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SPORTS Monday 25 March 2019

Colton Herta acknowledges cheers from fans after winning the IndyCar Classic auto race, Sunday,
March 24, 2019, in Austin, Texas.
Associated Press
Rookie Herta wins IndyCar

John Isner of USA, returns a volley to Albert Ramos-Vinglas of
Spain, during the Miami Open tennis tournament, Sunday, Classic at 18 years old
March 24, 2019, in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Associated Press By JIM VERTUNO brenner IV — yes, of the shaft did.” Herta still had
Djokovic beats AP Sports Writer Steinbrenner baseball fam- work to do to stay ahead
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Every-
ily — is the youngest co-
of Newgarden and Hunter-
Delbonis in 3rd thing went Colton Herta’s owner in series history and Reay, both former IndyCar
way on Sunday, from the the youngest owner of a champions. Herta dialed
victory on the race track to race-winning car at age up the speed that made
round at Miami the sparkling wine on the 22. After the victory, the him so quick on the track in
podium instead of apple New York Yankees tweeted preseason testing.
cider. congratulations to the vic- “He’s been quick since he
By STEVEN WINE The 18-year American tors. hit the track,” Hunter-Reay
AP Sports Writer rookie became the young- “In this sport it takes perfect said. “At first sight I wouldn’t
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Novak Djokovic squandered est winner in IndyCar history execution and a little bit trust that guy with my Hon-
a second-set lead but regrouped to beat Federico Del- when he captured the In- of luck,” Steinbrenner said. da Civic, but he’s very tal-
bonis 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 Sunday in the third round of the Miami dyCar Classic after a late- “We caught the little bit of ented. This is the big league
Open. race crash near the entry luck ... and Colton did the and he just won an IndyCar
Djokovic appeared on his way to an easy victory when to pit row helped him steal rest.” race.”
he led 3-1 in the second set, but he dropped serve twice past the leaders to the Herta was running a distant The previous youngest race
in a row. He won a succession of long rallies in the final set checkered flag. third behind Team Penske’s winner was Graham Rahal
and swept the last five games. Flanked on the podium by Will Power and Andretti Au- in 2008 at age 19. Herta
The top-ranked Djokovic is trying for his seventh title in 28-year-old Josef Newgar- tosports’ Alexander Rossi turns 19 on Saturday.
the tournament, which moved this year to the Miami Dol- den and 38-year-old Ryan until James Hinchcliffe “One race win isn’t enough.
phins’ stadium complex. Hunter-Reay, Herta was bumped rookie Felix Rosen- I want to get another,” Her-
Defending champion John Isner was broken in the first handed a bottle of spar- qvist into a spin and then ta said.
game but he held the rest of the way and hit 16 aces to kling wine for the victory the wall near the entry to NO LIMITS
beat Albert Ramos-Vinolas 7-5, 7-6 (6). celebration while someone pit lane. IndyCar didn’t enforce
Isner, now 33, won the biggest title of his career in the handed Newgarden the Power, who started from track rules that apply to
tournament a year ago. Seeded No. 7, he’ll next face No. cider. pole position and domi- the Formula One cars the
19 Kyle Edmund, who beat No. 12 Milos Raonic 6-4, 6-4. Glug! Herta, still well under nated through 45 laps, lost Circuit of the Americas was
In women’s play, Venus Williams reached the fourth the legal drinking age of his big lead when the cau- built for. That led to some
round of the tournament for the 16th time with a 6-3, 6-1 21, took a big drink. tion flag came out, and wide racing and ultimately
win over No. 14 Daria Kasatkina, who never held serve. “I didn’t switch back,” Her- then had his race end with the crackup that cost Pow-
Williams won the title in 1998, 1999 and 2001. She’s un- ta said. “I took a swig and a driveshaft failure during er his chance to win.
seeded at Miami for the first time since 2012, but improved said, ‘This is real!” his last pit stop for a late The cars were allowed
to 11-3 this year. Newgarden was im- tire change. Rossi finished sweeping runoffs through
Williams next faces No. 2 Simona Halep, who outlasted pressed. ninth. turns and Rosenqvist and
Polona Hercog 5-7, 7-6 (1), 6-2. “They gave me his drink, Power started from pole Hinchcliffe touched as they
“I was running like crazy for three hours,” Halep said. “If I and gave him mine. Which position and could have were coming out of a wide
keep doing this, I think I have a chance to be back No. is very cool of Texas,” New- earned a $100,000 bonus if run on Turn 19 near pit lane.
1.” garden said. he had won the race. Two days earlier, Rosenqvist
A loss Saturday by top-ranked Naomi Osaka opened the Herta’s win also delivered “Massively disappointed said he likes the open rac-
door for Halep to reclaim the top ranking if she reaches the first victory for Hard- man. (To) lead so many ing without track limits and
the final. ing Steinbrenner Racing laps,” Power said. “The yel- Power said they should be
No. 25 Danielle Collins lost to Wang Yafan 7-5, 6-1.q , where George Stein- low didn’t get us, the drive enforced.q