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(AP) — Don't tell Domi- Djokovic used to loom: No. Djokovic was disqualified
nic Thiem the U.S. Open 12 Shapovalov vs. No. 20 for accidentally hitting a line
is diminished in any way Carreño Busta; No. 5 Alex- judge in the throat with a ball
just because it's the first ander Zverev vs. No. 27 Bor- after dropping a game.
Grand Slam tournament na Coric. Both of those fall below the
since the 2004 French Thiem is the only remaining maximum $20,000 the Grand
Open without at least one man who has contested mul- Slam rule book says he could
of Roger Federer, Rafael tiple major finals. He is 0-3, have been docked for each
Nadal or Novak Djokovic losing twice to Nadal at the infraction.
in the quarterfinals. French Open and to Djokov- To put the penalties in con-
ic at the Australian Open this text: Djokovic has earned
"It doesn't matter at all if the February. more than $140 million in
Big Three are here or not," "I am probably one of the old- prize money over his career,
the No. 2-seeded Thiem said est players left in the field," aside from millions more in
Monday after beating No. 15 said the 27-year-old Thiem, endorsement deals.
Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6 "which is surreal to me." PIRONKOVA
(4), 6-1, 6-1 in the fourth Second oldest, actually: Car- Serena Williams' next op-
round at Flushing Meadows. reño Busta is 29. ponent at the U.S. Open
"Everybody wants their It's the first U.S. Open since not only never has been to
hands on the trophy," said 2010 without at least one the quarterfinals at Flushing
Thiem, who won almost half male quarterfinalist who is Meadows before, she hadn't
of Auger-Aliassime's service 30 or older. competed in any tourna- (AP) — French investigators have made numerous
points, 46 of 88. "It doesn't Next up for Thiem is the ment, anywhere, since Wim- arrests since a macabre series of attacks left scores of
really matter who they're go- 21-year-old de Minaur, who bledon in 2017. horses mutilated or killed this year and have opened
ing to beat." reached his first major quar- Tsvetana Pironkova is a more than 150 investigations into such cases, the inte-
Djokovic — seeded No. 1, terfinal by saving four set 32-year-old from Bulgaria rior minister said Monday.
unbeaten this season and the points in the opening tie- who doesn't even have a
overwhelming favorite — breaker and going on to a WTA ranking currently be- Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced the start of
was disqualified Sunday after 7-6 (6), 6-3, 6-2 victory over cause she hasn't played in so night patrols by gendarmes to reassure horse owners and to
unintentionally hitting a line Vasek Pospisil. long. She took that time away try to nab attackers. He said police have opened 153 inves-
judge in the throat with a ball Pospisil led 6-2 in the tie- to become a mother; her son, tigations on the horse attacks, about 30 of them concerning
after dropping a game in the breaker when it all fell apart. Alexander, is 3. deaths or "extremely violent injuries." There are no known
first set against Pablo Car- "The momentum definite- On Monday, she extended breakthroughs.
reño Busta. ly changed after that," de her stay in her comeback He warned owners against taking justice into their own hands.
Nadal (pandemic concerns) Minaur said. event, beating Alize Cornet "The drama within the drama would be an owner ... want-
and Federer (two knee opera- Pospisil, who is 30, praised 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3 in the fourth ing to take vengeance, do justice, take out his rifle, fight with
tions) did not enter the tour- his younger opponent's court round. someone who goes after his horses," he said.
nament at all. coverage, saying he thinks de "There was a time, maybe for The minister spoke after visiting the owner of a horse who
This ends a run of 13 consec- Minaur might be the second- 1½-2 years after I became a was a victim of the mysterious attacks in the Oise region,
utive major championships fastest player on tour. mom, where I didn't really north of Paris. He refused to comment on the only arrest re-
won by a member of the Big "What's most impressive is he picture coming back to the ported in the French media hours earlier in eastern France.
Three. never breathes. He runs side tour at all. I was, you know, Knives have been used to slash the horses and, in some cases,
"It's been getting pretty bor- to side and he's never out of happy with the moment, just mutilate them, with organs sometimes removed. A horse's
ing," said Denis Shapovalov, breath," Pospisil said. "He wanted to live through ev- face was disfigured in one case and blood was drained in an-
the first Canadian man to defies the laws of biology, I erything, through this new other. Often a right ear is cut off like a trophy.
reach the U.S. Open quarter- guess. He's a freak of nature." exciting time in my life," said A man was being questioned in the Haut-Rhin region of
finals, "with these three guys DJOKOVIC'S FINES Pironkova, who was a semifi- eastern France regarding a late August attack in Burgundy,
winning every tournament." Here's the total financial nalist at Wimbledon in 2010. after the head of an animal refuge went after two men slash-
None of the men left has hit Novak Djokovic's U.S. "But then I started thinking ing two of his ponies. Nicolas Demajean's arm was slashed as
ever earned so much as one Open default is costing him: about tennis more and more." he wrangled with one of the attackers and police produced a
Slam trophy yet. $267,500. Now she needs to think composite drawing based on his description.
The quarterfinals on the bot- That's all of his $250,000 about facing Williams. The man held for questioning is reportedly 50 and has no
tom half of the draw will be prize money for reaching the "Playing such a champion, connection to horses, according to the Le Parisien newspaper.
Thiem against No. 21 Alex fourth round, plus $10,000 such a legend of the game, For authorities, it's clear there are numerous attackers go-
de Minaur; and No. 6 Mat- for unsportsmanlike con- it's a tremendous honor, ob- ing after horses around the country but investigators don't
teo Berrettini or No. 10 An- duct and an additional $7,500 viously," Pironkova said. "I'm know if the attackers are carrying out cult-like rituals, acting
drey Rublev against No. 3 for skipping his post-match really looking forward to that in copycat style or answering a morbid "challenge" on social
Daniil Medvedev or unseed- news conference. match, because I know the media.
ed American Frances Tia- The fines were announced feeling is going to be very "No one line is being favored," Darmanin said of the investi-
foe. On the top half, where Monday, a day after the special."q gations. q