MELBOURNE, Australia - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro outclassed defending champion Bernard Tomic 6-3, 6-1 Saturday in a
53-minute final of the Sydney International.
Kirk Cousins Redskins Jersey . Del Potro finished the match with his eighth ace and made only four unforced errors in
securing his 18th career title and first in Sydney. He lost only six points on
his serve, and Tomic appeared dispirited after being broken to fall behind 4-1
in the second set. And its about to get more difficult for Tomic. His next match
is against top-seeded Rafael Nadal in the first round of the Australian Open.
Del Potro will also play his first-round match Tuesday — against a qualifier. In
Auckland, New Zealand, John Isner had 23 aces in a match which had no service
breaks to beat Lu Yen-hsun of Taiwan 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7) in the final of the
Heineken Open. Isner, ranked No. 14, won his eighth career singles title and
took the title in New Zealand for the second time after his victory in 2010. The
third-seeded Isner, playing with a right ankle injury he picked up at the Hopman
Cup the previous week, took a crucial minibreak to open the first set
tiebreaker. In the second tiebreaker, he rallied from 3-0 down and closed with
an ace on his third championship point. "This match was very tight as every
match Ive played this week was very tight," Isner said. "I needed every bit of
it to come out on top." Isner heads into the Australian Open with a question
mark hanging over his fitness because of his injured ankle. He has drawn a
qualifier in the first round. In the final of the Kooyong Classic exhibition
event, Japans Kei Nishikori joined his coach Michael Chang as a tournament
champion with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Tomas Berdych. Nishikori, seeded No. 16 at the
Australian Open, was watched in the stands by Chang, a former French Open
champion and a three-time winner at the Melbourne venue in 1995-97. Nishikori is
drawn to face Australias Marinko Matosevic in the first round of the Australian
Open. "It wont be an easy first match, and its not easy to play an Australian,"
Nishikori said. "But if I can play like I did today, I have a big chance to
win." In the WTA event at Hobart, Spanish qualifier Garbine Muguruza defeated
Klara Zakapalova of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-0 to claim her first singles
title. The 20-year-old Muguzura, who did not drop a set from the qualifiers to
the final, joins 2012 champion Mona Barthel as the only qualifiers to win the
Hobart event. Muguruza, ranked 58th, beat second-seeded and Wimbledon
semifinalist Kirsten Flipkens in the quarterfinals, while Zakapalova defeated
top-seeded and former U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur in the semis. Muguruza won
the opening set when she broke Zakapalovas service in the 10th game. The
20-year-old Muguruza didnt play after Wimbledon last year because of right ankle
surgery, and the recovery took longer than expected. "I started to play on a
chair, and then it was a little bit more until I was like normal," she said. "I
didnt expect to win a lot of matches in the second tournament of the year but I
just know that Id worked so hard before. I was like a big bull."
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championship game. WASHINGTON -- Washington Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth
had one regret following his game-saving catch Friday night. "I probably should
have untucked my shirt, but I didnt," he joked, referring to closer
Rafael Sorianos signature move upon the completion of a save. Tyler Moore had
two hits and drove in a pair of runs, and Washington relievers threw four
scoreless innings - the last one thanks in large part to Werth -- as the
Nationals defeated the New York Mets 5-2. Soriano got his ninth save after
Werths game-ending jumping catch against the right field wall on a drive by
Daniel Murphy with two on and two outs. "I think the rain might have knocked it
down a little bit, give me a better chance at it. It was close," Werth said. He
wasnt sure if the ball would have made it out. "In my heart of hearts, I knew it
was going to be close," Murphy said. "(Soriano) crowded me just a little bit. He
got it on me just a hair . Jason made a good play on it." Soriano retired the
first two batters before walking pinch hitter Juan Lagares and Eric Young. That
brought up Murphy, who began play with a .337 road batting average. "Murphs been
one of their hottest hitters of late and hes one of their best hitters overall,
so its never comfortable when hes at the plate with a chance to tie the game,"
Nationals manager Matt Williams said. "But its a game of inches sometimes and he
didnt quite get enough of it." Scott Hairston had an RBI double and a single for
Washington, which has won nine straight against the Mets going back to last
season, and was beginning a stretch of 15 of 19 games at home. Nationals starter
Tanner Roark (3-1) pitched five innings, giving up two runs on four hits.
Ross Detwiler, Drew Storen, and Tyler Clippard handled the sixth, seventh and
eighth innings, respectively. The Mets snapped a 22-inning scoreless streak,
their second longest of the season, with two runs in the fifth. Jonathon Niese
(2-3) took the loss, allowing five runs, three earned, in four innings. It was
Nieses shortest outing since June 20, 2013 at Atlanta, when he left after 3 1-3
innings due to injury. TThe Mets defence hurt Niese early as the first three
Nationals hitters of the game reached safely and scored.
Derek Carrier Redskins Jersey. After Denard Span singled, third baseman Wright misplayed Anthony Rendons grounder for
an error. Werth then singled home Span, and Washington added two more runs on a
sacrifice fly and a fielders choice grounder that might have been a double play.
But the ball was bobbled briefly by second baseman Murphy. "I just couldnt get
into a rhythm, fell behind, wasnt able to execute pitches when I needed to,"
Niese said. "When that happens its tough for the defence to stay on their toes
when Im working behind." In the third, Hairston doubled home Ramos and scored on
a single by Moore to make it 5-0. Following consecutive shutout losses to the
Yankees the Mets finally broke through against Roark. Lucas Duda opened the
fifth with a single and Anthony Recker doubled. Duda scored on a groundout by
Ruben Tejada and Youngs double brought home Recker to pull New York within 5-2.
The game was delayed briefly when a fan came onto the field near the Nationals
dugout and ran from first base around to home with one out in the ninth. He was
tackled hard by a security person just behind home plate, drawing cheers from
the crowd. NOTES: Washington selected the contract of 1B Greg Dobbs and optioned
C Sandy Leon to Triple-A Syracuse prior to Fridays game. Dobbs, released by the
Marlins on May 6, was signed as a minor league free agent Monday. To make room
on the 40-man roster, the Nationals put Syracuse outfielder Eury Perez (broken
toe) on the 60-day DL. . Manager Matt Williams said two Nationals on the DL, LF
Bryce Harper (left thumb strain) and 3B Ryan Zimmerman (right thumb fracture),
have doctor appointments next week and will get progress reports. . Mets RHP
pitcher Jenrry Mejia, being eased into the closers role, was unavailable after
pitching the ninth inning Thursday night. "He hasnt been back-to-back in four
years, so weve got to be careful," Collins said, adding Mejia will pitch
consecutive games soon. . New Yorks Bartolo Colon (2-5, 5.84) opposes
Gio Gonzalez (3-3, 3.97) Saturday.
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