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In Montreal Jasmine Paolini overwhelmed by Jessica Pegula.
In Montreal Jasmine Paolini overwhelmed by Jessica Pegula.
Bad awakening for Jasmine Paolini, who after benefiting from the withdrawal of U.S. Madison Keys was narrowly defeated in the round of 16 of the WTA 1000 in Montreal by the other U.S. Jessica Pegula, world number 3, with a score of 6-4 6-0.
Hopes of victory for the 27-year-old Tuscan from Bagni di Lucca, world number 49, were practically nonexistent since in the four previous direct confrontations she had not won a single set, and the course of today’s match confirmed this.
Pegula goes immediately up 3-0 in the first set and here Jasmine has the only gasp of the whole match recovering at 3-3. But from 4-4 the 29-year-old Buffalo native strung eight games in a row and the match ended after an hour and 9 minutes, sorry to say, of monologue.
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Novak Djokovic’s PTPA rules after Jannik Sinner’s disqualification
The Professional Tennis Players Association founded by Novak Djokovic has issued a very harsh statement on social media regarding the three-month disqualification of Jannik Sinner agreed by the world number 1 with WADA for the Clostebol case, and more generally very critical of the justice sisema in the sport of tennis. Here is the text of the statement.
“Some issues are clearer, regardless of cheer. The ‘system’ is not è a system, è a club. Case-by-case judgment è in reality, only a cover for tailor-made deals, unfair treatment and inconsistent decisions”.
“It’s not just about different decisions depending on the players. It is about a lack of transparency, consistency, and credibility on the part of the’set of agencies charged with regulating sports and athletes”.
“It is about lack of commitment on the part of the ATP, WTA, Grand Slam tournament organizers, ITIA and WADA to reform and create a fair and transparent system for the future”.
“È an unacceptable situation for all athletes, the sign of a deep disrespect for the sport and fans. È time for change. And we will”.
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Lazio-Napoli 2-2
After those with Roma and Udinese, Napoli’s series of consecutive draws continues, as it was stopped again at the Olimpico, as against the Giallorossi, this time by Lazio. The comeback after the initial disadvantage was not enough, becauseé in the final minutes è Boulaye Dia to sign the final 2-2, which still slows down the path of the partenopei, still first but potentially second in case of Inter’s victory over Juventus on Sunday night.
The match è heated from the first minutes: to pass first è Lazio, with Isaksen, who on 6′ took advantage of a too-short clearance by Rrahmani to recover the ball and send it under the crossbar behind Meret. The equalizer has to wait only until 13′: a one-two between Raspadori and Lukaku, the former Sassuolo man strikes with his left foot and beats Provedel for the 1-1.
Lazio loses Castellanos to a muscle injury at 25′ (in his place there’s Noslin) but è a loss that does not weigh on the morale of the biancazzurri, who at 39′ with Rovella come close to scoring and in the opening of the resumption go again close to the advantage with Isaksen, whose conclusion at 55′ ends out by a very little.
It’s Napoli, however, that took better advantage of the offensive lunges, completing the comeback at 65′: è an unlucky own goal, that of Adam Marusic, who last touched the ball mocking his own goalkeeper after a knock-and-turn in the box. Lazio seemed to find the equalizer just two minutes later, but there’è offside in the action that led Zaccagni into the goal.
The 2-2, forò, arrives anyway, although the hosts have to wait until minute 87: to score it, with a precise diagonal, è Boulaye Dia, who entered a few minutes earlier in place of Pedro, thus frustrating the guests’ ambitions. The match remains alive but no other notable conclusions come: it ends 2-2, Napoli rises to 56 while Lazio remains fourth, moving to 46.
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Serie B, the results of Saturday’s matches
Saturday’s Serie B schedule closes with Bari’s 1-1 draw with Cremonese: at the San Nicola è former Monza man Mattia Valoti opened the scoring, at 69′, but Giovanni Stroppa’s team was caught up at 93′, with Bari taking advantage of Bianchetti’s own goal.
Cremonese thus remains -9 from the third place occupied by Spezia, stopped a couple of d’hours earlier on 1-1 at home to Modena: Francesco Pio Esposito brings the Eagles ahead at 23′ yellow-blù draw; by Defrel at 41′. Irrelevant to the final scoreline was the red card given to Palumbo, which left Modena in ten in the second half recovery minutes.
And’ Sassuolo is always more at the top of the standings, which in a challenge seen in Serie A no moreù late than five years ago beats Brescia 2-0: to score Lovato at 34′ and the “usual” Laurienté, at the thirteenth goal in the championship, at minute 73. Sassuolo thus climbs to 61, with 8 lengths on Pisa second: on Sunday against Cesena, the Nerazzurri must win in order not to permanently lose contact with the neroverdi.
At the lower levels of the standings, è Carrarese’s success over Salernitana was definitely important: Zanon on 31′, Finotto on 41′ and Zuelli on 53′ gave the hosts a wide margin of advantage, the granata tried a comeback with goals by Reine-Adelaide on 63′ and Soriano on 85′ (a few seconds after his entrance) but went no further. Carrarese disengages from the playout zone and even comes within three points of eighth place, Salernitana, on the other hand, remains third’last.
In the day’s other salvation challenge, Sudtirol revived its ambitions of staying in the cadet division by defeating a nervous Sampdoria 2-1: The initial thrashing, with the hosts’ goal by Merkaj at 6′ and Sibilli’s momentary equalizer at 11′, was followed by the second caution to Ferrari in the first half recovery and that to Depaoli at 75′, which left the blucerchiati in nine. Sudtirol won it forò only in the final, with Casiraghi’88’s winning penalty: the Bolzano team thus hooks Samp itself at 28, on the edge of the playout zone.
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