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Mario Suarez

to join Fiorentina
from Atletico Madrid

MARIO Suarez is poised to join Fiorentina after the
midfielder’s departure from Atletico Madrid was
confirmed.
The 28-year-old, who has been linked with Arsenal
and Manchester United in the British press, has won La
Liga, the Europa League and Copa del Rey during his
five years at the Vicente Calderon.
Suarez has arrived in Florence and a statement
published on Atletico’s official website read: “The
agreement between the clubs and the player is
complete and will be formalized in the coming hours.
“He will play in Serie A after wearing red and white
for the last five seasons. The club wishes the player the
best of luck in this new stage of his career.”
Defensive midfielder Suarez, who moved to Madrid
from Real Mallorca in 2010, will address the Spanish
media and Atleti fans at a press conference to be held
in the coming days.
The deal will be the second between the two clubs this
week, after Diego Simeone’s men signed Stefan Savic
on a five-year deal from the Italian side.

Venus Williams

CRASHES OUT

of Istanbul Cup

VENUS Williams has crashed out of the Istanbul Cup after losing in
straight sets to Kateryna Bondarenko in the first round.
The American top seed suffered a 6-4 7-6 (7-4) first-round defeat to the
Ukrainian qualifier. Bondarenko managed three service breaks in the
opening set and took a 5-2 lead in the second before Williams rallied,
winning four consecutive games and serving at 6-5 for the set.
However, the momentum swung back Bondarenko’s way as the
Ukrainian won 11 of the last 15 points to seal the victory - almost six
years after she won their last meeting in the Tortonto Cup.
In other matches, Urszula Radwanska of Poland upset third-seeded
Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 6-4 3-6 6-2 and fourth-seeded Alize Cornet of
France beat Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium 6-3 7-5.
Francesca Schiavone and Camila Giorgi of Italy advanced, along
with Alexandra Panova of Russia, Kurumi Nara of Japan and Daniela
Hantuchova of Slovakia.

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