iPhone | iPad
Android
Huawei
Residents can also expect a slight increase in temperature today
KT APPDOWNLOAD
Monfils rocks Roddick to reach Japan semi-finals
Frenchman Gael Monfils beat Andy Roddick 7-6 4-6 7-6 in a thrilling Japan Open quarter-final on Friday.
Second seed Roddick saved three match points but Monfils superbly threaded a forehand down the line on his fourth chance in the tiebreak, triggering chest-thumping celebrations.
“I tried to control the points,” fifth seed Monfils told reporters. “I tried to be aggressive, tried to push him, come to the net a bit more.”
Monfils will play Czech Radek Stepanek in the semi-finals of the $1.2 million Tokyo tournament after Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen pulled out with a fever before a ball was hit.
“When you’re in the semi-finals you always want to be in the final and then win the tournament — so let’s see tomorrow,” added Monfils.
The Frenchman took the first set tiebreak behind a dazzling array of lobs, drop shots and razor-sharp volleys, closing it out with a fierce backhand too hot for Roddick to handle at the net.
Roddick broke for 5-4 in the second set with an emphatic smash and the world number 10 drilled a huge forehand down the line in the next game to level the match.
Monfils athletically tracked down a Roddick lob before producing an astonishing down-the-line pass and followed with another thumping forehand winner off a Roddick smash.
The Frenchman failed to convert the subsequent break point but had Roddick on the ropes at 5-4 in the third set.
Roddick rallied from 0-40 with three big serves but watched in horror in the tiebreak as Monfils chased down a drop shot and brilliantly found the gap to win in just under three hours.
World number one Rafa Nadal was playing Russia’s Dmitry Tursunov in their quarter-final later on Friday.
More news from
Rumours suggest that even Nasa offers a similar service; however, Al Hariri has rejected such claims
Spinner Varun Chakravarthy stars as the Knight Riders booked the coveted spot with am18-run win over the former five-time champions in a rain-reduced match at Eden Gardens
Star India and Royal Challengers Bengaluru batter on cusp completing a century of centuries in professional cricket
The tally includes at least 28 deaths in the past 24 hours
The Ukrainian is regarded as the greatest ever amateur boxer having compiled an incredible 396-1 record and won consecutive golds at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics
Burnley join Sheffield United in making an instant return to the Championship after 2-1 loss at Tottenham as Luton on the brink
Responding swiftly, the ministry, in cooperation with the Food and Drug Authority and other relevant bodies, implemented a series of measures