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After US Open win, Federer bristles at idea he chose timing

By HOWARD FENDRICH the beginning.
AP Tennis Writer "I knew what she could do,"
NEW YORK (AP) — There Williams said — after not
was no slow start to this U.S. allowing Muchova to do
Open outing for Roger Fe- much.
derer, who bristled at the She'll face No. 22 Petra
suggestion that he might Martic on Sunday for a spot
have played a role in some in the quarterfinals.
favorable scheduling. Other women's winners Fri-
After dropping the open- day included No. 2 Ash Bar-
ing set in each of his initial ty, No. 3 Karolina Pliskova,
two matches for the first No. 5 Elina Svitolina, No. 10
time in 19 appearances Madison Keys and No. 16
at Flushing Meadows, the Johanna Konta.
No. 3-seeded Federer was Keys, the 2017 runner-
back at his absolute best up in New York, had her
Friday in a 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 vic- blood pressure and pulse
tory over Dan Evans, ac- checked during a second-
cumulating a 48-7 edge in set medical visit but held on
winners as the opening act to beat No. 20 Sofia Kenin
in the Arthur Ashe Stadium 6-3, 7-5 in an all-American
day session that began at matchup.
noon. Roger Federer, of Switzerland, returns a shot to Daniel Evans, of the United Kingdom, during round Men who advanced in-
Evans acknowledged 20- three of the US Open tennis championships Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, in New York. cluded 2016 champion
time major champion Fe- Associated Press Stan Wawrinka; Alex de
derer's superiority. How Minaur, who knocked off
couldn't he? often now," he said, with a "There is probably about won 21 consecutive points 2014 runner-up Kei Nishiko-
But the 58th-ranked player more colorful word choice. four people in this tourna- in one stretch. The returns ri; and Dominik Koepfer, a
from Britain also thought "I'm sick and tired of it, that ment who has a say when that accumulated 14 break German ranked 118th who
the timing was "a bit disap- apparently I call the shots; they play," Evans said. points, converting half. defeated No. 17 Nikoloz
pointing," because his rain- the tournament and the TV "Maybe three." Federer went from making Basilashvili 6-3, 7-6 (5), 4-6,
postponed second-round stations do. We can give Truth be told, this one could 17 unforced errors in the first 6-1 to become only the
match was played Thurs- our opinion. That's what we have been contested at set of his previous match to second qualifier in the last
day, whereas Federer got do. But I'm still going to walk any hour on any day and finishing with 19 for the en- decade to reach the men's
to play Wednesday under out (on court), even if they the outcome might not tire match against Evans. fourth round at the U.S.
the Ashe roof. schedule me at 4 in the have changed. Evans has "You almost tend to forget Open
Being first up on Friday's morning." now faced Federer three what happened," Federer The last match in Ashe at
program meant Evans had Tournament spokesman times, each at a Grand said, "and you move for- the end of the night fea-
to be back on court about Chris Widmaier would not Slam tournament, and lost ward." tured defending champion
18 hours after he'd left the discuss specifics of conver- all nine sets they've played. That's exactly what Serena Novak Djokovic against
tournament grounds. sations between tourna- "I guess he has every shot," Williams did, too. Denis Kudla of the United
"It was always going to ment officials and repre- Evans said, "so it's not ideal She lost the opening set of States.
be a competitive advan- sentatives of any player. to have an opponent that her second-round match During his win Wednesday,
tage for me. ... Luck was "That was the schedule we has every shot." against 17-year-old Caty Djokovic was visited sev-
on my side," Federer said, put forth, and we're com- Federer, who faces No. McNally before com- eral times by a trainer for
although he did add that fortable with the decision," 15 David Goffin next, dis- ing back to win, then was treatment on his painful left
his team was asked about Widmaier said. played a bunch of them, much better in a convinc- shoulder.
whether it had a prefer- When a reporter asked Ev- too. ing 6-3, 6-2 victory over Whether or not he had
ence for when to play. ans whether he made any The leaping, over-the- Wimbledon quarterfinalist any input — wink, wink —
"But that doesn't mean, like, requests about a later start shoulder volley packed Karolina Muchova. Djokovic surely must have
'Roger asks, Roger gets.' Just time, he replied: "You think with pace. The drop volley Williams seized control with been pleased to get such
remember that, because I a guy who has my ranking winners. The forehand pass- a seven-game run that be- a late start, giving him a
have heard this (stuff) too has any say in that?" es. The serve with which he gan after she trailed 3-2 at chance to rest that joint.q

Ko's record bogey-free streak ends at 114 holes in Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — day qualifier Yealimi Noh "I did 114 holes and then eclipsed Tiger Woods' PGA Defending champion Ma-
Top-ranked Jin Young Ko were one shot back. done. It's cool," Ko said. Tour record of 110 bogey- rina Alex was at 2 under.
finally made a bogey, Ko, who went bogey-free "So I want to do again, 115 free holes, set in 2000. It's Juli Inkster, captain of the
ending a record run of 114 over 72 holes and shot 26 holes bogey-free round also the longest known U.S. Solheim Cup team, is
consecutive holes with- under to win the CP Wom- hopefully. But yeah, I'm bogey-free streak in LPGA playing for the 31st time
out dropping a shot, and en's Open by five shots free." Tour history. in the 72-hole tournament
finished with a 4-under 68 last week, began with four The South Korean, a four- Ko was proud of her that started in 1972 and is
Thursday in the opening straight pars before an ea- time winner this year in- achievement, but the run the tour's longest running
round of the Portland Clas- gle and two birdies at Co- cluding two major cham- was wearing on her. non-major event. Inskster,
sic, four shots off the lead. lumbia Edgewater. pionships, had not made "I can focus more on my who won in Portland in
Mi Jung Hur and Hannah She missed a 3-foot par a bogey since early in the shot and don't even think 1992, shot 75.
Green each shot 8-under putt on the par-4 ninth third round of the Women's about, oh, bogey, bogey, Joanna Klatten made a
64 to share the lead. Jane hole, her only blemish of British Open, where she no," she said. "Now I can hole-in-one on the 167-
Park and 18-year-old Mon- the day. finished third. Her streak more focus for tomorrow." yard 13th hole.q