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Rafael Nadal's advice could help stop Carlos Alcaraz as rival puts it to good use
Rafael Nadal has handed some stellar advice to Alexander Zverev, which has allowed the ATP No. 3 to completely change his game and bounce back after he was eliminated in the first round at Wimbledon Alexander Zverev has taken on board some pearls of wisdom from Rafael Nadal as he aims to outshine Carlos Alcaraz in the ATP Tour rankings. The World No. 3 and Olympic gold medallist has experienced both highs and lows throughout his career, including a gut-wrenching first-round exit at Wimbledon this year that had him mulling over therapy. Despite reaching the finals of three Grand Slams, including the 2020 US Open, the 2024 French Open and this year's Australian Open, where he was bested by ATP No. 1, Jannik Sinner, Zverev is still chasing his first major title. But, with advice from legendary 22-time Grand Slam champion Nadal, he's tweaked his game ahead of the upcoming US Open. In an interview with Mundo Deportivo, Zverev shared insights from his time with Toni Nadal - who is Rafael's uncle and long-time coach - and the Spanish maestro himself. He said: "It's funny because I spent a lot of time with Toni (Nadal, Rafael's uncle and coach) and Rafa. "And the number one thing Rafa told me is the difference between me, Novak (Djokovic), Rafa, and Roger (Federer). Of course, they are much greater than I am, much better; I'm not even going to compare myself with them. "But he said that they won many more matches playing badly. He said that when you're at your peak level, at the top of your game, it's very difficult to play and you can beat anyone, but I lose many matches when I play badly and he told me I have to find a way to win those ugly matches, sometimes you win by playing badly." Nadal's sage advice seems to be doing wonders for Zverev, who has turned his fortunes around since his early Wimbledon exit and is now shining at the Canadian Open in Toronto, reports the Express. Zverev breezed past Adam Walton and Matteo Arnaldi in his initial matches, but faced a real test of character in his round of 16 bout with Francisco Cerundolo. Cerundolo initially took a 3-1 lead in the first set, leaving Zverev visibly agitated and deep in heated discussion with his father and coach, Alexander Zverev Sr. However, the German ace managed to pull himself together, countering Cerundolo's strategy of hitting balls down the middle to limit angles, and snatched the first set 6-4. Zverev then advanced to the quarter-finals after Cerundolo had to bow out in the second set with an abdominal strain. He's set to face Alexei Popyrin at midnight on Monday in a bid to secure a semi-final spot. In other quarter-final news, Alex Michelsen will go head-to-head with Karen Khachanov, Andrey Rublev is up against Taylor Fritz, and Alex de Minaur will take on Ben Shelton. After the Canadian Open, Zverev will then turn his attention to this year's US Open, which kicks off on Sunday, August 24. Zverev made it to the semi-finals of the Grand Slam last year before he was ultimately bested by Fritz in a five-set thriller, but his best effort at the event came in 2020. That year, Zverev made it to the grand final of the tournament courtesy of wins over Kevin Anderson, Brandon Nakashima, Adrian Mannarino, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Borna Coric and Pablo Carreno Busta. And while he started strong in the final against Dominic Thiem, taking the first two sets 6-2 and 6-4, the Austrian was able to turn things around and win the last three to deny Zverev the first Grand Slam title of his career.
Metro
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Stockport County can finish first in a congested League One title race
Big spenders Birmingham City and Wrexham may be absent after gaining promotion to the Championship but that doesn't make this season's race to go up from League One any easier. Huddersfield Town have spent well during the summer, especially persuading free-scoring Alfie May to join them instead of staying for the fresh challenge at St Andrew's. He scored 16 times as Blues powered their way to the title last term, was the top scorer in the division with 23 goals the season for Charlton Athletic the campaign before that, and is already off the mark after finding the net in the Terriers' 3-0 home win against Leyton Orient in Saturday's curtain-raiser. Cardiff City will also be expecting to be in the mix after being relegated last term as will Plymouth Argyle, who are in the same boat, while newly-promoted Doncaster could well feature with the shrewd Grant McCann in the hotseat. Luton opened the show on Friday with a 1-0 victory courtesy of a late own goal against Wimbledon at Kenilworth Road and are the 10/3 favourites to be promoted as champions just two years after preparing for life in the Premier League. In The Mixer: Exclusive analysis, FPL tips and transfer talk sent straight to your inbox every week – click here and sign up before Friday to make sure you don't miss the first edition. Their fall from grace has been staggering and it may take them a while to recover from the double relegation nightmare so let's doff our punting cap to the other club at this level whose nickname is The Hatters. Step forward Stockport County who finished third in the league last term before losing a penalty shoot-out to the O's in the play-off semi-finals. They enjoyed 16 wins and four draws at Edgeley Park last season and if they can maintain that form while improving their away record a smidgeon they can surpass the 87 points they collected and go up as champions. Stockport banged in 72 league goals in the 2024/25 campaign which was only bettered by Birmingham and have added Malik Mothersille to their attack for £900,000 after he struck 12 times to help Peterborough narrowly escape the drop into League Two. He has already got off the mark in the 2-0 win at home to Bolton and is each-way value to be top scorer at 20/1 William Hill, bet365 and BoyleSports even though May appeals at 3/1 with bet365 and BetVictor. More Trending Stockport, meanwhile, can deliver a knockout blow to their rivals which hometown hero Ricky Hatton proud of at 7/1 with Betway and they are 21/10 with Sporting Index and SpreadEx to be promoted. Exeter are 11/10 with William Hill and bet365 to be relegated. Elina Svitolina is 4/6 with Sporting Index to beat Naomi Osaka in the Canadian Open quarter-finals, even though the unseeded Japanese star has dropped just one set in four matches so far in Montreal. Taylor Fritz is 6/5 with bet365 to defeat last year's runner-up Andrey Rublev in straight sets as he bids to reach the semis on Centre Court in Toronto. MORE: How one moment from a BLM protest changed my life MORE: UK's youngest lottery winner finds new love after split with boyfriend MORE: Family of Israeli hostage shown in new photo claim Hamas is 'deliberately' starving him
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Dallas Cowboys fans heckle Jerry Jones over Micah Parsons drama at training camp as tempers boil over
Angry Dallas Cowboys fans heckled Jerry Jones over the weekend as they responded to the owner's standoff with Micah Parsons. The pass rusher, 26, has been seeking a contract extension to improve on the terms of his current deal - but publicly requested a trade on Friday as the situation boiled over. And fans at the team's training camp the following day voiced their displeasure with that latest development as they chanted Parsons' name. Attendees at the practice in Oxnard, California - which Jones was present at - could at one point could be heard loudly chanting 'We want Micah!' Other fans brought signs to camp urging Jones to pay the four-time Pro Bowler, with one supporter even bringing a sign which read 'sell the team!' Parsons was present at the practice and took part in the beginning part of workouts, ESPN reported, but was not wearing his No. 11 jersey and was absent from the defense during certain drills. Cowboys fans chanting for Micah Parsons — Jon Machota (@jonmachota) August 2, 2025 Jones downplayed Parsons' trade request after practice and urged fans not to 'lose any sleep' over the situation. 'I think the world of Micah,' he said. 'And that [request] is just a part of negotiation.' Jones added to reporters that the pair had agreed to a deal in March, but that Parsons had later taken the offer off of the table. Parsons, for his part, said that prior conversation began with the pair talking about 'leadership' before contract talks were brought up, and that he did not walk away from the conversation believing an official agreement had been struck. 'Yes, I engaged in a back and forth in regards to what I wanted from my contract, but at no point did I believe this was supposed to be a formal negotiation and I informed Mr. Jones afterward my agent would reach out thinking this would get things done,' he wrote in a statement shared on X. Parsons, who spark to Jones during the winter without his agent, David Mulugheta, says the team has not called his representation once about a deal. 'I no longer want to be held to close door negotiations without my agent present,' he wrote. 'I no longer want shots taken at me for getting injured while laying it on the line for the organization, our fans and my teammates. I no longer want narratives created and spread to the media about me.' Jones admitted he has not involved Mulugheta in the talks and explained why. 'My experience has been the agent is not the one that solves the problems you have when you're executing what you said you would do in the contract,' Jones said. 'So I like to deal directly with the player when it's of this nature.' Parsons, who is fifth in the NFL in sacks since debut year in 2021, will make $24million this season after the fifth-year option on his rookie contract got picked up. However, he's seeking a raise for his next deal after several fellow top rushers were paid handsomely this offseason. T.J. Watt's new three-year, $123million extension will see him paid an average of $41million per season in Pittsburgh, while Myles Garrett is not far behind after signing a four-year, $160million deal with Cleveland. Maxx Crosby's fresh three-year, $106.5million extension will also pay him an average of $35.5million per season. It's not exactly clear what Jones offered Parsons, but he spoke about 'guaranteeing somebody almost $200million' over the weekend. 'What y'all don't know is what I offered him, and it's a helluva lot more than you think I did,' he said.
