Wawrinka, Djokovic advance in Toronto
TORONTO: Stan Wawrinka and Novak Djokovic reached the second round of the Toronto Masters on Tuesday, with both men polishing their pre-us Open form. Wawrinka put his comeback from knee surgery back on track with a 1-6, 7-5, 7-5 comeback win over Nick Kyrgios.
Wimbledon holder Djokovic eased to victory, beating Mirza Basic 6-3, 7-6(3) after the Bosnian replaced orignal opponent Chung Hyeon of South Korea, who withdrew before the match with injury. on Wednesday as the German lost 6-4, 6-1 to Alize Cornet of France at the Montreal WTA event.
The vocal support of the home crowd was not enough for Canadian Eugenie Bouchard, who also lost in the first round on Tuesday as she fell 6-2, 6-4 to Belgian Elise Mertens.
DEL POTRO WITHDRAWS FROM ROGERS CUP
TORONTO:WORLD No 4 Juan Martin del Potro has withdrawn from the Rogers Cup in Toronto with a left wrist injury, the Argentine said on Wednesday ahead of his second-round match against Dutchman Robert Haase.
BRITAIN COMPLETE 100M DOUBLE
BERLIN: Britain’s Zharnel Hughes and Dina Asher-smith were crowned as Europe’s fastest sprinters on Tuesday, winning men’s and women’s 100 metres finals at the European Championships.
AJAX DRAW, BENFICA WIN IN UCL QUALIFIERS
LONDON : Standard Liege fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Ajax Amsterdam, while Benfica edged Fenerbahce 1-0 in Champions League third qualifying round, first-leg ties on Tuesday. The winners of the tie in Amsterdam next week will face either Slavia Prague or Dynamo Kiev in the playoff round for a place in the group stage of Europe’s elite club competition.