarterfinal about what was going on. five consecutive games, and stadium’s new retractable against Pablo Carreño Busta, “Maybe it’s the pressure 11 of 13. roof open, and a drizzle fall- when Djokovic let a ball toss or something. ... I mean, he At the U.S. Open, Tsitsipas ing, Djokovic broke to 4-3, drop and abandoned his continues playing normal, failed to convert a half-dozen and Carreño Busta covered mid-motion. no?” the 17th-seeded Span- match points in a third- his with a towel at the Soon enough, Djokovic iard said. “I don’t know if he’s round loss. Then, against changeover. was flexing and stretching (in) pain really. ... Ask him.” Rublev in the final of the Still, he didn’t pack it in, his left arm or hitting it with This was a rematch from clay-court Hamburg Open earning chances to break his racket. Off to a slow start the U.S. Open last month, on Sept. 27 — Day 1 of the back in the next game. Wednesday night, Djokovic when Djokovic was defaulted French Open — Tsitsipas Djokovic fended those off received massages from a for inadvertently hitting a served for the victory but and was a game away from trainer, righted himself and line judge in the throat with wound up absorbing another winning. beat Carreño Busta 4-6, 6-2, a ball he smacked in anger. disheartening defeat. Two Don’t think Djokovic was 6-3, 6-4 to reach the semifi- That went into the books as days later, in Paris, Tsitsipas entirely at ease, though, even nals at Roland Garros for the a loss and remains the only lost the initial two sets of his once he was in the lead. He 10th time. blemish on Djokovic’s 36-1 first-round match against suddenly would turn toward “I definitely didn’t feel record in 2020. 109th-ranked . his guest box and bellow — great coming into the court “I’m over it,” he said. “I’m But Tsitsipas hasn’t lost a sometimes after negative today. A few things hap- not thinking about it at all. I set since. developments, sometimes pened in the warmup,” the mean, zero percent.” “I’m chasing something after positive ones.

No. 1-ranked Djokovic said, Djokovic certainly does spectacular,” the 22-year-old AP PHOTO His body, at least, no lon- without going into specifics. seem to have moved past from Greece said. Serbia’s receives medical assistance for a left arm ger seemed to be a source of “I had some neck issues that episode, winning all 10 He’ll need to get past injury in the quarterfinal match Wednesday of the French Open frustration. and some shoulder issues. matches he’s played since. Djokovic to continue the tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. “It took me about set and I’ll just say that. I mean, I He hadn’t even ceded a pursuit. a half to really get comfort- don’t want to get really too set at Roland Garros until Against Carreño Busta, he smacked himself on his was hesitant with ground- able and start really playing much into it. Obviously I’m Wednesday. Now he’ll get a Djokovic manipulated his thighs with his racket or strokes. the way I should,” Djokovic still in the tournament, so day to recuperate as he seeks left arm. At changeovers, he hung his head or leaned over In the opening set, said. “Match turned around I don’t want to reveal too a second title in Paris and rubbed it. He hit himself in with hands on knees after Djokovic accumulated three quickly.” much. I’m feeling OK,” said 18th trophy. the lower part of his biceps missed shots — and there double-faults and a whop- AP Tennis Writer Fendrich Djokovic, who will face No. 5 No. 2 faces with the heel of his right were plenty of misses. The ping 16 unforced errors — reported from Washington; in Friday’s No. 12 hand. He pushed his left drop shots so successful for accounting for nearly half of AP Sports Writer Leicester semifinals. “As the match in the other semifinal Friday. triceps against his sideline Djokovic all tournament Carreño Busta’s 33 points. reported from Paris. AP progressed, I warmed up my Nadal eyes a 13th champi- seat. were off-target. Getting At the changeover before Sports Writer Andrew Dampf body, and the pain kind of onship at the French Open, Demonstrative as ever, serves in was difficult. He the second set, Djokovic was in Rome contributed. experience: 3 make MLB Reid hopes to keep the party debuts in 2020 postseason going at Women’s PGA NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — Mel By NOAH TRISTER Reid can be excused for feeling a bit sluggish AP Baseball Writer when she woke up for a practice round at Aronimink. The fatigue carried over to the It’s normal for a baseball point where she wanted to blow off practice player to dream of making later in the day. his big league debut or pitch- Winning a tournament — as Reid did ing in the postseason. Sunday at the ShopRite LPGA Classic for Doing both at the same her first LPGA Tour title — can take a lot time? That’s a lot to digest — out of a player. but Ryan Weathers handled Reid soaked up the championship party, it OK. from leaving the course drenched in cham- “We felt confident we were pagne to turning her Waterford crystal AP PHOTO going to use him tonight, and trophy into a keg and chugging beer out of it Mel Reid, of England, speaks during a news confer- how he performed was ev- with Ryan Desveaux. ence Wednesday before the KPMG Women’s PGA erything we could have asked Philly just might have to extend last call at Championship tournament at the Aronimink for,” San Diego manager Jayce AP PHOTO in Newtown Square, Pa. San Diego Padres relief pitcher Ryan Weathers throws to the Los McGillin’s. Tingler said. “He was confi- “We obviously partied quite hard on Sun- dent, he was throwing strikes, Angeles Dodgers Tuesday during the fourth inning in Game 1 of a Reid, who became the fourth player in her NL Division Series in Arlington, Texas. day,” Reid said on Wednesday. “Des, more he was pounding the zone, than me. I was trying to be a little more 30s to win on the LPGA Tour this season, he was using all his pitches. It could use another big payday — she said the Anaheim Angels leaned Game 3 of the World Series. sensible.” was very impressive.” For good reason. Reid, a 33-year-old from the LPGA fined her an undisclosed sum Weathers pitched for the heavily on reliever Francisco He struck out as a pinch because her celebration violated COVID-19 Rodriguez, a rookie who had hitter in the fifth inning. England, is among the contenders to win the first time in a major league Women’s PGA Championship at Aronimink. protocols. game Tuesday night when pitched just 5 2/3 innings in This year, Minnesota was “It wouldn’t have been me if I didn’t get in that regular season. The lack swept in its best-of-three se- But first, some rest. he appeared in relief for the “Today’s kind of the first day that I felt trouble,” Reid said. “I was just a bit naughty.” Padres in Game 1 of their of familiarity for hitters may ries against Houston. Kirilloff The partying runs in the family. The first have worked in his favor, in started Game 2 and went 1 really tired,” Reid said. NL Division Series against She needs to be 100 percent to tackle call Reid made was to her father in England, the Los Angeles Dodgers. He addition to his obvious talent. for 4. and she knew where to find him — a pub Weathers had even less “We wouldn’t be doing this 6,577-yard Aronimink, which originally was became the fifth player in the designed by Donald Ross and has hosted called the Black Swan. modern era to make his big experience. The 20-year-old if we didn’t think highly of Reid is trying to become the latest first- left-hander hadn’t pitched Alex Kirilloff’s ability, both several prestigious championships. This is league debut in a postseason where won his first PGA Cham- time major winner on the LPGA Tour. game — and three of those above Class A when he as a player and as a guy, as a Going into this weekend, eight of the last was summoned from the person. He’s a very talented pionship in 1962, by one shot over Bob newcomers did it this year. Goalby. Most recently it hosted the BMW nine major champions had never won one Minnesota outfielder Alex bullpen in the third inning ballplayer,” manager Rocco before, including this year’s champions, Tuesday to face Corey Baldelli said prior to that Championship in the PGA Tour’s FedEx Kirilloff and Tampa Bay left- Cup playoffs in 2018, when Keegan Bradley Sophia Popov at the Women’s British Open hander Shane McClanahan Seager. Weathers ended up game. “He’s here to play, and and Mirim Lee at the ANA Inspiration. The pitching 1 1/3 hitless in- that’s why we carried him on won. were the others. Reid tied for third in this tournament last exception was Jin Young Ko, who won two nings, although he did issue this roster.” Maybe nothing should year at Hazeltine in Minnesota, and blew a majors last year. Ko is No. 1 in the world but a couple of walks. McClanahan’s debut came seem surprising in this final-round lead in Portland, Oregon, last has stayed home in South Korea during the The Padres lost 5-1, but it in Game 1 of the AL Division unusual season, but consider- month before her triumph last weekend in pandemic. ing the lack of minor league was scoreless when Weath- Series on Monday night. Last year, Hannah Green used a steely The New York Yankees had New Jersey. Reid is a six-time winner on games in 2020, it’s pretty ers came in — a reasonably the but she was more performance down the stretch at Hazeltine taken a 9-3 lead on Giancarlo remarkable that teams feel high-pressure situation, than overdue for an LPGA Tour title. to make the Women’s PGA her first career Stanton’s ninth-inning grand comfortable inserting players compared to other players The relief was evident when she rapped in victory. She became the third wire-to-wire slam. McClanahan came on into the postseason with no who made their debuts in the a 2-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday, winner in the history of the tournament. recent game experience. postseason. shortly after that and eventu- dropped her and ran into the arms of “I didn’t really think I was capable to go “Those guys have been In 1885, outfielder Bug ally got the third out without Desveaux. wire-to-wire in an event, let alone a major competing, they’ve been Holliday debuted for the any more scoring. “My life has now changed and for the bet- championship,” Green said. “Even though I practicing, they’ve been Chicago White Stockings in “I think the deficit prob- ter, and yeah, I’m definitely going to want to was kind of crashing a little bit on the back working out. Ultimately we the World Series — but that ably helped ease his mind get home to and party up with some nine, at the start of the back nine in the last made our decision,” Tingler version of the postseason isn’t a little bit, because that’s a friends and really enjoy it,” Reid said. round, I was trying to give myself as much said before Tuesday’s game. recognized by Major League pretty big deficit to come She gets a crack at win No. 2 starting positive thoughts as possible and worked “I think guys improved Baseball as part of World back from,” said Charlie Mor- Thursday in a championship delayed three really well with my caddie to make sure that throughout the year over at Series history, which began ton, Tampa Bay’s 36-year-old months because of the coronavirus pan- I knew that I was still in it.” the alternative sites, just as in 1903. right-hander. “Any time you demic. There were no fans allowed on a Green failed in September to defend her they would if they were in In 2006, Oakland infielder make your debut, I’m sure a beautiful, breezy day of practice where only other LPGA victory at Portland, fin- Double-A or Triple-A and Mark Kiger appeared twice lot of people were watching temperatures neared 80 degrees. Without ishing three shots back. She hopes to use the continued to log innings, log in the AL Championship on TV. I do think, from my fans, there’s no need for bleachers, tents and lessons learned there to be able to secure a at-bats.” Series as a defensive replace- perspective, it would be easier the merchandise stores usually packed with second straight major championship. It’s not unheard of for a ment. He never came to bat, to pitch in front of a stadium spectators and corporate sponsors mingling “It at least gave me a bit of a taste of what player to shine in the post- and he never did appear in a with no fans in it, in a deficit, while they catch the best in women’s golf. this week would be,” Green said. “Obviously, season with almost no major regular-season game. In 2015, so I think getting him in The 132-player field is competing for a being a major and being by run by the PGA, league experience. During Adalberto Mondesi made there, in that situation, it’s $4.3 million purse with the winner earning I expected it to be bigger. So far I’ve felt that their 2002 championship run, his debut for Kansas City in good to see him pitch.” $645,000. way.”