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14 Thursday, July 4, 2019 Sports

Quick read Wawrinka falls for tall tale at Toure signs for Chinese second tier club Qingdao FORMER Barcelona and Man- chester City midfielder Yaya Wimbledon; Azarenka through Toure has joined Chinese second tier club Qingdao Huang- hai, the League One leaders thinking, especially after I lost Czech third seed Karolina announced on social media on The 34-year-old RESULTS (2ND ROUND) the third set.” Pliskova reached the last 32 Wednesday. The former Ivory Coast interna- MEN Wawrinka won heartfelt with a 6-0, 6-4 win over Puer- Swiss loses to Hubert Hurkacz (POL) bt Leonardo Mayer (ARG) 6-7 applause for giving a line to Rico’s Olympic champion tional, is expected to make his (4/7), 6-1, 7-6 (9/7), 6-3 judge a warm embrace after Monica Puig. debut on Saturday when Qing- tallest man in Daniil Medvedev (RUS x11) bt Alexei Popyrin (AUS) 6-7 accidentally colliding with Pliskova, one of four play- dao host Zhejiang Greentown. (6/8), 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 her as he sprinted to hit a ers who could end Wimbledon The 36-year-old was reported to the sport (Opelka) David Goffin (BEL x21) bt Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 . as world number one, will face have been on trial with the Chi- Fernando Verdasco (ESP) bt Kyle Edmund (GBR x30) “I was a bit too far to re- Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan for a nese club soon after shooting and 13 years 4-6, 4-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-3, 6-4 turn a serve. I think I went spot in the fourth round. down claims made by his agent Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) bt Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 6-3, 6-7 against her, so I was sure she In a match which opened in May that he was planning to his junior! (6/8), 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 6-4 Reilly Opelka (USA) bt Stan Wawrinka (SUI x22) 7-5, had some pain and was not proceedings on Centre Court, retire. AFP 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 8-6 happy, so I gave her a little 52nd-ranked Puig was clearly “There has been a lot of confu- LONDON Milos Raonic (CAN x15) bt Robin Haase (NED) 7-6 hug,” said the genial Swiss. over-awed, winning just nine sion about my future recently,” (7/1), 7-5, 7-6 (7/4) Karen Khachanov (RUS x10) bt Feliciano Lopez (ESP) Also feeling the pain was points in a 20-minute first set. the three-times England Pre- THREE-TIME major winner 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 Russia’s Margarita Gasparyan Former world number one mier League winner posted on Stan Wawrinka was knocked Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP x23) bt Steve Darcis (BEL) who was forced to retire when and double Twitter. out of Wimbledon on Wednes- 6-3, 6-2, 4-2 - retired just two points from victory winner “I want to make it clear here Benoit Paire (FRA x28) bt Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) 7-6 day, falling in five sets to 6ft (7/5), 6-4 - retired against Ukraine eighth seed swept past Australia’s Ajla that I love football and I’m 11in (2.1m) Reilly Opelka. Jirí Vesely (CZE) bt Pablo Cuevas (URU) 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), . Tomljanovic 6-2, 6-0. still in contention to play for a Two-time quarter-finalist 6-4, 6-4 World number 62 Gaspar- Azarenka, now at 40 in the fewmore years. Yes, I’m starting Wawrinka, 34, was beaten WOMEN yan was 7-5, 5-4 ahead when world, was a semi-finalist at to prepare myself for coaching Elina Svitolina (UKR x8) bt Margarita Gasparyan (RUS) 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 8-6 by his 5-7, 6-5 - retired she collapsed to the ground the All England Club in 2011 badges but full-time coaching is American opponent, the tall- (GRE x31) bt Marie Bouzkova (CZE) 6-4, on Court Three, suffering with and 2012. not what I’m thinking now. est man in the sport and 13 6-1 Karolina Muchova (CZE) bt (USA) cramping. Next up is a last-32 clash “I am now ready and focused to 6-3, 6-4 take new challenges in playing years his junior. Anett Kontaveit (EST x20) bt (GBR) 7-5, Although she bravely tried with fellow ex-world num- Opelka fired 23 aces and 6-1 to continue, the Russian, who ber one Simona Halep who football.” (REUTERS) 59 winners and goes on to face Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE x28) bt (BEL) 7-6 has undergone three knee defeated fellow Romanian 2016 runner-up Milos Raonic (7/3), 6-3 surgeries in her career, was Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-3, Karolina Pliskova (CZE x3) bt Monica Puig (PUR) 6-0, 6-4 Tokyo Olympic of Canada. Simona Halep (ROU x7) bt Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU) forced to quit. 4-6, 6-2. Opelka will be appearing 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 “I was a little bit shocked, “We have had very tough stadium 90% finished, in the third round at a Slam Victoria Azarenka (BLR) bt Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 6-2, it’s never nice to get this when matches in the past,” said to open in December for the first time having never 6-0 someone is injured like that,” Halep, who is 2-2 in career (CHN) bt Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 6-3, 6-2 won a grass court match in Dayana Yastremska (UKR) bt Sofia Kenin (USA x27) 7-5, said Svitolina who goes on to meetings with the 29-year-old WITH the start of the Tokyo 2020 his career prior to coming to 4-6, 6-3 face Greece’s Maria Sakkari Azarenka. Olympics a little over a year away, Wimbledon. Viktorija Golubic (SUI) bt Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 6-4, 7-6 for a place in the last 16. One of those wins came the National Stadium, set to be “It’s a huge win. More so (7/3). “It’s really unfortunate at Wimbledon in 2017 in the the centrepiece of the Games, the situation of the match for her.” fourth round while it’s been is 90 percent completed and will being down two sets to one Spanish veteran Fernando seven years since Azarenka open its doors for the first time in against him,” Opelka told Verdasco staged the comeback beat Halep. December. reporters. of the day when he recovered “It’s going to be a big chal- Media were shown inside the “He got really comfort- from two sets and 3-0 down lenge for me, a tough one, be- $1.25 billion stadium on Wednes- able, started hitting some re- to defeat British number one cause she’s playing not very day, 387 days before the opening ally good returns. I had to ad- THE TALL & SHORT OF IT: Reilly Opelka celebrates winning his second round match against Stan Kyle Edmund 4-6, 4-6, 7-6 flat but she’s very aggressive. ceremony will be held at the same just a lot. My mind was always Wawrinka at the Wimbledon in London on Wednesday. Opelka won 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 8-6. (REUTERS) (7/3), 6-3, 6-4. So on grass it’s not that easy.” venue. The 60,000 capacity stadium, which will also host the athletics and soccer events during the Games, was designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma Murray and Serena to face Chilean/German duo Atletico sign Joao Felix from and aims to embody Japan’s con- nection with nature. REUTERS Guarachi is ranked 478th Benfica for 126 million euros Wood collected from all of LONDON in the WTA singles rankings Japan’s 47 prefectures has although she is 64th in doubles. REUTERS Atletico said in their statement. been used to build the stadium’s ANDY Murray and Serena Wil- Mies is ranked 24th in doubles. MADRID The Portugal international iconic slated roof, and the seats, liams will launch Wimbledon’s It is Murray’s first foray into made his debut for Benfica last 45,000 of which have been new dream team against Chil- mixed doubles at Wimbledon ATLETICO Madrid signed season, helping the Lisbon side installed, are a mix of green, ean Alex Guarachi and Germa- although his brother Jamie has 19-year-old striker Joao Felix win the Portuguese league title brown and white to reflect trees ny’s Andreas Mies in the first twice won the title. from Benfica on Wednesday with 15 goals. He also became growing. The final preparations round of the mixed doubles. Williams has won 16 Grand for 126 million euros, making the youngest player to score a are being completed before an Briton Murray and Ameri- Slam doubles titles but has not him the fourth most expensive Europa League hat-trick. inauguration event in front of the can Williams, who have won played mixed doubles at a ma- player of all time. Felix, who made his Portu- public on December 21. nine Wimbledon singles titles jor since partnering Bob Bryan Both clubs announced the gal debut in a 3-1 win over Swit- “The work for this stadium has between them, confirmed they at the 2012 . She deal, with the La Liga team say- zerland in the UEFA Nations been going on for three years and would play mixed together on Andy Murray (left) and will form a mixed doubles won the 1998 mixed title at ing they were taking him on a League semi-final, becomes we have five months to go,” said Monday. dream team at Wimbledon, it was announced on Tuesday. (AFP) Wimbledon with Max Mirnyi. seven-year contract and Por- Atletico’s most expensive play- National Stadium Development Williams, 37, is bidding for Murray and Williams are tugal’s Benfica confirming the er, smashing their record of 72 Director Takeo Takahashi. an eighth singles title at the All comeback from hip surgery. tention the first-round clash will not seeded for the event and will amount of the transaction. million euros to prise Thomas The Olympic Stadium is one of England Club while the 32-year- One thing is certain, their receive with the match almost face 14th seeds Fabrice Martin “The forward has already Lemar from AS Monaco. He is eight new venues to be used at old Murray is concentrating opponents will have never en- certain to be played on Centre and Raquel Atawo in the next passed his medical at the Clíni- the fourth most expensive sign- Tokyo 2020, all of which are on on doubles as he continues his countered anything like the at- Court or Court One. round if they win. ca Universidad de Navarra,” ing of all time. schedule for completion. Messi left furious as international dream beIN prepares for AFCON Round of 16 as four Arab ends in a disappointment once more teams make cut DPA TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK BUENOS AIRES DOHA

ANOTHER international It’s not an excuse, but the AFTER an exciting and suc- tournament ended in disap- cessful first round of the big- pointment for Barcelona great truth is that, in this Copa, gest competition in African Lionel Messi on Tuesday as he they kept on blowing for football, beIN SPORTS is set was left helpless as Argentina stupid things, for handballs, to broadcast the round of 16 crashed out of the Copa Amer- penalties. But in this match, of the Total Africa Cup of Na- ica semi-finals. they didn’t even go to VAR tions Egypt 2019 live and ex- A 2-0 defeat to hosts Brazil clusive on its channels. The in Belo Horizonte ended Mes- when there were clear plays group stages saw 4 Arabic si’s latest dream of finally add- that should have been teams qualify to the next stag- Egyptian legend and beIN Sports ing an international title to his looked at. es where they will compete analyst Wael Gomaa. massive haul of club honours for a chance to qualify to the over the years. Lionel Messi after Argentina’s quarter finals. have a promising squad full The loss was not only extra loss to Brazil at Copa America Host nation Egypt have of talent and will look to im- bitter coming against the Al- had a 100% record in the tour- prove their performances to biceleste’s arch-rivals but due to nament – winning all 3 games compete for the coveted AF- a number of controversial ref- tiano Ronaldo now has two and topping their group in the CON trophy. ereeing decisions which proved triumphs with Portugal on his process. Liverpool forward On the quality of football crucial in deciding the tie. CV while previous Argentine and UEFA Champions League that the Arab teams have “I think we played a great great Diego Maradona led the winner Mohamed Salah has shown, Egyptian legend and game, we made a great effort Argentina’s Lionel Messi (left) reacts after his team’s 2-0 loss to Brazil in their Copa America semi-final team, almost single-handedly, also impressed for the Phar- beIN SPORTS analyst Wael and they were not superior to match at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday. (AFP) to the 1986 World Cup. aohs, scoring 2 goals in his Gomaa said: “I’ve been really us,” the Argentine federation Without a victory with Ar- last 2 games. impressed with the quality quoted Messi as saying. appeared to haul down Sergio clear plays that should have Messi, who has multiple gentina, Messi’s glorious career Morocco and Algeria have of football the Arabic teams And the forward went on to Aguero in the box without the been looked at.” Spanish titles and Champions will be lacking at least a little - also had a strong start in the have shown in this tourna- criticize the “clear” penalties he referee Roddy Zambrano point- The use of video has been Leagues to his name, was run- though he does not appear to tournament, with Algerian ment. Four out of five teams felt his team should have had ing the spot. Brazil countered controversial throughout ner-up in the 2014 World Cup giving up just yet. stars Islam Slimani and Adam have qualified to the round which were not referred to the with Jesus countering almost the competition with several and then consecutive Copas in “If I can still help I’m going Ounas impressing in the last of 16 and I believe most of video assistant. unchallenged before squaring goals disallowed and penalties 2015 and 2016. He retired after to do so,” he said. “I felt very match vs Tanzania. The Al- them will play in the quarter The Selecao opened the to Roberto Firmino to seal the awarded for infringements so the second continental loss only good with this group.” gerians have also had to face finals. The future of football scoring with a 19th minute goal tie in the 71st minute. minor no one appealed for them to return for the World Cup. While Brazil will meet the Senegal in the group stages – in the Arab world looks very from Gabriel Jesus but Argen- “It’s not an excuse, but the in real time. Given he will be 35 come the winner of the second semi- an early final for both teams promising.” tina, led by Messi who had im- truth is that, in this Copa, they But Aguero’s claim, and next World Cup in 2022, next final- between Chile or Peru - where Algeria came out as the “I would love to see my proved after flat showings ear- kept on blowing for stupid that of Nicolas Otamendi who year’s Copa America - shared in the final in Rio de Janeiro’s eventual winner. country Egypt lift the trophy, lier in the tournament, fought things, for handballs, penal- appeared to be barged to the between Argentina and Colom- Maracana stadium on Sunday, Tunisia, on the other definitely. If Egypt don’t win back They hit the bar, Brazil ties.” Messi said. ground at a later corner, were bia – could be his last chance Messi and Argentina will meet hand have had a bumpy start, it then I hope any other Ara- keeper Alisson made a number “But today, they didn’t even both strong cases which were internationally. the loser in Saturday’s third- drawing twice in their 3 group bic team wins it – they de- of saves and then Dani Alves go to VAR when there were not checked. Messi’s personal rival Cris- place play-off in Sao Paolo. stage games. The Tunisians serve it,” Gomaa added.