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  • UFC megastar calls out Rafael Nadal for a struggle after championship victory

    In a ordinary incident on Sunday, UFC light-weight champion Rafael Fiziev referred to as out tennis megastar Rafael Nadal after beating his opponent (Rafael dos Anjos) in Las Vegas. Fiziev received his bout after best knockout of the Brazilian legend and changed into the primary Azerbaijan athlete to struggle within the UFC.

    Alternatively, it kind of feels that he was once now not gratified after profitable the fit as he straight away referred to as out Nadal.

    “I need to say, now we all know who’s the most efficient Rafael within the UFC, now we all know, and now I wanna make a brand new problem who’s the most efficient Rafael in game, Rafael Nadal, come right here, come right here.”

    Fiziev then went directly to state that he may just beat Nadal at his personal sport, pronouncing: “Rafael Nadal, the place him? I will beat him in his game too.”

    This isn’t the primary time that Fiziev has challenged any individual in a struggle. Previous, he had referred to as out social media character Hasbulla Magomedov and comic Vince Vaughn.

    Your transfer, @RafaelNadal ? ?

    [ @RafaelFiziev | #UFCVegas58 ] percent.twitter.com/29rxGQWD3J

    — UFC (@ufc) July 10, 2022

    After defeating the previous light-weight champion, Fiziev were given a hefty quantity of US$50,000 as a efficiency bonus. This efficiency will stay Fiziev in identify rivalry within the close to long run. This was once six consecutive wins for Fiziev and he’ll perhaps change dos Anjos’ spot because the seventh-ranked light-weight megastar.

    Nadal withdrew from Wimbledon as a result of a torn belly muscle on Thursday, an afternoon sooner than he was once meant to play Nick Kyrgios within the semifinals.

    It’s the first time since 1931 {that a} guy pulled out of the oldest Grand Slam match sooner than a semifinal or ultimate.

  • ‘I requested myself what would Novak do’: Medvedev booed via crowd after Djokovic remark

    Most sensible seed Daniil Medvedev battled again from two units down and stored a fit level towards Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime to succeed in the Australian Open semi-finals with a 6-7(4) 3-6 7-6(2) 7-5 6-4 victory on Wednesday.

    Medvedev had his again firmly up towards the wall for a lot of an soaking up contest as Auger-Aliassime produced some shocking tennis on the Rod Laver Enviornment. However he merely refused to lie down as he overturned a two-set deficit for most effective the second one time in his profession to arrange a Friday semi-final towards Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas.

    By no means depend @DaniilMedwed out ?‍♂️

    From two-sets-to-love down, the sector No.2 completes the comeback to defeat Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-7(4) 3-6 7-6(2) 7-5 6-4 and advance to his 2nd consecutive #AusOpen semifinal.#AO2022 percent.twitter.com/Pbel08qtGM

    — #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 26, 2022

    The 25-year-old Russian additionally channeled his internal Djokovic or even confessed to Jim Courier after the fit that after he misplaced the second one set he used to be reminded of the Serbian.

    “Once I misplaced the second one set, I requested myself: what would Novak do on this state of affairs?”, mentioned Medvedev amidst robust boos from the group.

    “I at all times pack my baggage with numerous spare apparatus in case the fit lasts as much as six hours. Once I entered, my bag used to be totally complete. Now it’s nearly empty. That presentations how lengthy this recreation has been,” concluded Medvedev.

    “I requested myself ‘what would Novak do?’” ?

    Honest to mention Medvedev were given a combined response when he printed his comeback inspiration! ?#AusOpen – Continue to exist Channel 9 and 9Now percent.twitter.com/WQRAgFtdu5

    — Extensive International of Sports activities (@wwos) January 26, 2022

    Medvedev will play Friday towards French Open runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas in a rematch of ultimate 12 months’s semifinals at Melbourne Park. Medvedev received on the identical level ultimate 12 months however misplaced the general to Novak Djokovic.

    (With Reuters Inputs)