Zverev joins Djokovic, Medvedev in semifinals
Third-ranked Alexander Zverev joined No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 2 Daniil Medvedev in the last four at the season-ending event for the top eight players by beating Hubert Hurkacz 6-2, 6-4 at the ATP Finals on Thursday in Turin, Italy.
Having qualified second in his group behind Medvedev, Zverev’s semifinal opponent will be Djokovic, who won the other group.
Medvedev’s semifinal opponent will be determined today when Andrey Rublev meets Casper Ruud on the final day of round-robin play.
Zverev lost to Djokovic at the Australian Open and U.S. Open this year but beat the Serb at the Tokyo Olympics en route to the gold medal.
Zverev, the 2018 champion at the finals, didn’t face a single break point against Hurkacz, a firsttime qualifier.
Both players served 11 aces amid quick conditions inside the Pala Alpitour.
Golf
STRONG FINISH LIFTS LEE6 TO LPGA LEAD >> On a course she didn’t expect, Nelly Korda delivered the round she needed with a 6-under 66 that left her two shots out of the lead and gave her a good start toward winning LPGA Tour player of the year.
The $1.5 million prize for winning the CME Group Tour Championship is in range, too.
Former U.S. Women’s Open champion Jeongeun
Lee6 didn’t make a birdie on rain-softened Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla. until the sixth hole, and then she didn’t stop. She finished with three straight birdies for an 8-under 64.
Lee6 had a one-shot lead over four players, including past Tiburon winner Sei Young Kim. Scoring was so low that 18 players were at 67 or better.
MUNOZ FIRES A 60 TO LEAD >> Sebastian Munoz saw the tough weather conditions on the way to the RSM Classic and figured all he could do was keep his head down and make birdies. He wound up with a 10-under 60 to shatter his career round by six shots.
Scoring was so low at Sea Island in St. Simons Island, Ga. that all that got Munoz was a one-shot lead. The Colombian, who won his first PGA Tour event just over a year ago, birdied his final hole at Seaside.
College women’s basketball
GAYLES, KRIMILI LEAD USF OVER UC DAVIS >> Jasmine Gayles and Ioanna Krimili each netted 21 points to lead the Dons to a 73-46 victory over UC Davis. Krimili was 8-of-13 from the field. Gayles came off the bench and was 8-of-15 from the field. Amalie Langer added nine points and was 4-for-4 from the line. Jessica McDowellWhite led with six rebounds.
UC Davis (1-2) was led by Kayla Konrad who scored 13 points.
USF (2-1) will face Northern Colorado at 2 p.m. Sunday.
College wrestling
CHUN TO BE IOWA’S FIRST WOMEN’S COACH >> Twotime Olympian Clarissa Chun was named coach of the new Iowa women’s wrestling program, athletic director Gary Barta announced.
Iowa announced in September it would become the first school in a Power Five conference to start a women’s wrestling team.
The 40-year-old Chun was the 2008 world champion at 48 kilograms. She won the bronze medal in the 2012 London Olympics and finished fifth in 2008 in Beijing, and has been an assistant coach for the U.S. women’s national team.
Chun, a four-time U.S. Open champion who competed in five world championships, will be inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame next year.