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ke Wawrinka late in the first set and twice at the start of the second.
ke Wawrinka late in the first set and twice at the start of the second.
in Introduce Yourself As A Pony! Fri May 31, 2019 8:01 amby corse178 • 1.660 Posts
LONDON -- Andy Murray kept hold of the No. 1 ranking for at least another day.The Wimbledon champion qualified for the semifinals of the ATP finals on Friday by beating Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 6-2.Murray, who needs to do better than Novak Djokovic this weekend to finish the season as the top-ranked player, broke Wawrinka late in the first set and twice at the start of the second.I feel like my game is in a good place, Murray said. Played much better today than I did a couple days ago. Physically I feel good. So looking forward to the weekend.Murray took over the No. 1 ranking at the Paris Masters this month, but Djokovic can grab it back if the second-ranked Serb does better at the season-ending tournament. Djokovic has already qualified for the semifinals.Murray will next face Milos Raonic on Saturday, while Djokovic meets Kei Nishikori.(Raonic) obviously serves big, goes for his shots. He moves forward when he has the chance. I think he probably likes the conditions here. Its a little bit quicker, Murray said. You dont normally get loads of opportunities against the big servers. Then it comes down to when you do get those chances, whether you take them or not.Murray has won all six of his meetings with Raonic this year, including a straight-sets victory in the Wimbledon final.Ive created a few opportunities in the matches. When theyve come, Ive been pretty clinical, Murray said. Ill need to be the same tomorrow if I want to win.In Fridays late match, Marin Cilic beat Nishikori 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 after the semifinal spots had already been decided.In an early match at the O2 Arena, Murrays brother Jamie ensured he will finish the year the as the top-ranked doubles player, along with partner Bruno Soares.Regardless of what happens over the weekend, we can look back on this year and be very proud of what weve done as a family, Andy Murray said. sWell Bottle Wood Australia Stockists .J. -- New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz will miss the rest of the season after having surgery on his left knee. Swell Water Bottle Australia . Despite dominating possession, Schalke needed an own goal from Nicolas Hoefler for the breakthrough a minute before the interval. The Freiburg midfielder misjudged Jefferson Farfans corner and bundled the ball into his own net. http://www.swellbottleaustralia.com/ . -- Bobby Ryan helped the U. Swell Bottle Stockists Australia . The Redskins announced Monday that the quarterback who led the team to the Super Bowl championship in the 1987 season will serve as a personnel executive. Swell Water Bottle 17 Oz . Sulaiman, 44, was chosen unanimously Tuesday in a vote by the leadership, the World Boxing Council said. Sulaiman becomes the sixth president of the organization. Australia want to make history - not repeat it - when they fight Spain for the mens basketball bronze medal at the Rio Olympics.The Boomers looked destined to challenge the seemingly unbeatable United States for gold until their semi-final loss to Serbia - which NBA small forward Joe Ingles labelled pathetic.They trailed 0-8 in the opening minutes and were never able to recover thanks to some uncharacteristically poor shooting.Its put them in a position the country has been in three times before: a bronze medal playoff against a basketball powerhouse.In 1988 they lost to the USA; in 1996 and 2000 it was Lithuania. Luc Longley, now the Boomers assistant coach, was there at the Sydney Games.He said Australia had no choice but to get over their s****y loss to Serbia because theyve still got a chance to win Australias first Olympic medal in mens basketball.We dont want to let the loss damage us so badly that we dont have another crack at it against Spain, he said.You have nights like that where things dont go your way and youve got to regroup.I still feel like we can compete and beat anybody.SSpain won silver at Beijing 2008 and London 2012 after losing to the USA in the gold medal playoff.ddddddddddddLongley admitted they had not seen much of the world No.2 at the Games, given they were opposing groups.But he knows they will be tough.Theyre talented, theyve got a few very good pieces and have been playing together for a very long time, he said.Well have to do a much better job than we did (against Serbia).Serbia will get their chance to make history when they face the USA in whats been labelled a `David and Goliath gold medal match.Its the first time they have competed as an independent nation at the Olympics, while the Americans are riding a 24-game Olympic winning streak and chasing their third straight gold.The USA have claimed 14 gold medals in the 17 Games they have competed in.But Serbia, ranked sixth in the world, showed theyre no easybeats after pushing the Americans in their group game only to miss a shot in the final buzzer to lose 94-91. ' ' '
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