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BRONX

EXPRESS

Rafael Nadal, of Spain,
returns to Albert Ramos-
Vinolas, of Spain, at the
Western & Southern Open
tennis tournament, Friday,
Aug. 18, 2017, in Mason, Ohio.
Associated Press
Nadal, Pliskova

start Cincinnati
doubleheader

with wins

By JOE KAY
AP Sports Writer
MASON, Ohio (AP) — Rafa- Yanks ride Sevy, Sanchez
el Nadal and Karolina Plis-
kova got a doubleheader
day started with victories to Subway sweep
at the Western & Southern
Open on Friday. The tour-
nament’s top seeds then
had only a few hours to
eat, rest and prepare for
quarterfinals matches.
Nadal spent only an hour
and 37 minutes on court
while beating fellow Span-
iard Albert Ramos-Vinolas
7-6 (1), 6-2 in a match that
never got started Thursday
night because of rain. He
was scheduled back on
court five hours later to
face Nick Kyrgios. “And
now another very, very dif-
ficult match,” Nadal said
as he left the court. Nadal
took time to mention the
attack in Barcelona the
previous day that left 13
people dead, which was
weighing on his mind dur-
ing the busy day. “Every-
one is very, very sad,” Nad- New York Yankees’ Luis Severino delivers a pitch
al said. “I don’t have words during the first inning of a baseball game against
to say. ... All my support to the New York Mets on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017, in
Barcelona, and especially New York.
to the people that are suf- Associated Press
fering a lot, for all the fami- Page 21
lies of the victims.”
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