Gilden Information » It is what it is

BEIJING, China - Top-ranked Novak Djokovic reached his fifth China Open final and improved his spotless record at the tournament to 23-0 with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Andy Murray on Saturday.In the womens draw, Maria Sharapova overcame eight double-faults, including four as she served for the match, to defeat Ana Ivanovic 6-0, 6-4. She will take on Petra Kvitova in the final after the Czech player beat Samantha Stosur 6-3, 5-7, 6-2.It was Djokovics third win over Murray this year and came just weeks after the Serb knocked him out of the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open in a hard-fought, 3 1/2-hour match.Saturdays semifinal didnt quite reach the same level of quality — the two combined for 43 unforced errors and only 26 winners — but Djokovic proved the steadier player at the key moments and saved four of five break points he faced in the second set.It was a two-set victory today, but still it felt like I had to work hard to win the points, he said.Hell play third-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic in the final. Berdych won 6-4, 6-1 over Martin Klizan, the qualifier who upset Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals.Overall, Djokovic is on a 24-match winning streak in China, having also won the Shanghai Masters in 2012 and 2013. He has not lost in China since being beaten by Roger Federer in the semifinals in Shanghai in 2010.He said he feels hes playing consistent tennis again after an up-and-down summer that saw him win his seventh Grand Slam title at Wimbledon and marry his long-time girlfriend, Jelena Ristic, then lose early at Cincinnati and Toronto.I just wasnt myself on the court. I wasnt really prepared emotionally to go back and compete again after Wimbledon and a very exhausting summer, everything that happened in my professional and private life, he said. Im glad that Im back in the form that I would like to be in, especially in these courts where I still havent lost ever since I played this tournament.Despite the loss, Murray was also pleased with how hes been playing in Asia this month. The 11th-ranked Scot accepted wild cards to play in Shenzhen and Beijing to try to improve his ranking and qualify for the ATP World Tour Finals in London.He won the title in Shenzhen last week and reached the semifinals in Beijing, playing eight matches in 10 days.Its been a couple good weeks for me, he said. I got a lot of matches, some momentum. Obviously, I would have liked to have done a little bit better here. But I lost to the No. 1 player in the world. Theres no disgrace in that.On the womens side, Sharapova needed four match points — and a little luck — to close out her win over Ivanovic.With Sharapova serving for the match at 5-4, the two played a nerve-wracking, 10-minute game featuring four double-faults and several wasted match and break points.Ivanovic finally thought she got the break on her fourth chance when Sharapovas backhand went wide, but the Russian challenged the call and the ball was shown to have caught the line by a fraction. Sharapova hit an ace to set up her fourth match point and won it on an Ivanovic error.Definitely got tricky in the end, Sharapova said. I didnt just give her a serve where she could attack because against me shes always played well when she has been behind because shes free and loose.The third-seeded Kvitova will be going for her second title in as many weeks. She captured the inaugural Wuhan Open title last week, and will be going for her fourth of the season on Sunday in Beijing.If she wins, shell also leapfrog Simona Halep to move to No. 2 in the rankings.Im quite tired already. A lot of matches in Wuhan and here, she said. Im looking forward to go to Europe. So Im glad the final match is the last one here, then I can go. Bob Ojeda Jersey . -- Martin Kaymer never lost sight of opportunity even amid so much evidence of trouble in the closing stretch Sunday at The Players Championship. Francisco Lindor Jersey . Correia pitched six innings of one-run ball, Eduardo Escobar homered, and the Minnesota Twins pulled away late to beat the Colorado Rockies 9-3 on Saturday. https://www.cheapindiansonline.com/1198u...ey-indians.html. Gorges is believed to have suffered the injury while blocking a shot with a hand during Montreals win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. The Canadiens added to their defensive depth this week by acquiring veteran Mike Weaver from the Florida Panthers. Jean Carlos Mejia Indians Jersey .com) - Sporting Kansas City announced Thursday that club has signed former on-loan midfielder Jimmy Medranda to a permanent contract from Colombian side Deportivo Pereira. Eddie Robinson Indians Jersey . The incident occurred at 6:28 of the first period in Anaheims 6-3 home win over Dallas on Sunday. Garbutt left the penalty box and skated at Penner before leaving his skates to deliver a check.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - Wayne Chrebets body — his brain, in particular — reminds him of the sacrifices he made to play the game he still loves.There are occasional headaches, memory lapses and slips in concentration. Theyre the lasting effects of six or seven concussions. Maybe many more that he never reported.Good days, bad days, the former New York Jets wide receiver said at the teams facility Wednesday. More good than bad lately.Monday will be a great day: At halftime of New Yorks prime-time game against Miami, Chrebet will be inducted into the teams Ring of Honor along with late former owner Leon Hess.Its the capper to a career that seemed so unlikely early on and made him a favourite of Jets fans, who latched on to the local guy who was the ultimate underdog.Theyd call me Everyman or that I represent the Average Joe, the average guy, size, where I was from, blue-collar, Chrebet said. I knew that and I felt like I wanted to carry the torch for that. I told people I was in the same position scalping tickets on Route 17 for row triple-Z up at the top. I knew what the fans wanted to see.Chrebet, from Garfield, New Jersey, was undrafted out of Hofstra in 1995, but got a tryout with the Jets. He went from 11th on the depth chart to making the team, going on to a terrific 11-year career. Hes second in Jets history with 580 receptions and third with 7,365 yards receiving and 41 touchdown catches.And now, his name is going to be displayed around MetLife Stadium with the likes of Joe Namath, Don Maynard, Joe Klecko and Curtis Martin.Hopefully I can get through the speech on the field, he said. Ill be emotional.Emotion powered Chrebet through a career in which he was among the leagues most clutch receivers. He was fearless, regularly running across the middle, knowing hed get slammed by a vicious hit — while holding onto the ball more often than not.He was reliable and tough. And the fans loved it. Green and white No. 80 jerseys still dot the home crowds at Jets games.I knew if I fought and kept the play alive, its just the anticipation of if you keep pushing and pushing, the crowd got into it, Chrebet said.But his no-holds-barred approach ultimately led him from thee playing field to countless hazy days and trips to the doctors office.dddddddddddd. The concussions took their toll, and the last came against San Diego on Nov. 6, 2005, when he was knocked out cold.Soon after he finally got up from the Giants Stadium turf, he walked away from the game. Chrebet went through periods of depression. He needed his wife to help him through everyday tasks and couldnt get out of bed on some days. Now 41 with three sons and working in the financial industry in Manhattan, he has no regrets, insisting he knew the risks when he started playing football.I loved the stress of playing and I loved the contact, he said. I miss that. But I had some high I got over getting a big hit or making a hit if I got somebody or they got me more. But yeah, would I play any other way than what Im saying? No.Its not in my DNA.Chrebets two oldest sons play flag football and might someday want to follow in their famous fathers footsteps.I go back and forth on it, Chrebet said. Based on how I feel, I never want them to go through that. Im sure Ill let them play at some point once theyre physically ready, theyve got the right coaching that can teach them the right things.The NFL has since worked to limit concussions, but it was a different time when Chrebet played. He remembers forcing his way back onto the field by threatening to beat up trainers and doctors. He chuckled while recalling those moments on the sideline, but he knows its no laughing matter.Not after everything he has been through. Not with the unwelcome reminders that still show up.Am I concerned about the future and what I read about? Me and my wife talk about it and just make the best of it, Chrebet said. We go on with our life. Ive got three great kids, a great wife, a great family, and the damage is done. It is what it is. If something happens down the road, so be it. But as of right now, we dont think about the possibilities of future impairments.I played the way I wanted to play even after I had the injuries, and I wouldnt change that — because if I did, I wouldnt be respected and appreciated the way I am now.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '