Support pours in after Wozniacki reveals arthritis

World number three Caroline Wozniacki said she hopes to become an inspiration for fellow sufferers of rheumatoid arthritis as her shock diagnosis drew support and sympathy on Friday. The 28-year-old Dane revealed she was suffering from the condition after crashing out of the WTA Finals against Elina Svitolina late on Thursday, ending her title defence.

SINGAPORE:

FEDERER IN QUARTERS

BASEL:Roger

Federer won his 17th consecutive match at the Swiss Indoors on Thursday, dispatching Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals. The top seed, unbeaten in Basel since 2013, is an eight-time winner of his home event.

TENNIS PRODIGY DEAD

A former Australian tennis prodigy who won the Wimbledon junior title in 2002 and was once touted as the next big thing has died aged 34, officials and reports said on Friday. Todd Reid, who was forced to quit the game in 2005 after a series of injuries and glandular fever, passed away this week. The cause of death in unknown, although local media said there were no suspicious circumstances.

SYDNEY:

OSAKA PULLS OUT

Naomi Osaka’s WTA Finals debut ended in tears as she was forced to retire against Kiki Bertens, handing the Dutchwoman a surprise spot in the semi-finals. Bertens won the first set 6-3 in 47 minutes before US Open champion Osaka forfeited the match.

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HARI SINGH POLO

Sahara Warriors will take on Aravali Polo, while Jindal Panther will clash with Hyderabad Chaughan in the semi-finals of the Maharaja Hari Singh Memorial Cup (12-goal) polo tournament here on Saturday. On Friday, at the Army Equestrian Centre ground, Aravali Polo defeated LA Pegasus Polo Titans 5-4 with Raghav Rao and Manuel Llorente scoring two goals each.

Result: Aravali Polo 5 (Manuel Llorente 2, Raghav Rao 2, Angad Kalaan 1) bt LA Pegasus Polo Titans (Dhruvpal Godara 3, Siddhant Sharma 1).

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