Medvedev easily wins Winston-Salem Open final
Daniil Medvedev beat Steve Johnson 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday in the WinstonSalem Open for his second career ATP World Tour title.
The 22-year-old Medvedev, ranked No. 57 in the world and unseeded in the event, didn’t drop a set in six matches in the final U.S. Open tuneup event. The Russian also won the Sydney Invitational in January.
The eighth-seeded Johnson came up short in a bid to become the only player this year to win titles on three different surfaces. The American won the U.S. Men’s Clay Court in Houston in April and the Hall of Fame event on grass in Rhode Island last month.
However, Johnson failed to break Medvedev’s serve on Winston-Salem’s hard court. He fell to 1-4 in his career against the Russian.
Elsewhere: Aryna
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Sabalenka, of Belarus, beat Carla Suarez Navarro, of Spain 6-1, 6-4 to win the Connecticut Open at New Haven in the final WTA tuneup before next week’s U.S. Open. The 20-year-old won the first five games of the match and lost just one service game on the way to winning her first WTA premier title. Suarez Navarro, whose second-round opponent withdrew because of illness and had opponents in the quarterfinals and semifinals retire with injuries, completed just her second full match of the tournament. ... Serena Williams isn’t worried about a dress code at the French Open. Her skin-tight black catsuit won’t be welcome, but Williams had already put it back in the closet. She no longer needs a full-length outfit for health reasons and won’t be wearing it again at the U.S. Open. Williams downplayed concerns that were caused this week when French Tennis Federation president Bernard Giudicelli said the outfit would no longer be accepted. The full-length leggings were for health reasons. In what was her first Grand Slam tournament since giving birth to her daughter Sept. 1, 2017, they were a precaution after her health scare related to blood clots.
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College soccer: FIU’s
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Nick O’Callaghan scored his first career goal but the No. 20 Panthers lost to No. 10 Duke 3-1 in the season opener for both teams Friday night at Durham, North Carolina.
A Horse racing: Catholic Boy pulled away from Mendelssohn down the stretch and won the $1.25 million Travers Stakes by four lengths at Saratoga Race Course at Saratoga Springs, New York. It was jockey Javier Castellano’s sixth win in the Travers, extending his record. Catholic Boy covered the 1 miles in 2 minutes, 1.94 seconds and paid $16.20, $8.20 and $5.80. Last in the Kentucky Derby after being the second choice, Mendelssohn acquitted himself well after finishing third in the Grade 3 Dwyer in July and paid $12 and $8.70. Bravazo finished third and returned $6.60.
A NHL: Washington Capitals forward Chandler Stephenson brought the Stanley Cup to Humboldt, Saskatchewan, to recognize the community’s strength and resilience after the April bus crash that killed 16 people — 10 of them junior players. Stephenson, originally from Saskatoon and wearing a green “Humboldt Strong” Tshirt, was was joined by more than a dozen current and former professional players for Humboldt Hockey Day, which was organized by the NHL and the players’ union to honor the town of 6,000.
A NBA: Free agent Nick Young was arrested in Hollywood, California, late Friday night after a routine traffic violation. Officer Mike Lopez, a department spokesman, said Young was charged with not obeying the officers, delaying an investigation, a misdemeanor.
Cycling: Australian
A rider Rohan Dennis won the time trial on Stage One of the Spanish Vuelta at Malaga, Spain, while Michal Kwiatkowski of Sky finished second. Dennis powered his way through the short 4.9-mile course in 9 minutes, 39 seconds.
Boxing: Heavyweight
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Curtis Harper, with FS1 cameras rolling in Minneapolis, touched gloves with scheduled opponent Efe Ajagba, heard the first bell and promptly walked out under the ropes onto the same ramp he had just entered, prompting a stunning disqualification that left Ajagba and everyone watching aghast Friday night. Harper (13-6) told a Premier Boxing Champions reporter he was upset over the purse he was going to earn for the bout, but there is also the possibility he wanted no part of the mighty Ajagba, who had knocked out each of his prior five opponents.