On Friday, Tsonga cruised past Hewitt 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (2), a | Forum
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Jul 25 '18
LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Russian and Ukrainian boxing teams will compete as scheduled in the World Series of Boxing quarterfinals despite tensions between the countries. Josh Sitton Dolphins Jersey . The International Boxing Association says the Russian Boxing Team and Ukraine Otamans will meet on March 30 in Moscow and April 4 in Donetsk. The eastern Ukraine city has recently seen pro-Europe groups clash with Russia supporters. AIBA says both teams agreed "sport should always be dealt with outside of politics." The Russian franchise is owned by oil and gas engineering company Stroytransgaz, which is controlled by Kremlin-linked billionaire Gennady Timchenko. The Ukrainian franchise is run by the national boxing federation. The winner is scheduled to face either the USA Knockouts or Cuba Domadores in the semifinals on April 25 and May 2. Durham Smythe Dolphins Jersey . The International Ice Hockey Federation says Pavlovs avoided a two-year sanction because he acted "without significant negligence in failing to verify the safety of the supplements he was taking. Josh Sitton Jersey .C. -- Duke sophomore Rodney Hood is entering the NBA draft. ROCHE-SUR-YON, France -- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Richard Gasquet beat Lleyton Hewitt and Chris Guccione 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-2, 7-5 to give France an unassailable 3-0 lead over Australia and a spot in the Davis Cup quarterfinals on Saturday. Hewitt and Guccione were previously undefeated in the Davis Cup as a doubles team, but Tsonga and Gasquet overpowered them by hitting 21 aces to 4, and 74 winners to 38. The Australians rallied from a 3-0 deficit and won the opening set when Hewitt hit a return winner off Gasquets serve. However, Guccione failed to serve out the second set at 5-3 as the match turned in Frances favour. "If we could have gone up two sets to love, it could have been a different story," Hewitt said. In the tiebreaker, the French team jumpedd to a 6-3 lead after Guccione netted a backhand volley and Tsonga slapped a forehand winner. Albert Wilson Dolphins Jersey. Tsonga fired an ace to level at one set apiece. The French pair did not face any break points in the third and fourth sets. The hosts went a set up when Gasquet whipped a forehand pass down the middle and won the match when Gasquet hit a powerful backhand that Hewitt could not return. "Its a feeling of accomplishment," Tsonga said. "We played three good matches. We played unbelievable again today." On Friday, Tsonga cruised past Hewitt 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (2), and Gasquet routed Nick Kyrgios 7-6 (3), 6-2, 6-2. France will face Germany in the quarterfinals while Australia will compete in the playoffs to stay in the World Group. Cheap NFL Jerseys ChinaWholesale Jerseys From China Wholesale NFL Womens Jerseys NFL Jerseys From China Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys China Womens NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Throwback ' ' '
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