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Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz wins in Toronto in first match since

Wimbledon title

Associated Press pretty good match. From
TORONTO (AP) — Top- here, I need to improve.”
ranked Carlos Alcaraz won Three top-five seeds tum-
in his first match since his bled out. Gael Monfils up-
Wimbledon victory, beat- set fourth-seeded Stefanos
ing Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (3) Tsitsipas 6-4. 6-3; Marcos Gi-
in the National Bank Open ron eliminated Holger Rune
on Wednesday night. 6-2, 4-6, 6-3; and Macken-
Preparing for his U.S. Open zie McDonald ousted sixth-
title defense, the 20-year- seeded Andrey Rublev 6-4,
old Alcaraz ran his match 6-3.
winning streak to 13, dat- “I knew that Stef had a
ing to his Queen’s title run. lot of confidence,” Monfils
The Spanish star has won six said. “He would try to go for
titles this year. his shots. I tried to put a lot
“I tried to play my level of balls in, tried to hit quite
but it wasn’t easy,” Alcaraz heavy and not let him dic-
said. “He was more ag- tate too much. I think I did
gressive than me from the it well.”
beginning to the last ball. Andy Murray, the 2009,
I tried to be solid and to 2010 and 2015 champion,
get my rhythm and I’m re- advanced with a 7-6 (2),
ally happy to be through 3-6. 7-5 victory over Max
to have an opportunity in Purcell.
the next round. This match In an all-Italian match, sev-
will help me to be more fo- enth-seeded Jannik Sinner
cused in the next round, to Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz returns a shot to United States’ Ben Shelton during the National Bank Open beat Matteo Berrettini 6-4,
put my game first in the be- men’s tennis tournament Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, in Toronto. 6-3. Sinner will face Murray
ginning of the match.” (Mark Blinch/The Canadian Press via AP) in the third round.
In the third round, Alcaraz Second-seeded Daniil his first match since losing in year. “I could have done Eighth-seeded Taylor Fritz
will face 15th-seeded Hu- Medvedev topped Matteo the Wimbledon semifinals. a little bit better in the sec- outlasted Ugo Humbert 7-6
bert Hurkacz, a 5-7, 6-3, 6-0 Arnaldi 6-2, 7-5 in the after- “I felt great,” said Medve- ond set, but at the same (7), 3-6, 6-3, and Canadian
winner over Miomir Kecma- noon. The 2021 winner in dev, the third-ranked Rus- time I saved break points Milos Raonic edged Taro
novic. Toronto, Medvedev played sian who has five titles this in two or three games, so Daniel 6-4, 6-3.q

Hayes drives in 3 runs for 3rd straight

game as Pirates rally past Braves 7-5

By Will Graves and the Pittsburgh Pirates deficit behind Hayes and
Associated Press rallied past the Atlanta a strong effort out of the
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Braves 7-5 on Thursday. bullpen by Thomas Hatch
Ke’Bryan Hayes drove Pittsburgh salvaged a split (1-0). Hatch, claimed off
in three runs for the third of a four-game series with waivers from Toronto on
straight game, Liover the NL East leaders by over- Sunday, worked four score-
Peguero knocked in two coming an early four-run less innings in relief of Bailey Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves drives up the
court during training camp for the United States men’s basket-
Falter to earn his first victory ball team Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, in Las Vegas.
in nearly three years. Colin (AP Photo/John Locher)
Holderman worked around
an RBI single by Ronald Edwards fined $50,000 by the
Acuña Jr. in the ninth to
earn the second save of NBA for his chair chuck after
his career.
Matt Olson hit his 40th the Timberwolves’ ouster in
home run of the season Denver
for Atlanta to move into a
tie with Shohei Ohtani for
the major-league lead but Associated Press
struck out looking as the ty- NEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star
ing run in the ninth to end guard Anthony Edwards was fined $50,000 by the NBA
it. Orlando Arcia also hom- on Wednesday for a postgame outburst following the
ered for the Braves. Austin team’s ouster from the playoffs in Denver.
Pittsburgh Pirates’ Ke’Bryan Hayes hits a two-run single off At- Riley added three hits, but NBA executive vice president of basketball operations
Joe Dumars announced that Edwards was punished for
lanta Braves starting pitcher Bryce Elder during the third inning of Atlanta’s scuffling starting
a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023. pitching couldn’t hold an “recklessly swinging a chair in frustration that struck two
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) early 4-0 lead.q bystanders as he exited the court.”q