THE HOT CORNER

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PRO TENNIS: Nikoloz Basilashvili downed Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6 (5), 6-2 in the final of the Qatar Open for his fourth ATP title. The Georgian had only won two matches from his previous 16 going into the tournament, but he saved a match point to defeat Roger Federer in the quarterfinals and ended Andrey Rublev’s title defense in the semifinals.

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PRO TENNIS: Top seed Daniil Medvedev will bid for his 10th career title when he meets unseeded Pierre-Hugues Herbert in an unusual-looking Open 13 final in Marseille, France. Today’s decider pits two-time Grand Slam runner-up Medvedev against a player who owns all four majors in doubles but has never won a singles title and is ranked 93rd. Medvedev, who climbs to No. 2 in the rankings this week, led 6-4, 3-0 against qualifier Matthew Ebden when the Australian retired with an unspecified injury Saturday. Herbert beat fourth seed Ugo Humbert 6-3, 6-2.

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PRO CYCLING: Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar won the tough fourth stage of the weeklong Tirreno-Adriatico race to take the overall lead from Wout van Aert in Italy. Pogacar, a Slovenian rider for UAE Team Emirates, held off a challenge from Simon Yates on the steep uphill finish to beat the British rider by six seconds.

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AUTO RACING: On the second day of Formula One preseason testing Saturday, Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas found speed late in the session to finish .124 seconds ahead of AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly and .171 ahead of Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll.

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AUTO RACING: Murray Walker, the voice of Formula One as a commentator on British TV, has died. He was 97. The British Racing Drivers’ Club announced Walker’s death but did not provide a cause. Walker’s broadcasting career spanned more than 50 years before he retired in 2001.