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Would rather be in Nadal, Djokovic's shoes now: Roger Federer
The 39-year-old former World No. 1's last Grand Slam title came at the Australian Open in 2018. He has since battled injuries, undergoing two knee surgeries, which laid him low for almost all of 2020. Federer also withdrew from the 2021 Australian Open as he was still recovering from the two surgeries on his right knee.
Roger Federer books pre-quarterfinal berth, to take on Matteo Berrettini
In the late-evening match on Saturday, which went past midnight, saw the eighth seed and winner of 20 singles Grand Slam titles stage a remarkable recovery from 2-4 down in the third set to finally winning the contest in three hours and 39 minutes. Federer advanced to the Round of 16 at a Grand Slam for the 68th time to extend his all-time record for most Round-of-16 appearances at the Grand Slams.
French Open: Rafael Nadal eases into fourth round, to face Sinner
Only Swiss ace Roger Federer (67) and Serbian world No. 1 Novak Djokovic (54) are ahead of the Spaniard world No. 3 in the number of fourth-round appearances in a Grand Slam. The 35-year-old Nadal, who is 103-2 at Roland Garros, will play 19th seed Italian Jannik Sinner for a spot in the quarter-finals. Sinner got the better of Sweden's Mikael Ymer 6-1, 7-5, 6-3 to make it to the pre-quarterfinals.
World Cup qualifiers: Neymar scores as Brazil keep slate clean
Richarlison opened the scoring just after the hour when he latched onto Neymar's cross and sent a powerful finish past Ecuador goalkeeper Alexander Dominguez. The hosts were awarded a stoppage-time penalty when Gabriel Jesus was brought down by Angelo Preciado, reports Xinhua.
After lot of hard work, playing some good tennis: Sofia Kenin
"I've worked hard on my fitness and my game the past few weeks, so I feel like it's obviously improving. Of course, the more matches that I'm playing, the more confidence I'm getting. I'm happy that it's clicking during (the) French Open. I'm not going to complain about that," said Sofia after her 4-6, 6-1 6-4 win over Jessica.
French Open: Djokovic sails into pre-quarters, faces teenager Musetti
Djokovic will next meet 19-year-old Italian Lorenzo Musetti, who survived a five-setter against compatriot and 2018 semi-finalist Marco Cecchinato, winning 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in three hours and seven minutes. This was the first five-setter of Musetti's career. Earlier, Italian 19th seed Jannik Sinner got the better of Sweden's Mikael Ymer 6-1, 7-5, 6-3 to make it to the pre-quarterfinals.
Chance for Kohli to end ICC title drought: Patel
"This is the ultimate format of cricket. Everyone wants to become a Test player and now there's a World Cup of Test Championship," said Patel. "Now there is a chance for Virat Kohli - who has been eluded from the ICC trophy, he has led India in couple of ICC tournaments, but this is big. Winning Test championship would be a big feather in his cap," said Patel on Star Sports.
Kohli's India team not a patch on Windies, Australia at peak
Apart from the fact that they are yet to win a Test series in South Africa, New Zealand and England, where they suffered humiliating series loss in 2018, India won series in Australia in 2018-19 and 2020-21 only after close contests. Those wins can't be termed one-sided like the wins scored by West Indies of 1980s and Australia of 1990s and 2000s.
ECB racism row: Umpire Holder says will persist with his claims
"Our case against the ECB has been beaten on a legal technicality. I have not withdrawn any of the claims I made," umpire Holder said. "The tone of ECB's statement would give the uninvolved reader the impression that we have accepted their version of events and backed down. This is not the case at all.
French Open: 2019 finalist Vondrousova reaches 4th round
Vondrousova, who had beaten four seeded players on way to final before losing to Ashleigh Barty in the 2019 edition, was superior to her opponent in every respect. She won 73 percent of first service points and converted three of the six break-points she got as against none by her opponent. The Czech player, who got a rousing reception in 2019 after the her achievement of entering final, hammered three aces.
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