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Saturday 7 September 2019

PACKED UP

Daniil Medvedev, of Russia,
reacts after scoring a point
against Grigor Dimitrov, of
Bulgaria, during the men’s
singles semifinals of the U.S.
Open tennis championships
Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, in New
York.
Associated Press
‘Lucky, no?’

Nadal

fights past

Berrettini

into U.S.

Open final

By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Tennis Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael
Nadal found himself trail-
ing in a tight first set against
a bigger, younger oppo-
nent who was finding ways
to cause trouble in their
U.S. Open semifinal. Never
one to panic, never liable
to have a letdown, Nadal
hung tough, waited for
24th-seeded Matteo Ber-
rettini to wilt ever so slightly
and then pounced. Nadal
moved closer to a fourth
U.S. Open championship
and 19th Grand Slam title
overall — one away from Bears’ offense struggles in
Roger Federer’s record for
men — by pulling away opening loss to Packers
for a 7-6 (6), 6-4, 6-1 vic-
tory over Berrettini under
the roof at Arthur Ashe
Stadium on Friday night. Chicago Bears’ Mitchell Trubisky is sacked by
The second-seeded Nadal Green Bay Packers’ Blake Martinez and Adrian
was down 4-0, then 5-2, Amos during the first half of an NFL football game
then 6-4 in the opening tie-
breaker before taking the Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, in Chicago.
next four points and was Associated Press
on his way. Page 20

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