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| Tennis-Ferrer beats Tipsarevic to reach quarter-finals Monday, Sep 02, 2013 09:08 PM PDT (Adds quotes) By Julian Linden NEW YORK, Sept 2 (Reuters) - David Ferrer battled his way into the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open on Monday with a hard-fought 7-6(2) 3-6 7-5 7-6(3) win over Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic. Ferrer, seeded fourth, retained his composure after dropping the second set to win a gruelling slugfest that took nearly four hours to complete after being moved to one of the smaller showcourts because of a lengthy rain delay. "It's a good court. I don't mind," Ferrer said. "My goal is to win the matches as possible and to be consistent. Now I am in quarter-final. ... Full Story | Top |
| Australian Rules-St Kilda to probe dwarf burning report Monday, Sep 02, 2013 09:02 PM PDT * Player alleged to have set dwarf performer alight * AFL chief apologises after laughing about report (writes through with AFL comment, detail) Sept 3 (Reuters) - Australian Rules club St Kilda Saints are investigating the allegation that one of their players set fire to a dwarf's clothing during their "Mad Monday" celebrations, the Australian Football League (AFL) said on Tuesday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Gasquet blunts Raonic serve to reach quarters Monday, Sep 02, 2013 09:01 PM PDT  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Frenchman Richard Gasquet survived a barrage of heavy shots from Canada's Milos Raonic before booking a spot in the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open on Monday. Raonic thumped 39 aces past Gasquet but the eighth-seed waited patiently before seizing his opportunities, winning 6-7(4) 7-6(4) 2-6 7-6(9) 7-5 after an exhausting slugfest that lasted four hours and 40 minutes. Raonic also hit a staggering total of 102 winners but paid the price for coughing up unforced errors, more than twice as many as Gasquet. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Gasquet blunts Raonic serve to reach quarters Monday, Sep 02, 2013 08:50 PM PDT NEW YORK, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Frenchman Richard Gasquet survived a barrage of heavy shots from Canada's Milos Raonic before booking a spot in the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open on Monday. Raonic thumped 39 aces past Gasquet but the eighth-seed waited patiently before seizing his opportunities, winning 6-7(4) 7-6(4) 2-6 7-6(9) 7-5 after an exhausting slugfest that lasted four hours and 40 minutes. Raonic also hit a staggering total of 102 winners but paid the price for coughing up unforced errors, more than twice as many as Gasquet. ... Full Story | Top |
| Robredo sensed an upset against doubtful Federer Monday, Sep 02, 2013 08:42 PM PDT  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tommy Robredo suspected he could stun Roger Federer at the U.S. Open because the Swiss master had developed self-doubts, the Spaniard said after the extraordinary upset on Monday. World number 22 Robredo routed Federer 7-6(3) 6-3 6-4 at Louis Armstrong Stadium, the 17-times grand slam champion failing to convert 14 of 16 break points in his first loss to the Spaniard after 10 successive wins. "You never know what's going to happen," the gritty 31-year-old Robredo told reporters. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Robredo sensed an upset against doubtful Federer Monday, Sep 02, 2013 08:40 PM PDT NEW YORK, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Tommy Robredo suspected he could stun Roger Federer at the U.S. Open because the Swiss master had developed self-doubts, the Spaniard said after the extraordinary upset on Monday. World number 22 Robredo routed Federer 7-6(3) 6-3 6-4 at Louis Armstrong Stadium, the 17-times grand slam champion failing to convert 14 of 16 break points in his first loss to the Spaniard after 10 successive wins. "You never know what's going to happen," the gritty 31-year-old Robredo told reporters. ... Full Story | Top |
| Federer in shock loss at U.S. Open Monday, Sep 02, 2013 08:39 PM PDT  By Julian Linden NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Federer suffered a shock loss to Tommy Robredo at the U.S. Open on Monday, ruining the prospect of meeting Rafa Nadal at the only grand slam where the two greats have never played each other. In the biggest upset of the tournament, Robredo demolished a badly out-of-sorts Federer 7-6(3) 6-3 6-4 in the fourth round, marking the first time in a decade the Swiss master has fallen before the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows. "I kind of feel like I beat myself, without taking any credit away from Tommy," a dejected Federer said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Federer in shock loss at U.S. Open Monday, Sep 02, 2013 08:35 PM PDT * Robredo stuns Federer in straight sets * Nadal advances after minor scare * Hantuchova reaches quarters for first time since 2002 * Italy assured of a semi-finalist * Azarenka-Ivanovic match moved to Tuesday because of rain (Updates with Nadal winning) By Julian Linden NEW YORK, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Roger Federer suffered a shock loss to Tommy Robredo at the U.S. Open on Monday, ruining the prospect of meeting Rafa Nadal at the only grand slam where the two greats have never played each other. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-U.S. Open men's singles round 4 results Monday, Sep 02, 2013 08:18 PM PDT Sept 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the U.S. Open Men's Singles Round 4 matches on Monday 8-Richard Gasquet (France) beat 10-Milos Raonic (Canada) 6-7(4) 7-6(4) 2-6 7-6(9) 7-5 2-Rafa Nadal (Spain) beat 22-Philipp Kohlschreiber (Germany) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-3 6-1 4-David Ferrer (Spain) beat 18-Janko Tipsarevic (Serbia) 7-6(2) 3-6 7-5 7-6(3) 19-Tommy Robredo (Spain) beat 7-Roger Federer (Switzerland) 7-6(3) 6-3 6-4 Full Story | Top |
| Nadal safely through after brief scare Monday, Sep 02, 2013 08:18 PM PDT  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Spain's Rafa Nadal lost a set for the first time at this year's U.S. Open on Monday but recovered quickly to safely book his place in the quarter-finals, albeit against an unexpected opponent. Nadal gave his supporters at Flushing Meadows a brief heart flutter when he lost the opening set to Philipp Kohlschreiber but rebounded to beat the German 6-7(4) 6-4 6-3 6-1. The 2010 U.S. Open champion, Nadal's next match is against his countryman Tommy Robredo, who pulled off a shock straight-sets win over Roger Federer that ended the prospect of a first U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Nadal safely through after brief scare Monday, Sep 02, 2013 08:09 PM PDT NEW YORK, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Spain's Rafa Nadal lost a set for the first time at this year's U.S. Open on Monday but recovered quickly to safely book his place in the quarter-finals, albeit against an unexpected opponent. Nadal gave his supporters at Flushing Meadows a brief heart flutter when he lost the opening set to Philipp Kohlschreiber but rebounded to beat the German 6-7(4) 6-4 6-3 6-1. The 2010 U.S. Open champion, Nadal's next match is against his countryman Tommy Robredo, who pulled off a shock straight-sets win over Roger Federer that ended the prospect of a first U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Cricket-Australia allows Ahmed to drop beer logo from shirt Monday, Sep 02, 2013 08:01 PM PDT Sept 3 (Reuters) - Cricket Australia (CA) have agreed to let Muslim leg spinner Fawad Ahmed compete without the logo of a sponsor's beer brand on his shirt out of respect for his "personal beliefs". Australia's touring international teams have competed with the logo of Victoria Bitter, a popular locally-brewed beer, on their shirts for a number of years. Victoria Bitter, known colloquially by its brand "VB", is brewed by Carlton & United Breweries, which was acquired by global brewing giant SABMiller in 2011. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Highlights of Monday's Major League Baseball Monday, Sep 02, 2013 07:21 PM PDT Sept 2 (Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Monday's Major League Baseball games: - - - Reds 7, Cardinals 2 Right-hander Mat Latos pitched his fourth career complete game to lift Cincinnati to victory over St. Louis. Choo Shin-soo and Joey Votto homered for Cincinnati in the opening game of a key four-game series against National League Central contenders. St. Louis lost for the fourth time in five games to fall a game behind Pittsburgh for the division lead. Cincinnati sits in third, 3 ½ games back. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball results Monday, Sep 02, 2013 07:18 PM PDT Sept 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Monday (home team in CAPS) NY YANKEES 9 Chicago White Sox 1 ATLANTA 13 NY Mets 5 CINCINNATI 7 St. Louis 2 Detroit 3 BOSTON 0 KANSAS CITY 3 Seattle 1 Pittsburgh 5 MILWAUKEE 2 Minnesota 10 HOUSTON 6 Miami 4 CHICAGO CUBS 3 SAN DIEGO 4 San Francisco 1 OAKLAND 4 Texas 2 Baltimore 7 CLEVELAND 2 LA Dodgers 10 COLORADO 8 Toronto 4 ARIZONA 1 PHILADELPHIA 3 Washington 2 Full Story | Top |
| Dumped Federer battles crisis of confidence Monday, Sep 02, 2013 07:00 PM PDT  By Will Swanton NEW YORK (Reuters) - A badly out-of-sorts Roger Federer spoke of a crisis of confidence after he "self-destructed" in a stunning fourth-round defeat to unfancied Spaniard Tommy Robredo at the U.S. Open on Monday. The 17-times grand slam champion was eliminated 7-6(3) 6-3 6-4 in less than two-and-a-half hours to end hopes of a blockbuster showdown with great rival Rafa Nadal in the quarter-finals. The Swiss's erratic display included a most unFederer-like 43 unforced errors and left 14 of 16 break points going begging at Louis Armstrong Stadium. ... Full Story | Top |
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