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Nadal loses 3-set thriller to Tsonga at Shanghai Masters
Shanghai: Spain’s Rafael Nadal came up short in his bid to reach his second straight final, falling 6-4, 0-6, 7-5 to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters hard-court event.
Nadal took the initiative at the start of the match on Saturday, but Tsonga got a service break in the fifth game and rode that advantage to victory in the first set.
The Spanish world No. 7 battled back with a vengeance, however, in the second set, putting constant pressure on the Frenchman’s service games and converting three of his nine break-point opportunities.
The third set was decided by the slimmest of margins, but Tsonga’s 75 percent first-serve percentage in the decider gave him the edge.
The 29-year-old Spaniard has struggled through a frustrating season in which he did not capture any of the big events on the tennis calendar and failed to reach a Grand Slam semi-final for the first time in more than a decade.
He played better last week in Beijing, where he lost to Serbian world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the final.
On Friday, the 14-time Grand Slam champion trounced Swiss world No. 4 Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2, 6-1 in the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals for his most convincing win over a top player in more than a year.
Next up for Tsonga in Sunday’s final will be Djokovic, who routed British world No. 2 Andy Murray 6-1, 6-3 in Saturday’s second semi-final.
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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