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Kerber overpowers Barty to win Sydney title
Sydney, Jan 13 (IANS) Former World No.1 Angelique Kerber of Germany defeated Ashleigh Barty of Australia 6-4, 6-4 to claim the Sydney International tennis tournament title on Saturday.
World No. 22 Kerber needed 70 minutes to beat her Australian rival, the World No. 11, winning her first title of the season and her 11th career trophy, reports Efe.
“I am playing amazing tennis again and feeling just great,” Kerber, age 29, said after the match.
“It feels very good to win my first title in my first tournament this year. I have had a great week and the final was not easy against Ash,” she added.
Barty praised Kerber as a player who “makes you work so hard for each point”.
“To be honest, I felt like I probably played some of my better tennis this week. But Angie is on fire,” Barty added.
After this win, Kerber is to set her sights on preparing for the Australian Open, where she is scheduled to play in the first round against her compatriot Anna-Lena Friedsam on January 16.
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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