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Dialuna 10 OctOber 2022

Djokovic wins Astana final in straight

sets for 90th title

ASTANA, Kazakhstan pion’s fourth title of the year, only 42% of his second serve
(AP) — Novak Djokovic including Rome and Tel Aviv. points in contrast to Djokov-
needed only 75 minutes ic’s 80%.
to win his 90th tour title, “I always hoped that I would
overcoming third-seeded be going to have a great Djokovic converted his third
Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 career,” the 35-year-old match point with a back-
in the final of the Astana Djokovic said. “Obviously, hand winner for his second
Open on Sunday. didn’t know the amount of straight indoor hardcourt
finals I was going to play, the title after winning in Tel Aviv
Djokovic dominated his amount of tournaments I was last week.
Greek opponent from the going to win, but my inten-
start, winning the first game tion was always to reach the “You know, 35 is not 25,”
in little more than a minute. highest heights in our sport.” Djokovic said. “But I think
The Serb did not face a break the experience, probably, in
point in the match and hit 15 The fourth-seeded Tsitsipas, these kinds of matches and
winners with only seven un- 24, who was chasing his third big occasions helps as well
forced errors. title of 2022 after Monte Car- to approach mentally in the
lo and Mallorca, saved three right way.”
It was the Wimbledon cham- of five break points. He won

Kipruto, Chepngetich win 2022 Chicago Marathon

CHICAGO (AP) — Ke-
nyan runners Benson
Kipruto and Ruth Chepn-
getich won the Bank of
America Chicago Mara-
thon on Sunday, while
Emily Sisson finished sec-
ond and set a record for an
American woman.

Kipruto finished in 2:04:24
— 25 seconds ahead of 2021
winner Seifu Tura Abdiwak
of Ethiopia. John Korir of
Kenya was third at 2:05:01.

Chepngetich was the top
woman for the second con- in 2:18:29, followed by Viv- More than 40,000 runners Marcel Hug of Switzerland of the U.S. was the top wom-
secutive year, finishing in ian Jerono Kiplagat of Kenya competed in the 26.2-mile won the wheelchair division an in 1:45:48.
2:14:18. Sisson ran the course at 2:20:52. event. in 1:25:20. Susannah Scaroni

Verstappen takes 2nd straight drivers’ title with Japan win

SUZUKA, Japan (AP) — spin but continued. over the last two seasons and
Max Verstappen is now a this year has been unstop-
two-time Formula One Organizers stopped the race pable.
world champion, both after two laps.
titles awarded under bi- Best driver.
zarre and unprecedented But just like last year, when
circumstances long after Mercedes threatened for four Best car.
he crossed the finish line. days to take the Abu Dhabi
finish to the highest sporting Best team.
The Red Bull driver won appeals panel, Verstappen is
the rain-shortened Japanese won in last year’s season fi- endings. again waiting to see if his two Verstappen has won in all
Grand Prix on Sunday and nale at Abu Dhabi, where titles are intact. fashions this season — from
didn’t learn he was champion seven-time champion Lewis In Suzuka, Verstappen start- the back of the field, driv-
until F1’s governing body pe- Hamilton dominated the ed from the pole in pouring The FIA is investigating if ing through traffic and even
nalized Charles Leclerc after race until a late caution. It rain only for the race to be Red Bull exceeded last year’s recovering from an in-race
the race. was then that race control set stopped after two laps as sev- spending cap and a decision spin. Sunday’s race was an-
in motion an unprecedented eral cars crashed. The race is expected to be announced other example of his dexter-
Seconds later, Verstappen was sequence of events when resumed two hours later, but Monday. It could involve fi- ity as mistakes, errors and
told he was a two-time world since-fired race director Mi- only 28 of the 53 laps were nancial penalties, or even poor racing conditions never
champion and crew mem- chael Masi allowed for a late completed and Verstappen strip Verstappen of his 2021 slowed him.
bers and friends suffocated restart. led the entire way. title. After the mess in Su-
him with hugs. zuka, stripping Verstappen Winning two titles in a row
Two titles for Verstappen sig- The race was messy from of last year’s title would be moves Verstappen into elite
The 25-year-old said he was nals a changing of the guard the start in the rain when a public relations nightmare company. It also marks a
tipped off when his mechan- in F1, even if Verstappen’s Carlos Sainz Jr. spun and for F1 and the FIA. changing of the guard that
ics started to cheer, but said championship-clinching was knocked out of the race, could mark the end of the
he was still confused. races will forever be remem- and Chinese driver Zhou Regardless, Verstappen has Hamilton era.
Verstappen’s first title was bered for their controversial Guanyu also had a dramatic proved his worth on the track