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China Open

Andy Murray, Bianca

Andreescu win

BEIJING (AP) — Andy Mur-
ray won consecutive sin-
gles matches for the first
time since undergoing hip
surgery in January while
U.S. Open champion Bi-
anca Andreescu won her In this photo provided by Luna Rossa Challenge, the Luna Rossa
15th in a row at the China Prada Pirelli is launched on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019, in the Ca-
Open on Wednesday. gliari shipyard on the Isle of Sardinia in Italy.
The 32-year-old Murray Associated Press
beat British countryman
Cameron Norrie 7-6 (6), 6-7 Italy launches
(4), 6-1 to make the singles
quarterfinals at a tourna- Luna Rossa America’s
ment for the first time in 12
months.
Murray will face either top- Andy Murray of Britain hits a return shot against his compatriot Cup challenger
seeded Dominic Thiem or Cameron Norrie during their second round of the men's singles
match in the China Open tennis tournament at the Diamond
Chinese wild-card entry Court in Beijing, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. By JIMMY GOLEN
Zhang Zhizhen on Friday. Associated Press allows them to sail at more
After splitting the first two AP Sports Writer than 50 knots (57 mph, 92
sets on tiebreakers, former risks and come to the net, eighth-seeded Fabio Fog- There’s another boat on kph) with the hull out of the
top-ranked Murray pulled try and finish the points nini beat Andrey Rublev the water going after the water, riding on foils.
away in the third, winning quicker, which I did. I did 6-3, 6-4. America’s Cup. “These new boats, our
77% of first serve points to that well at the end," Mur- In the women's tourna- The Luna Rossa, Italy’s chal- emotions are excitement,”
improve to 4-0 against Nor- ray said. ment, No. 6-ranked An- lenger for sailing’s most Provera said in a telephone
rie. Also Wednesday, fourth- dreescu beat Elise Mertens prestigious prize, was chris- interview. “Shapes, lines,
"I decided like, if I want to seeded Karen Khachanov of Belgium 6-3, 7-6 (5) in a tened Wednesday in Ca- foils _ everything makes it
gliari on the Isle of Sardinia. quite unique. I think these
win, I have to go and take beat Jeremy Chardy, and second-round match. q
The Circolo della Vela Si- new boats will design a
Japan Open cilia yacht club is the third new era in the America’s
to launch, joining Emirates Cup. It will start a new sto-
Team New Zealand and ry.” The Luna Rossa sports
Djokovic beats Soeda the New York Yacht Club's a sleek black hull, with a
American Magic.
red stripe for sponsor Prada
to reach quarterfinals After Monsignor Arrigo Mi- and a tricolor Italian flag.
The 500 kg (1,100 pound)
glio, the archbishop of Ca-
gliari, blessed the boat and carbon fiber foil arms that
sprinkled it with holy wa- figure to be visible out of
By JIM ARMSTRONG ter, fashion scion Miuccia the water when the rac-
AP Sports Writer Prada smashed a bottle of ing is at its most intense are
TOKYO (AP) — Coming off Ferrari Maximum Blanc de painted yellow and red for
an injury, Novak Djokovic is Blancs over the ship’s bow, Pirelli, which is better known
confident his game is going setting off a cacophony of in the sporting world as the
in the right direction. horns and cheering. lone tire manufacturer for
Djokovic needed only two “Always launching a new Formula One race cars.
sets and 95 minutes to de- boat, it is exciting,” Pirelli “We can’t wait to get ac-
feat Japanese wild-card CEO Marco Tronchetti Pro- quainted with the AC75,”
entry Go Soeda 6-3, 7-5 vera said. “It’s the begin- said Max Sirena, skipper
and reach the quarterfi- ning of a new adventure in and Luna Rossa Prada
nals of the Japan Open on race, a new era in sailing.” Pirelli team director. “(The)
Wednesday. Italian Prime Minister Gi- boat will sail almost entirely
Top-ranked Djokovic, who useppe Conte visited with in foiling mode: The hull will
is attempting to win a title Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a backhand shot to Go Soeda the crew and team mem- barely touch the water,
on his tournament debut of Japan during a second round of Japan Open Tennis Champi- bers at the Luna Rossa Pra- allowing us to reach very
for the 10th time, hit 10 onships in Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. da Pirelli headquarters. high speeds.”
aces and saved three of Associated Press The Italian team, which New Zealand last month
four break points. helped fund the winning launched the first of two
Djokovic retired with a of the doubles with Filip on a higher level than the New Zealand team in boats it will use to defend
left-shoulder injury during Krajinovic on Monday but first round," Djokovic said. 2017, pushed for a return the Cup against challeng-
his fourth-round match beat Alexei Popyrin in the "So the game is going in to monohulls for the 2021 ers from the United States,
against Stan Wawrinka at first round of the singles on the right direction, that's
the U.S. Open but showed Tuesday. for sure. I've played three America's Cup, to be held Britain and Italy on Auck-
in Auckland. Along with land's Waitemata Harbor
no lingering effects in To- After three matches in games in a row, the dou- the Kiwis, they came up in March 2021. The U.S. en-
kyo. three days, Djokovic said bles on Monday then two with a 75-foot foiling mono- try followed, and the British
In his first competitive match he's pleased with his prog- straight singles matches
since facing Wawrinka, ress. back-to-back, so every- hull. The foiling technology are expected to follow this
Djokovic was knocked out "I probably played even thing is fine."q shared by the AC75 yachts week.q