Favorite Alcaraz on to semis at Next Gen event
MILAN — Favorite Carlos Alcaraz of Spain booked his place in the semifinals with a 4-3 (4), 4-1, 4-3 (4) win over Brandon Nakashima of the United States at the Next Gen ATP Finals on Wednesday.
Nakashima, who beat Francisco Cerundolo in their opener, will face Holger Rune of Denmark on Thursday for the other semifinal place from Group A. Rune earlier kept his hopes alive by beating Cerundolo of Argentina 4-1, 4-2, 1-4, 4-1.
More tennis: American Sebastian Korda is on the cusp of qualifying for the final four after beating Sebastian Baez of Argentina 4-3 (3), 4-2, 4-2 to move to 2-0 in Group B. Home favorite Lorenzo Musetti survived a scare against Hugo Gaston to win 4-3 (4), 4-3 (6), 2-4, 3-4 (7), 4-2 . ... Andy Murray defeated top-seeded Jannik
Sinner 7-6 (4), 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals of the Stockholm Open . ... Anett Kontaveit extended her hot streak with a 6-3, 6-4 win over second-seeded Barbora Krejcikova in the opening match at the WTA Finals. ... Alison Riske defeated Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu 6-3, 7-5 to set up an all-american semifinal against Danielle Collins at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz.
College football: The Midamerican Conference announced it will stand pat with its membership after examining expansion, just hours after Middle Tennessee State made known it was sticking with Conference USA.
Courts: The son of basketball legend Kareem Abdul-jabbar was sentenced to six months in jail for stabbing a Southern California neighbor with a hunting knife during an argument over trash cans, prosecutors said Wednesday. Adam Abdul-jabbar, 29, was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to three counts of assault with a deadly weapon and one count of carrying a dirk or dagger.
Empire Games: The Empire State Winter Games will return in February after a one-year hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The amateur winter sports competition will be held Feb. 3-6.
— Wire reports