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Injured Cilic And Shapovalov Withdraw From US Open | Tennis News

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Injured Cilic And Shapovalov Withdraw From US Open | Tennis News

[ad_1] File photo of Denis Shapovalov© AFPCroatia's Marin Cilic, the 2014 US Open champion, and Canadian Denis Shapovalov have withdrawn from the upcoming US Open, tournament officials announced on Wednesday. Both players were sidelined from the year's final Grand Slam event on the New York hardcourts due to knee injuries. Cilic, 34, was a French Open semi-finalist last year and ranked as high as third in the world.But he has fallen to 121st in the ATP world rankings and has played only twice this season, most recently losing a first-round match last month at Umag.World number 22 Shapovalov, 24, won his only ATP title in 2019 at Stockholm. He has not played since a run to the last 16 at Wimbledon last month."Despite doing everything possible to be 100% healthy in time for @usopen, my kne...

Novak Djokovic Downs Denis Shapovalov To Set Up Adelaide Semi-Final With Daniil Medvedev | Tennis News

[ad_1] Top seed Novak Djokovic battled past dangerous Canadian Denis Shapovalov with a high-octane performance Friday to set up an Adelaide International semi-final with former world number one Daniil Medvedev. The Serbian, bidding for a 92nd career title in preparation for the Australian Open this month, overcame early wobbles before hitting his stride to win 6-3, 6-4. He now meets Medvedev, runner-up at the last two Grand Slams in Melbourne, who proved too strong for compatriot Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-3."I think the scoreline probably doesn't give you the right idea of what happened on the court, it was such a close match -- two hours for two sets," Djokovic said."The first set was extremely exhausting for both of us, we pushed each other to the limit physically... I'm definitely please...

Novak Djokovic Recovers From Shaky Start To Reach Adelaide Quarters | Tennis News

[ad_1] Novak Djokovic overcame a shaky start to beat Frenchman Quentin Halys on Thursday and reach the Adelaide International quarter-finals, stepping up his preparations for the Australian Open. The top seed from Serbia won 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/5) and will face Canada's Denis Shapovalov in the last eight. Djokovic returned to the scene of his 2007 title run on Tuesday with a comfortable straight-sets win over France's Constant Lestienne. He backed that up against Lestienne's doubles partner Halys but was slow to get going, slumping 2-5 in the first set before clinching victory."It was a great performance from my opponent today," said the 35-year-old Djokovic, who is warming up for a tilt at a 10th Australian Open title after missing last year's Grand Slam when he was deported over his vacc...