Ronaldo draws blank in another Juve win

Five-time champion Roger Federer found a new way to amaze Saturday as he reached the US Open last 16 with a 6-4, 6-1, 7-5 victory over Nick Kyrgios.

The second-seeded Swiss withstood an early onslaught from the unpredictable Aussie, firing 51 winners that included an unlikely forehand flicked around the net post that Kyrgios couldn’t believe. “Definitely a bit of luck and good feet,” Federer said of the shot that had Kyrgios wide-eyed.

Federer will take on Australian John Millman, who reached the last 16 of a major for the first time with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 victory over Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Kukushkin.

If he makes it past Millman, Federer could find Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic waiting in the last eight.

Djokovic, winner of US Open titles in 2011 and 2015, extended his dominance over Richard Gasquet with a 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 victory in front of a rowdy night crowd on the massive Ashe Stadium.

“It was the best match of the week so far without a doubt, and one of the best performances of the hardcourt season after Wimbledon,” said Djokovic, who warmed up for Flushing Meadows by beating Federer in the Cincinnati Masters final.

Djokovic saved all five break points he faced to book a meeting with Joao Sousa of Portugal, a 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/5) winner over France’s Lucas

Pouille. Roger Federer (2) beat Nick Kyrgios (30) 6-4, 6-1, 7-5 Philipp Kohlschreiber beat Alexander Zverev (4) 6-7 (1/7), 6-4, 6-1, 6-3

Dominika Cibulkova (29) beat Angelique Kerber (4) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3

Maria Sharapova (22) beat Jelena Ostapenko (10) 6-3, 6-2 Novak Djokovic (6) beat Richard Gasquet (26) 6-2, 6-3, 6-3

Marin Cilic (7) beat Alex de Minaur 4-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 Aryna Sabalenka (26) beat Petra Kvitova (5) 7-5, 6-1

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Cristiano Ronaldo was left waiting for his first Juventus goal after drawing another blank as the titleholders won 2-1 at Parma in Serie A on Saturday to maintain their perfect record.

An early Mario Mandzukic goal and a second-half strike from Blaise Matuidi gave Juve their third win in as many league games, although Ronaldo was left without a goal in his first 270 minutes with the club. Ivorian forward Gervinho scored in between for Parma, his first goal since joining them this summer.

“(Ronaldo) has to deal with different difficulties in Serie A but he had a good game overall,” said Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri.

SON OUTSHINES FATHER

his father’s initial struggles with Juventus, Cristiano Ronaldo Jr is having no problem finding the net as he demonstrated in his debut for the Turin club’s under-9 team.

Wearing the number 7 of his famous dad, eight-year-old Ronaldo Jr scored a brace in either half in a 5-1 win against Lucento, watched by Ronaldo’s partner Georgina, according to media reports in Italy on Sunday.

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CITY BEAT NEWCASTLE

A powerful longrange strike from Kyle Walker gave champions Manchester City a 2-1 win over Newcastle United at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

Walker’s 52nd minute strike, from over 25 yards out, was his first goal for City and came after Newcastle had fought back to go in level at the break.

City took the lead in the eighth minute through a Raheem Sterling strike before full-back DeAndre Yedlin equalised in the 30th minute for Newcastle.

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