PARIS -- Novak Djokovic worked his way back into the French Open final, taking care of Ernests Gulbis and his big serve 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 Friday on the first
sunny day of this years tournament.
Joe
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match on Court Philippe Chatrier while letting Gulbis unforced errors mount. The
powerful Latvian, who was playing in his first Grand Slam semifinal, finished
with 44 errors. Djokovic is a six-time major champion who needs to win the title
at the French Open to complete a career Grand Slam. He also reached the final at
Roland Garros in 2012, but lost to eight-time champion Rafael Nadal. Djokovic
will next face either Nadal or Andy Murray in Sundays final. They were up next
on Chatrier. Djokovic was first to get into trouble in the first semifinal, but
he managed to save two break points and hold to 2-2 in the opening set. A few
minutes later, he was ahead for good. Djokovic needed three attempts to earn his
first break of the match, and he finally got it when Gulbis sent one of his many
forehands long. It was also in that game that Gulbis had his first of five
double-faults. His second double came in the final game of the set, when
Djokovic broke again. And his third came when trailing Djokovic 4-3 in the
second, when the Serb broke yet again. "Im not used to (playing) these kind of
big matches," Gulbis said. "Its just normal I felt extra nervous and extra
tense." Gulbis fared better in the third set. He again had two break points
while leading 3-2, but again failed to win the game. However, he didnt waste his
chance two games later, breaking Djokovic to take a 5-3 lead before serving out
the set with his 11th ace. The two traded breaks early in the fourth set, and
Djokovic broke again to lead 5-3 when Gulbis, again double-faulting once in the
game, sent a backhand long. Djokovic won the last game at love. "It was a
struggle out there," Gulbis said. "I felt maybe throughout the match I hit five
really clean shots, from either side, backhand or forehand. Even serve." After
nearly two weeks of overcast skies and cool temperatures, the sun was shining on
centre court and Djokovic and Gulbis were more interested in staying cool than
staying warm. Both players used ice wrapped in towels around their necks, like
players often do at the sweltering Australian Open, as the temperature reached
28 degrees C (82 degrees F) on Friday. Djokovic is now 5-1 against Gulbis, a
25-year-old player who as a teen showed the potential for becoming a star. But
Gulbis has said recently that he is only now playing his best tennis, and only
because he has decided to leave the party lifestyle behind and focus on his
sport. He certainly showed that at Roland Garros. Gulbis had reached the
quarterfinals at a major only once before, and that was way back in 2008 at the
French Open. In that match, he also lost to Djokovic, but in straight sets. This
year, he eliminated 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer in the fourth
round and sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych in the quarterfinals. "The more I play
these kind of matches, the more Im going to get used to these situations,"
Gulbis said. "For me, I take only the positive stuff out of it. Yeah, I need to
be in these situations once, twice, three times, and then I can maybe make that
extra step." Djokovic, however, is playing even better. He has won three titles
so far this season, and has beaten Nadal the last four times they have played,
including on clay in the final in Rome last month.
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from the 2012 NHL Entry Draft are on display this evening when the Edmonton
Oilers try to secure their sixth straight home victory over the Columbus Blue
Jackets. The Oilers selected Nail Yakupov first overall in 2012, making
Ryan Murray available to the Blue Jackets. Murray has two goals and two assists
with a plus- three rating in 20 games for the Blue Jackets this season. Yakupov,
who is in his second season while Murray lost his 2012-13 season to shoulder
surgery, has three goals and three assists with a minus- 14 rating through 20
games. Devan Dubnyk is likely to get the start in goal for the Oilers tonight.
Ilya Bryzgalov became a free agent when he had the final six years of an
eight-year, $51 million deal bought out by the Philadelphia Flyers. He went
33-16-7 with a 2.48 goals against average and six shutouts in 59 games during
his first season with the Flyers, but was just 19-17-3 with a 2.79 GAA in 40
games last season. Signed by the Oilers on Nov. 8, Bryzgalov made two starts
with the Oklahoma City Barons of the American Hockey League with mixed results.
He gave up five goals on 28 shots in the first game before notching 25 saves in
a 4-1 victory the second time out. Edmonton recalled Bryzgalov from his
conditioning stint and he practiced with the Oilers on Monday after backup
netminder Jason LaBarbera was placed on waivers. Despite his appearance, it
didnt sound like Bryz will get the start tonight. "Im comfortable when
(Bryzgalovs) comfortable," said Oilers coach Dallas Eakins of when his new
netminder will play. "A lot of this will have to do with if (Dubnyk) can keep
rolling like he is. If Dubs keeps going lights out, then he stays in the net."
Dubnyk has been far from lights out this season, going 4-10-1 with a 3.54 GAA in
16 games, but has allowed just six goals over his last three games and notched
33 saves in a 4-2 win over Calgary on Saturday that snapped Edmontons five-game
losing streak. TThe Oilers trailed by two goals going into the third period, but
got tallies from Boyd Gordon, Jordan Eberle, Ales Hemsky and David Perron to win
for just the second time in 12 games.
Dion
Lewis Jersey. "Finally in the third period, I thought we had some
responses early that our group needed," said Eakins. "This is one that we will
certainly try to take home and feel good about ourselves." The Oilers will play
their next three at home and have won five straight and 10 of their last 12
games in Edmonton against Columbus. The Blue Jackets have lost seven of the past
10 overall in this series. Dubnyk is 6-3-2 with a 2.40 GAA lifetime versus
Columbus. The Blue Jackets are coming off a victory, having bested the Ottawa
Senators 4-1 on Sunday. Sergei Bobrovsky made 29 saves, while both Ryan Johansen
and Fedor Tyutin had a goal and an assist. Columbus, which went 3-for-5 on the
power play, also got goals from R.J. Umberger and Derek MacKenzie. The Jackets
had lost three straight -- all past regulation -- and eight of nine coming in.
"We got some great play from our leaders and all four lines worked well," said
Columbus head coach Todd Richards. "We had great goaltending, the defense looked
good, theres lots of things you can look at to see why we won this game."
Columbus won the opener of a five-game swing, snapping a six-game losing streak
on the road, and Bobrovsky came 2:27 away from the shutout. He should start
tonight and is 2-2-0 with a 2.16 GAA in his career versus the Oilers. Bobrovsky
backed up Bryzgalov for a season in Philadelphia before getting dealt to
Columbus prior to the lockout-shortened campaign. He went 21-11-6 with a 2.00
GAA and four shutouts with the Blue Jackets, winning the Vezina Trophy. Oilers
line-up: Forwards Hall Nugent-Hopkins EberleYakupov Gagner HemskySmyth Gordon
PerronJoensu Acton Gazdic Defence Ference Petry Belov J. Schultz N. Schultz
Potter Goaltender Dubnyk
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