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Diamars 17 November 2020
Djokovic beats Schwartzman again to start Mavs’ Porzingis to miss

ATP Finals start of season after knee

semifinals and two finals, in- surgery
cluding at the Italian Open,
where he lost to Djokovic.
“That start of the match he
was not playing his best,”
Schwartzman said. “I took
the chance at the beginning,
but then that break back from
him ... I did too many mis-
takes.”
Schwartzman is the first
South American to play sin-
gles at the ATP Finals since
2013 and another Argentine,
Juan Martin del Potro.
Later Monday, Daniil Med-
vedev was to play 2018 cham-
pion Alexander Zverev in a
rematch of the Paris Masters
final. Medvedev won that (AP) — Kristaps Porzin- Latvian had surgery in early
match 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 for his gis will miss the start of October.
first tour title in 2020. the season as the Dallas Dallas ended a three-year
(AP) — Novak Djokovic demic. The ATP Finals move to Tu- Mavericks star continues run of missing the playoffs
overcame an early break “It felt like a practice ses- rin, Italy, next year, after 12 recovery from surgery to behind the 21-year-old sen-
to beat Diego Schwartz- sion in a way,” Djokovic said. years in London. repair a torn meniscus in sation Doncic and Porzin-
man 6-3, 6-2 at the season- “This has been one of the The players’ hotel is a short his right knee. gis, who played the next two
ending ATP Finals in an most exciting arenas to play walk away, but health proto- games after the injury before
empty O2 Arena on Mon- for a tennis player. The at- cols require they are driven President of basketball op- missing the rest of a series
day. mosphere was always electric to and from the venue. erations Donnie Nelson said won by the Clippers in six
and the crowd was always The tournament is using in a radio interview Monday games.
The top-ranked Djokovic loud and really into match- electronic line calling for the the club was being cautious Porzingis averaged 20.4
has won the tournament five es.” first time. Players can’t chal- with Luka Doncic’s Euro- points and 9.5 rebounds in
times — one short of Roger After the match, Djokovic lenge whether a ball was in pean sidekick, who missed his first season with Dallas.
Federer’s record. gestured to each section of or out, but they can request more than a season because He missed all of 2018-19 af-
Schwartzman broke Djokov- the stands as if to say thanks. a video review for other dis- of another knee injury earlier ter tearing the anterior cruci-
ic for 2-1 in the first set, but “Why I celebrated? Because puted situations, such as in his career. ate ligament in his left knee
the Argentine immediately that’s my celebration and double bounces. The NBA is in the midst of during what ended up being
gave it back as he struggled that’s also my gratitude to On Sunday, Dominic Thiem a short offseason after the his final game with the New
with his first serve. the court and to this oppor- outlasted Stefanos Tsitsipas pandemic-delayed 2019-20 York Knicks in February
At 3-3, Djokovic won five tunity to be able to compete,” in a rematch of the 2019 fi- season ended on the final day 2018.
straight games to lead by a set he said. “Even though there nal, beating the defending of September in the playoff The Mavericks acquired
and 2-0. was no crowd in the stands, champion 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-3, bubble in Florida. Training Porzingis in a seven-player
Djokovic hasn’t lost an open- I know that there was a lot and Rafael Nadal topped camps are set to open Dec. deal before the trading dead-
ing ATP Finals match since of people watching it on TV, newcomer Andrey Rublev 1, with the 72-game season line in 2019 and immediately
2007 against David Ferrer. so that was me sharing that 6-3, 6-4. scheduled to start Dec. 22. said he wouldn’t play the rest
The Serb has never lost to emotion with them.” Djokovic on Sunday was pre- Porzingis injured his right of that season. He signed a
Schwartzman in six matches. Schwartzman, without a sented with a trophy for fin- knee in the opener of a first- $158 million, five-year max
There are no fans inside the title this year and making ishing the year with the No. round series against the Los contract with Dallas in July
20,000-capacity O2 Arena his debut at the ATP Finals, 1 ranking for a record-equal- Angeles Clippers in the bub- 2019.
due to the coronavirus pan- reached the French Open ing sixth time. ble in August. The 7-foot-3

US starts all Europe-based lineup vs. Panama, 1st since 2009

(AP) – The United States 71 days for an exhibition at
started a lineup with 11 Italy on Nov. 20, 2018.
players from European The U.S. had not started 11
clubs for the first time players from European clubs
in nine years, making since a 2-0 CONCACAF
four changes for Monday Gold Cup quarterfinal win
night’s exhibition against over Jamaica on June 19,
Panama at Wiener Neus- 2011.
tadt, Austria. Musah became the first
player to starter twice before
Tim Ream started in cen- turning 18; his birthday is
tral defense in place of John Nov. 29.
Brooks, Reggie Cannon re- Ream captained the U.S. for
placed Sergiño Dest at right the seventh time, the most of
back and Dest took over any player since Gregg Ber-
from Antonee Robinson at halter became coach.
left back. Gioacchini got his first start
Nicholas Gioacchini and Uly after debuting in Thursday’s
Llanez joined Gio Reyna in Fuente. Mckennie and Yunus Musah ances and 22 years, 154 days, 0-0 draw at Wales.
the attack, replacing Sebas- Zack Steffen was in goal, in midfield. the second-youngest lineup Image: Fox News.
tian Lletget and Konrad de la with Tyler Adams, Weston Starters averaged 12 appear- behind an average of 22 years,