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'Accept you're going to suffer' - Rafael Nadal recovers to down Rinky Hijikata in US Open first-round clash

A fired-up Rafael Nadal was as motivated as ever as he roared back from a set down to overcome Rinky Hijikata of Australia in their US Open first-round clash. After losing the opening set, the Spaniard gathered his composure and stepped up the intensity in the second to leave Hijikata — who could then only muster two games — reeling with the scores level before he pulled away. Ad In the end, the 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-3 scoreline reflected a fairly comfortable victory for the 36-year-old, who is looking to win the US Open — and what would be his third Grand Slam of a remarkable season — for the fifth occasion and first time since 2019.

It won't take too long for Virat Kohli to be back in form: Kapil Dev

Kapil Dev has said that star batter Virat Kohli looked good on his comeback against Pakistan in the team's Asia Cup 2022 campaign opener and it will not take him too long to be back in form. India won their opening match against Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday by five wickets and chased down the target of 148 in a thrilling last-over finish. Kohli was the joint top-scorer for India, along with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, as the former India captain played a solid knock of 35 of 34 balls. "Good to see him come back. I saw a couple of shots where he really made an impact. I just want him to be more sure about that. So far, he is coming back, he looked good. He was lucky in the first over when he was dropped. I like his attitude, not only today but from the last ten years. This makes him a bigger player than anyone else," said Kapil in an exclusive interview with ANI. Questioned on how Virat can evolve from criticism coming his way, the 1983 World Cup-winning captain suggested that Kohli needs to understand that ups and downs are part of a sportsperson's career. "It is much bigger than anything else. No player will get runs in every match, no player will get a zero in every match. I think with his ability, his talent, it should not take him that long to come back in form. Just waiting for one big knock. He will be back, I have no doubt about it," he added.

My father was upset at me taking up javelin throw: Annu Rani

Commonwealth Games at Birmingham recently, narrate her struggles in reaching here, gives you goosebumps. As she celebrated her 30th birthday at a Athletics Federation of India sponsorship event here on Monday, Rani, in an exclusive conversation with TOI, revealed the tale of how she managed to finally convince her father, Amarpal Singh, a farmer who was extremely reluctant about her becoming a javelin thrower, while she was growing up in Meerut's Bahadurpur village. "No one in my family knew that I had picked up the javelin throw in school.

Defending champion Emma Raducanu crashes out in first round of US Open

The 11th seeded Briton becomes the first defending US Open champion to lose in the first round since Germany's Angelique Kerber in 2017. Raducanu captivated the sporting world when she became the first qualifier to claim a Grand Slam title, winning 10 matches in New York without dropping a set, catapulting her career into the stratosphere and making her one of the most marketable athletes on the planet.