EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE DELHI THE HINDU 18 SPORT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Ageless Nadal clinches his 19th Major in a thriller Unbelievable and outrageous: Medvedev Medvedev gives the champion a run for his money, stretching the final into one of the longest in tournament history Thanks crowd for fuelling fightback US OPEN Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse New York New York Daniil Medvedev said the Rafael Nadal captured his energy of the New York 19th career Grand Slam title crowd helped instigate his in thrilling fashion on Sun­ stunning fightback that saw day by winning the US Open him fall just short against final, outlasting Russia’s Da­ Rafael Nadal in Sunday’s US niil Medvedev 7­5, 6­3, 5­7, Open final. 4­6, 6­4 to seize his fourth The Russian fifth seed crown in New York. dropped the first two sets in The 33­year­old Spanish his first Grand Slam final but left­hander, who moved one charged back to force a de­ shy of Roger Federer’s all­ cider, almost erasing a dou­ time men’s record of 20 ble­break deficit in the fifth Grand Slam triumphs, be­ set before going down 7­5, came the second­oldest New 6­3, 5­7, 4­6, 6­4. York champion in the Open “First of all I just want to era after Ken Rosewall in congratulate Rafa, 19th 1970 at age 35. Grand Slam title is someth­ The World No. 2 took the ing unbelievable, outrage­ top prize of $3.85 million at ous,” Medvedev said. “What Arthur Ashe Stadium and ad­ you’ve done for tennis in ded to his US Open trophy general, it’s amazing for our haul from 2010, 2013 and sport. Thank you and con­ 2017. grats again.” Let’s hear it! Daniil Supreme effort Love­hate relationship Medvedev won over the It took a supreme effort from Medvedev has experienced New York crowd the Spanish maestro, who a love­hate relationship with eventually. * AFP nearly became the first fans at Flushing Meadows player to drop the final after after an obscene gesture in a <> Tonight is going to leading by two sets since Ted third­round match prompt­ always be in my Schroeder in 1949. ed loud boos, to which the mind because I Nadal, who rose to 22­12 in Russian later responded played in the five­set matches, had lost on­ with a taunt of his own. biggest court in the ly once at a Slam when up But the 23­year­old won tennis world two sets, to Italy’s Fabio Fog­ the crowd over during his Medvedev nini in the 2015 US Open run to the final, where he third round. It was the se­ was attempting to become energy that I’m here in the cond Slam title of the year the youngest Grand Slam final. I mean, tonight is go­ for Nadal after taking his 12th champion since Juan Martin ing to always be in my mind French Open crown in June. del Potro won the US Open because I played in the big­ Nadal also moved one shy in 2009. gest court in the tennis of the Open era record of five “To be honest, in my world. US Open titles won by Feder­ mind, I was already think­ er, Jimmy Connors and Pete ing, ‘What do I say in the Electric Sampras. speech, it’s going to be in 20 “You guys were pushing me Medvedev, 23, who saw minutes,” Medvedev re­ to prolong this match be­ his career­best 12­match win reeled off eight of the last three break chances to hold Ali Nili issued him a time vio­ tensified. Again serving for THE RESULTS called, having fallen two cause you want to see more streak snapped, would have nine points to force a fourth, in the second game of the lation for his first serve and the match, Nadal saved a sets behind to Nadal. tennis. Because of you guys, been the first Russian to win breaking Nadal in the 12th fifth set, fired a backhand the Spaniard sent his second break­point then hit a fore­ FINALS “I was like I have to fight I was fighting like hell. It’s a Grand Slam title since Ma­ game with a backhand volley winner to break Med­ long, the crowd booing Nili hand drop volley for his third Men: 2­Rafael Nadal (Esp) bt 5­ for every ball, and it went electric. You were booing rat Safin at the 2005 Austra­ winner. vedev in the fifth game and for his call. match­point chance and Daniil Medvedev (Rus) 7­5, 6­3, further but it didn’t go my me for a reason. lian Open and the first Rus­ Nadal was broken in the seized a 5­2 edge when Med­ Medvedev sent a forehand 5­7, 4­6, 6­4. way. I know earlier in the I can also change because sian to win the US Open 10th game of the fourth set to vedev hit an overhead smash High drama return long to end matters. Women: Doubles: 4­Elise Mer­ tournament I said a bad I am a human being and I since Safin in 2000. force a fifth when Medvedev long. Nadal squandered two break Nadal screamed and fell to tens (Bel) & Aryna Sabalenka thing, and now it’s a good can make mistakes. Thank On a knife’s edge at 5­5 in blasted a sterling backhand Serving for the match, Na­ and match­points in the the court on his back in joy (Blr) bt 8­Victoria Azarenka (Blr) thing. you very much from the bot­ the third set, Medvedev return winner. Nadal saved dal was broken when umpire ninth game as the drama in­ and exhaustion. & Ashleigh Barty (Aus) 7­5, 7­5. “It’s because of your tom of my heart,” he said. Rashid spins it Afghanistan’s way Shardul and Gill put India­A in command Rain almost comes to Bangladesh’s rescue SA-A IN INDIA seamed away to take the precautionary measure. edge which was snapped up The scores: South Africa-A — M.R. Praveen Chandran by ‘keeper K.S. Bharat. Siraj 1st innings: Aiden Markram c Thiruvananthapuram accounted for the other Bharat b Siraj 0, Pieter Malan c Bharat b Shardul 0, Zubayr It will be hard to say if Shub­ opener Pieter Malan in simi­ lar fashion to leave South Hamza b Nadeem 13, Khayelihle man Gill could have enjoyed Zondo c Bharat b Shardul 6, Africa zero for two. a better day as captain as he Senuran Muthuswamy run out had on the opening day of Thakur (three for 29) en­ 12, Heinrich Klaasen c Nadeem the four­day unofficial Test joyed the conditions and b Shardul 0, Wiaan Mulder c match against South Africa­A bowled with aggression and Dube b Gowtham 21, Dane at Sports Hub on Monday. persistence. Only Dane Piedt b Gowtham 33, Marco In the morning, Gill won Piedt, who played fluently Jansen (not out) 45, Lutho Si­ an important toss and invit­ for his 33 until he was bow­ pamla b Gowtham 9, Lungi Ngi­ di b Nadeem 15. Extras (b­4, ed the opposition to bat on a led by Goutham, showed the necessary temperament on a lb­5, nb­1): 10; Total (in 51.5 ov­ wicket which had sufficient ers): 164. rack which eased out as the grass on it. Fall of wickets: 0­1, 0­2, 3­18, sun came on. His bowlers obliged and 4­20, 5­22, 6­52, 7­70, 8­101, dismissed the visitors for 164 The left­handed Marco 9­131. runs and at stumps, Gill was Jansen, who top­scored with India-A bowling: Siraj 9­4­20­1, unbeaten on 66 (108b, 9x4, an unbeaten 45, attacked In­ Shardul 12­4­29­3, Nadeem 1x6) that saw India­A in com­ dia­A spinners Gowtham and A handful: Shardul Thakur made full use of the conditions. 12.5­4­37­2, Gowtham 14­2­ manding position at 129 for Shahbaz Nadeem to add use­ 64­3, Dube 4­2­5­0. two. ful runs with the tail. the first wicket before Jansen nal to the visitors. India-A — 1st innings: Ruturaj Shardul Thakur and Mo­ bowled the former through In the morning, Goutham Gaikwad b Jansen 30, Shubman hammed Siraj made the ball Wayward the gate. Gill, who survived a passed the fitness test. Jalaj Gill (batting) 66, Ricky Bhui b to zip around and within an Lungi Ngidi and Lutho Si­ chance on 39, added 58 runs Saxena, who was a last mi­ Ngidi 26, Ankeet Bawane (bat­ ting) 6; Extras (lb­1): 1. Total hour, half of the South Afri­ pamla were wayward with for the second wicket with nute inclusion in the squad (for two wkts. in 38 overs): 129. can batting line­up was back the new ball. Openers Rutu­ Ricky Bhui. But Ngidi in his as a cover for K. Gowtham, Fall of wickets: 1­48, 2­106. in the dressing room (22 for raj Gaikwad and Gill were second spell dismissed Bhui played as Anmolpreet Singh South Africa-A bowling: Ngidi five). Thakur, in the first ov­ presented enough scoring who played on. Gill crossed pulled out due to back 6­2­18­1, Sipamla 6­1­23­0, er, prised out skipper Aiden opportunities early in their his 50 and played a few auda­ spasm. Vijay Shankar who Jansen 8­1­31­1, Piedt 10­1­ Agence France-Presse resumption.