Jason Roy slams ton as England crush Bangladesh to revive campaign PAGE 15 SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2019 beIN signs PSG’s Nadim to host FIFA CRICKET WORLD CUP Women’s World Cup show PAGE 14 INDIA VS AUSTRALIA BARTY ENDS AUSTRALIA’S 46-YR WAIT AFP Overwhelms nervous teen Vondroušová in PARIS straight sets to lift the French Open crown ASHLEIGH Barty ended Australia’s 46-year wait for a French Open singles title on Saturday by thrashing nervous Czech teen- ager Marketa Vondroušová in a one-sided women’s final. Eighth seed Barty got off to a strong start and never looked back, winning 6-1, 6-3 af- ter only 70 minutes to claim her maiden Grand Slam title. The 23-year-old will rise to second in the world behind only Naomi Osa- ka when the latest rankings are released next week, after becoming the first Austral- ian winner at Roland Garros since Margaret Court won It’s unbelievable, I’m a the last of her five trophies in 1973. little bit speechless. I She will be best-ranked played the perfect match Australian woman since Marketa Vondroušová of the Czech Republic (left) and Ashleigh Barty of Australia prior to the French today. I’m so proud of Evonne Goolagong Cawley Open women’s singles final at Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday.(EPA-EFE) myself and my team, in 1976. it’s been a incredible “It’s unbelievable, I’m a endure a nervous wait. women’s semis were moved away from the two weeks. little bit speechless. I played The scheduling had already been criticised showpiece Chatrier court. the perfect match today. I’m on Friday as a sexism row erupted when the In fact, this was the first match on the pre- Ashleigh Barty so proud of myself and my mier Roland Garros arena in Vondroušová’s team, it’s been a incredible BARTY VONDROUŠOVÁ career, although she did have a brief prac- two weeks,” said Barty. 3 ACES 1 tice session on Saturday morning. “It’s a special place for 1 DOUBLE FAULTS 3 The tension got the better of the Czech Australians here. Sam (Sto- 70% FIRST SERVE % 80% early on, as she double faulted to gift Barty sur) has done well here be- 62% WIN % ON 1ST SERVE 47% two break points, before firing long to put fore and come so close. It’s 81% WIN % ON 2ND SERVE 67% her opponent 2-0 ahead. been a magical two weeks.” 5 BREAK POINTS WON 1 Barty, who also reached the Australian Barty, who famously 0 TIEBREAKS WON 0 Open quarter-finals earlier this year, con- took a break from tennis 33 RECEIVING POINTS WON 18 solidated the break with a confident love to play professional cricket 69 POINTS WON 49 hold, leaving Vondroušová firmly on the in 2015, struck 27 winners 12 GAMES WON 4 back foot after only seven minutes of play. past an opponent riddled 4 MAX GAMES WON IN A ROW 1 Another break followed as Vondroušová with nerves. 7 MAX POINTS WON IN A ROW 4 threatened to fall apart, but she settled The 19-year-old 36 SERVICE POINTS WON 31 down and got herself on the scoreboard. Vondroušová saw her bid 7 SERVICE GAMES WON 3 Barty quickly got back on track, and to become the first teen- wrapped up the first set after only 29 min- age Grand Slam champion utes with a crunching forehand winner. since Maria Sharapova Vondroušová had it all to do in the sec- won the 2006 US Open ond set having managed just two winners in come to a tame end, as the the opener, but she contrived to drop serve world number 38 made 22 again at the first time of asking. unforced errors, against a She finally held serve for the first time in mere 10 winners. the match, though, saving two break points in the third game. Nervous wait Vondroušová had reached the final with- Almost 90 minutes af- out dropping a set and had the best record ter the match was due to on tour since the Australian Open, but she start, the players made their left it too late to get her game in order on way onto Court Philippe this occasion. Australia’s Ashleigh Barty poses with the trophy at the Suzanne Lenglen court at Chatrier, after Dominic And Barty broke once more, hammer- The Roland Garros 2019 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on Saturday. (AFP) Thiem’s thrilling five-set ing away a simple smash on her first match win over Novak Djokovic in point to seal her moment in the spotlight, the men’s semi-finals forced Barty reacts after winning The Roland Garros with Vondroušová left sitting on the bench Barty and Vondroušová to 2019 French Open women’s title (AFP) in tears. Rohit to curb aggression to boost India’s World Cup challenge new batter to come in and Warner ‘shaken up’ after injuring Title contenders to start scoring runs.” lock horns with On his team’s intense ri- net bowler, says captain Finch valry with Australia, Sharma five-time champions said it will spur them on. LONDON: Australia skipper Aaron Finch said David Warner was Australia today He said the fierce com- “shaken up” after he hit a net bowler on the head with a powerful petition between the sides drive during a practice session on Saturday. Warner was middling promised another good con- the ball in the nets at the Oval and one of his drives felled the AGENCIES test. “Yes, we’ve had a good paceman. The batsman rushed to the aid of the bowler, who lay flat LONDON rivalry between the two teams on the practice pitch as Australia stopped their session “Dave was in the last few months that we obviously pretty shaken up. The young guy seems to be in pretty ROHIT Sharma is seeking to played, with good competition good spirits at the moment,” Finch said after the session finished. curb his natural strokeplay and between bat and ball. “He’s obviously been taken off to hospital and will continue to be bat for longer to help India’s Former Australia captain assessed just to make sure that everything is OK... Yeah, it was World Cup campaign, the flam- and assistant coach Ricky Pon- tough to watch.” The Australian physio attended to the bowler, iden- boyant opener said on Saturday. ting has suggested the Indian tified as Jaykishan Plaha. (AFP) The 32-year-old opener’s seamers will take a cue from cultured century in Wednes- the West Indies pacemen, who day’s encounter with South troubled the Australian bats- Africa reflected his new batting men with a barrage of bouncers. approach which put team inter- But Sharma said India’s est above wooing the gallery. bowlers would have to keep “I think I have played STAYING FOCUSED: India’s Rohit Sharma (centre) shadow practises near the pitch as groundstaff cut the the batsmen guessing. more than 200 ODIs now. If I grass as he takes part in a training session at the Oval in London on Saturday, ahead of their match of the “See, short ball for any don’t do it now, then when?” 2019 Cricket World Cup against Australia. (AFP) batsman is not easy, even the he said of his new approach best guy who can pull the ball, ahead of Sunday’s clash with pleasure.” Rohit is know for Southampton. 207 ODIs thus far. who can hook the ball will find holders Australia. his ‘daddy hundreds’ and is the “The satisfaction you get “Once I cross a certain it difficult,” said Sharma. “Experience teaches you only batsman with three double finishing the job is something score, I tend to just take on “Probably we have the a lot of things, and that is centuries in one-dayers, includ- else, rather than scoring a from there. But it was not the bowling attack to do that... but something that has come into ing a 264 against Sri Lanka hundred and not finishing off case in that particular game,” you don’t want to be carried my game of late, the past few which remains an ODI record. the game,” he said. Sharma said of the South Af- away with that. years rather. You want to make Against South Africa, how- The elegant Mumbai play- rica match. “We’ve got to understand sure that you start the innings ever, Rohit curbed his natural er’s 23 ODI centuries include “I had to see the situa- the conditions and make sure and you finish off the innings as game to help pull off a tricky seven scores of 150 or more. tion, because I knew it was that you keep the batsmen Australia’s David Warner looks on as an injured net bowler receives well. That gives you immense chase with an unbeaten 122 at He has scored 8,132 runs in not going to be easy for the guessing all the time.” medical attention at the Oval in London on Saturday. (AFP) Sports Sunday, June 9, 2019 13 Adrenaline-fuelled Thiem ready for Rafa REUTERS PARIS Djokovic blames AUSTRIAN fourth seed Domi- nic Thiem says he will be fuelled by adrenaline when If you reach the final weather as hopes he takes on Rafael Nadal in here (French Open) it’s Sunday’s French Open final in always against Rafa what will be his fourth succes- (Rafael Nadal). blown out sive day on court. The 25-year-old battled Dominic Thiem of Austria REUTERS “I don’t want to point out Novak Djokovic over two PARIS some reasons or find excuses weather-ravaged days on Fri- for this loss.