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Diaranson 9 september 2020

All Puerto Rican players can wear 21 on Clemente Day

wear No. 21 on Wednesday Puerto Rican who has al- annually during the World
during Major League Base- ways been there pushing the Series to a player who best
ball's Roberto Clemente Day envelope inside," Clemente represents baseball through
celebration. Jr. said Monday. "There was character, community in-
The move to wear the num- some pushback, but the play- volvement, philanthropy
ber, similar to MLB's celebra- ers' association and the play- and contributions on and off
tion of Jackie Robinson's No. ers really thought it would be the field. Teams that are not
42 each April 15, started with great." home will honor their nomi-
the Pittsburgh Pirates. Ro- Clemente Jr. plans to be at nees when they return to
berto Clemente Jr., son of PNC Park. He credited Le- their ballpark for their next
the late Hall of Famer, said onor Colon, the union's se- home game.
he received a text from Pi- nior director of international Roberto Clemente, the 1966
rates third base coach Joey and domestic player opera- NL MVP, was picked for 15
Cora on July 29 at the behest tions, with helping to get the All-Star Games. He died in a
of Pittsburgh manager Derek initiative in place. Clemente's plane crash on Dec, 31, 1972,
Shelton, asking whether all brothers Luis and Enrique following takeoff from Puer-
Pirates players could wear the also helped formulate the to Rico on a flight to bring
number on Sept. 9. plan. relief supplies to Nicaragua
"We are very, very fortunate Major League Baseball home following an earthquake.
that someone took that initia- teams on Wednesday will All uniformed personnel
tive, and it was Derek Shel- honor their nominees for have worn Robinson's No. 42
(AP) — All Puerto Rican players will be allowed to ton and Joey, a very proud the Clemente Award, given on each April 15 since 2009.

Zverev overcomes deficit, 12 double-faults for US Open semis

(AP) — The disqualification 6-foot-6 Zverev said. "I hope draw. Now she's one of four it together at Grand Slam There were all of Coric's trips
of Novak Djokovic from the that I can continue the way women left at the U.S. Open. tournament until this year. off the court to change out of
U.S. Open, and the absences I'm doing." "There were a lot of doubts, And Tuesday, he was dealing his sweat-soaked clothes.
of Rafael Nadal and Roger Next for the 23-year-old a lot of questions. Definitely with a lot. Most troubling of all: the
Federer, presented quite an from Germany will be the not positive thoughts during There were his own double- holes in which Zverev kept
opportunity to Alexander winner of Tuesday night's those times," said Brady, who fault demons — nothing new finding himself.
Zverev and the other men quarterfinal between No. 12 helped UCLA win an NCAA to him, but disconcerting all The key juncture was with
left in the tournament — all Denis Shapovalov of Canada title. "But I think I'm pretty the same — that appeared Zverev serving at 15-30 while
in their 20s, all seeking a first and No. 20 Pablo Carreño lucky to have just stuck to just 10 minutes into the down 6-5 in the third set.
Grand Slam title. Busta of Spain. it and just really continue match, when a trio of those Two more points, and that
Who would falter? Who It was Carreño Busta who to just play and practice and free points contributed to set would belong to the 27th-
would rise to the occasion? was the beneficiary when compete and get better. Here Coric breaking to lead 3-1. seeded Coric.
Done in by double-faults and Djokovic was defaulted from I am today." There was his argument with But Zverev won the next
bothered by an officiating their fourth-round match for She'll face the winner of chair umpire Eva Asderaki- three points with a backhand
decision, Zverev stumbled hitting a ball that accidentally Tuesday night's matchup Moore early in the second set passing shot, an overhead and
at the start of Tuesday's hit a line judge in the throat between two-time Grand about her decision to replay a 135 mph service winner
quarterfinal against Borna after a game. Slam champion Naomi a point after an incorrect call to get to a tiebreaker, then
Coric. Then, suddenly, The men's quarterfinals on Osaka and 93rd-ranked robbed Zverev of a point. dominated that, too, before
Zverev soared. the bottom half of the draw American Shelby Rogers. There was his gripe opening the fourth set by
Down a set and a break early, are Wednesday: No. 2 seed The last two women's with ESPN courtside holding at love.
then so close to trailing by Dominic Thiem vs. No. 21 quarterfinals are Wednesday: commentator Brad Gilbert, "Huge point," Zverev said.
two sets to one, Zverev Alex de Minaur, and No. 3 Serena Williams vs. Tsvetana whose reports on live TV in an "But this is what I've been
grabbed 14 of 15 points in Daniil Medvedev vs. No. 10 Pironkova, and Victoria empty Arthur Ashe Stadium doing the past six months.
a pivotal stretch on the way Andrey Rublev. Azarenka vs. Elise Mertens. bothered Zverev enough that I've been in the gym. I've
to earning his first semifinal Jennifer Brady, a 25-year- Zverev has been considered he told the former player and been on the track. ... This is
berth at Flushing Meadows old from Pennsylvania who an up-and-coming talent to coach: "You're talking too the moment where it pays
with a 1-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (1), is seeded 28th, claimed the watch for a few years now loud, man. ... I can hear every off."
6-3 victory over Coric. first women's semifinal spot but had never quite put single word you're saying."
It was a scratchy contest — Tuesday by defeating No.
both men generated more 23 seed Yulia Putintseva of
unforced errors than winners Kazakhstan 6-3, 6-2.
through two sets, and Zverev "I came out with nerves.
finished with 12 double- I think she did, too," said
faults — and the winner Brady, never before in the
acknowledged afterward quarterfinals of a major
that the way he played at the tournament. "I just tried to
outset was "not the level for pretend it was a first-round
the quarterfinal match in a match, and I was happy with
Grand Slam." the way I started. Then I was
But he got more aggressive able to keep the momentum
as things went on, including and build off of that."
essentially hitting two first It's been quite a surge for
serves instead of a softer, Brady, whose big serve and
slower second following a forehand have carried her to
fault, and that helped lift him an 11-1 record since tennis
to his second consecutive returned from its pandemic
major semifinal, after hiatus.
getting that far at this year's Her ranking was low
Australian Open. enough at the start of 2020
"It's obviously a great that she was needing to go
accomplishment, but I through qualifying to get
don't want to stop here," the into a tournament's main