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Stan Wawrinka Dubai Title

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In this Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, file photo, former Olympic swim-
mer Michael Phelps poses for a portrait while attending the
Quickbooks Connect conference as a featured speaker in San
Jose, Calif.
Associated Press

Michael Phelps talks Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia-Herzegovina returns the ball to Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland during the
Dubai Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017.

Associated Press

to Congress about She was, like, ‘Pull your for the physiotherapist to “Three games in, like, six,
pants down. Show me. It
come to the court. After his seven minutes, he was
athlete drug testing might be shingles.” pulse was checked, Jaziri playing outstanding there,”
returned to the court and Dzhumur said. “Was just hit-
Jaziri took a brief 2-1 lead
with a service break in the played out the match. ting every ball. I couldn’t
first set, but that would be Unlike Murray, defending even touch the ball.”
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mi- cheating “break through the only time the Tunisian champion Stan Wawrin- That was the point when
chael Phelps is to be in performance barriers in had any control over Tues- ka didn’t survive the first Wawrinka slowed down
Washington to speak out in unrealistic time frames.” day’s match. “Obviously, round, falling to Damir and showed signs of be-
support of more consistent While Phelps says the U.S. the second set was obvi- Dzhumur 7-6 (4), 6-3. It was coming tentative as the
drug testing for competi- Anti-Doping Agency’s de- ously a bit easier,” Murray third-ranked Wawrinka’s Bosnian settled into the
tive athletes. manding drug testing pro- said. “First set, especially first match since bowing match. “I was hoping that
The retired swimmer is cess “takes a toll,” he adds the beginning, was tough. out of the Australian Open he’s gonna go down with
scheduled to testify on that it’s worth it to “keep “I have never hit with him or to Swiss countryman Roger his level of game, and
Capitol Hill on Tuesday be- the sport clean and fair.” played against him before. Federer in the semifinals. “I that’s what happened,”
fore a congressional com- Phelps says he hopes It took a little bit of time to think I start well, but it was Dzhumur said. “I started to
mittee looking into ways to one day that someone get used to his game.” tough match,” Wawrinka fight, to grind, and I found
improve the international will break his record of 28 The only other unexpect- said. “I think after coming some way to play, to stay in
anti-doping system. Olympic medals, but says ed moment in the match back one month out, I had the game.” Dzhumur raced
In a witness statement post- that person needs “a fair came when Murray was to recover from the injury. into a 5-1 lead in the sec-
ed on the committee’s opportunity to compete.” leading 6-4, 3-1, 0-40. Wawrinka was nursing a ond set, but became ner-
website, Phelps express- USADA CEO Travis Tygart Jaziri said he was feeling right knee injury when he vous when serving for the
es his frustration in see- was also scheduled to light-headed and asked left the Australian Open match at that point.
ing athletes he knows are testify.q and only started to have In the 10-point seventh
regular practice sessions a game, Dzhumur served
week ago. “The positive of three double faults, includ-
the tournament here is that ing to lose the third break
the knee is feeling good point he faced.
now,” Wawrinka said. “I He kept his composure
don’t have any pain. I when serving for the match
need to still be really care- two games later, setting
ful, but that was the only up the match point with a
positive of today.” forehand crosscourt vol-
Wawrinka started the ley, and then watching
match very quickly, racing Wawrinka sail a forehand
to a 4-1 lead in the first set. long.q