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Wednesday 10 May 2017

Slovenia’s Polanc wins Giro fourth stage

ETNA, Sicily (AP) — Slo- for the last climb. It was Maglia Rosa (leader’s pink was out on his own. He dug
venian rider Jan Polanc probably the hardest day jersey). I had to stay in the deep to come home 19
produced a remarkable of my life. I’m very happy. wheels because there was seconds ahead of Zakarin,
ride after making an early To repeat the victory I got a lot of headwind. An 18km whose pursuit proved in
breakaway to win stage in 2015 in the first mountain climb is always a bit of a vain.
four of the Giro d’Italia on stage is wonderful.” gamble. Thomas led the bunch of
the summit of Mount Etna Luxembourg’s Bob Jungels “I struggled a lot to get in overall favorites over the
on Tuesday. replaced Quick-Step team the first part of the group, line, 29 seconds behind Po-
The UAE Team Emirates rid- mate Fernando Gaviria as but I managed to stay lanc.
er, who also won a moun- the overall leader and has calm and follow my goal. It will have been a disap-
tain stage in the 2015 race, a six-second advantage I didn’t have too many pointment for Sicilian Vin-
took a solo victory ahead over Welshman Thomas. things in mind until I heard cenzo Nibali, who was hop-
of Ilnur Zakarin of Russia on Fellow Briton Adam Yates (sport director) Davide Bra- ing to wear the pink jersey
the 181-kilometer (112.5- (Orica-Scott) is four sec- mati screaming in the radio into his hometown of Mes-
mile) stage from Cefalu onds further back, 10 sec- ‘go for pink’. I’m super hap- sina on Wednesday.
with Team Sky’s Geraint onds ahead of most of the py that I can sit here.” The fifth stage which starts
Thomas in third place. overall favorites. in Pedara on the slopes of Slovenia’s Jan Polanc cel-
“It’s amazing. Probably no- “Two days ago, our move Polanc was part of a four- Etna should see another ebrates on podium after win-
body expected the break- in the crosswinds was an man breakaway in the ear- sprint finish after an undu- ning the fourth stage of the
Giro d’Italia, Tour of Italy cy-
away to succeed,” Polanc intention but not a plan,” ly part of the stage and by lating 159 kilometers (99 cling race, from Cefalu’ to
said. “We were only four Jungels said. “This morn- the time the race reached miles). Etna, Italy, Tuesday, May 9,
guys to make it work and ing also, I knew there was the slopes of the active vol- The three-week race finish- 2017.
we didn’t have a big gap a possibility to gain the cano Etna, the Slovenian es in Milan on May 28.q Associated Press

Madrid Open

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The British player has been losing streak with a thrilling
trying to regain his form 7-6 (4), 6-7 (9), 7-6 (6) win
after a difficult start to the over Roberto Bautista Agut
year. of Spain. The big-serving
“I still think there’s a ways to Karlovic had 35 aces and
go,” Murray said. “I don’t saved four match points in
think I’m playing perfectly their second-round match.
just now. I think there’s just American Ryan Harrison
things I can definitely do had 15 aces to defeat
better.” Australian Bernard Tomic
Eighth-seeded Dominic 7-5, 4-6, 6-2, setting up a
Thiem of Austria advanced second-round encounter
to the third round by de- against 16th-seeded Nick
feating Jared Donaldson Kyrgios of Australia.
of the United States 6-3, Defending men’s cham-
Andy Murray from Britain watches the ball as he returns it to Marius Copil from Romania during a 6-4, while ninth-seeded pion Djokovic will debut
Madrid Open tennis tournament match in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, May 9, 2017. Murray won 6-4 David Goffin of Belgium against Nicolas Almagro
and 6-3. had nine aces on his way of Spain on Wednesday.
Associated Press to a 7-6 (3), 6-0 win over Four-time champion Rafa-
Florian Mayer of Germany, el Nadal will play his open-
setting up a third-round ing match against Fabio
match against either fifth- Fognini on the same day.
seeded Milos Raonic of In the women’s draw, third-
Canada or Gilles Muller of seeded Simona Halep of
Luxemburg, who defeated Romania defeated Italian
German Tommy Haas 6-4, Roberta Vinci 6-3, 2-6, 7-6
7-6 (7). (2), while 16th-seeded Sa-
Ivo Karlovic of Croatia mantha Stosur of Australia
needed more than three beat Mariana Duque-Ma-
budgetaruba@setarnet.aw hours to snap a five-match rino of Colombia 6-3, 7-5.q