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Vandeweghe has ‘banana drama’ at Australian Open
Melbourne, Jan 15 (IANS) Fiery American tennis player CoCo Vandeweghe had a bizarre moment during her straight sets loss to Hungary’s Timea Babos in the women’s singles first round at the Australian Open here on Monday.
The women’s World No.9 received a time violation for waiting “too long” for a banana mid-way through the match, reports Xinhua news agency.
After going down in the first set 6-7 (4-7) in a gripping tie-break, Vandeweghe requested some courtside fruit.
“I asked for a banana at the end of the set and they didn’t have any on court,” she said.
“So I tried to wait for it but the chair umpire deemed that it was not a good enough reason to wait and he gave me a time violation for trying to wait for a banana.”
When the match resumed, Babos dominated play and took the second set at 6-2.
Although the first round exit was considered a huge shock after the 26-year-old made the semi-finals of the tournament last year, Vandeweghe explained she had been suffering from illness in the lead up to the match.
“I’ve had the flu since about (last) Sunday,” Vandeweghe said.
“It’s the first time I have been out of bed in four days. I tried my best… but she played really well.”
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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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