Ferrer ready to fight till the end for London spot
VIENNA: David Ferrer’s determination to qualify for the season ending World Tour finals is such is he has opted to play in the Vienna Open for the first time in 10 years.
The 32-year-old has decided to compete in Vienna as has British number one Andy Murray as they search to accrue enough points to get in the top eight which entitles them to a place in the finals in London in November.
Ferrer and Murray are ninth and 10th respectively in the race for places in London, for which three remain unfilled.
“Of course it is my goal, I’m fighting for,” said Ferrer, who played in Shanghai last week losing to Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals. “It’s important for me. We don’t have too many tournaments. We have only three tournaments more to be in London.”
ASIAD BOXING WAS CONCUSSION-FREE: AIBA LAUSANNE: The boxers are divided on whetherheadguards should be reintroduced but the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Tuesday said abolishing them has helped immensely in reducing cases of concussion with the recent Asian Games recording no instance of trauma injuries.
“AIBA evaluated all bouts closely in order to check concussion rates without headguards. However, in Incheon there were only two TKOS, and at the post medical tests, both of those boxers did not show any signs of concussion,” AIBA said in a statement.
ROCKETS BEAT SUNS IN PRE-SEASON NBA GAME HOUSTON: The Houston Rockets defeated the Phoenix Suns 95-92 at Toyota Center with young backups playing for the most of the NBA pre-season game.