Zverev to Face Chung

22 Saturday, May 5, 2018 SPORTS Munich Open Image of Raikkonen’s form is ‘distorted’ Zverev to face Chung Sebastian Vettel (file pic) London championship and keeping ebastian Vettel believes the Ferrari just ahead of Mercedes image of Kimi Raikkonen’s in the constructors’ battle. FormulaS 1 form in recent years Asked if he had noticed a is distorted and that their new level of performance from Ferrari team-mate battle is not Raikkonen this year, Vettel as “one-sided as you might said: “I think one thing is think”. always to look at the result and Vettel has won 10 grands the other is if you look a little prix since joining Ferrari for bit deeper. the 2015 season but Raikkonen “It’s been incredibly close is still search for his first victory this year so far. To be honest, since returning to the team the most of the Fridays I think he year before. had the upper hand so far. Raikkonen has started this “Here and there I was season in brighter fashion, struggling to understand the Alexander Zverev shadowing Vettel in the drivers’ car and feel the car.”(Autosport) Alexander Zverev, ranked third in the world, needed just over an hour to beat Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 6-2 in quarter-final match Dovizioso tops first Munich between serves on his the distance to beat Struff row,” said Chung. op seed Alexander Zverev second match point before in Monaco this year and Chung, 21, beat Klizan in practice in Jerez had to contend with a the defending champion Munich in 2017. the Munich quarter-finals for cryingT baby yesterday before wrapped up his 19th match Zverev will be chasing his the second successive year. setting up a semi-final clash win this year with a second- first win over Chung after Serving at 4-5 in the second against South Korea’s Hyeon serve ace. defeats last year in Barcelona set with the scores at 30-all, Chung at the Munich ATP With good returns and and in the third round of the Klizan hit a double fault and tournament. well-placed ground strokes, Australian Open in January. then struck a forehand long The 21-year-old Zverev, Zverev had few other Chung, who reached the to hand the Korean victory. ranked third in the world, problems and despite recent Australian Open semi-finals, In Yesterday’s other needed just over an hour to close matches between the had few problems as he beat quarter-finals sixth-seed beat German compatriot Jan- pair, Struff never found his 2014 Munich winner Martin Philipp Kohlschreiber faces Lennard Struff 6-3, 6-2 in his rhythm. Klizan 6-3, 6-4 in his last Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut quarter-final match. “I’m glad I didn’t have eight tie on Friday. while Hungary’s Marton However, a crying infant to go to three sets again,” “I’m really happy to make Fucsovic faces Germany’s briefly distracted Zverev said Zverev who had to go the semi-finals two years in a Maximilian Marterer. (AFP) Andrea Dovizioso rides Jerez laps below 1m40s as the only otoGP championship rider to dip below that bracket leader Andrea Dovizioso at that stage. toppedM the first practice session The reigning champion’s of the Jerez race weekend for best effort, a 1m39.548s, left Ducati, beating Honda’s Marc him half a second clear of Marquez into second place by nearest rival Cal Crutchlow - just 0.007s. but shortly after the session’s Dovizioso snatched the hallway point, the LCR Honda lead from Marquez late rider matched Marquez’s time Rio Ferdinand (file pic) on, managing to improve exactly. in the final sector despite Valentino Rossi then shot encountering the Aspar Ducati up from 10th to first, leading of Alvaro Bautista. briefly before Espargaro Pol Espargaro, whose took over at the top with five new two-year KTM deal was minutes left on the clock with announced on Wednesday, a 1m39.311s. finished third, just 0.043s off But this effort was quickly the pace. surpassed by Marquez and Dovizioso’s team-mate Jorge then Dovizioso, with the latter Lorenzo led the session at the recording his session-topping start, but it was Marquez who time of 1m39.268s 30 seconds Hyeon Chung took control by the end of the before the chequered flag fell. opening runs, posting several (Autosport).

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