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Samantha Stosur of Australia hits a return against Angelique Kerber of Germany during their women's singles match at the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane on Monday. — AFP
Collins thrashes Svitolina as Kerber, Konta also crash out
BRISBANE, Australia — American Danielle Collins thrashed fourth seed and former champion Elina Svitolina in the first round of the Brisbane International on Monday as Germany's Angelique Kerber also crashed out.Svitolina, the world No. 5, went into the match as firm favorite but was never in the hunt against Collins, going down meekly 6-1, 6-1 in just 56 minutes.Collins dominated every facet of the match against a disappointing Svitolina, who won this tournament in 2018.The American served well and returned even better, winning 62 percent of the points off Svitolina's first serve and 61 percent off her second.She joins two other US players in the second round following wins by Sophia Kenin and Alison Riske.Kenin beat Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova 7-6 (7/1), 6-4 while Riske...
January 06, 2020

Collins thrashes Svitolina as Kerber, Konta also crash out

Muguruza
Muguruza fights back to reach Shenzhen round two
SHANGHAI — Former world No. 1 Garbine Muguruza recovered from a slow start to avoid an upset at the Shenzhen Open on Monday.The 26-year-old Spaniard beat Chinese youngster Wang Xinyu 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 and plays the American Shelby Rogers in round two in southern China.The Shenzhen Open serves as build-up for the Australian Open at the end of the month.It was the two-time Grand Slam winner Muguruza's first match since an early exit at the China Open in late September."I think it was my first match in a long time and you cannot expect to play your best tennis," said Muguruza, now 35th in the world.Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka made a fast start to her season, blowing away Russian qualifier Margarita Gasparyan in just 71 minutes.The world No. 11 from Belarus eased to a 6-3,...
January 06, 2020

Muguruza fights back to reach Shenzhen round two

Novak Djokovic of Serbia hits a return against Gael Monfils of France during their men's singles match on day four of the ATP Cup tennis tournament in Brisbane on Monday. —  AFP
Djokovic inspires Serbia to ATP Cup quarterfinals
BRISBANE, Australia — A near-perfect Novak Djokovic won both his singles and doubles rubbers as Serbia beat France 2-1 to reach the quarterfinals of the inaugural ATP Cup teams event in Brisbane on Monday.After Benoit Paire beat Dusan Lajovic to give France a 1-0 lead, Djokovic overpowered Gael Monfils in straight sets then teamed with Viktor Troicki to beat Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-3, 6-6 (5/7), 10-3 in a spirited and emotional doubles clash.The win, combined with South Africa's earlier defeat of Chile, means Serbia are assured of topping Group A with one round remaining.Djokovic was in superb touch to level the tie following Lajovic's three-set loss to Paire in the opening rubber.He had beaten Monfils in all 15 previous meetings and that perfect record never...
January 06, 2020

Djokovic inspires Serbia to ATP Cup quarterfinals

Rafael Nadal (C-R) of Spain pays his respects to the Uruguay team after deafeating Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay in their eighth session men's singles match on day four of the ATP Cup tennis tournament in Perth on Monday. — AFP
Nadal flawless as Djokovic braves brutal conditions at ATP Cup
SYDNEY — An ominous Rafael Nadal was in cruise control for Spain at the ATP Cup Monday but Serbia's Novak Djokovic was forced to sweat through brutal conditions for his second win in a row.The Spanish world No. 1 swept past Uruguay's experienced Pablo Cuevas 6-2, 6-1 in just 73 minutes in Perth to ensure his country won their second consecutive tie at the inaugural 24-team event and moved closer to the quarterfinals.He came on court after teammate and world No. 10 Roberto Bautista Agut made short work of Franco Roncadelli 6-1, 6-2."A great match. I played better than the other day. It was a very positive victory against an opponent for who I have a lot of respect," said 19-time Grand Slam winner Nadal. "I'm super happy."Djokovic was given a testing workout...
January 06, 2020

Nadal flawless as Djokovic braves brutal conditions at ATP Cup

Tottenham forward Son Heung-min says he has learned his lesson after the
Tottenham's Son vows to learn from red card 'pain'
LONDON — Tottenham forward Son Heung-min says he has learned his lesson after the "pain" of being sent off three times since May.The South Korean was back in action for Spurs in Sunday's 1-1 FA Cup draw at Middlesbrough after serving a three-match ban for his dismissal against Chelsea last month.Son's sending off for kicking out at Blues defender Antonio Rudiger was the latest of his unwanted hat-trick of straight reds, although one — for the tackle at Everton that broke Andre Gomes' ankle — was rescinded on appeal."I am trying to learn something about this situation. Three red cards is something I don't want," he said."It is not something I expected, but three red cards, it was painful."Spurs missed one of their star assets over the...
January 06, 2020

Tottenham's Son vows to learn from red card 'pain'

Turki Al-Sheikh poses with Zidane, recreates infamous ‘Materazzi headbutt’
RIYADH — Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority and UD Almería football club owner Turki Al-Sheikh met with the manager of Real Madrid football club, Zinedine Zidane, on Sunday.Al-Sheikh later posted pictures of his meeting with Zidane. In one of the pictures, he is seen recreating the Frenchman's infamous headbutt on Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup final.During the meeting, Zidane handed Al-Sheikh a signed shirt from his team with his name and the number he wore during his time as a player.Al-Sheikh, who bought UD Almería last summer, was also pictured meeting current UD Almería manager Jose Maria Gutierrez “Guti”.Marco Materazzi, the Italian footballer at the receiving end of Zidane’s 2006 World Cup final headbutt, responded saying he hoped to see Al-Sheikh...
January 06, 2020

Turki Al-Sheikh poses with Zidane, recreates infamous ‘Materazzi headbutt’

Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan celebrates after defeating Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia during their seventh session men's singles match on day four of the ATP Cup tennis tournament in Perth on Monday. — AFP
Japan, Nishioka keep surprises coming at ATP Cup
PERTH, Australia — Yoshihito Nishioka notched his second upset to start the season after downing world number 26 Nikoloz Basilashvili in straight sets Monday, as injury-hit Japan continued to surprise at the ATP Cup.The world No. 72 won 6-2, 6-3 in Perth to clinch the tie for unbeaten Japan after Go Soeda prevailed over Georgia's Aleksandre Metreveli 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.Japan, who whitewashed Uruguay on Saturday, surprisingly top Group B in the 24-nation event despite the withdrawal of injured star Kei Nishikori and Yasutaka Uchiyama, their third best player, before the tournament.The top eight countries from the round robin go onto a knockout phase in Sydney.Nishioka, 24, has relished the extra responsibility, having beaten Basilashvili and world No.45 Pablo Cuevas, who he thrashed 6-0,...
January 06, 2020

Japan, Nishioka keep surprises coming at ATP Cup

Dominic Thiem of Austria hits a return in his men's singles match against Diego Schwartzman of Argentina at the ATP Cup tennis tournament in Sydney on Monday. — AFP
World No. 4 Thiem back to winning ways
SYDNEY — World No. 4 Dominic Thiem bounced back to winning ways Monday after a shock loss in his opening ATP Cup match, beating tenacious Diego Schwartzman to steer Austria to victory over Argentina.Thiem, who won five titles last year and was runner-up to Stefanos Tsitsipas at the ATP Finals, was rusty in his loss to Croat Borna Coric on Saturday.But he found his groove against the gutsy Argentinian, a close friend, hitting 35 winners to grind down the world No. 13 for a 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) win."I was not satisfied with my first match but there were many good things and I knew from match to match I would improve," Thiem said in Sydney."All the matches against Diego, and I think I've had eight or nine on tour so far, they're always great rallies, great for rhythm and it...
January 06, 2020

World No. 4 Thiem back to winning ways

Kevin Anderson of South Africa hits a return against Cristian Garin of Chile during their men's singles match on day four of the ATP Cup tennis tournament in Brisbane on Monday. — AFP
Big-serving Anderson on path back to the top
BRISBANE, Australia — Former world No. 5 Kevin Anderson showed he was on his way back after an injury-ruined 2019 when he thrashed Chile's Cristian Garin 6-0, 6-3 in their ATP Cup tie in Brisbane on Monday.Anderson's win clinched the tie for South Africa following Lloyd Harris's 6-4, 6-4 victory over Nicolas Jarry.Raven Klaasen and Ruan Roelofse made it a clean sweep for South Africa when they beat Garin and Jarry in the doubles 1-6, 6-3, 10-7.Anderson, 33, missed the second half of last year after suffering a knee injury at Wimbledon in July, with the South African undergoing surgery in September.He played his first match back against world number two Novak Djokovic on Saturday, pushing the 16-time Grand Slam winner to the brink before falling 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (8/6).Djokovic...
January 06, 2020

Big-serving Anderson on path back to the top

Serena Williams (R) of the US and Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark celebrate their victory against Nao Hibino and Makoto Ninomiya of Japan during their women's doubles first round match during the Auckland Classic tennis tournament in Auckland on Monday. — AFP
No longer angry Serena glad to be back in New Zealand
WELLINGTON — Serena Williams returns to the Auckland WTA Classic on Monday for the first time since her "miserable" debut appearance three years ago, determined to put the record straight."I'm in a really different frame of mind," she said ahead of her opening match on day one — a marquee doubles appearance partnering Caroline Wozniacki.The 38-year-old Williams is banking on Auckland setting her up for an unprecedented 24th major title at the Australian Open later in the month.Williams was way below par when she played in Auckland in 2017, complaining about the windy conditions, being abrupt in interviews and could not wait to get out of the country as soon as she lost in the second round to Madison Brengle.But she says the anger she felt then has...
January 06, 2020

No longer angry Serena glad to be back in New Zealand

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