MELBOURNE, Australia - The injuries mounted at the Australian Open on Tuesday,
although for the most part, players coped with the oppressive heat.
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Isner and No. 21 Philipp Kohlschreiber were among six players who dropped out of
the tournament on Tuesday, joining No. 12 seed Tommy Haas and two other players
who withdrew on Monday. Despite temperatures reaching 42 Celsius (108
Fahrenheit) during the afternoon and a hot breeze gusting over Melbourne Park
for most of the day, none of the withdrawals were apparently linked to the
temperatures. Isner retired from his match against Slovakias Martin Klizan with
a lingering ankle injury that he said got progressively worse at the Hopman Cup
event in Perth and a tournament he won in Auckland, New Zealand, over the past
two weeks. "I know movement is not the best part of my game," the 2.08-meter
(6-foot-10) American said, "but at a certain point Ive got to be able to move
without pain and I wasnt able to do that today." He withdrew before last years
Australian Open with an injury, as well. "I thought I had a good shot at playing
this match and winning this match and I pulled out," he said. "I could have done
the same last year, but I went home." The other seeded player in his section of
the draw, Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany, withdrew before his scheduled
first-round match against Slovenian Aljaz Bedene with a left hamstring injury.
He was replaced in the draw by Frenchman Stephane Robert, a lucky loser from
qualifying, who defeated Bedene to reach the second round. Hometown favourite
Bernard Tomic later retired with a left leg injury after losing the first set
against top-seeded Rafael Nadal 6-4, much to the astonishment of the Rod Laver
Arena crowd, who initially booed him. "It was very difficult for me to say sorry
to the crowd," he said. "I dont think they quite knew what was wrong with me."
Tomic suffered the injury in training on Monday. Czech veteran Radek Stepanek
also retired from his match against Slovenian Blaz Kavcic with a neck injury
while leading 7-6 (3), 6-4, 1-6, 0-2 after nearly three hours of play. A few
other players struggled in the heat on Tuesday, but finished their matches.
Canadian qualifier Frank Dancevic said he blacked out during his 7-6 (12), 6-3,
6-4 loss to No. 27-seeded Benoit Paire of France. Dancevic, who required medical
attention during the second set, questioned the wisdom of not suspending matches
during the torridly hot conditions. "I dont think its fair to anybody, to the
players, to the fans, to the sport when you see players pulling out of matches
and passing out," he said. "I think its definitely hazardous to be out there.
Its dangerous."
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Ivanovic, who won the event in 2008 and 10, served five aces and broke
Wickmayer, also a former winner in 2009, five times. "The result looked easier
than it really was," Ivanovic said.
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Joni Nikko and Ville Leskinen had the other goals for Finland (1-0) while Juuse
Saros stopped 28 shots. Tim Robin Johnsgard had the lone goal for Norway (0-2).
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. Thousands of Southern California fans enveloped the Trojans to celebrate an
improbable win secured by an interim coach, an inconsistent kicker and a thin
defence that wouldnt break.(SportsNetwork.com) - The Toronto Raptors will look
to follow up Fridays big Philadelphia win with another big performance as they
host the Los Angeles Clippers at the Air Canada Centre on Saturday. Watch the
game live on TSN at 7pm et/4pm pt. Toronto is one of the top defensive teams
(96.2 ppg) and ended a four-game road losing streak with Fridays 104-95 victory
at Philadelphia, as DeMar DeRozan continued to shine with 34 points on 10-of-22
shooting. DeRozan scored 40 points in the previous game, a 93-85 win over
Dallas, and is averaging 30.5 ppg in his last four. Philly native and Villanova
product Kyle Lowry recorded a triple-double with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 13
assists. "As long as it is with a win Ill take," Lowry said of his first career
triple-double. "Ill take all the congratulations and thanks from the teammates,
as long as it came with a win for the team is all that matters." John Salmons
(12), Patrick Patterson (11) and Terrence Ross (10) rounded out the double-digit
scorers for the Raptors, winners in 11 of 16 games. Toronto is 11-9 at Air
Canada Centre, where it has won seven of its last eight games. The Raptors have
won four in aa row at home versus the Clippers and six of nine overall in this
series.
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down the Chicago Bulls, 112-95, Friday night at the United Center thanks to
Blake Griffins 26 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists. The Bulls had won three
in a row and nine of 11 games entering the contest. Jamal Crawford netted 19
points off the bench, J.J. Redick added 18 and Darren Collison chipped in 17
points for the Clippers, who moved to 7-3 since losing point guard Chris Paul to
a shoulder injury and are 3-2 so far on the trip. Los Angeles, which led 41-26
after the first quarter, made 10 of its first 11 3-pointers of the game before
finishing 13-of-21 from beyond the arc. Redick was 4-of-7 from downtown and both
Matt Barnes and Crawford made three. Barnes finished with 13 points. "We got
great shots and we made shots. We made everything in the first quarter,"
Clippers head coach Doc Rivers said. The Clippers, who sit third in the NBA with
105.6 ppg, shot 53.9 percent (41- of-76) from the field and have won nine of
their last 12 games. They are 12-12 as the visitor this season and will close
out the trip Monday in Milwaukee.
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