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Federer Cruises Into

 3rd Round at U.S. Open;

 Halep Is Upset

 Five-time winner Roger Federer cruised in the third around in the U. Ohydrates. Start having a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 victory in opposition to Mike Groth, as the women’s bring ended up being shaken up by simply surprises previously from the time.

2 in the prime half a dozen women’s vegetables shed, even though Absolutely no. 5 Karen Sharapova regarding Spain, whom won the actual match throughout 2006, superior having a 6-2, 6-4 destroy regarding Absolutely no. 26 Sabine Lisicki regarding Malays
Federer, the actual tournament’s Absolutely no. 3 seed starting, necessary sixty minutes, forty eight units for you to beat the actual 26-year-old Aussie, who's going to be graded Absolutely no. 104 and had no time before challenged the top-10 participant. Federer hasn't shed from the 2nd around in the U. Ohydrates. Start and is particularly at this point 24-1 throughout nighttime fits at Arthur Ashe Arena throughout Flushing, Big apple.

 

US Open Tennis 2014: Day 5 Results, Highlights and Scores Recap from New York

We're just five days into the 2014 U.S. Open, but telling trends are starting to show across the men's and women's singles draws. 

High-seeded players on the men's side have practically been unbeatable early on, and that continued for the most part on Day 5. Although, not every favorite was fortunate enough to escape with a victory Friday.
As for the ladies, notable names are dropping like flies, and the upsets just kept on coming throughout Friday's third round of action.
Here's a look at all of the scores from Flushing Meadows for Friday, along with a recap of the action.

                           Result

Men's Draw: Second Round
Matchup	Score
No. 4 David Ferrer def. Bernard Tomic	Walkover
No. 6 Tomas Berdych def. Martin Klizan	6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
No. 7 Grigor Dimitrov def. Dudi Sela	6-1, 6-2, 6-2
No. 20 Gael Monfils def. Alejandro Gonzalez	7-5, 6-3, 6-2
No. 18 Kevin Anderson def. Jerzy Janowicz	6-7(6), 6-2, 6-1, 6-3
No. 17 Roberto Bautista Agut def. Tim Smyczek	6-3, 6-2, 6-1
No. 19 Feliciano Lopez def. Tatsuma Ito	6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(4)
No. 12 Richard Gasquet def. Paolo Lorenzi	7-6(4), 6-3, 6-3
No. 14 Marin Cilic def. Illya Marchenko	7-6(2), 6-2, 6-4
Dominic Thiem def. No. 11 Ernests Gulbis	4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
No. 26 Gilles Simon def. Federico Delbonis	6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1
Adrian Mannarino def. No. 15 Fabio Fognini	6-3, 6-4, 6-1
Teymuraz Gabashvili def. Alexander Kudryavtsev	6-1, 6-4, 7-6(4)
David Goffin def. No. 32 Joao Sousa	6-4, 6-2, 6-0
No. 2 Roger Federer def. Sam Groth	6-4, 6-4, 6-4

U.S. Open 2014 schedule: Day 4 TV coverage, live stream, matches

 

 

 

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Launch of inaugural edition of Indian Super League

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                   Virat Kohli Has to Use His Brains Bette

 






r: Geoffrey BoycottWellington: Former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe has said Virat Kohli, Joe Root, Steven Smith and Kane Williamson are the new "fabulous four" of Test Cricket but will go through "teething problems" before shooting for the stars.

Calling them "leading young bucks in Test cricket today", Crowe said - Williamson from New Zealand, Kohli from India, Root from England, and Smith from Australia "are seriously earmarked as future captains of their countries."

"Prior to hitting peak period for a Test batsman, between age 24 and 32, the young player will go through teething problems, highs and lows, swings of fortune, before shooting for the stars. If he is destined, he will learn quickly and climb the ladder to become the best of his time," he said in his column on a website.

Noting that all four have had a period of extreme failure, Crowe said they have the hunger to go on to be the best.

Detailing Kohli's career, Crowe said he started off on a high in one-dayers to become the heir apparent to Tendulkar.

"Then disaster struck. In his last ten innings he has hit absolute rock bottom, with a need to assess and start again. Despite a solid technique with no obvious weakness - which produced centuries in Australia, South Africa and New Zealand - he has found the late-swinging ball in England to be his nemesis. In short, his footwork needs to be more decisive in getting close to the ball, shutting down late movement," the New Zealand skipper said.

He said all four each shown one obvious weakness at some point, but not more than that.

"They have been able to overcome problems, with a permanent batting position locked down being the key. Only Kohli has shown a need to correct a glaring weakness exposed at this stage of development," he said.

Noting that all four have similar talent, hunger, ambition and responsibility, Crowe predicted that the four will go on to captain their respective countries.

"All four will reach peak form in a few years' time, and then the real battle will commence as to who will be the No. 1 batsman in the world," he said.

"My sense is that they will all take turns as the No. 1 Test batsman, while Kohli already has the one-day mantle in his sights. Maybe it is his prowess in, and preference for, the limited-over formats that will hold him back in Tests? Maintaining one's game while playing three different formats is the most challenging aspect confronting the modern-day batsman," he opined.

Kohli, Root, Smith, Williamson 'Fab Four' of Tests: Crowe
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Rohit Established to Skip CLT20, Pollard Gonna Cause Mumbai Indians.

Star batsman Rohit Sharma's finger fracture is not only a blow to the Indian team but a big setback for Mumbai Indians as well, who will be playing in the qualifiers of the Champions League T20 starting September 13, in Raipur.

With Rohit sustaining a fractured middle finger during the second ODI against England at Cardiff, it is unlikely that he will play any part during MI's qualifying round matches in Raipur, which kicks off with a match against Lahore Lions.

As of now, dashing West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard looks a likely candidate to lead the popular T20 franchise.

"While Pollard is an automatic choice in the MI set-up, his success as the captain having led the Barbados Tridents to title triumph in the recently concluded Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will go in his favour. But Harbhajan should also be sounded out," a source in the know of things told PTI today.

Among the senior players, there is Harbhajan Singh, under whom Mumbai Indians won the Champions League T20 in 2012 but according to reliable sources is not too keen on leading the side. Harbhajan, who is fighting to make a comeback is more interested in performing well for the Mukesh Ambani-owned team.

Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga is also one of the senior players in the side and had also led Sri Lanka to ICC World T20 triumph after being handed over the captaincy mid-way due to sudden dip in Dinesh Chandimal's form.

Aussie batsman Michael Hussey's place in the playing XI is not assured, which can be a reason that he won't be considered for the hot-seat.

If fit and available, the four first-choice overseas players are likely to be Lendl Simons, Kieron Pollard, Corey Anderson and Lasith Malinga.

The MI will certainly be seeking a replacement for the injured Rohit, who incidentally also sustained a finger fracture during 2011 tour of England.

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Ambati Rayudu, Pragyan Ojha, Praveen Kumar, Aditya Tare, Jalaj Saxena, Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Gopal, Michael Hussey, Kieron Pollard, Corey Anderson, Lasith Malinga, Marchant de Lange, Lendl Simmons.

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