and cementing his place in the quarterfinals of the miami masters. the us open champion lost his serve in the first game but went on to take the finalfour games of the first set and then ripped through the second set in less than half an hour, dropping one first serve point as he looks to replace novak djokovic at the top of the rankings. in the women s draw, japan s naomi 0saka eased past that was some of the sports news. let s tell you about the state memorial service to honour shane warren, due to begin in a few hours at the melbourne cricket ground. the legendary australia spinner died aged 52 in thailand. his family and friends paid tribute to the cricketer at his private funeral in melbourne but this is an opportunity for the wider public to pay their respects. among those that will be taking
of ukraine. a state memorial service to honour former australian test cricketer shane warne is being held on wednesday at melbourne cricket ground. the legendary australia spinner died aged 52 in thailand. his family and friends paid tribute to the cricketer at his private funeral in melbourne but this is an opportunity for the wider public to pay their respects. earlier i spoke to our correspondent phil mercer who is at the melbourne cricket ground. shane warne had this innate sense of theatre. and this, the melbourne cricket ground, is the biggest sporting ground in the country, so it is fitting that this arena is hosting thousands and thousands of people who are making their way to the melbourne cricket ground. 0ne people who are making their way to the melbourne cricket ground. one of the melbourne cricket ground. one of the main focuses of people when they get here is the statue of shane warne. he was the legendary spinner, he could make the ball dance, he