FRIDAY, JULY 2, 2021 10 Tour de France withdraws complaint Scrappy Barty battles into against spectator who caused pileup Wimbledon third round Roger Federer oldest man in Wimbledon third round for 46 years Murray fights back to• beat Otte in five sets She pushed me AFP | London incredibly hard. A few points here and there shleigh Barty’s bid to win it could have been a the Wimbledon singles different story KTM rider Cyril Lemoine of France receives medical attention (file photo) title on the 50th anni- A ASHLEIGH BARTY AFP | Paris versary of fellow indigenous Australian Evonne Goolagong we’ve played so many times Cawley’s first victory stayed on against each other. It’s always a he Tour de France has BETTER course yesterday. pleasure playing against him,” Twithdrawn its legal com- However, Barty produced a said Federer. plaint against the spectator far from perfect performance “It was a wonderful match, who caused a spectacular mass KNOW in her 6-4, 6-3 win over Rus - I’m happy with my perfor - pileup on the opening day of sia’s Anna Blinkova as she pro- Ashleigh Barty hits a return mance. A tough first set, I was the race, its director Christian gressed to a third round meeting semi-finalist Elena Vesnina. Cameron Norrie awaits the happy with the second set and Prudhomme said yesterday. with Czech Katerina Siniakova. “It feels like I have changed winner of the Federer and I was better in the third, so I’m The woman was arrested The accident hap- “She pushed me incredibly and grown a lot,” said Gauff. Gasquet clash after the fast-im- very, very happy.” Wednesday at a police station pened when the wom- hard,” said Barty. “Two years ago not many proving Briton swept aside Aus- Norrie joins fellow Britons in Landerneau in Brittany, an, facing away from “A few points here and there people knew my name at least tralian wildcard Alex Bolt 6-3, Dan Evans and two-time Wim- where stage one finished on it could have been a different before I beat Venus and now 6-1, 6-2. bledon champion Andy Murray Saturday, and is still in custody. the riders and towards story.” it (Wimbledon) feels more like Roger Federer became the in the third round. “The incident has been the cameras, held up a Barty is seeded to meet this home.” oldest man in 46 years to reach It is the first time three Brit- blown out of all proportion,” cardboard sign which year’s French Open champion Two fewer seeds will be the Wimbledon third round ish men have reached the third Prudhomme said. read “Allez Opi-Omi”, Barbora Krejcikova in the last standing in Barty’s way as she with a straight sets win over round since 1999, when Tim “So we’d like to calm things which translates as 16. looks to add the senior singles Richard Gasquet. Henman, Greg Rusedski and down now that the message “Go, grandpa and Krejcikova brushed aside sec- title to her 2011 junior Wimble- Federer, 39, defeated his Danny Sapsford reached the has got across that the road- granny” ond round opponent German don win. French rival 7-6 (7/1), 6-1, 6-4 last 32. side fans need to be careful.” veteran Andrea Petkovic 7-5, Third seed Elina Svitolina, a to make the last 32 for the 18th “Come on Gasquet,” joked The accident happened be- 6-4. Wimbledon semi-finalist two time. Norrie. tween Brest and Landerneau down dozens of others who Barty is popular on Centre years ago, said she needs a rest Australia’s Ken Rosewall was “If there’s a time to play Rog- when the woman, facing away were following behind him. Court but nothing compared to after losing 6-3, 6-4 to Poland’s 40 when he made the third er, now’s the time I guess, but from the riders and towards The pileup delayed the stage Coco Gauff due to her exploits Magda Linette. round at the All England Club he’s still a decent player.” the cameras, held up a card- for five minutes while bikes aged 15 in 2019 reaching the “I think mentally today I was in 1975. Norrie was followed onto board sign which read “Allez and bodies were untangled. Last 16 as a qualifier. not really in a good place,” said Federer, who has eight Wim- Court One by men’s second Opi-Omi”, which translates Amid the chaos, the wom- ‘Coco Mania’ has not dimin- Svitolina. bledon titles, beat Gasquet for seed Daniil Medvedev and the as “Go, grandpa and granny”. an was seen reeling away in ished on Centre Court despite a Frenc Open sem-finalist Ma- the 19th time in 21 meetings and Russian made short work of German cyclist Tony Martin, horror before disappearing two-year hiatus and the 17-year- ria Sakkari, the 15th-seeded will take on Cameron Norrie of 18-year-old Spaniard Carlos Al- positioned on the edge of a into the roadside crowd, her old did not let the crowd down Greek, lost to Shelby Rogers of Britain for a place in the last 16. caraz, the youngest player in the group of tightly packed riders, sign folded away beneath her with a 6-4, 6-3 win over former the United States 7-5, 6-4. “I know Richard really well, men’s draw. hit the sign and fell, bringing arm. Dortmund agree Sancho transfer New Messi deal delayed by La Liga to Man Utd for 85 mn euros financial controls, says president AFP | London AFP | London undesliga side Borussia arcelona’s attempts to offer BDortmund confirmed yes- BLionel Messi a new con - terday that they have agreed a tract are being held up because deal to allow England winger of La Liga’s financial control Jadon Sancho to join Manches- measures, the club’s president, ter United for a fee of 85 mil- Joan Laporta, said yesterday lion euros ($100 million, £73 after the Argentine became a million). free agent. In a statement, Dortmund Messi, who joined Barca aged said they had reached an agree- 13 in September 2000, has no ment for the English club to pay current contractual link with a “fixed transfer fee of 85 mil- the Catalans after his deal ex- lion euros” for the 21-year-old. pired on June 30 and while “The contractual details now Laporta said the club’s all-time have to be coordinated and top scorer wishes to stay, he completed,” Dortmund said in added their attempts to tie him their statement. Jadon Sancho of England in action during an England training session to a new deal had to fit with the Barcelona’s Lionel Messi reacts during a match (file photo) “Moreover, the formal pro- Sancho’s contract with Dort- league’s requirements. “It’s going well, he wants to ey League, although income cessing of the transfer is still mund had been due to run to stay and we’re making all the ef- dropped by 125 million euros subject to the successful com- June 30, 2023 and his transfer forts to ensure he does. But we last year due to the impact of pletion of all necessary medical is one of the most expensive in have to balance it with financial the COVID-19 pandemic. tests and examinations.” Bundesliga history. fair play,” Laporta told Spanish At the start of the 2019-20 Dortmund did not give de- The 100-million-euro mark It’s going well, he radio station Onda Cero yes- season Barca were allocated a tails on the length of the con- 50 had been smashed by the 2017 wants to stay and we’re terday. maximum budget of 1.47 bil- tract, but reports have said it goals were scored by transfer of French forward Ous- making all the efforts “There are many options and lion euros by La Liga which would last five years. Sancho in 137 appearances mane Dembele from Dortmund to ensure he does. But we’re contemplating which is shrank to 733 million for the Sancho will become the sec- in all competitions for to Barcelona for 105 million the best for both parties. But we last campaign and is expected Dortmund we have to balance ond most expensive English euros. it with financial fair want him to stay and so does he, to fall even further after a whole footballer when he joins Unit- Attacking midfielder Kai play. There are many we want to give him the most season without ticket sales and ed, who signed Harry Maguire Havertz was transferred last competitive team possible.” a depressed transfer market. two years ago from Leicester end of the season in a bid to tie summer for 80 million euros options and we’re La Liga introduced financial Messi had the most lucrative for £80 million. up the transfer. from Bayer Leverkusen to Chel- contemplating which control measures in 2013 estab- contract in world sport, accord- United have been keen to United’s initial £67 million sea. is the best for both lishing a maximum amount of ing to a January report in El bring Sancho to Old Trafford offer was rejected but they im- It will be a return to Man - parties. But we want money each club can spend on Mundo, and if Barca are to get since last year. proved the bid sufficiently to chester for the 21-year-old, him to stay and so does its playing squad and coaching a new deal for him over the line After failing to meet Dort- convince Dortmund to sell, al- who was a graduate of Man - he, we want to give him staff each season, conditioned they will have to further reduce mund’s £100 million asking beit at a lower price than they chester City’s academy before the most competitive by their income.