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Taylor Fritz wins US Open Boys’ singles title
New York: World number one-ranked junior Taylor Fritz defeated countryman and number five-ranked Tommy Paul, 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-2 to claim the US Open boys’ singles title.
Following the victory on Sunday, the 17-year-old Fritz joins Paul, who beat Fritz in the French Open boys’ final in June, and Reilly Opelka (Wimbledon) as Americans to win Grand Slam boys’ singles titles this year, as per reported.
In the girls’ singles final, American Sofia Kenin fell to No. 2 seed Dalma Galfi of Hungary, 7-5, 6-4.
In the boys’ doubles final, the American team of Brandon Holt and Riley Smith lost to the Canadian pair of Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov, 7-5, 7-6 (3).
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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia
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.