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19.08.2019 05:02
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London, England (SportsNetwork.com) - World No. 7 Tomas Berdych was an easy round-robin winner Wednesday at the season-ending $6 million ATP World Tour Finals in London. This weeks sixth seed blew past eighth-seeded U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-1 in 75 minutes at The O2. The Czech Berdych tallied four service breaks, compared to zero for the Croatian star Cilic. Berdych is now 6-4 lifetime against Cilic, including 2-2 this season. Day 4s Group A night session match will pit world No. 1 Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic against third-seeded Australian Open titlist Stan Wawrinka. Surprisingly, all seven matches so far this week have ended in straight sets. Group A features the two-time reigning and three-time overall Tour Finals champion Djokovic (1-0), Wawrinka (1-0), Berdych (1-1) and Cilic (0-2). Djokovic topped Rafael Nadal in last years finale in London. The 27-year- old Serbian star is two wins away from clinching the year-end No. 1 ranking for the third time in four years. This weeks four-player Group B boasts second-seeded Wimbledon champion Roger Federer (2-0), fourth-seeded U.S. Open runner-up Kei Nishikori (1-1), fifth- seeded British favorite Andy Murray (1-1) and seventh-seeded Canadian slugger Milos Raonic (0-2). On Thursday, the 17-time Grand Slam king Federer will battle Murray and Nishikori will take on Raonic in some more round-robin play. Federer and Murray have split 22 career matchups, but Federer is 2-0 this year and 3-0 versus Murray all-time at the Tour Finals. Federer, who is making a record 13th consecutive appearance at the Tour Finals and still has an outside chance of capturing the year-end top ranking, holds the record for the most titles at this exclusive event with six. If Federer were to qualify for his 12th career Tour Finals semifinal, it would tie the record set by Ivan Lendl. The 33-year-old Swiss icon would also be the oldest player to advance to the last four since 2003 runner-up Andre Agassi. Nishikori, Raonic and Cilic are making their Tour Finals debuts this week. Round-robin action will be staged here through Friday, followed by the semifinals on Saturday and lucrative final on Sunday. Yeezy Halvalla .S. -- Carl-Antoine Delisle snapped a tie in the third period with his second goal of the game to lead the Tigres past Cape Breton 4-3 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action Wednesday as Victoriaville won its eighth in a row. Yeezy Boost Suomi . Austin does not believe the game-time temperature is going to be an advantage for either side heading into the Grey Cup. "We dont think about (the cold)," said Austin. "Im not even sure how you would determine an advantage. http://www.yeezysuomi.com/suomi-yeezy-boost-350.html . With their coach gone, they finally played offence the way he would have wanted. 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Subban and Matt Duchene will be the two skaters sitting out the teams opening game.MIAMI - Derrick Rose was fouled on a fast break, staggered off the court and kept going out a tunnel.He came back unhurt, but the Chicago Bulls hardly needed him.Mike Dunleavy led a balanced attack with 22 points and the Bulls overcame a sloppy start Sunday to beat the offensively challenged Miami Heat, 93-75.The Bulls had their lowest-scoring game since Nov. 21 and still won easily, building a 26-point lead in the second half. Dunleavy said the makeup of the team lends itself to scoring consistency.With what we have, there shouldnt be many nights where we struggle offensively, he said. If the outside shots arent going, we have many ways to get inside, and we can push the ball. Weve got a lot of options.Jimmy Butler had 17 points, Taj Gibson 15 and Rose 14 for the Central Division-leading Bulls. They improved to 11-3 on the road, best in the Eastern Conference.Miami leading scorer Chris Bosh (calf strain) missed a game for the first time this season, which left the Heat without enough punch or size to challenge Chicago. Miami shot a season-low 35 per cent, including 4 for 22 from 3-point range.A guy like Chris is irreplaceable, said Dwyane Wade, who had 17 points for Miami. All we ask for and hope for is he can get back as soon as he can when hes healthy.The Heats point total matched their season low.Chicago pulled away in the third quarter thanks to Dunleavy. He was shut out in the first half but scored 19 points on eight shots in the third period, when Chicago outscored Miami 33-16.Dunleavy finished 4 for 5 from 3-point range, while the Bulls shot 9 of 18 beyond the arc and 47 overall.The teams slogged through an ugly first half in their first matchup this season. The Bulls committed 13 turnovers but lled 39-32 because Miami shot only 29 per cent.ddddddddddddIt was your typical Sunday in Miami, Dunleavy said with a smile. It seems like everybody had a big Saturday night.___TIP-INSHeat: Bosh sat out with a slight strain in his left calf that began to bother him more before the game. No MRI is planned.Its a day-by-day thing so far, Bosh said. I had some soreness there that really didnt let up, and it progressed over a day or so.Forward Josh McRoberts missed his third game in a row because of a right knee bruise. Chris Andersen played 18 minutes after missing the previous nine games with a sprained right ankle.Bulls: Rookie forward Doug McDermott is expected to be sidelined another four to six weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery Saturday on a right knee injury that has sidelined him all month. Joakim Noah missed his third straight game because of a sprained right ankle.NICE LINEDunleavys third-quarter stats: 7 for 8 from the field, 3 for 3 from 3-point range and 2 for 2 from the free-throw line.When you hit that zone, you let it fly and you know its going in, he said. Its a great feeling to have.COMING ON LATERose was limited to 27 minutes because of early foul trouble, but he scored 11 points in the fourth quarter to stymie any comeback bid by the Heat.He sensed what we needed and knocked down a couple of huge shots for us, coach Tom Thibodeau said.Rose said he tried not to think about the Bulls fat lead.No matter what the score is, I still have to be myself in the fourth quarter, Rose said. Tibs is always telling me I should always be more aggressive in the fourth.UP NEXTBulls: At Atlanta on Monday. The Bulls have won six in a row against the Hawks.Heat: At Brooklyn on Tuesday. ' ' ' |
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