tojiri lehecka at the adelaide international. draper got off to a great start and took the opening set 6 4, but then lost his way in the second. he lost five straight games, as lehecka levelled the match and moved 3 0 up in the decider. the czech player held his nerve to close out the set 6 3 to win his first atp title. despite that defeat for draper, he ll take plenty of positives as he travels to melbourne for the australian open. the first grand slam of the year gets underway on sunday, instead of the traditional monday. the tournament has already been attracting fans with almost 90,000 watching during qualifying. british number one cameron norrie says he s concerned about a wrist injury, but thinks he s going to be good to play. he s up against peru sjuan pablo varillas in the first round. it is feeling better, like i said, and i am managing it with my team and i am managing it with my team and! and i am managing it with my team and i think i will be, luckily,
draper got off to a great start and took the opening set 6 4, but then lost his way in the second. he lost five straight games, as lehecka levelled the match and moved 3 love up in the decider. the czech player held his nerve to close out the set 6 3 to win his first atp title. despite that defeat for draper, he ll take plenty of positives as he travels to melbourne for the australian open. the first grand slam of the year gets underway on sunday, instead of the traditional monday. the tournament has already been attracting fans with almost 90,000 watching during qualifying. british number one cameron norrie says he s concerned about a wrist injury, but thinks he s going to be good to play. he s up against peru sjuan pablo varillas in the first round. it is feeling better, like i said, and i am managing it with my team and i think i will be. luckily, i m scheduled
he s the 30th seed. but remember murray had that impressive run to the third round last year and is a five time beaten finalist in melbourne. cam norrie is the british number one he s seeded 19th and will faces peru sjuan pablo varillas in a part of the draw which appears to be kind for him. that s not the case for dan evans, coming back from a calf injury, waiting for him in the first round wil be italy s world number 46 lorenzo sonego. if evans wins that carlos alcaraz most likely awaits in the next round. and as forjack draper on a good run of form at the moment, here he is in adelaide earlier beating america s tommy paul to reach the semi finals in straight sets, 6 1, 6 4. at the australian open, his first round opponent will be another american marcos giron who s ranked 60th and has never been past the first round in melbourne. despite playing what he callled awful snooker at times ronnie o sullivan is through to the semi finals of the masters for the fifteenth time af
first set, 6 for the second. meanwhile, russia s anastasia pavlyuchenkova booked her place in the last 8, fighting back from a set down to beat belgium s elise mertens, by 2 sets to 1, in a match that lasted more than three hours. and in the men s draw, novak djokovic is nowjust three matches away from a record 23rd grand slam title. the world number three swept aside peru sjuan pablo varillas in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals in paris. djokovic is level with rafa nadal on 22 grand slam titles. onto football and some big news from the bernabeu because real madrid have announced their captain karim benzema is leaving the club. the french striker has enjoyed one of the greatest real madrid careers afterjoining from lyon 1a years ago, only second to cristiano ronaldo in the scoring records including one tonight in his final match. benzema has won four la liga and five champions league titles, he s reportedly moving to saudi arabia. thierry newville has jumped from fifth to se
while russia s anastasia pavlyuchenkova booked her place in the last eight, fighting back from a set down to beat belgium s elise mertens, by sets to one, in a match that lasted more than three hours. and in the men s draw, novak djokovic is nowjust three matches away from a record 23rd grand slam title. the world number three swept aside peru sjuan pablo varillas in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals in paris. djokovic is level with rafa nadal on 22 grand slam titles. the world number three swept aside peru sjuan pablo varillas in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals in paris. djokovic is level with rafa nadal on 22 grand slam titles. on to football, and some big news from the bernabeu as real madrid announced their captain karim benzema is leaving the club. the french striker has enjoyed one of the greatest real madrid careers afterjoining from lyon 14 years ago. his total of 353 club goals is only bettered by cristiano ronaldo. benzema has won four la liga and five champ