#Sharapova vs Kerber

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Heating up: Sharapova vs Kerber in 3rd round; Muguruza out

MELBOURNE, Australia /January 17, 2018 (AP)(STL.News) —  Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza struggled with the heat in an upset second-round loss to Hsieh Su-wei that left just three major winners in the Australian Open women’s draw on Day 4.

Two of them will meet in the third round.

With a forecast high of 39 Celsius (102 Fahrenheit), 2008 Australian Open winner Maria Sharapova hurried through the first set on Rod Laver Arena in 23 minutes before beating No. 14-seeded Anastasija Sevastova 6-1, 7-6 (4).

Temperatures hovered close to 40 Celsius (104 F) as 2016 champion Angelique Kerber set up a meeting with Sharapova with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Donna Vekic in a 70-minute afternoon match at Margaret Court Arena.

The crowd sang Happy Birthday and gave three hoorays to celebrate Kerber’s 30th birthday. It was her 11th win, including the Sydney International title last week.

“Happy to be playing tennis again like 2016,” said Kerber, who planned an ice bath before a relaxed dinner out in Melbourne to mark the occasion.

Sharapova, who missed last year’s Australian Open while serving a 15-month ban for a failed doping test on her previous trip to Melbourne Park, was happy to beat the player who’d ended her run at the U.S. Open last year — her first major since the suspension.

“It’s a warm day. I did my job in two sets against someone that’s been troubling in the past for me,” Sharapova said. “I think I deserve to smile out there after that victory.”

Muguruza had little to celebrate after her 7-6 (1), 6-4 loss to No. 88-ranked Hsieh, who has been No. 1 in doubles  but had only previously beaten one top 10 player in singles.

Muguruza followed Venus Williams and U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens out of the tournament in the first week, leaving only Sharapova, Kerber and French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko as Grand Slam winners in the draw.

“She’s definitely a very tricky opponent — she played well,” said Muguruza, acknowledging that the heat was bothersome but it wasn’t the hottest conditions she’d experienced in Australia. “I could have done things better, but at the end, she deserves to win.”

Considered one of the contenders for the title after Serena Williams opted against defending her Australian title, Muguruza had a troubled preparation. She retired with cramps in the second round at the Brisbane International and withdrew before her quarterfinal at Sydney because of a right thigh injury.

Against Hsieh, she struggled with her serve, made 43 unforced errors. She needed a medical time out in the first set, and accidently hit a ball into a line judge in frustration.

Ninth-seeded Johanna Konta, the 2016 Australian Open semifinalist, fended off three match points before losing to U.S. lucky loser Bernarda Pera 6-4, 7-5.

No. 123-ranked Pera is making her Grand Slam debut and, after losing in the last round of qualifying, didn’t even know she had a spot in the main draw until Margarita Gasparyan withdrew with an injury.

“It feels amazing. I was ready to leave on Monday and then they told me I’m in, so I was obviously excited,” Pera said. “I was checking the tickets to fly back. I’m happy I didn’t buy one.”

Pera will next play No. 20 Barbora Strycova, who beat Lara Arruabarrena 6-3, 6-4.

Also advancing were No. 8 Caroline Garcia and No. 26 Agnieszka Radwanska, who next plays Hsieh.

Lauren Davis beat Andrea Petkovic 4-6, 6-0, 6-0 and has a potential third-round match against top-ranked Simona Halep, who was playing Eugenie Bouchard later Thursday.

Former No. 1-ranked Karolina Pliskova advanced to a third-round match against No. 29 Lucie Safarova.

Sam Querrey was the latest of the leading U.S. men eliminated when he lost his second-round match 6-4, 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-2 to 80th-ranked Marton Fucsovics. No. 8 Jack Sock and No. 16 John Isner went out in the first round.

The 13th-seeded Querrey was one of 10 American players — men and women — to reach the second round from the 32 who started the main draws.

No. 5 Dominic Thiem rallied from two sets down to defeat 190th-ranked American qualifier Denis Kudla 6-7 (6), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3. No. 21 Albert Ramos beat another American, wild-card entry Tim Smyczek 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (2).

No. 19 Tomas Berdych beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in four sets.

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By JOHN PYE, AP Sports Writer,by Associated Press – published on STL.News by St. Louis Media, LLC (Z.S)

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2019 Australian Open: Round 3

Djoker Club Friday Order of Play

Laver at 7 PM (Thursday evening) – Barty vs Sakkari Court at 7 PM (Thursday evening) – Tsitsipas vs Basilashvili Melbourne at 7 PM (Thursday evening) – Berdych vs Schwartzman 1573 at 7 PM (Thursday evening) – Bautista Agut vs Khachanov scheduled Court 3 at 7 PM (Thursday evening) – Tiafoe vs Seppi scheduled Laver at 9 PM (Thursday evening) – Fritz vs Federer Court at 9 PM (Thursday evening) – Anisimova vs Sabalenka followed by Stephens vs Martic Melbourne at 9 PM (Thursday evening) – Sasnovich vs Pavlyuchenkova followed by Dimitrov vs Fabbiano Laver at 11:30 PM (Thursday evening) – Sharapova vs Wozniacki Melbourne at 1 AM – Kvitova vs Bencic Laver at 3 AM – De Minaur vs Nadal followed by Birrell vs Kerber Court at 3 AM – Collins vs Garcia followed by Cilic vs Verdasco

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Tomorrow is the first day of the Australian Open so here are the matches I’ll be following* with the times in my time (GMT). Like many sports with lots of competitors (see: gymnastics), I don’t really have any affiliation and generally, pick players I’m interested in (e.g. Sascha Zverev + Angie Kerber) or have long-standing support of (e.g. Djokovic + the Williams sisters, and Murray of course!)

11:00am (Aus) // 12:00am (GMT) M. Sharapova (RUS) vs H. Dart (GBR) (Women’s Singles) J. Duckworth (AUS) vs R. Nadal (ESP) (Men’s Singles) P. Hercog (SLO) vs A. Kerber (GER) (Women’s Singles) K. Anderson (RSA) vs A. Mannarino (FRA) (Men’s Singles) R. Opelka (USA) vs J. Isner (USA) (Men’s Singles)

06:00pm (Aus) // 7:00am (GMT) R. Bautista Agut (ESP) vs A. Murray (GBR) (Men’s Singles) 07:00pm (Aus) // 08:00am (GMT) D. Istomin (UZB) vs R. Federer (SUI) (Men’s Singles) M. Cilic (CRO) vs B.Tomic (AUS) (Men’s Singles)

* consider the use of following loose here, it may be the case that I simply look at the score and see how I feel

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#570 Serena keeps her dream of winning YET another slam on; Sets up mouthwatering clash with Sharapova in 4th round; Nadal, Halep, Muguruza, Cilic, DelPotro cruise; Fognini and Goffin won tough 5 setters; 4th round clashes has some very interesting contests; Bess and middle order give England a comfortable lead against Pakistan and more..:-)

Pakistan did well on Day 2 taking wickets at regular intervals. But England still took 128 lead by end of day . England ended day at 302-7.   Bess top scored with 49. Root was dismissed for 45. Its ages since he has scored a century. He has wasted so many opportunities since Ashes. Pakistan still need to play out of their skin to put pressure on England. They need to ensure that lead doesn’t cross 175.

Day 7 started with Muguruza thrashing Stosur 6-0 6-2.  Shock was the day was Sharapova literally dismissing 6th seed Pliskova from her presence. Her 6-2 6-1 win has setup mouthwatering 4th round contest against Serena Williams who beat 11th seed Gorges 6-3 6-4. Serena has not lost to Sharpova since 2004. Russian star has informed through her auto-biography that Serena hated her ever since she beat US champ to win Wimbledon in 2004. This should be a cracker of a contest since they have a lot to prove after long layoff due to different reasons.  Nadal literally humiliated Gasquet to reach 4th round. Fognini played with intent to beat Edmund in 5 sets. He was 1-2 sets down and was even down 2 break points in final set to reach his first 4th round in French open since 2011. Goffin had similar result against Monfils. Anderson, Cilic and Stephens also reached 4th round. Below is 4th round line up for mens

Nadal vs Marterer

Schwartsman vs Anderson

Cilic vs Fognini

Isner vs Delpotro

Goffin vs Busta

Djokovic vs Verdasco

Thiem vs Nishikori

Khachanov vs Zverev

Below is 4th round line up for womens

Halep vs Mertens

Kerber vs Garcia

Muguruza vs Tsurenko

Serena vs Sharapova

Strycova vs Putintseva

Keys vs Buzarnescu

Kontaveit vs Stephens

Kasatkina vs Wozniacki.

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Coco Gauff now making history away from the grand slams - New York Post

Coco Gauff now making history away from the grand slams  New York Post

Coco Gauff vs. Kiki Bertens | 2019 Linz Quarterfinal | WTA Highlights  WTA

Gauff and McNally to play Luxembourg as Sharapova and Kerber withdraw  Tennis Magazine

Coco Gauff makes first WTA semi-final in Austria  BBC Sport

'I'm super proud of myself' - Gauff bests Bertens in Linz quarterfinals for first Top 10 win  WTA Tennis

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Australian Open 2018: Women's bracket, schedule, scores, and results

Will Serena Williams get title No. 24, or will someone like Naomi Osaka unseat her again? We have streaming info, results and more for the 2019 Australian Open.

Serena Williams isn’t ranked as the top player in the world anymore, but she continues to get back into shape and top form and looks prepared for a deep run at the Australian Open in 2019. Williams is trying to reach 24 Grand Slam titles, which would tie her with Margaret Court for the most all-time (Williams’ 23 is already a record for the Open Era).

But of course, Williams will have plenty of tough competition for the tournament, which begins on Sunday, Jan. 13. She has Naomi Osaka, the woman who beat her in the final of the US Open last year, and Caroline Wozniacki, who is the defending Australian Open champion.

Simona Halep, the top seed, finally earned her first Grand Slam win when she won the French Open a year ago, and was the one to lose to Wozniacki in the Australian Open final last year. Williams is the 16th seed for the tournament, while Wozniacki is the third seed and Osaka is the fourth seed.

The other big names you’d expect to see, like Sloane Stephens, Petra Kvitova, Elina Svitolina, Madison Keys, Garbine Muguruza and pletny of others are also among the top 32 seeds on the women’s side.

Below is a full bracket, schedule, and results, which will be updated throughout the tournament.

Viewing information

The schedule for the Australian Open is very similar to how it’s been in recent years. For those in the United States, it can be a tricky major to follow, with matches beginning in the late evening and running until the morning of the following day. Unless stated otherwise, times ascribed to dates in the evening which end in the morning are ending the following day.

Through the first three rounds, play will begin around 7 p.m. ET on one day and will end around 7 a.m. the following day. “Monday” at the Australian Open is Monday proper for those in Melbourne, but begins on Sunday evening for those in the United States, with play wrapping up on Monday morning.

ESPN will handle the bulk of television and live streaming coverage of the event. Unfortunately, all courts are no longer free on WatchESPN, with some courts and matches (including doubles finals) locked behind a subscription to ESPN+, a seven-day free trial of which can be found here.

How to watch the Australian Open

Schedule

Day 1, Sunday, Jan. 13

No. 2 Angelique Kerber vs. Polona Hercog No. 3 Caroline Wozniacki vs. Akison Van Uytvanck No. 5 Sloane Stephens vs. Taylor Townsend No. 8 Petra Kvitova vs. Magdalena Rybarikova No. 9 Kiki Bertens vs. Alison Riske No. 11 Aryna Sabalenka vs. Anna Kalinskaya No. 14 Julia Georges vs. Danielle Collins No. 19 Caroline Garcia vs. Jessika Poncet No. 20 Anett Kontaveit vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo No. 22 Jelena Ostapenko vs. Maria Sakkari No. 24 Lesia Tsurenko vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova No. 29 Donna Vekic vs. Kristinia Mladenovic No. 30 Maria Sharapova vs. Harriet Dart No. 31 Petra Martic vs. Heather Watson No. 32 Barbora Strycova vs. Yulia Putintseva Ellen Perez vs. Yafan Wang Monica Puig vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Irina Camelia-Begu vs. Andrea Petkovic Astra Sharma vs. Priscilla Hon Paula Bodosa Gilbert vs. Kimberly Birrell Bethanie Mattek-Sands vs. Zoe Hives Ons Jabeur vs. Timea Babos Katie Boulter vs. Ekaterina Makarova Beatriz Haddad Maia vs. Bernada Pera Belinda Bencic vs. Katerina Siniakova Kirsten Flipkens vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich Sorana Cirstea vs. Rebecca Peterson Ysaline Bonaventure vs. Sachia Vickery Marketa Vondrousova vs. Evgeniya Rodina Vera Lapko vs. Johanna Larsson Monica Niculescu vs. Amanda Ansimova

Day 2, Monday, Jan. 14

First round

Day 3, Tuesday, Jan. 15

Second round

Day 4, Wednesday, Jan. 16

Second round

Day 5, Thursday, Jan. 17

Third round

Day 6, Friday, Jan. 18

Third round

Day 7, Saturday, Jan. 19

Round of 16

Day 8, Sunday, Jan. 20

Round of 16

Day 9, Monday, Jan. 21

Quarterfinals

Day 10, Tuesday, Jan. 22

Quarterfinals

Day 11, Wednesday, Jan. 23

Quarterfinals, women’s semifinals

Day 12, Thursday, Jan. 24

Men’s semifinals

Day 13, Friday, Jan. 25

Men’s semifinals

Day 14, Saturday, Jan. 26

Women’s final

Day 15, Sunday, Jan. 27

Men’s final

Bracket

Bracket taken from the official Australian Open live draw.

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2019 US Open: Round 1

The Olympian Games Monday Order of Play

Armstrong at 11 AM – Martincova vs Ka Pliskova followed by Gunneswaran vs Medvedev ending with Zheng vs The Auntie Grandstand at 11 AM – Trungelliti vs Nishikori followed by Kerber vs Mladenovic then comes Svajda vs Anderson ending with Kenin vs Vandeweghe Court 4 at 11 AM – Martic vs Zidansek followed by Niculescu vs Yastremska then comes Moutet vs Goffin ending with Nishioka vs Giron Court 5 at 11 AM – Bouchard vs Sevastova followed by Alexandrova vs Stosur then comes Querrey vs Londero ending with Jarry vs Raonic Court 6 at 11 AM – Fucsovics vs Basilashvili followed by Jorovic vs Swiatek then comes Peng vs Lepchenko ending with Pella vs Carreno Busta Court 7 at 11 AM – Garin vs Eubanks followed by Rybakina vs Muchova then comes Coric vs Donskoy ending with McNally vs Bacsinszky Court 8 at 11 AM – Puig vs Peterson followed by Herbert vs De Minaur ending with Koepfer vs Munar Court 9 at 11 AM – Bolkvadze vs Pera followed by Cepelova vs Hsieh then comes Kohlschreiber vs Pouille ending with Berankis vs Vesely Court 10 at 11 AM – Garcia vs Jabeur followed by Mannarino vs Evans then comes Barrere vs Norrie ending with Dolehide vs Q Wang Court 11 at 11 AM – Monteiro vs Klahn followed by Davis vs Larsson then comes Seppi vs Dimitrov ending with Frech vs Siegemund Court 12 at 11 AM – Kudla vs Tipsarevic followed by Sasnovich vs Brady then comes Sakkari vs Giorgi ending with Sock vs Cuevas Court 13 at 11 AM – Berdych vs Brooksby followed by Kwon vs Dellien then comes Golubic vs Zhang ending with Zhu vs X Wang Court 14 at 11 AM – Bogdan vs Dart followed by Gasparyan vs Hon then comes Djere vs Kecmanovic ending with Hurkacz vs Chardy Court 15 at 11 AM – Darcis vs Lajovic followed by Ferro vs Gavrilova then comes Kuzmova vs Van Uytvanck ending with Benchetrit vs Dzumhur Court 17 at 11 AM – Konta vs Kasatkina followed by Fognini vs Opelka ending with Svitolina vs Osuigwe Ashe at Noon – Diyas vs Barty followed by Djokovic vs Carballes Baena Court 17 at 5 PM – Fritz vs Lopez Ashe at 7 PM – The Mom vs Sharapova followed by Federer vs Nagal Armstrong at 7 PM – Wawrinka vs Sinner followed by Doi vs Keys

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Heating up: Sharapova vs Kerber in 3rd round; Muguruza out

Maria Sharapova was set to play Anastasija Sevastova to open Day 4 on an expected day of scorching temperatures at the Australian Open. from WFSB - Sports http://www.wfsb.com/story/37289294/heating-up-sharapova-vs-kerber-in-3rd-round-muguruza-out

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https://ift.tt/2NIg3jT Federer’s ’unreal’ shot at U.S. Open draws admiration from Kyrgioshttps://ift.tt/2LRg5Uy WATCH: Federer’s ’unreal’ shot at U.S. Open draws admiration from Kyrgios For update news visit All Bd Newspaper

NEW YORK — The most pivotal part of Roger Federer’s U.S. Open victory over Nick Kyrgios, both men agreed, came all of 17 minutes in, when the 20-time major champion was serving at 3-all, love-40 and got out of the jam.

The most spectacular part? That came, anyone who saw it surely would agree, much later. It was the on-a-full-sprint, drop-shot-retrieving, flick-from-a-few-inches-off-the-ground, forehand-around-the-net-post, jaw-dropping winner that Federer conjured up a few games from the conclusion of the 6-4, 6-1, 7-5 tour de force in the third round Saturday.

“Almost unreal,” said Kyrgios, who admired the bit of racket wizardry with eyes wide open and mouth agape.

37yo Roger Federer with the shot of the tournament so far. It's unreal #USOpen pic.twitter.com/TqGWoLGtE7

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“A special one, no doubt about it,” declared Federer, who put it up there among his greatest hits, which, considering who we’re talking about, is certainly saying something.

Nick Kyrgios of Australia reacts during his men’s singles third round match against Roger Federer of Switzerland. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

There’s no rule mandating that the ball travel over the net for a shot to count, but Federer pointed out that this was not the sort of thing he can try in practice, mainly because there isn’t as much room to run wide of the court as in a big arena like Arthur Ashe Stadium, so “you will be running into a fence.”

Much was made of Kyrgios’ previous match, in which chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani climbed out of his seat to have a chat with the 23-year-old player about whether he was giving his best effort while trailing by a set and a break. Kyrgios went on to win; Lahyani was chastised by the U.S. Tennis Association for breaching “protocol” but allowed to continue officiating at the tournament.

This time, of course, Kyrgios received no sort of counsel during the match other than all the muttering, at various volumes, he directed at himself. He doesn’t have a coach and wondered aloud, during the latest in a long line of news conferences that sound more like therapy sessions, whether he should add one — or perhaps someone who could help with the mental aspect of the game.

Federer alluded to one particularly questionable choice Kyrgios made at 5-all, 40-15 in the final set, when he went for a drop shot that found the net instead of simply hitting a normal forehand into the open court.

“Clearly,” Federer said, “when you play that way and you lose, it’s always, like, you feel like he’s so much to blame. But that’s just how he plays.”

Clearly.

The contrast between Kyrgios’ mindset and Federer’s was not lost on the talented, if temperamental, Australian.

“We’re two very different characters. Just the way he goes about things, I could take a leaf out of his book. The way he behaves on court. His demeanour,” the 30th-seeded Kyrgios said. “I don’t want to change myself too much, but I could definitely take away things he does in certain situations. He’s the ultimate role model to anyone who wants to play.”

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Two seeded men lost in the afternoon: No. 4 Alexander Zverev and No. 17 Lucas Pouille. Zverev still has never made the fourth round in visits to New York after being beaten 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-1, 6-3 by Philipp Kohlschreiber in an all-German matchup, while Joao Sousa defeated Pouille 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5). Kohlschreiber now meets 2014 runner-up Kei Nishikori, who got past No. 13 Diego Schwartzman 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1.

The No. 2-seeded Federer moved into the fourth round at Flushing Meadows for the 17th consecutive appearance. He’s won five titles at the U.S Open, although the last arrived a decade ago.

Next is what shapes up as a mismatch, facing 55th-ranked John Millman, who never before has made it this far at any Grand Slam tournament.

“He’s the best that’s played the game, in my opinion,” said Millman, who practiced with Federer ahead of the grass-court portion of this season. “I’ve got a lot of respect for Roger.”

Win that, and Federer could find himself in a quarterfinal against 13-time major title winner Novak Djokovic, who faced Richard Gasquet in the third round later Saturday. That began after Maria Sharapova eliminated No. 10 Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-2 to improve to 23-0 in night matches at the U.S. Open.

In earlier women’s action, there was a series of surprises, highlighted by Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber’s 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 loss to No. 29 Dominika Cibulkova. Kerber, who counts the 2016 U.S. Open among her three Grand Slam trophies, was seeded No. 4, and joins No. 1 Simona Halep and No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki in making Week 1 exits — all in matches played on the new Louis Armstrong Stadium.

No. 6 Caroline Garcia and No. 13 Kiki Bertens also lost, while 2017 runner-up Madison Keys came back to beat Aleksandra Krunic 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.

The outcome of Federer vs. Kyrgios might very well have been decided in the very early going.

In the seventh game, Federer faced a total of four break points. On the first three, Kyrgios missed a shot. On the fourth, Federer snapped off a forehand winner. The game then continued through five additional deuces and Federer held. Turned out Kyrgios would not muster another break chance.

“He loosened up straightaway after that. He started playing some shots that we all know he can make. All the pressure was off him. He’s an unbelievable front-runner,” Kyrgios said. “When he gets in front, there’s not much you can do.”

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French Open 2018: Time, TV/live stream info, match schedule for Day 12

The semifinals of the 2018 French Open are set to begin. We have all the info you need for Thursday.

No. 1 seed Rafael Nadal will be back in action for the second day in a row at the French Open on Thursday thanks to rain during his quarterfinals match against No. 11 seed Diego Schwartzman.

Top players in the women’s and men’s brackets battled through the quarterfinals on Wednesday, but only the women’s matches were completed due to inclement weather at Roland-Garros.

The men’s quarterfinals will resume Thursday at 6 a.m. (ET). The women’s semifinals are then set to begin at 9 a.m. (ET). They will be broadcast on NBC and the Tennis Channel, with live streaming available through a Tennis Channel Plus subscription. Live streaming is also available through the NBC coverage by NBC Sports, the NBC Sports app or other streaming services NBC offers.

How to watch the French Open on Thursday

Date: Thursday, June 7

Time: 6 a.m. (ET)

Location: Stade Roland-Garros, Paris, France

TV: NBC, Tennis Channel

Online Streaming: NBC Sports, Tennis Channel Plus, NBC Sports app

Women’s Singles Semifinals

No. 1 Simona Halep vs. No. 3 Garbine Muguruza

No. 10 Sloane Stephens va. No. 13 Madison Keys

In the women’s bracket, No. 1 seed Simona Halep faces No. 13 seed Garbine Muguruza in one semifinal. Muguruza earned her spot in a semifinal with a straight-set win over two-time Roland-Garros champion Maria Sharapova. Halep dropped her first quarterfinal set, but bounced back to win against Angelique Kerber 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-2.

Sloane Stephens and Madison Keys meet in the other semifinal on Thursday. The all-American matchup will be the second year in a row the two have met deep into a Grand Slam.

In the rain-delayed men’s bracket, Nadal and Schwartzman will pick up where they left off. Nadal lost the first set to Schwartzman, breaking a 37-consecutive set streak at the French Open. This streak is the second-longest of completed sets in the French Open by a man in the Open Era. Nadal stands behind Bjorn Borg, who holds the record with 41 from 1979-81. Nadal leads the second set, 5-3.

No. 3 Marin Cilic and No. 5 Juan Martin del Potro will also finish their respective quarterfinal matchup on Thursday. Cilic and del Potro are tied 6-6 (5-5) in their first set.

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2019 Wimbledon: Round 1

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Federer-Williams Classic Tuesday Order of Play, brought to you by Master Ace

Centre at 8 AM – Maria vs Kerber followed by Harris vs The Host ending with Fierce Queen vs Gatto-Monticone Court 1 at 8 AM – Barty vs Zheng followed by Bogdan vs Konta ending with Sugita vs Nadal Court 2 at 6 AM – Stephens vs Bacsinszky followed by Thiem vs Querrey then comes Sharapova vs Parmentier ending with Ruud vs Isner Court 3 at 6 AM – Kyrgios vs Thompson followed by Haddad Maia vs Muguruza then comes Jabeur vs Kvitova ending with Cilic vs Mannarino Court 4 at 6 AM – Alexandrova vs Siniakova followed by Simon vs Caruso ending with Struff vs Albot Court 5 at 6 AM – Strycova vs Tsurenko followed by Kozlova vs Davis then comes Koepfer vs Krajinovic ending with Andujar vs Kukushkin Court 6 at 6 AM – Kuznetsova vs Van Uytvanck followed by Linette vs Kalinskaya then comes Uchiyama vs Sandgren ending with Anderozzi vs Djere Court 7 at 6 AM – Johnson vs Ramos-Vinolas followed by Y Wang vs Martincova then comes Kerkhove vs Jorovic ending with Dellien vs Millman Court 8 at 6 AM – Mertens vs Ferro followed by Schnur vs Baghdatis then comes Clarke vs Rubin ending with Rodionova vs Townsend Court 9 at 6 AM – Voegel vs Kanepi followed by Garin vs Rublev then comes Juvan vs Kr Pliskova ending with Fucsovics vs Novak Court 10 at 6 AM – Lapko vs Q Wang followed by Berrettini vs Bedene then comes Badosa vs Flink ending with Bublik vs Barrere Court 12 at 6 AM – Nishikori vs Monteiro followed by Siegemund vs Swan ending with Tomic vs Tsonga Court 12 at 1 PM – Bertens vs Minella Court 14 at 6 AM – Dart vs McHale followed by Zidansek vs Bouchard ending with Shapovalov vs Berankis Court 14 at 12:30 PM – Pouille vs Gasquet Court 15 at 6 AM – Cecchinato vs De Minaur followed by Diatchenko vs Mladenovic ending with Ebden vs Schwartzman Court 15 at 1 PM – Vekic vs Riske Court 16 at 6 AM – Petkovic vs Niculescu followed by Istomin vs Norrie ending with Fritz vs Berdych Court 17 at 6 AM – Ward vs Basilashvili followed by Anisimova vs Cirstea then comes Ruse vs Goerges ending with Sousa vs Jubb Court 18 at 6 AM –Delbonis vs Evans followed by Pavlyuchenkova vs Bencic then comes Suarez Navarro vs Stosur ending with Tiafoe vs Fognini

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NEW YORK | Federer's 'unreal' shot at US Open; 10 of top 13 women out

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NEW YORK | Federer's 'unreal' shot at US Open; 10 of top 13 women out

NEW YORK — The most pivotal part of Roger Federer‘s U.S. Open victory over Nick Kyrgios, both men agreed, came all of 17 minutes in, when the 20-time major champion was serving at 3-all, love-40 and got out of the jam.

The most spectacular part? That came, anyone who saw it surely would agree, much later. It was the on-a-full-sprint, drop-shot-retrieving, flick-from-a-few-inches-off-the-ground, forehand-around-the-net-post, jaw-dropping winner that Federer conjured up a few games from the conclusion of the 6-4, 6-1, 7-5 tour de force in the third round Saturday.

“Almost unreal,” said Kyrgios, who admired the bit of racket wizardry with eyes wide open and mouth agape.

“A special one, no doubt about it,” declared Federer, who put it up there among his greatest hits, which, considering who we’re talking about, is certainly saying something.

There’s no rule mandating that the ball travel over the net for a shot to count, but Federer pointed out that this was not the sort of thing he can try in practice, mainly because there isn’t as much room to run wide of the court as in a big arena like Arthur Ashe Stadium, so “you will be running into a fence.”

Much was made of Kyrgios’ previous match, in which chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani climbed out of his seat to have a chat with the 23-year-old player about whether he was giving his best effort while trailing by a set and a break. Kyrgios went on to win; Lahyani was chastised by the U.S. Tennis Association for breaching “protocol” but allowed to continue officiating at the tournament.

This time, of course, Kyrgios received no sort of counsel during the match other than all the muttering, at various volumes, he directed at himself. He doesn’t have a coach and wondered aloud, during the latest in a long line of news conferences that sound more like therapy sessions, whether he should add one — or perhaps someone who could help with the mental aspect of the game.

Federer alluded to one particularly questionable choice Kyrgios made at 5-all, 40-15 in the final set, when he went for a drop shot that found the net instead of simply hitting a normal forehand into the open court.

“Clearly,” Federer said, “when you play that way and you lose, it’s always, like, you feel like he’s so much to blame. But that’s just how he plays.”

Clearly.

The contrast between Kyrgios’ mindset and Federer’s was not lost on the talented, if temperamental, Australian.

“We’re two very different characters. Just the way he goes about things, I could take a leaf out of his book. The way he behaves on court. His demeanor,” the 30th-seeded Kyrgios said. “I don’t want to change myself too much, but I could definitely take away things he does in certain situations. He’s the ultimate role model to anyone who wants to play.”

The No. 2-seeded Federer moved into the fourth round at Flushing Meadows for the 17th consecutive appearance. He’s won five titles at the U.S Open, although the last arrived a decade ago.

While he keeps on keeping on, there are all sorts of seeds tumbling from both singles draws.

It’s most pronounced in the women’s field, where 10 of the top 13 seeds already are gone as Week 1 comes to an end. No. 4 Angelique Kerber and No. 5 Petra Kvitova — owners of a combined five Grand Slam titles — exited Saturday, both at Louis Armstrong Stadium, the same new arena where No. 1 Simona Halep and No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki were beaten earlier in the tournament.

Over in Ashe at night, Maria Sharapova eliminated No. 10 Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-2 to improve to 23-0 in night matches at the U.S. Open.

No. 6 Caroline Garcia and No. 13 Kiki Bertens also lost, while 2017 runner-up Madison Keys came back to beat Aleksandra Krunic 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.

Two seeded men lost in the afternoon to unseeded opponents: No. 4 Alexander Zverev and No. 17 Lucas Pouille. Zverev still has never made the fourth round in visits to New York after being beaten 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-1, 6-3 by Philipp Kohlschreiber in an all-German matchup, while Joao Sousa defeated Pouille 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5).

Kohlschreiber now meets 2014 runner-up Kei Nishikori, who got past No. 13 Diego Schwartzman 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1.

At night, 13-time major champion Novak Djokovic was facing No. 26 Richard Gasquet in Ashe, while 2014 U.S. Open title winner Marin Cilic met Alex de Minaur in Armstrong.

Djokovic could meet Federer in the quarterfinals.

First, though, Federer gets what shapes up as a mismatch against 55th-ranked John Millman, who never before has made it this far at any Grand Slam tournament.

“He’s the best that’s played the game, in my opinion,” said Millman, who practiced with Federer ahead of the grass-court portion of this season. “I’ve got a lot of respect for Roger.”

The outcome of Federer vs. Kyrgios might very well have been decided in the very early going, long before Federer’s “How did he do that?!” trick shot in the third set.

In the match’s seventh game, Federer faced a total of four break points. On the first three, Kyrgios missed a shot. On the fourth, Federer snapped off a forehand winner. The game then continued through five additional deuces and Federer held. Turned out Kyrgios would not muster another break chance.

“He loosened up straightaway after that. He started playing some shots that we all know he can make. All the pressure was off him. He’s an unbelievable front-runner,” Kyrgios said. “When he gets in front, there’s not much you can do.”

By Associated Press ___

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WATCH: Federer’s ’unreal’ shot at U.S. Open draws admiration from Kyrgios

WATCH: Federer’s ’unreal’ shot at U.S. Open draws admiration from Kyrgios https://ift.tt/2LRg5Uy WATCH: Federer’s ’unreal’ shot at U.S. Open draws admiration from Kyrgios

NEW YORK — The most pivotal part of Roger Federer’s U.S. Open victory over Nick Kyrgios, both men agreed, came all of 17 minutes in, when the 20-time major champion was serving at 3-all, love-40 and got out of the jam.

The most spectacular part? That came, anyone who saw it surely would agree, much later. It was the on-a-full-sprint, drop-shot-retrieving, flick-from-a-few-inches-off-the-ground, forehand-around-the-net-post, jaw-dropping winner that Federer conjured up a few games from the conclusion of the 6-4, 6-1, 7-5 tour de force in the third round Saturday.

“Almost unreal,” said Kyrgios, who admired the bit of racket wizardry with eyes wide open and mouth agape.

37yo Roger Federer with the shot of the tournament so far. It's unreal #USOpen pic.twitter.com/TqGWoLGtE7

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“A special one, no doubt about it,” declared Federer, who put it up there among his greatest hits, which, considering who we’re talking about, is certainly saying something.

Nick Kyrgios of Australia reacts during his men’s singles third round match against Roger Federer of Switzerland. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

There’s no rule mandating that the ball travel over the net for a shot to count, but Federer pointed out that this was not the sort of thing he can try in practice, mainly because there isn’t as much room to run wide of the court as in a big arena like Arthur Ashe Stadium, so “you will be running into a fence.”

Much was made of Kyrgios’ previous match, in which chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani climbed out of his seat to have a chat with the 23-year-old player about whether he was giving his best effort while trailing by a set and a break. Kyrgios went on to win; Lahyani was chastised by the U.S. Tennis Association for breaching “protocol” but allowed to continue officiating at the tournament.

This time, of course, Kyrgios received no sort of counsel during the match other than all the muttering, at various volumes, he directed at himself. He doesn’t have a coach and wondered aloud, during the latest in a long line of news conferences that sound more like therapy sessions, whether he should add one — or perhaps someone who could help with the mental aspect of the game.

Federer alluded to one particularly questionable choice Kyrgios made at 5-all, 40-15 in the final set, when he went for a drop shot that found the net instead of simply hitting a normal forehand into the open court.

“Clearly,” Federer said, “when you play that way and you lose, it’s always, like, you feel like he’s so much to blame. But that’s just how he plays.”

Clearly.

The contrast between Kyrgios’ mindset and Federer’s was not lost on the talented, if temperamental, Australian.

“We’re two very different characters. Just the way he goes about things, I could take a leaf out of his book. The way he behaves on court. His demeanour,” the 30th-seeded Kyrgios said. “I don’t want to change myself too much, but I could definitely take away things he does in certain situations. He’s the ultimate role model to anyone who wants to play.”

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Two seeded men lost in the afternoon: No. 4 Alexander Zverev and No. 17 Lucas Pouille. Zverev still has never made the fourth round in visits to New York after being beaten 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-1, 6-3 by Philipp Kohlschreiber in an all-German matchup, while Joao Sousa defeated Pouille 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5). Kohlschreiber now meets 2014 runner-up Kei Nishikori, who got past No. 13 Diego Schwartzman 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1.

The No. 2-seeded Federer moved into the fourth round at Flushing Meadows for the 17th consecutive appearance. He’s won five titles at the U.S Open, although the last arrived a decade ago.

Next is what shapes up as a mismatch, facing 55th-ranked John Millman, who never before has made it this far at any Grand Slam tournament.

“He’s the best that’s played the game, in my opinion,” said Millman, who practiced with Federer ahead of the grass-court portion of this season. “I’ve got a lot of respect for Roger.”

Win that, and Federer could find himself in a quarterfinal against 13-time major title winner Novak Djokovic, who faced Richard Gasquet in the third round later Saturday. That began after Maria Sharapova eliminated No. 10 Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-2 to improve to 23-0 in night matches at the U.S. Open.

In earlier women’s action, there was a series of surprises, highlighted by Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber’s 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 loss to No. 29 Dominika Cibulkova. Kerber, who counts the 2016 U.S. Open among her three Grand Slam trophies, was seeded No. 4, and joins No. 1 Simona Halep and No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki in making Week 1 exits — all in matches played on the new Louis Armstrong Stadium.

No. 6 Caroline Garcia and No. 13 Kiki Bertens also lost, while 2017 runner-up Madison Keys came back to beat Aleksandra Krunic 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.

The outcome of Federer vs. Kyrgios might very well have been decided in the very early going.

In the seventh game, Federer faced a total of four break points. On the first three, Kyrgios missed a shot. On the fourth, Federer snapped off a forehand winner. The game then continued through five additional deuces and Federer held. Turned out Kyrgios would not muster another break chance.

“He loosened up straightaway after that. He started playing some shots that we all know he can make. All the pressure was off him. He’s an unbelievable front-runner,” Kyrgios said. “When he gets in front, there’s not much you can do.”

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Roland Garros Day 11 Order of Play

Roland Garros Day 11 Order of Play

The final four semifinal spots are up for grabs on Day 11, with Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova and Garbine Muguruza headlining on Chatrier. Court Philippe-Chatrier Play starts at 2pm Garbine MUGURUZA (ESP) [3] vs Maria SHARAPOVA (RUS) [28] Rafael NADAL (ESP) [1] vs Diego SCHWARTZMAN (ARG) [11]

Court Suzanne-Lenglen Play starts at 2pm Simona HALEP (ROU) [1] vs Angelique KERBER (GER) [12] Marin CILIC…

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Roland Garros: partidos de hoy miércoles 6 y orden de juego

Segunda tanda de los cuartos de final en París que esperan ser emocionantes… y con Nadal y Muguruza buscando colarse en semifinales. No podrán confiarse, ni mucho menos, ya que en la jornada del lunes, los dos teóricos favoritos (en su partido) cayeron: Zverev, tres del mundo, quedó apeado ante Thiem mientras que Novak Djokovic fue eliminado en un épico partido ante Marco Cecchinato, número 72 del mundo.

Los partidos de los dos españoles serán en la pista central, la Philippe-Chatrier. El partido entre Garbiñe Muguruza y Maria Sharapova abrirá la jornada a las 11 de la mañana y, a continuación, Rafa saltará a la misma pista ante Diego Schwartzman. En la Suzzane-Lenglen, Juan Martín del Potro buscará seguir cuajando un brillante torneo ante el correoso Marin Cilic.

Court Philippe-Chatrier

Desde las 14:00

Garbine MUGURUZA (ESP) [3] vs Maria SHARAPOVA (RUS) [28]

Rafael NADAL (ESP) [1] vs Diego SCHWARTZMAN (ARG) [11]

Court Suzanne-Lenglen

Desde las 14:00

Simona HALEP (ROU) [1] vs Angelique KERBER (GER) [12]

Marin CILIC (CRO) [3] vs Juan Martin DEL POTRO (ARG) [6]

Fuente: AS

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Kerber vs Halep, Wozniacki vs Mertens in Aussie Open semis

MELBOURNE, Australia/January 24, 2018(AP)(STL.News)— It didn’t surprise Angelique Kerber that she would rediscover her tennis mojo in Australia.

She will take good vibes as well as a narrow head-to-head edge onto Rod Laver Arena for her Australian Open semifinal match against top-seeded Simona Halep on Thursday.

“I feel good here. This is a special one because I won here, my first Grand Slam,” said Kerber, who beat Serena Williams in the 2016 Australian Open final and also won the U.S. Open later that year. She’s the only major still in the women’s draw, but that’s been the case since she beat Maria Sharapova in the third round.

After slipping from No. 1 to 21 in the rankings during a barren 2017, Kerber has started the new year strongly, winning four matches at the Hopman Cup mixed team tournament in Perth, five victories on the way to the Sydney International title and now another five matches so far at Melbourne Park.

“Í was working hard in the off-season and I know I can win close matches, going out there and playing good in the bigger tournaments,” Kerber said.

Halep, a two-time French Open finalist, is aiming for another shot at a first Grand Slam title after quickly overcoming a slow start to beat sixth-seeded Karolina Pliskova 6-3 6-2 in the quarterfinals.

And Kerber, equally dominant against in a 6-1, 6-2 win over U.S. Open finalist Madison Keys, takes no comfort from the 5-4 head-to-head lead on Halep despite winning five of the past six matches. The latest of those was a 6-4 6-2 win at the 2016 end-of-season WTA championship.

“I think it will be a long match with a lot of long rallies. I played against her for a lot of times and it was always tough and close,” Kerber said.

Halep has been bothered by an ankle ailment and had to fend off match points in a third-round win over Lauren Davis that finished 15-13 in the third, but said she has “started to feel the rhythm and everything and I was more aggressive” in her quarterfinal win.

On the match against Kerber, she said: “She likes it here and I’m starting to like this tournament, too. I’m ready, I feel strong mentally.”

Caroline Wozniacki is hoping to edge closer to that elusive first Grand Slam singles title in the other semifinal against unseeded Elise Mertens.

At No. 36, Mertens is the lowest-ranked player of the last four in the women’s singles, but she has shown she’s not overawed by anyone in the tournament and is physically and mentally in good shape.

The 22-year-old Mertens, who jumped 91 ranking places last year, conserved energy during the tournament’s often stifling heat, not dropping a set before beating fourth-seeded Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-0 to reach a Grand Slam semifinal at just her fifth attempt and on her first visit to Melbourne Park.

Second-seeded Wozniacki is playing her sixth Grand Slam semifinal match, and only second at the Australian Open.

“I have to serve well, return well. Stay aggressive, make her move,” Wozniacki said.

A finalist at the U.S. Open in 2009 and 2014, Wozniacki needed three sets to beat Mertens on clay in a semifinal in Bastad, Sweden last year at their only previous meeting.

“She’s very talented, obviously, had a very good tournament. It’s going to be very difficult, but I’m excited for the challenge and excited for playing the semifinals,” she said.

Wozniacki dismissed any notions of tiredness after finally wrapping up her 6-0, 6-7 (3), 6-2 quarterfinal win against Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro in the early hours of Wednesday morning, forced to wait and follow the Rafael Nadal-Marin Cilic five-setter on Rod Laver Arena.

The day off in between matches didn’t hurt, she said, “I can sleep in, reset. I’m not really too worried.”

By Associated Press, published on STL.NEWS by St. Louis Media, LLC (TM)