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‘Lucky' De Minaur saves three match points to lift Washington Open title
Alex De Minaur rallied from a set down and saved three match points to claim the Washington Open title with a 5-7 6-1 7-6(3) win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the final of the ATP 500 event on Sunday. The Australian number one, who lost the 2018 final to Alexander Zverev, felt he rode his luck to secure his 10th career title and ensure he will enter the top 10 in the world rankings ahead of next month's US Open. The two 26-year-olds exchanged breaks early in the opening set before Spain's Davidovich Fokina seized control by breaking again and closed out the set with the help of some crisp forehand winners. De Minaur responded emphatically in the second set, converting two of four break-point opportunities while holding serve throughout, wrapping up the set in just over 30 minutes with an ace to level the contest. Kalinskaya beats Raducanu, De Minaur to face Davidovich Fokina in Washington final The Spaniard looked on course for his first career title when he broke to grab the lead in the decider but he failed to serve out the match at 5-3, sending a forehand long to hand the break back to seventh seed De Minaur. Davidovich Fokina's frustration mounted as the 12th seed squandered three match points on De Minaur's serve, and the Australian then capitalised on a series of unforced errors in the tiebreak to edge the contest. 'I came here in 2018 and it gave me so much confidence, so I'm so happy that I was able to come back and end up winning the title,' De Minaur said at the trophy presentation. 'Alejandro, you're way too good not to have one of these, it's coming for sure,' he added, gesturing to the trophy. 'You deserved it today, I just got lucky. You are a hell of a competitor, hell of a player. No one on the tour wants to play you. And this is not the end, this is only going on for you.' Davidovich Fokina recalled that he had required a wild card to play in the U.S. capital last year and was pleased to have at least guaranteed a rise to a career high world number 19 when the rankings are updated on Monday. 'He deserved the win, he was fighting every … ball, he was always pushing through my limits,' Davidovich Fokina said. 'We had a job to do before we started the year, to be at the middle of the year in the top 20. This week we did it, just not with the trophy. But for sure, we will keep going, pushing our limits, pushing harder.'
Scotsman
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Celtic ‘weigh up' surprise move, Rangers ‘agree fee', Hibs dealt blow
All the latest Scottish transfer news from Rangers, Celtic, Hibs and the Scotland national team this Monday morning. Sign up to our Football newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... These are the top Scottish transfer stories, rumours and gossip on Monday morning, including the latest news from Rangers, Celtic, Hibs and the Scotland national team. Hibs dealt Triantis blow Hibs hopes of bringing Nectar Triantis back to Easter Road this summer are looking 'increasingly unlikely' according to a report from the Daily Record. A standout player for the capital outfit after joining on loan from Sunderland last summer, head coach David Gray is keen on reuniting with the 22-year-old midfielder, with Hibs seeking a permanent deal for Triantis. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Sunderland head coach Regis Le Bris had provided an update on the Aussie midfielder at the weekend, who was absent from the Black Cats squad in their 3-0 friendly defeat to Hearts at the weekend for Craig Gordon's testimonial. 'All I can say right now is that we are trying our best to improve the team,' said Le Bris. 'We will have to see what happens. If you look at the Hearts game, then it looks as though we are far away from where we need to be. That is clear. But at the same time, it is always a work in progress.' However, while Triantis may still leave the Stadium of Light this summer, the report claims the chances of him joining Hibs are growing slimmer by the day due to the player's 'significant wage increase' as a result of the Sunderland's promotion back to the English Premier League. Clubs in the EFL Championship, German Bundesliga and MLS are believed to be eyeing a move for the Australian. Sunderland defender Nectar Triantis is a wanted man this summer. | Chris Fryatt Scotland star 'opens talks' Motherwell wonderkid Lennon Miller is edging closer to the Fir Park exit door, according to a report from transfer guru Nicolò Schira. The teenager midfielder is in the final year of his contract, and has been linked with a move to Celtic, Sunderland and clubs in the German Bundesliga this summer after impressing on his full international debut vs Liechtenstein in June. Head coach Jens Berthel Askou had denied denied the player was close to a departure last Friday, saying 'he's still a Motherwell player and we're very happy to have him here.' However, it now looks like the 18-year-old could be joining international teammate Lewis Ferguson at Bologna, after the Coppa Italia champions were said to have opened negotiations with Motherwell over a deal that would see him join I Rossoblu. The report states that talks are ongoing between the two clubs, with Miller offered a contract until 2029 at the Renato Dall'Ara Stadium, with the option to deal for a further year. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Motherwell's Lennon Miller could be set to complete a transfer to the Italian Serie A this summer. | SNS Group Celtic 'weigh up' surprise move Celtic head coach Brendan Rodgers has been linked with interest in former Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, according to a fresh report from SportsBoom. The 38-year-old veteran had been strongly tipped to move to Glasgow rivals Rangers earlier this summer, after bringing his 13-year stay at the King Power Stadium to an end in June, though no move to Ibrox materialised. The report claims that West Ham United are ready to offer Vardy a route back to the English Premier League, with head coach Graham Potter a big admirer of the player, though he intends to use him more as an impact substitute at the London Stadium. His former boss at Leicester, Rodgers is said to be 'weighing up' the decision to launch a bid for the experienced free agent, with the Hoops head coach keen to strengthen his attacking options ahead of the Scottish Premiership opener against St Mirren later this week. Jamie Vardy has interest from Celtic, according to a fresh report. | Getty Images Rangers 'agree fee' Rangers are closing in on their eighth signing of the summer after agreeing a deal with Go Ahead Eagles for winger Oliver Antman, as per numerous reports. The 23-year-old, who is valued at around £5million, was one of the Eredivisie's standout players last season, but is set to become Russell Martin's newest summer arrival at Ibrox, with a deal likely to be completed 'in the next 24 to 48 hours.' Linked to Sheffield United earlier in the window, it appears Rangers have stolen a march on the Blades in the race for Antman, who scored seven goals and assisted a further 17 for his side last season. It is claimed that the two clubs came to an agreement over a transfer fee over the weekend, and contracts talks with the player have progressed quickly. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad
7NEWS
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Gout Gout's 100m personal best crushed by 16-year-old Japanese athlete Sorato Shimizu
Australian sprinting sensation Gout Gout has been upstaged by a 16-year-old from Japan. Sorato Shimizu has sent a warning shot to both Gout and the world after running a blinding 10.00 flat 100m sprint at a meet in Hiroshima, Japan on Saturday. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Teenage sensation betters Gout Gout in blazing 100m run. The teenager, who is 14 months younger than Gout, smashed the Aussie prodigy's personal best time of 10.17. Ominously, he is also now quicker than Usain Bolt at the same age. The Jamaican Olympic legend had not recorded anything faster than Shimizu's 10-flat at any stage until after he turned 20. Shimizu's run set a new 100m under-18 world record, which was previously held by both American Christian Miller and Thailand's Puripol Boonson, who had ran 10.06 seconds. Miller set the mark in July 2023 before Boonson joined him just under three months later. He is also the equal fifth-fastest Japanese runner of all time in the event. Speaking after the run, a hungry Shimizu said he didn't even hit his own personal goal, but said he was happy to have broken the country's high school record, which was previously Yoshihide Kiryu's 10.01 set in 2013. 'I was determined to run under 10 seconds heading into the final,' he said. 'I'm happy to have set a high school record. I'd like to get a taste of it if I can make it.' It comes just over a month after Gout stitched together another Australian record when he won his first senior international race on foreign soil. The 17-year-old, returning to competition for the first time since April, stunned the Golden Spike Meet in Ostrava, Czech Republic in late June. Gout powered away late and crossed the line in 20.02 seconds to defeat recent Diamond League winner Reynier Mena. 'I've felt stronger in training these last couple of months and I've felt good since I got to Europe last Thursday,' Gout said at the time. 'I knew Mena would come hard at me the first 100 but I was confident I'd be close enough to come home strongly in the second part of the race which is of course my stronger part. 'I felt calm but strong as I came off the turn and was confident I'd be strong enough to get the win. 'Another national record! Pretty happy with that, it's not a bad first-up in Europe!' Gout is building towards the 200m at the Tokyo world championships in September, and recently confirmed he would run for Australia at next year's Commonwealth Games in Scotland. The major competition will take place in Glasgow from July 23 to August 2 next year and be broadcast exclusively live and free on Seven and 7plus Sport. Gout has taken the sprinting world by storm with his freakish talents, and next year's Games will be the biggest event of his budding career. It's unclear which event the 17-year-old is planning to run, but he is expected to compete before going to the World Junior Championships in Oregon. 'We need to wait for the full Commonwealth Games program to be released but yes, we are planning that Gout will be available to run at an event in Glasgow before going on to the World Juniors in Eugene,' Gout's manager, James Templeton, said.
