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AFC ASIAN CUP Doha
Qatar hit the training pitch GROUP E Triathlon on QATAR World Ranking: 93 Previous Appearances: 9 February 8 Quarter-finals (2000, 2011) ahead of Asian Cup opener 2015: Group stage Head Coach: Felix Sanchez QNA DOHA THE PENINSULA LEBANON AL AIN World Ranking: 81 Preparations are under Previous Appearances: 1 Best performance: way to hold Doha Tria- Qatar yesterday conducted their Group stage (2000) thlon 2019 on February first training session under the Head Coach: 8. watchful eyes of Felix Sanchez Miodrag Radulovic The third edition of in the UAE ahead of their Doha Triathlon is an opening AFC Asian Cup match SAUDI ARABIA opportunity for against Lebanon on January 9. World Ranking: 69 beginners who want to Previous Appearances: 9 The Qatar squad arrived in Best performance: experience this sport by the city of Al Ain on Saturday Champions (1984, 1988, 1996) organising the Super evening after a rather long 2015: Group stage Sprint along with the journey that started at 3.00pm Coach: Juan Antonio Pizzi Olympic and Sprint dis- from the Hamad International tance races which need Airport in Doha and ended in Al DPR KOREA more experience and Ain at 9.00pm, passing through World Ranking: 109 bring together com- Previous Appearances: 4 Kuwait International Airport. Best performance: peting athletes to the The delegation was accom- Fourth place (1980) titles of the Qatar panied by Sheikh Hamad bin 2015: Group stage National Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani, Head Coach: Championship. President of the Qatar Football Qatar head coach Felix Sanchez gestures Kim Yong-jun The Super Sprint Association (QFA). during a practice session in the UAE yesterday, includes a 375-meter Despite the long journey and ahead of their opening AFC Asian Cup match swim and a 10-kil- its hardships, QFA President was against Lebanon on January 9. ometer bike ride and keen to be present with the concludes with 2.5 km squad to raise the players’ running race. morale and emphasised that the The Qatar squad retired early have not won the tournament too worried, given the expe- merit this time around, Miodrag This race will country was behind the national on Saturday and did not train on since 1996 while their three chal- rience they have. Radulovic’s squad will aim for provide an opportunity football outfit. the day they landed in the UAE. lengers have never lifted the AFC Qatar’s form in friendly an appearance in the knockout for beginners to partic- The QFA President, in his Al Annabi will take on Asian Cup title, promising some matches has been impressive stage, making them tough ipate alongside profes- address to the players, said the Lebanon in their first match fol- exciting matches. and the hosts of the 2022 FIFA opposition. sional and international football family in the country lowed by clashes against North The last of Saudi Arabia’s World Cup will be oozing with DPR Korea’s last three champions and fully backs the squad. The QFA Korea and Saudi Arabia, the three AFC Asian Cup titles came confidence as they try to better appearances in the AFC Asian amateur and local ath- President said the team had pre- other two teams in Group E. in the UAE in the 1996 edition their previous best of quarter- Cup Finals ended in the group letes in safe Gulf water pared well for what would be a World Cup side Saudi Arabia and Juan Antonio Pizzi’s men finals finishes in 2000 and 2011. stage and their immediate target and cycling on the Doha tough campaign in the UAE. and the 2014 Gulf Cup cham- will be aiming for a repeat of Meanwhile Lebanon’s pre- will be to navigate into the Corniche as well as He said the team was keen pions Qatar look to be the history. Their buildup has had vious appearance in the Finals knockout stage before setting enjoy running in the to go as far as possible in the favourites in Group E. Three- its challenges but Juan Antonio was when they hosted the 2000 their sights on bettering their Museum of Islamic Art 24-team event. time champions Saudi Arabia Pizzi and his players won’t be edition but having qualified on fourth-place finish in 1980. park. The Doha Triathlon is the third of five tria- thlon events which count towards the Qatar National Triathlon Three European clubs train in Doha Series in the season 2018-19, followed by ARMSTRONG VAS with a trip to Hoffenheim on Lusail Triathlon and THE PENINSULA January 18. The Pearl Triathlon. On the other hand Brugge FC Previous events were Aspire Academy is hosting a are making their maiden winter previously held at football festival for fans in Doha trip to Qatar along with PSV Katara in November by welcoming three top European Eindhoven. and Al Ghariya in clubs all at one venue for their Brugge FC club official December. winter trainings camp in the Kristen William said: “We used The National Series Qatari capital. to train in Spain during the winter count on very compet- For German giants Bayern break during the last few years. itive participants such Munich, Dutch power house PSV This year we preferred to shift as Bernad McCullagh Eindhoven and Belgium club base to Qatar. We look to tighten and Ethan Bennett who Brugge FC, it’s back to the basics up a few things and hopefully we won last year Doha Tri- amidst the pleasant weather of can win the title.” athlon mens over all Doha at the state-of-the-art Defending champions Brugge Sprint distance with Aspire Academy during the week- are second in the Belgium league very tight results of long training sessions. race with 41 points from 21 1:6.14 and 1:6.55, respec- The three European clubs are FC Bayern Munich players taking part in their annual training camp at the Aspire matches behind leaders Genk, tively and Carla in Qatar to recharge the batteries Zone Foundation in Doha yesterday. The Bundesliga champions are one of three top European who are on 48 points from same Pegigueiro leading the PICTURES: ABDUL BASIT/THE PENINSULA for the second part of the season clubs which are currently in the Qatari capital. number of matches. female Sprint distance and step up their title tilt. Eredivisie leaders, PSV Eind- with 1:15.49. For fans it is gala time chasing hoven, who enjoy a slender two- Triathlon Director their favourite star in Qatar. point lead over Ajax are here for at Qatar Triathlon Fed- Among the three clubs who an eight-day training camp. eration Dr. Nasser Al are training at Aspire Academy, The Dutch side, coached by Mohannadi expressed the Bundesliga outfit is the most head coach Mark van Bommel, pleasure for organizing sought after by eager die hard will stay in Doha until January Doha Triathlon for the football fans. The Bavarian team 12. third year in a row, is mobbed by hundreds of fans Meanwhile football fans are saying: “We are very chasing them everywhere in in more treats in the coming days happy to celebrate the Doha. with more European clubs third event in Qatar Bayern Munich, who arrived checking into Qatar in the coming National Triathlon in Doha on Friday, has been days to have their training ses- Series in lovely location besieged by fans attending the sions with Belgium club Kas for triathlon in Museum training session and many of Belgium’s Club Brugge players warm up during their winter training camp at the Aspire Zone Eupen, and Persepolis from Iran of Islamic Art”. them waiting anxiously for auto- yesterday. RIGHT: Fans watch their favourite stars in action. having set a date with Qatar. “I would like to graphs and selfies. Among the other high profile thank Qatar Museums Among the German players club which will arrive in Qatar is for support and hosting Manuel Neuer, Arjen Robben, Besides the local German Yesterday’s training session the eight successive year that they Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). The the event, along with all Franck Ribery and Jerome fans, a number of fans have trav- of PSV Eindhoven saw only a few have been having their winter French giants - owned by Qatar the other sponsors and Boateng were some of the elled all the way to Qatar, fans following them and the same camp in Qatar. - will be in Doha from January 13 partners, who con- favourites with the fans. escaping the extreme winter was the case with Brugge FC Coach Niko Kovac will hope to 17. tributed making the Besides the players, the season back home to enjoy the Bayern Munich, who trail the training camp will have a sig- Four Russian clubs namely event a success for all. German club fans have an added pleasant weather in Doha. arch-rivals Borussia Dortmund nificant impact as they look to Spartak Moscow, FC Rostov, FC Triathlon is the fastest incentive - a chance to pose for Compared to Bayern Munich, by six points in the race for the improve in the second-half of the Lokomotiv Moscow and FC Zenit growing sport in the a picture with Bundesliga Shield it was relatively a sedate atmos- Bundesliga title, are not new to season. Saint Petersburg will be training world and locally,” Al - which has been brought to Qatar phere at PSV Eindhoven and Qatar. Bayern Munich will get their at Aspire Academy from January Mohannadi added. by the defending champions. Brugge FC training venues. For the Bavarian club this is league campaign back underway 20 to 31. 08 SPORT MONDAY 7 JANUARY 2019 Du Plessis South Africa ease to win in suspended for SA’s slow Cape Town, seal Test series over rate
REUTERS batsman Theunis de Bruyn, REUTERS CAPE TOWN deputising for Markram at the CAPE TOWN top of the order, continued his South Africa reeled off their poor run when he was the only South Africa captain Faf du modest victory target of 41 runs wicket to fall, caught by wick- Plessis has been suspended early on the fourth day of the etkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed off for one Test and fined 20 second Test against Pakistan to seamer Mohammed Abbas for percent of his match fee after clinch the series with a compre- four. his side were charged with a hensive nine-wicket triumph at “We played very well,” South slow over rate in the nine- Newlands yesterday. Africa captain Faf du Plessis, who wicket second test victory Opener Dean Elgar scored an was also named Man-of-the- over Pakistan at Newlands. unbeaten 24 as the home side Match for a first-innings century, Du Plessis will sit out the added to their victory in Pretoria said at the post-match final match of the series last month and will be looking presentation. starting in Johannesburg on to sweep the series in the third “There is always something Friday after match referee match at the Wanderers in in the wicket here at Newlands David Boon imposed the sus- Johannesburg, starting on Friday. and you need to be on form with pension having found South The Proteas will have con- the bat. We know if we get runs Africa to be one over short of cerns over their top-order on the board, our bowlers will their required number in the batting, however, with opener do the rest.” Test. Aiden Markram not taking to the Du Plessis felt the key to It is the second time in 12 crease in the second innings with victory was restricting Pakistan months that Du Plessis and a severely bruised right thigh and to 177 in their first innings in his side have been found South Africa’s Dean Elgar Hashim Amla retiring hurt after what was the most difficult time guilty of a slow over rate after celebrates with captain Faf he was struck on the bicep. to bat in the Test on day one. a Test against India in Johan- Added to that, middle-order “I think day one was moving du Plessis (right) after winning nesburg that ended on day in terms of the pitch, but it the match in Cape Town, January 17. The rest of the side SCOREBOARD got easier to bat on and yes- yesterday. INSET: Pakistan have also been fined 10 terday Pakistan were in a good captain Sarfraz Ahmed looks percent of their match fee. Pakistan, first innings ...... 177 on after the match. South Africa, first innings ...... 431 position to bat on and get a 150 “In accordance with Pakistan, second innings ...... 294 lead and then who knows what Article 2.22.1 of the ICC Code South Africa, second innings happens. of Conduct for Players and D. Elgar not out ...... 24 “I still feel there was enough Players Support Personnel... T. de Bruyn c Sarfraz Ahmed b Mohammad Ab- in it for batters and bowlers. At their best day of batting on tour first innings and were critical of session, but the way our batsmen players are fined 10 per cent bas ...... 4 times it was difficult but that’s and scored more than 200 runs the uneven bounce and cracks are batting, that’s how you learn of their match fees for every H. Amla retired hurt ...... 2 Test cricket.” in an innings for the first time in on the wicket at the iconic Cape in Test cricket,” he said, adding over their side fails to bowl in F. du Plessis not out ...... 3 Extras (b4, nb1, w5) ...... 10 Pakistan will take positives the series. Town venue but South Africa, the team would have benefited the allotted time, with the Total (1 wkt, 9.5 overs) ...... 43 from a Test in which they They were eventually dis- with Du Plessis scoring 103, from more warm-up matches captain fined double that Fall of wicket: 1-4 (De Bruyn) avoided an innings defeat with missed for 294, setting their replied with 431. ahead of the first Test. amount,” the International Bowling: Mohammad Amir 5-2-17-0 (1nb, 1w), a stout batting performance on hosts a modest target, which Touring captain Sarfraz “For me, playing two or three Cricket Council said in a Mohammad Abbas 4-0-14-1, Azhar Ali 0.5-0- Saturday to force the contest into South Africa had hoped to knock admitted a bad start, in which practice matches (is best) but we statement yesterday. 8-0 a fourth day. off on Saturday but ran out of they lost five wickets in the first only played one match here. Our South Africa have an Result: South Africa won by nine wickets Shan Masood, Asad Shafiq time and were forced to come session, proved their undoing. batsmen showed their courage, unassailable 2-0 lead in the Series: South Africa lead the three-match and Babar Azam all scored half- back on Sunday. “It’s hard to recover if you’re hopefully we’ll have confidence three matches series after win series 2-0 centuries as Pakistan produced Pakistan scored 177 in their losing five wickets in the first (into the third Test).” in Cape Town. Banned Ruthless India force Aussie Warner and
Smith make follow-on, first in 30 years The onus of this BPL debut particular group AFP is putting the SYDNEY India’s Kuldeep Yadav team in front. AFP holds the ball up after Irrespective of DHAKA taking five wickets A ruthless India took a stran- what situation glehold on the final Test in against Australia in Banned Australian David Sydney yesterday as they forced Sydney, yesterday. we are in, we Warner and Steve Smith Australia to follow on at home say we are made a low-scoring for the first time in 30 years, going out there debut in the Bangladesh leaving the hosts facing a full to put our best Premier League day’s batting to cling on for a yesterday, amassing just draw. foot forward 30 runs between them as Play started almost four and play our newly-minted skippers hours late due to rain, with the best cricket. At in the Twenty20 league. home team resuming on 236 for the end of the The duo, who are six after lunch in reply to India’s serving international thumping first innings 622 for day, the effort bans for ball tampering, seven declared. is what counts: faced off in the BPL But needing a win to level India bowling opener in Dhaka, with the four-match series, Australia coach Bharat Smith’s Comilla Victo- crumbled to 300 all out, com- rians edging Warner’s pounding the misery after some Arun Sylhet Sixers by four soft dismissals by the top order wickets. on Saturday as they stare down Warner hit off- the barrel of defeat. spinner Mahedi Hasan Indian skipper Virat Kohli SCOREBOARD for three sixes in one sent them straight back into bat India first innings 622-7 declared over at the Sher-e- -- the first time Australia have Australia 1st innings (overnight 236-6) Bangla National Stadium been asked to follow on at home M. Harris b Jadeja ...... 79 before a mix-up saw him since Mike Gatting’s England did up five of the six wickets on Sat- wicket before he fell to Yadav, -- spearheaded by stoic number U. Khawaja c Pujara b K. Yadav ...... 27 run out for 14 off 13 balls. the same in 1988, also in Sydney. urday, but under overcast skies who was the pick of the bowlers three Cheteshwar Pujara -- a M. Labuschagne c Rahane b Shami ...... 38 Warner ran for a Marcus Harris, not out two, when play finally began on day with 5-99 -- his second career class above, and their bowlers S. Marsh c Rahane b Jadeja ...... 8 single after his partner and Usman Khawaja, unbeaten four Kohli took the new ball five-wicket haul. brutally exposing Australia’s T. Head c & b K. Yadav ...... 20 Towhid Hridoy pushed on four, survived four overs straight away and threw it to his India lead the four-Test weaknesses. P. Handscomb b Bumrah ...... 37 T. Paine b Yadav ...... 5 Pakistani cricketer before tea was taken early for quicks. series 2-1 and only need a draw So far in Sydney, none of P. Cummins b Shami ...... 25 Shoaib Malik towards bad light. They didn’t come back It immediately paid divi- to clinch a first-ever series win Australia’s batsmen have M. Starc not out ...... 29 square leg. with play abandoned for the day. dends with Pat Cummins, who Down Under, with Kohli’s men managed to put together the N. Lyon lbw Yadav ...... 0 But Hridoy did not Middle-order batsman Peter scored a gutsy 63 in the Mel- on the cusp of doing something marathon innings needed, with J. Hazlewood b Yadav ...... 21 respond and both Handscomb said it would be bourne Test, lasting just three no Indian team has managed Khawaja, Shaun Marsh and Tim Extras (b4, lb2, w5) ...... 11 batsmen were caught at “huge” if Australia could bat out balls, clean bowled by since they began touring Aus- Paine all out in the first innings Total (10 wickets, 104.5 overs) ...... 300 the same end as Malik the final day and salvage a draw. Mohammed Shami without tralia in 1947-48. to poor shots. Fall of wickets: 1-72 (Khawaja), 2-128 (Harris), dismantled the stumps. “We’ve got a really, really adding to his overnight 25. Bowling coach Bharat Arun Harris’ breezy 79 -- 3-144 (S.Marsh), 4-152 (Labuschagne), 5-192 The third umpire good chance to shift some The recalled Handscomb said India’s key motivation remarkably the highest score by (Head), 6-198 (Paine), 7-236 (Cummins), 8-257 (Handscomb), 9-258 (Lyon), 10-300 declared Warner out but momentum back into our camp, began with purpose, confidently throughout the series was simply an Australian the entire series -- (Hazlewood) replays indicated the not just for the upcoming one- stroking two boundaries to move to get in front and stay there. was the exception. Bowling: Shami 19-2-58-2, Bumrah 21-5-62-1, Australian reached the dayers (against India), but there’s to 37 before swiping at a Jasprit “The onus of this particular Unless someone gets a Jadeja 32-11-73-2, Yadav 31.5-6-99-5, Vihari striking end before his the World Cup also and the Bumrah delivery and dragging group is putting the team in hundred in their final knock, it 1-0-2-0 partner ground his bat Ashes,” he said. it onto his stumps. front. Irrespective of what situ- will be the hosts’ first century- Australia 2nd innings back to the crease. “This momentum can start That brought Nathan Lyon ation we are in, we say we are less four-Test home series in M. Harris not out ...... 2 Smith, meanwhile, tomorrow. We know as a batting to the crease but he only lasted going out there to put our best their history. U. Khawaja not out ...... 4 was declared caught group that we can take some five balls, out lbw to a full toss foot forward and play our best Former skipper Ricky Extras ...... 0 Total (0 wickets, 4 overs) ...... 6 from behind for 16 off 17 confidence if we can last out the from Kuldeep Yadav. cricket,” he said. Ponting lamented so many soft To bat: Marnus Labuschagne, Shaun Marsh, balls after the Sixers day and show the country, the Hanuma Vihari dropped a “At the end of the day, the dismissals throughout the series. Travis Head, Peter Handscomb, Tim Paine, Josh reviewed a not-out world, that we’re not far off sitter when Josh Hazlewood was effort is what counts.” “Technical, mental, Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon, Mitch- decision given by the on- clicking and being a really, really on nought, and it proved costly It would be a deserved whatever those mistakes may ell Starc field umpire. good team.” with the tailender putting on 42 accomplishment to win the be, they’ve made a lot of mis- Bowling: Shami 2-1-4-0, Bumrah 2-1-2-0 India’s spinners had picked with Mitchell Starc for the last series with their batsmen takes,” he said. MONDAY 7 JANUARY 2019 SPORT 09 Leonard, Siakam star as Raptors rebound to overcome Bucks
AFP NBA RESULTS LOS ANGELES Cleveland 98, New Orleans 133 Milwaukee 116, Toronto 123 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS SCORES Kawhi Leonard and Pascal San Antonio 108, Memphis 88 Siakam scored 30 points each 202 - Gary Woodland 67-67-68 Philadelphia 106, Dallas 100 as the Toronto Raptors used a 205 - Rory McIlroy (NIR) 69-68-68 balanced attack to outduel the Portland 110, Houston 101 206 - Marc Leishman (AUS) 68-70-68 Milwaukee Bucks 123-116 in a Sacramento 123, G’ State 127
207 - Xander Schauffele 72-67-68, Bryson DeChambeau 69-68-70 battle of the top two NBA teams. Detroit 105, Utah 110 Gary Woodland of the United 209 - Justin Thomas 67-72-70, Kevin Tway 66-71-72 Leonard was back to his old Denver 123, Charlotte 110 States plays a shot on the 18th 210 - Dustin Johnson 67-74-69, Jon Rahm (ESP) 70-71-69 self on Saturday night following hole during the third round 211 - Patton Kizzire 69-71-71 an emotional return to San Trailing by as much as 13, of the Sentry Tournament of 212 - Paul Casey (ENG) 73-71-68, Andrew Putnam 69-73-70 Antonio on Thursday to face his the Bucks opened the fourth Champions at the Plantation 213 - Troy Merritt 73-71-69, Charles Howell 74-70-69, Ian Poulter former team, who bottled him quarter with a 14-4 run and led Course at Kapalua Golf Club in (ENG) 71-69-73, Cameron Champ 71-68-74 up and routed the Raptors 96-95 with 8:12 left. Lahaina, Hawaii on Saturday. 214 - Webb Simpson 70-72-72 125-107. Elsewhere, Stephen Curry 215 - Andrew Landry 69-75-71, Brandt Snedeker 75-69-71, Jason But he got plenty of help scored 42 points and finished Day (AUS) 69-71-75 from a strong supporting cast with 10 three pointers as the 217 - Scott Piercy 76-72-69, Matt Kuchar 72-73-72, Patrick Reed as Toronto seized command in Golden State Warriors stormed
70-75-72, Francesco Molinari (ITA) 73-71-73 the second and third quarters back to the beat the Sacramento and then survived a Milwaukee Kings 127-123. rally in the fourth. Golden State, who blew a “We thought we didn’t play 20-point lead and lost 135-134 great defence last game so we in overtime to Houston on wanted to come out aggressive Thursday, had another big lead and pass the ball and get some disappear in the third quarter more open shots and it fell in Saturday but they managed to for us tonight,” Leonard said. regroup and rally past the Kings Woodland maintains lead, Siakam finished with a in the fourth. career-high 30, Serge Ibaka Kevin Durant added 29 added 25 points and nine points, nine assists and five rebounds, Fred VanVleet had rebounds, and Klay Thompson 21 points, and Danny Green 12 scored 20 points to help the War- points and nine rebounds as the riors complete a three-game McIlroy in pursuit of title Raptors beat the Bucks for the sweep of the season series. first time this season. Curry scored 20 of his 42 in The 34-year-old provided the shot of the day on Giannis Antetokounmpo the final quarter and also made REUTERS last year, most of them coming had 43 points and 18 rebounds a pair of free throws with nine LAHAINA, HAWAII the par-five 15th when he banked a curving 64-foot putt off the flagstick for eagle and the outright lead, from behind, and I probably for Milwaukee, who came into seconds to go. just pushed a little too hard the contest on a five-game Buddy Hield scored 32 Gary Woodland followed up a moments after McIlroy had pulled into a share with a trying to catch up, trying to winning streak. Malcolm points on a career-high eight spectacular eagle on 15 with a birdie on 14. play a perfect first six holes and Brogdon added 15 points, and threes for Sacramento, who birdie at the last to restore his it didn’t really work out for Khris Middleton and Eric went on a 15-0 run in the first three-shot lead over Rory me,” he said. Bledsoe each had 14. half. The Kings set a franchise McIlroy at the PGA Tour’s par-five 15th when he banked turn promising positions into “I’ve just got to go about my While the Raptors were record with 20 baskets from Sentry Tournament of Cham- a curving 64-foot putt off the victories. “I’ve been in this business. Hit fairways, hit trying to forget about being beyond the arc. pions in Hawaii on Saturday. flagstick for eagle and the out- position before but I’m a com- greens again. I didn’t have a trounced in the Alamo City, the In Portland, Jusuf Nurkic The American, who moved right lead, moments after pletely different kind of player bogey today and I can go out Bucks were coming off a had 25 points and 15 rebounds, to 17-under 202 after three McIlroy had pulled into a share now. I’ll use all those experi- and make that a goal 144-112 victory over Atlanta on and the Portland Trail Blazers rounds, said he had to keep his with a birdie on 14. ences to my advantage and take tomorrow,” he said. Friday. snapped James Harden’s emotions in check during his McIlroy, on 14-under 205, what I can from them,” he said. “Try not to make any mis- The Raptors salted the 40-point streak with a 110-101 five-under 68 after learning of was alone in second, a shot “I’ll go out and play takes and pick off my birdies game away with a 15-2 fourth win over the Houston Rockets. the death of his grandmother ahead of Australian Marc aggressive tomorrow and when I can. That hopefully quarter surge which was high- Harden finished with 38 the night before. Leishman (68) in third on a make a lot of birdies.” might be good enough.” lighted by a three pointer from points, falling just short of his “It was a tough night last breezy day at the scenic island After his bogey-free 68, Scoring conditions in the Siakam that gave them a 110-98 sixth straight game with 40 or night but today was a good day. course in Maui. Northern Ireland’s McIlroy said PGA Tour’s first event of the lead with just over five minutes more. I played great,” Woodland told Woodland, who has won staying patient would be season are expected to be ideal to play. Portland was the last team the Golf Channel. three times in 231 starts on crucial if he was to notch his as the winds that have gusted “We came out tonight with to hold Harden under 30 points The 34-year-old provided the PGA Tour, said he had 15th career PGA Tour victory. throughout the tournament are a pass-first mindset and to take when he had 29 in Houston’s the shot of the day on the learned how to “I played in six final groups expected to die down. open shots. It worked out, all of 111-104 home victory on us had 20 plus,” Leonard said. December 11.
NHL: Kane, Sharks end 2 6 4 $* 5# £ Lightning’s points streak 8 5 # 9 8 5: 5:;;; REUTERS SAN JOSE $ San Jose’s Evander Kane scored twice, and Brent Burns had three assists to cool down the NHL’s % -+' hottest club as the Sharks beat %%#$ % the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning & ' " 5-2 on Saturday. *+, (" Logan Couture, Joe Pavelski and Lukas Radil also had tallies ) for the Sharks, and Erik Karlsson **. "' and Timo Meier each posted two !! assists for the Sharks, who have */, */, $ * - won four of five and are 11-3-2 ! % *1(' in their last 16. .(/($0- Martin Jones recorded 17 *+/ +/, ,22' saves, and Aaron Dell stopped "( .,/ % one shot when Jones went to the San Jose Sharks defenceman Brent Burns (foreground) clears ! " " bench after losing a skate blade the puck against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the second period ' on Tampa Bay’s second goal. *.3 ,0. " + , of their NHL game in San Jose on Saturday. Defencemen Victor Hedman " and Mikhail Sergachev scored *,* goals for the Lightning, whose Karlsson triggered a quick the previous 10. With Meier " ! ! ( 16-game points streak ended, breakout pass to Meier that led screening Vasilevskiy in the and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped to Couture burying his 16th goal, second period, Kane whipped *1. 28 of 33 shots. and Pavelski chipped in his in a power-play marker for a 3-1 Tampa Bay lost in regulation team-high 25th tally on a cross- lead, but Sergachev popped in 5 %&'()(* *.* for the first time since Nov. 27, ice pass from Burns at 10:01. his first goal of the season 30 "4 is 18-2-1 in its last 21 contests The assist by Karlsson gave seconds later. " and went 2-1-0 on its California the defenseman helpers in 12 Just over five minutes into .., road swing. straight appearances. The streak the third period, Kane sniped in # #! 4( The Sharks scored twice in was interrupted by a two-game his 14th goal from an extremely a span of 34 seconds to stun the suspension in late December. sharp angle for a 4-2 Sharks , --2 , 01. 20('+ streaking Lightning in the first Hedman took advantage of lead. The goal was the 200th of period, and Karlsson, Pavelski a slow line change by San Jose the left wing’s career. 3 45 & ' " ") and Burns -- all selected this to slip in his fifth goal late in the Radil put in a rebound for 5 (" 6 "787 "9 ' week to play in the 2019 All-Star period as Tampa Bay attempted the final goal, and Jones locked # $ % Game in San Jose -- played to rally from its 11th 2-0 deficit down the Lightning in the third ! " ' major parts in the early lead. to open a game, winning six of period to record his 18th win. 10 SPORT MONDAY 7 JANUARY 2019 Jordan stun defending champs Australia
AFP “I told them today, ‘God gave rocking and three minutes later, AL AIN you something’, and today they they were grateful for Ryan’s were playing for the people of finger-tip save as he pushed Australia’s Asian Cup title It was one of those Jordan,” said Borkelmans. Baha Abdelrahman’s free kick India’s ‘Blue defence suffered a huge blow “They were running like they onto the bar. yesterday when they were days, a frustrating had three lungs,” he added. In the second half, Arnold stunned 1-0 by Jordan in their day when the ball Australia bossed the opening brought on Rhyan Grant and worst ever start to the compe- exchanges but their Brighton then Chris Ikonomidis to find a Tigers’ maul just didn’t seem to tition. bounce, If you’re ‘keeper Mat Ryan made the first way through Jordan’s defence. Graham Arnold’s youthful save when he kept out Yousef Celtic forward Tom Rogic’s side had confidently predicted going to lose a game, Rawashdeh at his near post after stinging shot was kept out by Thailand 4-1 victory in their Group B opener it’s better to lose your Luongo was dispossessed. Shafi, before Ikonomidis’s but they were undone by Anas first game: Arnold, Shortly afterwards, Aus- attempt at a follow-up was Bani-Yaseen’s powerful first- tralia’s former South Sudanese smothered by the defence. AFP carried away,” insisted India half header. Australia coach refugee Awer Mabil, in his first Rogic passed up an oppor- ABU DHABI coach Stephen Constantine. Australia, who had 76 competitive international, saw tunity for the equaliser on 72 “It’s just another game. percent of possession but only “It was one of those days, a a close-range shot blocked by minutes, when he was free in the Cricket-mad India stunned There will be no issue with six shots on target, were frustrating day when the ball just Shafi. The youthful Socceroos box but scooped his shot well Thailand 4-1 at the Asian Cup keeping the boys’ feet on the thwarted by a brilliant double didn’t seem to bounce,” he said, had plenty of possession in the over from Aziz Behich’s cross. football tournament ground, don’t worry about save from Jordan’s Amir Shafi in adding: “If you’re going to lose opposition half but rarely Six minutes later, the lively yesterday, veteran striker that.” The Englishman, for- the game’s dying moments. a game, it’s better to lose your threatened, while Jordan were Mabil smashed one off the Sunil Chhetri scoring twice merly in charge of Malawi, It left the injury-hit Aussies first game. intent on breaking Australia’s upright with Shafi beaten, before in their Group A opener. Sudan and Rwanda, has with much to ponder ahead of “It’s a wake-up call... it’s all flow and seeking chances on the Ikonomidis’s header was Watched by the 12 Thai clashed with senior players Friday’s game against Palestine, about where we can improve. break. Their goal came from a scrambled off the line. schoolboys rescued from a and sparked dismay in India when they will need a win to get We’ll get over it very quickly.” corner on 26 minutes, when Jamie Maclaren had a goal flooded jungle cave last year by stripping Chhetri of the their campaign up and running. Jordan coach Vital Bor- defender Bani-Yaseen escaped chalked off for offside and with after being trapped for more captaincy. Arnold, who led Australia to kelmans, who said he targeted Luongo’s marking and put a the last action of the game, Shafi than two weeks, the War Ele- “There’s no controversy the 2007 quarter-finals in his Australia’s midfielders Massimo thumping header into the top denied both Ikonomidis and phants had little answer to about rotating captains!” he first stint as Socceroos boss, Luongo and Mark Milligan, and corner, prompting jubilation in Jackson Irvine, capping Aus- India’s brimming energy in snapped when quizzed by called the goal “sloppy” and rued exploited the space left by their the strongly pro-Jordan crowd tralia’s misery and triggering Abu Dhabi. Indian media. a slow start at the Hazza Bin advancing backs, hailed his of just under 5,000. joyful celebrations among the Chhetri opened the “I’ve done it for four Zayed Stadium. hard-running team. Suddenly Australia were Jordanians. scoring when he smashed years. Chhetri gives every- home from the penalty spot thing every game he plays after 27 minutes. whether he’s captain or not.” The Blue Tigers were in India finished runners-up on Jordan’s Anas Bani-Yaseen heads homes the match front for just seven minutes, their Asian Cup debut in 1964 winner against Australia during their AFC Asian Cup Thai captain Teerasil Dangda when it was a four-team Group B match at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain, restoring parity by bravely competition won by Israel. UAE yesterday. heading home a Theerathon But they had lost six of Bunmathan free kick. their last seven games at the But Chhetri drilled his regional tournament, con- second of the game moments ceding 20 goals, before qual- into the second half following ifying for the fourth time and a lung-bursting run down the first since 2011. right from Udanta Singh. “If I say it’s just another Things got worse for result would that be a Thailand when Anirudh cliche?” said Constantine. Thapa chipped in a third in “We’ve won one game, the 68th minute before sub- got three points. We have two stitute Lalpekhlua Jeje com- more games, that’s it.” pleted the rout to leave India Thailand coach Milovan as unlikely group leaders. Rajevac made no excuses for Hosts United Arab this side’s humiliating defeat. Emirates were held 1-1 by “India totally deserved to Bahrain in Saturday’s win,” said the Serb. “We curtain-raiser. didn’t underestimate them. India’s players celebrated They were aggressive and by performing Iceland’s fought for everything. But it’s “Viking Thunderclap” in front just one game. We have two of their delirious fans. more left so we have to learn “Did I expect to win 4-1? from our mistakes and go No, but we’re not getting again.”
Marseille Man City score seven in FA Cup stroll suffer Cup AFP drew 3-3 at Bournemouth, with Vene- scoring a 75th-minute winner for the west Bristol City beat top-flight basement club LONDON zuela forward Adalberto Penaranda London club. Huddersfield 1-0. humiliation making his Hornets debut against non- Fourth-tier Newport County are at Elsewhere, in an all-Premier League Premier League champions Manchester league Woking. home to Premier League Leicester. clash, Brighton won 3-1 away to south AFP City began their FA Cup campaign with a But hopes of Woking, 110 places adrift On Saturday, FA Cup holders Chelsea coast rivals Bournemouth. FRANCE 7-0 thrashing of Rotherham yesterday of the Hornets, enjoying a shock win suf- cruised to a 2-0 win over Nottingham Second division Derby, managed by but Fulham, battling to avoid relegation fered a setback when Will Hughes curled Forest in what seems certain to have been former England midfielder Frank Marseille have been plunged from the Premier League, were beaten in a 13th-minute shot from the edge of the Cesc Fabregas’s final match for the Blues. Lampard, came from 2-0 down to draw deeper into crisis after they 2-1 by fourth-tier Oldham. area. It was the same scoreline as Man- 2-2 with Premier League strugglers were embarrassingly dumped Barnet ensured there would be a non- Watford made it 2-0 16 minutes from chester United beat Reading to make it Southampton. out of the French Cup 2-0 by league presence in the fourth round with time when Troy Deeney scored from close five wins out of five under caretaker boss Newcastle were also held to a draw, fourth-division Andrezieux a 1-0 win away to second-tier Champi- range. Millwall came from a goal down Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. 1-1 against second-tier Blackburn. yesterday. onship club Sheffield United. to beat Championship rivals Hull 2-1, sub- Arsenal, the record 13-times FA Cup Premier League leaders Liverpool will Goals from Bryan-Clovis Manchester City manager Pep Guar- stitute Shane Ferguson scoring twice winners, won 3-0 at Blackpool, West Ham complete a third round that started with Ngwabije in the 17th minute diola may have made eight changes from inside the closing eight minutes. beat Birmingham 2-0 but Everton had to Tottenham’s 7-0 thrashing of Tranmere and Florian Milla seven the team that beat Premier League leaders QPR beat Championship leaders work hard to see off Lincoln 2-1. on Friday when they travel to top-flight minutes from the end humil- Liverpool on Thursday but still fielded a Leeds by the same scoreline, Jake Bidwell Saturday also saw Championship club rivals Wolves tomorrow. iated Rudi Garcia’s side, who strong side for the visit of Championship last season reached the final of club Rotherham, with Raheem Sterling, the Europa League, and leaves Riyad Mahrez and Gabriel Jesus all starting them winless in seven matches. Manchester City’s English midfielder Phil Foden (right) as playmaker Kevin De Bruyne returned Ngwabije, who hadn’t scored unsuccessfully attempts a scorpian kick during their from injury. a goal since the start of the De Bruyne played in Sterling for a English FA Cup third round l match againsts Rotherham season, told Eurosport that he 12th-minute opener and City then scored United at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, northwest had “dreamed” of making such twice in the closing stages of the first half. England, yesterday. a big impact. Phil Foden, the England Under-21 Marseille’s poor run of international, got on the end of a cross form has seen them knocked from Ilkay Gundogan in the 43rd minute out of both domestic cup before Rotherham defender Semi Ajayi competitions and the Europa turned the ball into his own net. League, which they exited at Jesus made it 4-0 early in the second the group stage last month. half before Mahrez, Nicolas Otamendi and They are a whopping 20 Leroy Sane added further goals. points behind runaway Ligue Denis Odoi put Fulham ahead in the 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain, 52nd minute at Craven Cottage but Sam but more importantly five Sturridge drew Oldham level with a away from Lyon and the final penalty before Callum Lang’s header two Champions League place. minutes from time sealed a comeback Marseille join fellow win. Ligue 1 sides Montpellier, Daniel Iversen compounded Fulham’s Nimes and Angers out of the misery by saving an Aleksandar Mitrovic cup. Meanwhile struggling penalty just moments earlier. Monaco, locked in a rele- Elsewhere, Barnet beat Championship gation battle, struggled to a high-flyers Sheffield United thanks to 1-0 win over fifth-tier Canet Shaquile Coulthirst’s 21st-minute penalty. en Roussillon despite playing Watford manager Javi Gracia changed with a man extra for over 70 his entire starting side from the team that minutes. 12 SPORT MONDAY 7 JANUARY 2019 06 SPORT MONDAY 7 JANUARY 2019 MONDAY 7 JANUARY 2019 SPORT 07
Czech Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut (centre) poses for a photograph with the referees after winning the ATP Qatar ExxonMobil Open final match against Czech Republic’s Republic’s ‘Heartbreaking’: Tomas Berdych at the Khalifa Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha, on Saturday.PICTURES: SALIM MATRAMKOT/THE PENINSULA World No.1 Karolina Pliskova (left) and Japan’s Tennis stars lament Halep fit and Kei Nishikori pose with their rested after trophies. potential end of ‘scary’ injury Hopman Cup AFP PERTH AFP SYDNEY The likely demise of the Hopman Cup after three decades of the unique mixed teams tennis tournament has been World number one Simona Halep yesterday greeted with sadness by players at this year’s edition, with admitted a back injury that ended her 2018 Serena Williams calling the prospect “heartbreaking”. season early was “very scary”, but she has Swiss duo Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic beat Ger- recovered and is feeling fit heading into the mans Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber in Saturday’s new season. final in front of a sell-out crowd in Perth, but it is expected The Romanian hasn’t played since with- to be the last instalment of the event. drawing from the WTA Finals in Singapore A dramatic finish to what was arguably the best Hop- in October with a herniated disc, and said she man Cup ever -- which also saw Federer and Serena face did nothing for six weeks to get over it. off for the first time in a historic mixed doubles clash -- “It was very scary because it was below came down to a single match point shared by both sides the back, so it’s always dangerous. But I had in the final. treatment at home, I rested for about six However, the event is widely tipped to be scrapped to weeks and I did nothing, just exercises for make way for the new ATP World Team Cup, which will the back,” she told reporters ahead of the Syd- start next year. ney International this week. While Tennis Australia has a contract with the West “I didn’t have pain while I was practising Australian State Government to run the ITF-sanctioned this period, off-season. So now I feel confi- Nishikori and Pliskova tournament until 2022, the new ATP event would make it dent and it’s okay. But I need to see during very hard for the Hopman Cup to attract top men’s the official match. players. Bautista Agut’s “I feel relaxed, I feel rested, I feel healthy American superstar Serena, who was playing in Perth with the back. But as I said, I didn’t play a for the fifth time in her career and has won the title twice, match yet so I don’t know for sure how it’s claim Brisbane crowns said she was unaware of speculation on the Hopman’s fate, going to be.” but that she was upset by the prospect of it vanishing. The early finish to 2018 was a disappoint- REUTERS I’ve won this title, it’s been like “Obviously it would be heartbreaking,” she said. BRISBANE moment of glory ing end to a spectacular season, which saw seven or eight times at this German world number two Kerber, who has reached the 27-year-old secure the year-end number tournament.” successive finals in the past two Hopman Cups, was sad- one ranking for the second year running. Earlier, former world number dened by the news. She got off to a stellar start, reaching the Japan’s Kei Nishikori overcame one Karolina Pliskova battled back “I really love the tournament,” she said. “We all will be Australian Open final and went on to win the Daniil Medvedev in the Brisbane from a set and a break down to sad that it is the last time at Hopman Cup. International final yesterday for beat Lesia Tsurenko 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 Shenzhen Open, the Rogers Cup and her debut Japan’s Kei Nishikori “Playing here as a team with your partner, playing the and win the women’s Grand Slam crown at Roland Garros. his first ATP title in nearly three hits a return against mixed which is exciting, I will miss it.” But it was also a year in which she split years and the 12th of his career. title for the second Daniil Medvedev of Launched in 1989 by former Australian players Paul with Australian coach Darren Cahill, who is Last year’s finalist Nishikori, time. Russia during their McNamee and Charlie Fancutt and named after Austral- taking a break to spend time with his who prevailed 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, won Tsurenko men’s singles final ian tennis great Harry Hopman, the Hopman Cup has family. 70 percent of points on his first served for the match at 5-3 match yesterday. been used as preparation for the Australian Open by three She is yet to replace him and doesn’t plan serve and converted five out of 15 in the second set but the tall decades of players and has held a unique place in the ten- to do so for at least the next few months. break point opportunities to snap Czech drew on all her nis world as the only top level mixed teams “(Cahill) was a very big part of my career a nine-match losing streak in experience to overcome tournament. and I want to thank him for that. Together finals. her dogged opponent Swiss legend Roger Federer, with five appearances in we won the Grand Slam that we always “This week was one of the and regain the title she Perth including one partnered with his future wife Miro- wished for,” she said. best for me,” Nishikori, who beat won at the Queensland slava Vavrinec back in 2002, said it would be “a pity” if “It’s going to be tough. And it was tough, Denis Kudla, Grigor Dimitrov and Tennis Centre two the event did not continue. the off-season, without a coach, without Dar- Jeremy Chardy this week, said. years ago. “We had an unbelievable event here for so many years ren. But he decided this and I fully understood “I’ve never had a week like The Ukrainian -- the Hopman Cup has been very successful from a play- because family comes first always.” this to start the season, so it gives took an injury time er’s viewpoint,” the three-time winner said. Halep has a bye in the first round at me a lot of confidence.” out after rolling “The players have always enjoyed this event, so let’s Sydney. World number nine Nishikori her ankle while hope it continues in some shape and form,” said Federer, started slowly, trailing 3-0 in the being broken in the adding that he believed a mixed teams event was good for World opening set but responded in typ- first game of the tennis. Bautista Agut and the runner-up, Czech Republic’s Tomas Berdych pose for a photograph. number ically determined fashion to win third set and was “Where and how and what, honestly I don’t know,” he one Simona six of the next seven games for an powerless to prevent added. Halep early advantage. the world number eight Frenchwoman Alize Cornet, who played four times at Spectacular Medvedev saved four break from storming to her 12th the Hopman and won the title with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in fireworks points to take a 3-2 lead in the career title. 2014, was mortified by the prospect of the event and laser second set before dragging the “I think everything was disappearing. display at match into a decider but his oppo- against me today... I felt there is “That would be the worst thing ever,” she said. the Khalifa nent, who lost their previous no chance I can win. I felt so far “Losing the Hopman Cup after losing Davis Cup and Tennis and meeting in last year’s Tokyo final, away from playing good tennis everything that is happening with the ITF, I think it’s a big Squash was not to be denied again. tonight,” Pliskova, who needed a shame. Complex Breaking Medvedev for a 3-1 pep talk from coach Rennae “I think people, what they enjoy about this competi- after the lead in the third set, Nishikori held Stubbs to regain composure, said. tion, is the fact that it’s mixed. final on firm to seal the match in a little “Rennae said ‘I am absolutely “It’s just a unique and special competition and losing Saturday. more than two hours for his first sure you can win this match,’ it, I would be very sad.” trophy since winning in Memphis which gave me some confidence Zverev, beaten in the final two years in a row, said he in February 2016. and belief that I can do it. hoped there would be a chance to atone and that he hadn’t “Great final today, I lost to him Victory meant Pliskova joined played his last Hopman match. last year in the final in Japan, so Victoria Azarenka (2009, 2016) “It will be tough to swallow because I will remember I’m happy to get revenge today,” and Serena Williams (2013-14) as this as our last ever match,” he said. Nishikori added. the third woman to win the Pre- “It was a great match, but we came so close and lost it, “I’m really happy that finally mier event twice. so I hope there will be many more chances to play the Hop- man Cup.”
Julia Goerges of Germany kisses the Federer, Kerber cautious on new tie-break rule winner’s trophy Goerges retains Auckland title after defeating Bianca Andreescu AFP helped me find some solutions,” she Andreescu broke every serve by AFP Speaking at the Hopman Cup you cann save energy, on thethe of Canada in the AUCKLAND said. how it ends is secondary in my Goerges in the first set, at one stage PERTH in Perth this week, Federer -- other sidede it is a tradition to plaplayy women’s singles The ice-cool Andreescu had leading 4-0 before dropping her own opinion.” who said he had been asked for Kerber -- who has based her the advantagevantage set,” sheshe saisaid.d. final match at the Julia Goerges drew on her experience stunned the tennis world during the serve twice. his opinion on the change by game on superior physical fit- “Let’s sseeee hhowow it worworksks tthishis ASB Classic in to retain the WTA Auckland Classic week having arrived in Auckland But the wily Goerges, 30, was not Star players Roger Federer and tournament officials -- admit- ness -- suggested her advantage year.” WeWe will mimissss th thee 7 70-680-68 in in Auckland yesterday. title yesterday as she came from a set ranked 152nd and needing to play in finished, and the momentum began Angelique Kerber have cau- ted marathon final sets would could be diluted by shortened Amongong tthehe ototherher SSlams,lams, the fiftfifth,h, so so that’s that’s a apity. pity. I I down to end the stunning run of the qualifying tournament to make to shift when she broke the Canadian tiously welcomed new tie-break be missed by some. deciders in Melbourne, where Wimbledonedon willwill useuse finalfinal setset tietie-- am okaokayy withwith ananyy f ormatformat Canadian teen sensation Bianca the main draw. at the start of the second set. rules for the deciding set at the “We will miss the 70-68 in she won her first Slam in 2016. breaks at 12-12 starting ffromrom really. Thing is, when Andreescu. The 18-year-old then beat three Although she dropped her own Australian Open. the fifth, so that’s a pity,” he said, “I like physical matches and 2019, thehe US Open pplayslays a a tra tradi-di- really. Thing is, when There were tears from the top 50 players on her way to her first serve at 4-4, Goerges gathered her- The year’s opening Grand referring to the famous final-set if you come here to Australia you tional tie-breakie-break at 66-6-6 aandnd tthehe it ggoesoes to six-all in the 30-year-old German in an emotional WTA final including former world self to break Andreescu again at 5-5 Slam, starting on January 14, will marathon between John Isner have be really fit,” she said. French OOpenpen d doesoes not not use use a af inafinall fiftfifth,h, you’ve you’ve had had plenty plenty o f of celebration who took the match 2-6, number ones Caroline Wozniacki and and held serve to take the set. for the first time feature an and Nicolas Mahut at Wimble- “With the weather, the con- set tie-break.break. 7-5, 6-1 with the final point coming Venus Williams. She broke three more times in the chchancesances to wwinin i tit,, or or l oselose extended tie-break in the final don in 2010. ditions, it’s really hot and humid “Theh e it, so from that standpoint when an Andreescu forehand went Her form continued into the final decider to claim her 15th WTA title. set when the score reaches 6-6, But Federer, aiming for his and you have to ready for that. funnyy it, so from that standpoint into the net. when she raced through the first set Although the final set was all rather than a traditional full set. third successive Australian Open “I have no idea if I like (the thing is hhowow it ends is secondarsecondaryy “This win means a lot to me and recovered from an early service Goerges the German said Andreescu To win the decisive tie- title and seventh overall, said he new rule) or not, we will see.” we in my opinion: Federer because not everything was working break in the second to lead 5-4 when deserved praise for the way she had break, a player will need to be was personally “a bit torn” But the German world havee in my opinion: Federer well in the beginning,” said the her concentration wavered. played in only her fourth WTA the first to 10 with an advantage between the options. number two, who was beaten four dif-f- 30-year-old Goerges who needed all “A 5-4 in the second set it was tournament. of at least two points. “I am okay with any format 9-7 in the deciding set of last ferentnt her experience and patience to really hard for me to stay in the “Bianca gave me a hard time The move means all four really,” he said. year’s Australian Open semi- formatss in ffourour recover from being down 4-5 in the moment. I was ‘oh my god I’m one today, she played some terrific ten- Slams now use different rules, “Thing is, when it goes to final by Simona Halep, also said Slams, ssoo it is importanimportantt second set after losing the first. game away from winning this tour- nis, different tennis to a lot of players with only the French Open hold- six-all in the fifth, you’ve had she could see both sides of the to remindind yourself what’s “I used my experience today and nament’,” Andreescu said. on the tour,” Goerges said. ing off from introducing a plenty of chances to win it, or debate. going oonn and which one it is,” Roger Federer really went for it in the important “But Julia dominated from that “I’m pretty sure we’re going to tie-break in the decider. lose it, so from that standpoint “It might be easier because said Federer.derer. moments. My coach came at 5-4 and point.” hear a lot in the future from her.”