D2 Friday, June 7, 2019 |TimesDaily NBAFINALS at aglance NNIS French Open TE LOOKING AHEAD son From Page D1 seeded 1-4 all homp years, the four men layT Forthe first time in eight Warriors’K rros. The matchups areNo. reached the semifinals at Roland Ga wedbyNo. 1Novak It’s the first time Nadal vs.No. 3Roger Federer, follo Thiem. 2Rafael the 4 adal is one of me seeds Thiem. Federer vs.N or Ga the top four men’s Djokovic vs.No. 4Dominic settoreturnf their 39th meeting (Nadal are thelastfour standing great rivalries in sports. This will be Open(Nadal leads 5-0); at amajor tournament leads 23-15), and sixth at the French By JanieMcCauley owns, allonhardcourts. Press since the 2013Australian Federerhas wonthe past five showd The Associated Federerholds the Open. Their standing in tennis history is undeniable: gles titles, while Nadal ranks — Djokovic stretched men’s recordwith20Grand Slam sin OAKLAND, Calif. s. Guess who’s thirdonthe Klay his Grand Slam winning second with 17, including 11 in Pari Everyone knows about with 15. Thiem, meanwhile, get streak to 26 matches as he men’s major list? Djokovic,ofcourse, Thompson’sability to - is in his fourth consecutive urry pursues afourth consecu is eyeing his first major trophy. He dangerously hot in ah second final, after losing at tive major trophy, beating French Open semifinal and seeks his on offense. women’s semifinals, 17-year- ht Alexander Zverev 7-5, that stage to Nadal in 2018. In the Hisstingy defense mig - ho eliminated defending - 6-2, 6-2. Thiem elimi old American Amanda Anisimova —w justbethething that mat No. 8seed Ash Barty of Aus- urns nated No.10seedKaren champion Simona Halep —takes on tersmost when he ret at amajor for the first time. - Khachanov 6-2, 6-4, 6-2. tralia. Both areamong the final four for theGolden State War is appearing in her first “Controlling the points No. 26 seed Johanna Konta of Britain riors in Game4of the NBA thirdoverall at amajor, going with was the key, Ithink,” said semifinal at Roland Garros but her Finals onFriday night ousova of the Czech Republic. nto 2018FrenchOpen run- against 19-year-old Marketa Vondr his teamtrailingToro ner-up Thiem,who made This is Vondrousova’s first Slam semi. 2-1. only 12 unforced errors, 25 “Wecan’t fall intothe TS fewer than Khachanov. “I THURSDAY’S QUARTERFINAL RESUL trap of thinking offense 3SimonaHalep 6-2, 6-4; us didn’t miss alot today.” Women: Amanda Anisimova beat No. alone is going to win Keys 6-3, 7-5. or Not only has none of the No. 8Ash Barty beat No. 14 Madison another championship 5Alexander Zverev 7-5, 6-2, or walksoff the court remaining women won a Men: No. 1Novak Djokovic beat No. letting thatend of theflo The Golden State Warriors’KlayThompson 10 Karen Khachanov 6-2, 6-4, against the Toronto Raptors, Grand Slam trophy, none 6-2; No. 4Dominic Thiem beat No. affect our defense,” Stephen after practicefor theNBA Finals of a 4isFriday. [BEN MARGOT/THE has participated in amajor 6-2. Curry said on the heels ThursdayinOakland, Calif. Game final. postseason career-best ASSOCIATED PRESS] said Halep, who DAY performanceinthe - “Well,” STAT OF THE 47-point it’s of the best wing defend “nothing the four women’s semifinalists at a 3defeat. that,” Curry said. “And was seeded third, 1978: The last time none of Warriors’ Game ers in the league,” Raptors in reached amajor final —atthe - atough adjustment when surprises me anymore Grand Slam tournament had ever Thompson is sched Nick Nurse said of guys who haven’t been coach tennis.” Australian Open 41 years ago. uled to play Friday barring “He’s probably position consis- Thompson. Still, Anisimova’s rapid anyfurther issues with his in that in that depart- after tently and in these type of underrated rise is noteworthy. QUOTE OF THE DAY strained left hamstring ment. He really puts in the result today.” loss moments are thrown into Already the first tennis “I mean, it’s crazy. Ireally can’t believe he sat out the 123-109 awesome defensive minutes. So you would some player born in the 2000s to nisimova. Wednesday, while Kevin his for them, —A him out there performances get to aSlam quarterfinal, Durant remains sidelined love to have they really trophies in Paris, “is of the floor as especially when she’s now the youngest goodthingsandbigthings.” major as he attempts to work back on that end pretty awesome.” specially withateam need them.” U.S. woman into the semis Yet to drop aset through from astrained right calf. well,e ome thingsto Mostimpressive,perhaps, Here ares at Roland Garros since Jen- five matches, Anisimova With the way Kawhi likeToronto.” night: this: Halep had won who was watch for Friday niferCapriatiwas14in1990. plays with aconfident, was Leonard, Kyle Lowry and Thompson, games in arow GoldenState’s Anisimova or Von- take-it-to-the-opponent 16 return DannyGreen delivered injuredlatein They’veseen it all in, but Anisimova inatToronto,even drousovacouldeachbecome style. She doesn’t rely on coming time and again for the Rap- Game 2w the War- saved 6of7break points. the Raptors when Last season, the first teenager since Iva powersomuchasprecision, tors to answer every big surprised win Game 7of Aseven-game run that take the court for riors had to Majoli in 1997 to win the depositingwhatshe’scalled shot by Curry, Thompson’s he didn’t at 2-2 in the early the Western Conference FrenchOpen,wherethe “effortless shots”near lines began defense will be akey part tipoff. in Hous- putAnisimovaupaset still had him finals on the road clay courts require and often wrong-footing going of the two-timedefending The Raptors with slow in the second. But play when ton. They triumphed from shot to shot, and 3-0 adjustment as on the board to for patience Halep. made one champions’ room an ailing Kerr sidelined and endur- think: It was in from 4-1, Halep to even the series the team left the locker the movement And to 4-all. they try much of the 16-1 title run after ball, wasthe last push, getting to another trip just before game time. ance to get to ball 2016thatAnisimova at home before in 2017. oconstruct at Roland “Nerves,” Anisimova Not facing Thompson the smartst junior runner-up abit.” to Toronto. This fifth straight NBA said, “were kicking in in love with became akey advantage points. Garros at 14. “People fall Finals has brought on its of miss In the next game, she hot and all five Toronto start- Anisimova certainly “I actually kind his shooting and how challenges, most nota- is a pushed abackhand long - scored in double figures own checked all those boxes juniors, but, Imean, this he can get on the offen ers injuries. and chewed on athumb- Curry was forced to bly all the Thursday. Facing aformer newphase,”shesaid,shrug- sive end, but the way that —and basketball is ThatgaveHalepabreak reater load. “Our best No. 1and major champ, ging. “Obviously Irespect nail. our team plays defensively take on ag when our onepointfromserv- reat defender. I usually played in the tournament’s larg- (Halep) alot. But Iknow I’m chance, and thechemistry that we “He’s ag the wall,” to force athird set. one of the best, backs are against est arena, the teenager was capable of doing alot, and I ing haveand the experience, think he’s ButitwasAnisimovawho there at the top Greensaid. poised as can be. knowIcan play very well. I he’s right at the forefront of right up herself, Halep who was pretty calm,” mean,Ineverdoubtmyabil- steeled “She Aforehand into said Halep, who acknowl- ities. Today that showed.” stumbled. the net, areturn that sailed - edged feeling the stress of Did it ever. zero Divi- hard-working, blue-col wide and another miscue by And he received is a trying to win asecond con- “Fora17-year-oldtoplay t. McLennan lar family. His mom Halep let Anisimova hold, sionIinteres dad secutive title in Paris. “She that well,” said Chris Evert, AUBURN offer him a schoolteacher, and his she broke to end it. 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