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SPORTS Wednesday 14 June 2017

Roger Federer to play veteran

Tommy Haas at Stuttgart Open

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) after a 10-week break. German qualifiers Peter
— Tommy Haas lined up “I’m really looking forward Gojowczyk and Yannick
a second-round meeting to playing the next game Hanfmann both advanced,
with Roger Federer, while against one of my closest as did fellow countryman
seeded players Gilles Simon friends,” Haas said. “We Philipp Kohlschreiber, who
and Viktor Troicki both had many great battles was leading 6-1 when
made an early exit from the in the past. He is the best Marcos Baghdatis retired.
Stuttgart Open on Tuesday. player on grass in history. Another German, Florian
The 39-year-old Haas, I’ll definitely need to play Mayer, later lost 7-6 (3), 4-6,
playing for the last time at better to have a chance. 7-6 (1) to Jeremy Chardy
the grass-court tournament, But you never know what of France, who next plays Professional tennis player Roger Federer from Switzerland speaks
defeated Pierre-Hugues can happen.” Lopez. during a press conference at the ATP Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart,
Germany, Monday, June 12, 2017.
Herbert 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 in Feliciano Lopez of Spain Jerzy Janowicz of Poland Associated Press
their first-round match. The upset the seventh-seeded defeated Russia’s Andrey
victory set up another clash Simon 6-3, 6-3, while Benoit Kuznetsov 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, and The top four seeded players the second round.
with the Swiss great, who Paire of France beat the Bernard Tomic prevailed - Federer, Grigor Dimitrov, This is the third year the
has already won 15 titles on eighth-seeded Viktor Troicki over Stephane Robert of Tomas Berdych and Lucas event is being played on
grass and is playing again 6-4, 6-4. France, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2. Pouille - received byes to grass.q

Continued from page 17 Cup and 10 world champi-
onship medals in his collec-
Whitelaw told the AP on tion.
Monday that he was pro- He spoke openly of his
hibited from saying any- past battles with depres-
thing new pertaining to the sion — including a suicide
slider’s death because Hol- attempt — but also had
comb’s family threatened many plans for the coming
to sue. months, including sponsor
Whitelaw shared the toxi- appearances, a planned
cology report with Hol- surprise visit to his mother
comb’s family, as well as a and training sessions with
draft of his planned press U.S. teammates in Tennes-
release to seek feedback see.
and ensure accuracy. Hol- His team is ready to start
comb’s family felt the draft moving on, as well. A team
“included speculation be- camp is set to begin later
yond the scope of the toxi- this month, and Holcomb
cology report and autopsy will be inducted into the
findings” and requested USABS Hall of Fame on July
through an attorney that 1. U.S. officials waived the
the release be withheld. customary 10-year wait-
“Anyone who knew Steven ing period before former
knew what a private per- athletes are eligible for en-
son he was despite being shrinement.
a public figure,” his family “We’re still in shock and
said. “Our intentions were In this Friday, Dec. 16, 2016 file photo, driver Steven Holcomb, of the United States, talks with struggling to come to
reporters in the finish area after winning the mens two-man bobsled World Cup race in Lake
to continue to respect his Placid, N.Y. terms with our loss,” USABS
privacy, even in death.” Associated Press CEO Darrin Steele said.
E. Stewart Jones, an attor- “The sliding community is
ney retained by the Hol- The 37-year-old Holcomb fourth Olympic appear- brother who was loved and a tight-knit family, and we
comb family for the au- was a three-time Olym- ance at Pyeongchang cherished by his family, his lost one of our brothers.
topsy release, said making pic medalist, winning the next winter. friends, the bobsled com- The outpouring of support
the report public without a four-man gold at the 2010 “Steven’s passing is a trag- munity and all the commu- from around the world has
court order or permission of Vancouver Games and edy and we are devas- nities he touched around helped us begin the pro-
the family would be a vio- two bronzes at the Sochi tated to lose him,” the Hol- the world.” cess of healing, but his ab-
lation of county and state Games in 2014. He was comb family said. “Steven He was the biggest star USA sence will be felt for years
law. a virtual lock to make his was an amazing son and Bobsled had, with 60 World to come.”q