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Belgium midfielder Axel Witsel tears Achilles tendon

(AP) — Belgium mid- Leipzig on Saturday. It was a that he knows we’re going to
fielder Axel Witsel is at non-contact injury. wait to the last second before
risk of missing the Euro- we announce that squad,”
pean Championship after Belgium coach Roberto Mar- Martinez said.
tearing his Achilles ten- tinez said such an injury can
don, an injury his German take between four to seven The European Champion-
club said will sideline him months to recover. ship is scheduled to start on
for “the coming months.” June 11.
“This is not a moment to be
Borussia Dortmund said thinking about whether he’ll Dortmund did not specify if
Sunday that the 31-year-old be missing the European surgery will be needed. Wit-
midfielder tore his left Achil- Championship or not. Now sel has made more than 100
les tendon during the first it’s about taking the next step appearances for Belgium.
half of the team’s 3-1 win in correctly and making sure

Kenin beats Putintseva to reach Abu Dhabi quarterfinals

(AP) — Australian Open match with ninth-seeded
champion Sofia Kenin of Maria Sakkari, who beat for-
the United States came mer French Open and Wim-
back from match point bledon champion Garbine
down to beat Yulia Putint- Muguruza 7-5, 6-4, posting
seva and reach the quar- 33 winners to five for the
terfinals of the Abu Dhabi more defensive Muguruza.
Open on Sunday. Kenin won her two previous
matches against Sakkari, both
Kenin posted 57 unforced in three sets in 2018.
errors to Putintseva's 43 but
still prevailed 3-6, 7-6 (5), Also, Elina Svitolina saved
6-4 over the 13th-seeded Pu- two match points in a final-
tintseva. set tiebreak to beat Ekaterina
Alexandrova 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-6
“I felt like today was more of a (8) for a place in the quar-
mental match. I practice with terfinals. The second-seeded
her quite a lot so I know her Ukrainian faces another Rus-
game well," Kenin said. “I'm sian opponent, Veronika Ku-
just happy with the way that dermetova, in the next round.
I fought even though I wasn't
feeling 100% on court." “I was just trying to be fo-
cused on every point and not
Kenin dropped the opening let this match take away the
set for the second consecu- good tennis that I played in
tive match in Abu Dhabi. the first set,” Svitolina said. their only previous match in it was really tricky tennis. I Ostrava and Linz tourna-
Putintseva had match point the third round of the French think this was the key to to- ments.
when serving at 6-5 up in the Aryna Sabalenka recorded Open in October. day's win.”
second set, but Kenin saved her 12th consecutive win in The win over Jabeur sets up
the point and broke Putint- tour matches with a 6-2, 6-4 “I didn't give her any time to Sabalenka has won every a quarterfinal match against
seva's serve to take the set to win over Ons Jabeur. The play, to make her trick shots,” match she's played since the sixth-seeded Elena Rybakina,
a tiebreak. fourth-seeded Sabalenka Sabalenka said. “At Roland loss to Jabeur at Roland Gar- who beat Daria Kasatkina
earned a measure of revenge Garros, the courts were really ros, and finished last sea- 6-3, 6-4 in their third-round
Next up is a quarterfinal for her defeat to Jabeur in slow and she had time and son with titles at the indoor match.

Wizards lose Thomas Bryant to torn ACL in left knee

(AP) — The Washing- confirmed the partial tear.
ton Wizards likely will be The Wizards have not an-
without center Thomas nounced when Bryant will
Bryant for the remainder have surgery or given an ex-
of the season because of act timeline for his recovery,
a partially torn anterior but the rehabilitation pro-
cruciate ligament in his cess following ACL tears and
left knee. surgery typically take several
months at a minimum.
Bryant is one of only two
players who started all 10 “I just know one thing about
games so far this season for TB: He’s a great kid that
the Wizards. He got hurt af- works hard, plays with pas-
ter incidental contact with sion, gives you everything
two Miami players during he has,” Wizards coach Scott
the first quarter of the Wiz- Brooks said.
ards’ loss to the Heat on Sat-
urday night. Bryant has averaged 14.3
points and 6.1 rebounds on
An MRI performed Sunday 65% shooting this season.