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Anderson to face Querrey in New York Open final
New York, Feb 18 (IANS) South Africa’s Kevin Anderson and American Sam Querrey will play in the final of the New York Open at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Long Island.
Querrey, the No. 2 seed, advanced to the tennis championship match by defeating France’s Adrian Mannarino, the No. 4 seed, 6-7 (5-7), 7-5, 6-3 in the first semi-final on Saturday, reports Efe.
Anderson, the tournament’s top seed, knocked off Japan’s Kei Nishikori, the No. 5 seed, 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (7-4) to book the other spot in the final.
This is the first year that the tournament, an ATP World Tour 250 event formerly known as the Memphis Open, is being played in New York.
The New York Open, a hard-court event, offers $668,460 in prize money.
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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.