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Fritz saves two match points to upset Zverev at Indian Wells
The 23-year-old American continued his dream run, rallying from 2-5 down in the decider and saved two match points at 3-5, 30/40 and 4-5, 30/40 to upset Zverev 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(3) after two hours and 22 minutes. Fritz thus earned the second Top-5 win of his career to reach his first ATP Masters 1000 semi-final."I was really down and out but I found a way to put myself into it," Fritz said in his on-court interview.
No team meetings, lengthy chats; CSK just go out and do their job
Though the owners and support staff do their stuff to maintain this high level of consistency, it would also require lot of planning and strategizing, especially by the players so that they can execute the plans perfectly in the field. However, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has been CSK's captain since the league started in 2008, said they don't plan or strategize too much before the game and the nets are more of one-on-one sessions
After winning IPL title, Dhoni praises KKR for their superb comeback
Dhoni's CSK defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs in the final on Friday to clinch their fourth title, restricting KKR to 165/9 in 20 overs after putting up a mammoth 192/3 in their allotted 20 overs. Despite KKR making a brilliant start in their chase of the stiff target, Dhoni's men kept their nerves and claimed wickets at regular intervals to win the title
Formula 1 to have 23-race season in 2022, no race in China
The hectic schedule that will end just a month before Christmas, has Miami hosting the first of the two races in the United States, as Formula 1 makes another attempt to gain a permanent spot in the American motor racing calendar. The schedule has been approved by the FIA World Motor Sport Council.
A familiar face returns while another makes his swansong in the Premier League
Claudio Ranieri makes his return to the Premier League when Watford entertain Liverpool in the first game of the weekend. The veteran Italian, who famously led Leicester City to the title in 2016, replaces Xisco Munoz, who was sacked just seven games into this season after leading Watford to promotion, and could hardly have been handed a tougher debut.
Thomas Cup: Indian men crash out, lose in quarters
In the Thomas Cup, India had finished second behind China in their group and thus faced a tough opponent in Denmark. Though on paper, India had the ammunition to beat Denmark but it all depended on the singles players -- Kidambni Srikanth and B Sai Praneeth.
Dhoni is still non-committal on playing IPL next season
Though Dhoni maintained that whether he continues to play or not depends on the decisions the BCCI takes regarding player retention when two more teams join the league next year, the 40-year-old said he has not left any legacy behind as of yet. There was no panic in CSK ranks and the players went about performing their roles as things just fell in place.
IPL 2021: Chennai Super Kings cruise to fourth IPL title
Chasing 193, the way KKR openers Shubman Gill and Venkatesh Iyer started the chase, it looked like the target would not be that difficult. But once they were out, Kolkata's chase fell through as they lost wickets at regular intervals to end up with 165/9 in their 20 overs.
IPL 2021: CSK's Ruturaj Gaikwad becomes youngest Orange Cup holder in league's history
Ruturaj dethroned KL Rahul in the Powerplay as the leading run scorer in the IPL 2021 to achieve the feat. He needed only 24 more runs to surpass Rahul to claim the Orange Cap for the season before the start of the final. The opener took on the KKR bowling attack in the powerplay but he finally got out in the 9th over of the innings bowled by Sunil Narine after scoring 32 off 27.
MS Dhoni becomes first captain to lead in 300 T20 matches
"We started T20 in around 2005-06 and most of the games have been franchise cricket and in the last five years, there have been a lot of T20 games in international cricket as well," said the former India skipper at the toss about his historic feat. The 40-year-old has led CSK to three IPL titles in 2010, 2011 and 2018.
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