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Diasabra 6 augustus 2022

Coco Gauff beats former No. 1 Naomi Osaka in straight sets

(AP) — Coco Gauff held off four-time Gauff's victory evened the series with Osaka at
major champion Naomi Osaka 6-4, 6-4 on two wins apiece.
Thursday night to advance to the quar-
terfinals at the Mubadala Silicon Valley "I lost the match today but I feel really confi-
Classic. dent in who I am," Osaka said. "I feel like the
pressure doesn't beat me. I am the pressure.
Gauff, the No. 6 seed, held all of her serves I'm really happy with that."
in the opening set and finished the 45-min-
ute session with three aces. Osaka had the first Gauff will face No. 2 seed Paula Badosa on
double-fault of the match early in the second Friday. Other winners in San Jose were Shelby
set and Gauff took advantage for a 2-1 lead. Rogers and No. 4 seed Aryna Sabalenka.
Gauff quickly built a double-break lead at 5-1
and led 40-0 before Osaka saved four match Rogers beat top-seeded Maria Sakkari 6-1, 6-3
points and used her first ace to make it 5-2. to reach the quarterfinals for the third time
this season. Coming off an opening-round
Osaka then broke Gauff for the first time in win against 2019 US Open champion Bianca
the match and overcame another 40-0 deficit Andreescu, she beat Sakkari, a 2018 finalist
with five straight points for 5-4. But Gauff and 2019 semifinalist in San Jose, for the third
closed it out on her eighth match point with straight time.
an unreturnable serve.
Sabalenka came back from trailing 5-3 in the
"The most proud was how I responded men- third set to edge Caroline Dolehide 5-7, 6-1,
tally," Gauff said. "I could have easily folded 7-5. Sabalenka overcame 20 double-faults in
in those couple of double-faults and match the match to advance to play No. 7 seed Daria
points that I lost. But I kept telling myself 'An- Kasatkina of Russia.
other point, another chance' and then the mu-
sic kind of helped on the bench. I was trying The schedule for Friday in the hard-court
to sing along to the song to get me out of the U.S. Open tune-up includes Wimbledon fi-
match." nalist Ons Jabeur, who will face Veronika Ku-
dermetova.

Raiders give McDaniels happy homecoming, beat Jaguars 27-11

(AP) — The Las Vegas back, and Adams, the All-Pro ond turn as an NFL head for a touchdown to make it
Raiders gave coach Josh receiver acquired in block- coach after sitting out 2021. "You want a place where ev- 20-0 late in the first half.
McDaniels a successful buster trade with Green Bay, He guided the Philadelphia erybody enjoys coming to
homecoming in his debut were among many starters Eagles to the franchise's first work and they enjoy the en- Down 27-3, the Jaguars
on their sideline. who sat out for both teams. Super Bowl victory and three vironment, the people, un- found the end zone when
playoff appearances in five derstanding we're going to Kyle Sloter tossed a 5-yard
Josh Jacobs, rookie Zamir Jacksonville's Trevor Law- seasons from 2016-20. put in the hard work," Peder- TD pass to Nathan Cottrell
White and Austin Walter ran rence wore a backward cap son said. "You can't substitute late in the fourth quarter.
well on a rain-soaked field on the sideline while third- Pederson has already changed for hard work and prepara- Cottrell ran up the middle
and the Raiders routed Jack- string quarterback Jake Luton the culture in Jacksonville tion as you strive for a cham- for the 2-point conversion.
sonville 27-11 in the Hall of started. following a disastrous 2021 pionship and these guys have
Fame game Thursday night, season under Urban Meyer, bought in."
spoiling coach Doug Peder- The NFL's first preseason who lasted only 11 months. NEXT UP
son's first game with the Jag- game began 40 minutes late Daniel Carlson connected on
uars. due to severe weather that He's tasked with trying to field goals of 32 and 55 yards Jacksonville hosts Cleveland
forced fans to seek shelter. turn one of the league's worst to give the Raiders a 6-0 lead next Friday night.
McDaniels grew up in this organizations into a winner. in the first quarter. Ameer
historic football town and As expected, things got slop- The Jaguars have had one Abdullah scored on an 8-yard Las Vegas hosts Minnesota on
played for his father, Thom py after the opening kickoff. winning season in the last 14 run in the second quarter and Aug. 14.
McDaniels, at Canton years. Stidham scrambled 12 yards
McKinley High School on Top pick Travon Walker com-
this field at Tom Benson Hall mitted a roughing-the-passer
of Fame Stadium, known as penalty on Raiders backup
Fawcett Stadium during his QB Jarrett Stidham on the
time as varsity quarterback first play from scrimmage.
and kicker. Walker later registered a sack.

"It was a unique opportunity, The highlight of the game
very grateful that I had it," didn't count. Jacksonville's
McDaniels said. "It's the first Willie Johnson returned a
time I've been to this Hall of punt 88 yards for a score on
Fame game it in 22 years. To the final play of the third
have an opportunity to do quarter but it was nullified by
that with him here, my fam- a holding penalty.
ily and people who helped
me along the way, it was a The 46-year-old McDaniels
special night for them. I re- begins his second stint as an
ally savored it." NFL head coach after win-
ning six Super Bowls as an
Derek Carr and Davante assistant under Bill Belichick
Adams warmed up but they with the New England Pa-
didn't get a chance to play triots. McDaniels was 11-17
their first game together with Denver in 2009-10.
since Fresno State. Carr, the
three-time Pro Bowl quarter- Pederson also begins his sec-