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Saturday 3 June 2017

French Open

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“The score is quite embar- year ago in Paris, eventu-
rassing, you know,” Basilas- ally managed to figure out
hvili acknowledged, “but I how to steady his game, if
have to accept it.” not his demeanor.
Djokovic followed in the As Schwartzman became
main stadium and found less proficient and com-
himself in quite a bit of trou- plained about issues in his
ble right away against 41st- right hip area — a trainer
ranked Diego Schwartz- came out and gave him a
man before emerging to massage during a change-
win 5-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1. over late in the final set —
While it took Basilashvili 12 Djokovic became more as-
games and 49 minutes just sertive and more accurate.
to claim a single game — Still, there were distractions.
which spectators greeted In the fourth set, with
with a roar as he stood mo- Djokovic leading 4-0 and
tionless and straight-faced serving at 30-all, he was
— Schwartzman not only given a fault by chair um- Spain’s Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili during their third round match
took the second game of pire Carlos Ramos for mul- of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, Friday, June 2, 2017 in Paris.
his match against Djokovic, tiple time violations. After Associated Press
he grabbed the opening the ensuing point, Djokovic
set, too. And then the third, stared in Ramos’ direction. What did I say? What did I Ramos: “Because of your Zeballos; No. 5 Milos Raonic
to go up by two sets to one. Moments later, just about say? Why did you give me attitude.” advanced when his oppo-
Schwartzman played well to face a break point, warning? What, do you un- Djokovic: “What attitude, nent, Guillermo Garcia-Lo-
during that stretch, to be Djokovic yelled at himself, derstand Serbian?” man?” pez, quit because of a left
sure, but the No. 2-seeded mostly in Serbian. Then, fac- Ramos had trouble getting When play resumed, thigh injury; No. 20 Pablo
Djokovic’s biggest prob- ing Ramos, Djokovic briefly a word in edgewise, but he Djokovic missed a fore- Carreno Busta eliminated
lem was himself. He wound lifted his racket overhead, responded: “Because of hand to drop that game. No. 11 Grigor Dimitrov 7-5,
up with 55 unforced errors before using it to flip a ball what you did. The gesture He would win 8 of 9 games 6-3, 6-4; and No. 6 Dominic
to 43 winners, and all sorts backward toward a ball you made with the racket. the rest of the way. Thiem was a 6-1, 7-6 (4), 6-3
of issues on his backhand boy. That’s when Ramos This is not acceptable.” Elsewhere on Day 6 at Ro- winner against No. 25 Steve
wing, which produced 33 interrupted, announcing a Djokovic: “Did I hit the ball land Garros, 10th-seeded Johnson, an American who
of those miscues, all under code violation warning for in your direction?” David Goffin stopped play- generated sympathy from
the watchful eye of new unsportsmanlike conduct. Ramos: “No, you did not.” ing after turning his ankle fans and foes as he dis-
coach Andre Agassi. Djokovic walked over and Djokovic: “Did I hit it? Why when he tripped on a tarp played raw emotion while
Djokovic, who completed barked: “What’s wrong did you give me a warn- at the back of the court in competing just weeks after
a career Grand Slam a with you? What did I say? ing?” the first set against Horacio the death of his father.q

Surfing world icon Jack O’Neill

who pioneered wetsuit dies

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — fully, surrounded by family surf longer, he began ex-
Jack O’Neill, a Northern in his oceanfront home of perimenting with various
California surfing world icon more than 50 years. He be- materials until he invented
who pioneered the wetsuit, gan wearing a black eye the first neoprene wetsuit.
has died. patch after his surfboard He opened a surf shop in
O’Neill’s family says he died hit his left eye while riding a San Francisco but in 1959
In this September 7, 2006 photo, is Jack O’Neill, in Santa Cruz, of natural causes Friday at wave. moved his growing fam-
Calif. A California surfing world icon who pioneered the wetsuit his Santa Cruz, California O’Neill moved with his wife ily 75 miles south to Santa
has died. O’Neill’s family says he died Friday, June 2, 2017, at home. He was 94. to San Francisco’s Ocean Cruz, where he opened his
home of natural causes. He was 94.
Associated Press The eye-patch wearing Beach neighborhood in second shop to cater to the
ocean lover died peace- the early 1950s. Looking to city’s growing surf scene.q