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RELIEF

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic
celebrates beating Rus-
sia’s Daniil Medvedev at the
AEGON International tennis
tournament at Devonshire
Park, Eastbourne England Fri-
day June 30, 2017.
Associated Press

Medvedev

to reach

Eastbourne

final

EASTBOURNE, England
(AP) — Novak Djokovic
advanced to his third final
of 2017 by beating Daniil
Medvedev 6-4, 6-4 on Fri-
day at the Eastbourne In-
ternational, an event that
is proving the ideal prepa-
ration for Wimbledon for
the former No. 1.
The top-seeded Djokovic,
who will take on second-
seeded Gael Monfils for
the title, has not dropped a
set in three matches at the
grass-court tournament,
which he is playing for the
first time in a bid to redis-
cover some form amid a
disappointing season.
Like in his previous match-
es this week on England’s
south coast, Djokovic
mixed periods of quality Defense falters in series
with sloppiness to underline
that he is still short top form finale as Twins fall to Red Sox
heading to the All England
Club. Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Craig Kimbrel is congrat-
However, at least the ulated by catcher Christian Vazquez after earning a
fourth-ranked Serb is in save in the team’s 6-3 win over the Minnesota Twins in
good spirits. a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Thursday,
June 29, 2017.
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