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team retained one of its most versatile players on offense. Ekeler called the extension “a little overwhelming but also a little relief at the same time.” He said his first call to share the news went to his mother, Suzanne, the same person he phoned first when he originally made the team. “She was lost for words too,” Ekeler said. “She said, ‘I knew it, I knew it. It was just a matter of time until the rest of the world knew.’ She’s my No. 1 fan and has been since day one. You can imagine the emotions.” Undrafted in 2017 out of

The Chargers and Austin Ekeler on Friday agreed to a contract extension that add- ed another chapter to the running back’s once-unlikely story. A restricted free agent, he will receive a four-year, $24.5- million deal that includes $15 million guaranteed as the

what was then called West- ern State in Colorado, Ekeler didn’t secure a roster spot until the final preseason game of his rookie year. He then established himself on special teams before emerg- ing over the last two seasons on offense. Ekeler, 24, rushed for 557 yards and caught 92 passes for 993 yards in 2019. His 11 touchdowns led the Char- gers. “I just gotta go out there and do the same thing that I’ve been doing,” Ekeler said. “There’s a different spotlight on me now for sure because I feel like I have been under the

radar the last couple years.” He’ll return to a backfield that will include fellow running back Justin Jackson but will feature a new quarter- back, the Chargers parting ways with Philip Rivers. Former 1,000-yard rusher Melvin Gordon also figures to be gone. Gordon, who gained 1,105 yards in 2017 but only 1,497 the last two seasons, is set to become a free agent. The Chargers still could re-sign Gordon if an in- creasingly depressed running back market does not net him the deal he’s seeking. During negotiations on an extension last year, the

Chargers offered Gordon a contract worth roughly $10 million annually. It’s unclear if any team will place his val- ue that high this offseason. Ekeler provides a threat both running and catching the ball. He finished 2019 with the second-most recep- tions (LaDainian Tomlin- son, 100 in 2003) and yards receiving in a season for a running back (Lionel James, 1,027 in 1985) in franchise history. His signature game came at Jacksonville in December when he had a career-high 101 yards rushing and 112 yards receiving.

Versatility pays off in a big way for Ekeler

Chargers’ running

back gets a four-year

extension worth

$24.5 million.

By Jeff Miller

AUSTIN EKELER rushed for 557 yards and caught 92 passes.

Brian van der BrugL.A. Times

His obstacle Sunday
morning will be 26.2 miles
winding up, down and
through Los Angeles, from
Dodger Stadium to Santa
Monica.
Given the hurdles Zane
Robertson cleared in reach-
ing the starting line of the
35th L.A. Marathon, a little
more road work shouldn’t be
too discouraging.
“I want to see what talent
and a very hard mind-set
can get me on Sunday,” said
Robertson, 30, a New Zea-
land native and one of the
race favorites.
He’ll be joined in an elite
field that includes a pair of
two-time L.A. winners — Eli-
sha Barno and Weldon Kirui
of Kenya — and nine runners

who have broken 2 hours, 10 minutes. The event is expected to be staged as planned despite growing concerns through- out the country regarding the coronavirus. Organizers are attempt- ing to maintain as much nor- mality as possible, though they acknowledged that the size of the field — more than 26,000 runners are regis- tered — and spectator turn- out could be affected. “I’d encourage everyone to go out and enjoy the race,” Robertson said. “Don’t stress about the things you can’t control. It’s only extra stress. Your body follows your mind. I’m not even wor- ried about it. I think we’ll be fine.” On his flight to Southern California, Robertson, who lives and trains in Ethiopia, admitted he wore a surgical mask. That didn’t prevent him from suffering food poi- soning on the plane. Two months ago, he was the passenger in a car crash

on his way to the gym. He was riding in a three- wheeled vehicle that was struck by a dump truck. “The dump truck could have cut our heads off,” Rob- ertson said. “So we’re pretty lucky to be alive.” He suffered a hip injury but was able to maintain his training — Robertson ex- plained that his longer runs were easier to complete than his speed work. As difficult as that was, he has experienced worse. Soon after moving to East Africa in 2007, Robertson and his twin brother, Jake, contracted malaria. They

were bedridden and unable to eat. “By day four, we thought, ‘Hey, we’re going to die here,’ ” Robertson recalled. “It became very real.” Eventually, he was able to sit up, drink water and eat half a banana. That started the road back. An accomplished track athlete, Robertson ran for New Zealand in the 2016 Olympics and set a national record in his 12th-place finish in the 10,000 meters. This will be his second marathon, after his debut came in July when he ran a 2:08:19 in Australia’s Gold

Coast Marathon. “I’m here to try and win,” Robertson said. “I’ll run my own rhythm and run my own race and see what happens. It’s all about position, not time.” While the men’s elite field is deep, the women’s has been affected by injury. Kenya’s Antonina Kwambai enters with the top personal-best time (2:27:43). Fellow Kenyans Jane Kibii, the 2019 Califor- nia International champion, and Margaret Muriuki, win- ner of the 2019 Honolulu Marathon, also are expected to contend.

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Robertson a

favorite after

run of adversity

The New Zealander

overcame illness and

an accident to get to

the L.A. Marathon.

By Jeff Miller

David Morland IV is grateful to be playing at the Hoag Classic, a PGA Tour Champions event, this week at Newport Beach Country Club. He made the most of his first round Friday, taking a two-shot lead with a bogey- free, 10-under-par 61. But it wasn’t an easy road to get there. The 50-year-old had a four-year hiatus from golf after getting into a car accident in 2011. He had to play a qualifier at Goose Creek Golf Club on Tuesday just to get into the Hoag, and that wasn’t simple either. The Mann fire in Norco forced a suspension of play. “It’s the craziest thing,” Morland said. “I’ve got vi- deo. We were on the 18th hole, I think I was three under for the day and the chopper was picking up water right in front of us and dropping it on the fire. The flames looked about 20 to 30 feet and they said you’ve got to evacuate the property. So we were sending our score- cards in by picture because they wouldn’t let us back on the property.” Morland’s score of two under on the front nine was enough to earn one of the four qualifying spots. Once he got into the main draw of the tournament, he didn’t disappoint. Ken Duke and Scott Mc- Carron are tied for second at 63, with David Toms in fourth at 65. Billy Mayfair, Miguel An- gel Jimenez, Chris DiMarco, Steve Flesch, Ken Tanigawa and Ernie Els are tied for fifth at five-under 66. Past event champions Fred Cou- ples and Jay Haas are among four golfers at 67. Couples got there after an eagle on No. 18. “I had two eagles and a birdie on the par-fives and that was it,” Couples said. “ I've got to be a little better, maybe get a few more birdie putts on those [other] holes.” Morland, a Canada native who now lives in Florida, has been playing well in re- cent months. He called Fri- day’s round, his lowest as a professional golfer, a “nice stroll in the park.” “Just doing what I’ve been doing,” he said. “I’ve been playing well, I’ve been rolling the ball well and just took it one stroke at a time, add it up when I got done.” McCarron is vying to win the Hoag Classic after com- ing close the last two years. He tied for second place in 2018 and tied for third in 2019. Duke was the leader for much of the day. His round included seven birdies, as well as an eagle on the par- four No. 5. “I was up under a tree and between two roots and it was a perfect number, 190 yards,” Duke said. “I was just trying to hit a low five-iron up there to run up there to that back pin and it came out perfectly, hit on the front and just kept going, kept going. I see everybody’s hands going up in the air and it went in. “It’s, I guess, a payback because on the first hole I hit it right down the middle and I was in a divot, so I guess that’s payback, but I’ll take anything like that, for sure.”

Matt Szabo writes for the Daily Pilot.

Morland

stays hot at

Newport

with a 61

He leads by two shots

in PGA Tour

Champions event

after having to qualify.

By Matt Szabo

Organized interaction be-
tween players and fans at the
BNP Paribas Open will be lim-
ited and players will be re-
quired to manage their own
towels without the help of ball
kids, organizers said Friday in
announcing additional ac-
tions designed to keep play-
ers, fans and volunteers safe
from the coronavirus. A chair
will be placed at the back of
the court for players to place
their towels during each
match.
Anyone who has pur-
chased tickets directly from
the tournament may request
a refund for this year’s tourna-
ment at the Indian Wells Ten-
nis Garden or can get a credit
for the 2021 tournament be-
fore March 31 by going to the
event website.
Main draw action will be-
gin Wednesday.

Simona Halep, the No. 2-
ranked player on the women’s
tennis tour, withdrew from
the BNP Paribas Open be-
cause of an injured foot. Halep
won the title at the Indian
Wells Tennis Garden in 2015.
— Helene Elliott

The coronavirus outbreak
might just keep Mikaela
Shiffrin from winning the
World Cup overall title for a
fourth consecutive season.
The American skier saw her
chances diminish with the
cancellation of the upcoming
World Cup finals in Italy.
There had been some hope
of proceeding with the event
in Cortina d’Ampezzo later
this month, albeit without
fans. But an Italian official
said other countries repre-
sented on the international
ski federation’s emergency
council were concerned about
sending athletes to the region,
which has been particularly
hard hit by the outbreak.
— David Wharton

The NHL sent a memo to
teams advising them to tell
players to limit close interac-
tion with fans in response to
concerns about the co-
ronavirus.
Measures suggested to
protect players and fans in-
clude avoiding handshakes

with fans, close contact and accepting autographed items. The NBA earlier issued a simi- lar memo to its teams. — Helene Elliott

Tokyo organizers are downsizing the arrival cere- mony for the Olympic torch because of the coronavirus. Organizing committee presi- dent Yoshiro Morisaid that 140 children will not be sent to Greece to give the flame a sendoff on March 19, a day before it is due to arrive in Japan. The Olympic torch will be lighted Thursday in a ceremo- ny in Greece and then flown to Japan. ... In what was believed to be the first U.S. sports event held without fans because of the coronavirus, Ye- shiva University beat Worces- ter Polytechnic Institute in a men’s basketball game in an empty gym at Johns Hopkins University.

ETC.

Woods out of

Players event

Tiger Woods will miss the Players Championship for the first time when not recovering from any of his nine surgeries. Woods, who has played only two times this year, tweeted that it wasn’t an easy decision. “I have to listen to my body and properly rest when needed,” Woods said. “My back is simply just not ready

for play next week. I’m sad to miss one of the best events of the season, OUR Champi- onship.”

Tyrrell Hatton shot a three-under 69 for a share of the lead with Sung Kang at the Arnold Palmer Invita- tional. Matt Every followed up his 65 with an 83 and became the first player since 2013 to go from the first-round lead to a missed cut.

Christian Yelichand the Milwaukee Brewers agreed to a $215 million, nine-year contract. ... New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judgehas a broken rib and it’s not clear whether he will need surgery, leaving doubt when he’ll be back in the lineup.

The NBA fined Dallas owner Mark Cuban$500,000 for “public criticism and detri- mental conduct” regarding of- ficiating.

Henri Richard, the speedy and durable center who won a record 11 Stanley Cups with the Montreal Cana- diens, died. He was 84. See B5.

The Florida Panthers will retire the No. 1 jersey of goalie Roberto Luongo, the first player in franchise history to receive that distinction.

Ohio State reached an un- specified settlement with nearly half of the roughly 350 men who say they were sexu- ally abused decades ago by a team doctor. The settlement is the first for accusers of the late Richard Strauss.

Soccer star Ronaldinho was arrested in a hotel in Par- aguay’s capital after author- ities said he entered the country with falsified documents. ... New York Jets defensive lineman Quinnen Williams was ticketed and given a court date after trying to board a plane at New York’s LaGuardia Airport while car- rying a gun.

Alysa Liuplaced fourth in the short program at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Tallin, Estonia.

THE DAY IN SPORTS

Virus spurs refund offers,

protocol at Indian Wells

staff and wire reports

$9.3-MILLION ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL At Orlando, Fla.—Par 72 Bay Hill Club and Lodge—7,270 yards 36-Hole Scores Tyrrell Hatton................................68-69—137-7 Sung Kang...................................69-68—137-7 Danny Lee...................................71-67—138-6 Harris English ...............................69-70—139-5 Sungjae Im..................................70-69—139 -5 Rory McIlroy.................................66-73—139-5 Marc Leishman.............................71-69—140-4 Patrick Reed................................70-70—140 -4 Christiaan Bezuidenhout.................68-72—140-4 Sam Burns ..................................68-72—140-4 Brendon Todd...............................68-72—140-4 Tom Hoge ....................................70-70—140-4 Scottie Scheffler ...........................67-74—141 -3 Rickie Fowler................................71-70—141-3 Scott Harrington...........................71-70—141-3 Collin Morikawa ............................70-71—141-3 Hideki Matsuyama ........................69-73—142-2 Graeme McDowell.........................68-74—142-2 Stewart Cink................................72-70—142-2 Kevin Na .....................................70-72—142-2 Danny Willett................................71-71—142-2 Jimmy Walker...............................73-69—142-2 Matt Wallace................................69-73—142-2 Keith Mitchell ...............................68-75—143-1 Dylan Frittelli................................71-72—143 -1 Patrick Rodgers.............................73-70—143-1 Matt Jones...................................75-68—143-1 Charley Hoffman...........................70-73—143-1 Adam Long ..................................69-74—143-1 Troy Merritt...................................71-72—143-1 Bud Cauley ..................................71-72—143-1 Joel Dahmen ................................72-72—144 E Rory Sabbatini.............................70-74—144 E Bryson DeChambeau.....................73-71—144 E Zac Blair......................................74-70—144 E Harold Varner III............................70-74—144 E Lanto Griffin .................................71-73—144 E Brian Gay....................................73-72—145 +1 Beau Hossler ...............................73-72—145 +1 Harry Higgs..................................72-73—145 +1 Keegan Bradley ............................73-72—145 +1 Rod Perry ....................................72-73—145 +1 Xinjun Zhang................................70-75—145 +1 Scott Brown .................................69-76—145 +1 Billy Horschel ...............................72-73—145 +1 Zach Johnson ...............................72-73—145 +1 Kyoung-Hoon Lee ..........................72-73—145 +1 Brooks Koepka .............................72-73—145 +1 Davis Love III................................72-73—145 +1 Matthew Fitzpatrick .......................70-75—145 +1 Doc Redman................................73-73—146 +2 Vaughn Taylor ...............................73-73—146 +2 Ian Poulter ...................................69-77—146 +2 Kevin Chappell .............................72-74—146 +2 Nick Taylor ...................................73-73—146 +2 Wyndham Clark............................74-72—146 +2 Jason Kokrak................................71-75—146 +2 Matthew Wolff ..............................73-73—146 +2 Steve Stricker ...............................72-74—146 +2 Ryan Moore .................................71-75—146 +2 Sam Saunders .............................74-73—147 +3 Byeong Hun An.............................71-76—147 +3 Robby Shelton..............................72-75—147 +3 Viktor Hovland..............................74-73—147 +3 Xander Schauffele .........................73-74—147 +3 Abraham Ancer.............................73-74—147 +3 Talor Gooch..................................67-80—147 +3 Max Homa ...................................72-75—147+3 Rob Oppenheim ...........................69-78—147 +3 Failed to Qualify: Anirban Lahiri...............................74-74—148 +4 Jim Herman.................................73-75—148 +4 Brendan Steele.............................73-75—148 +4 Cameron Champ...........................74-74—148 +4 Matt Every...................................65-83—148 +4 Matthew NeSmith.........................70-78—148 +4 Kevin Streelman...........................71-77—148 +4 Corey Conners..............................73-75—148 +4 Joaquin Niemann ..........................74-74—148 +4 Lee Westwood ..............................74-74—148 +4 Maverick McNealy .........................73-75—148 +4 Brian Harman...............................77-72—149 +5 Sebastian Munoz ..........................75-74—149 +5 Russell Knox................................75-74—149 +5 Phil Mickelson..............................77-72—149 +5 Henrik Stenson .............................77-72—149 +5 Tony Finau ...................................75-74—149 +5 Andrew Putnam............................72-77—149 +5 Scott Piercy .................................71-78—149 +5 Adam Scott..................................77-72—149 +5 Carlos Ortiz ..................................74-75—149 +5 Brian Stuard................................77-73—150 +6 Sepp Straka.................................74-76—150 +6 Henrik Norlander...........................78-72—150 +6 Justin Rose ..................................73-77—150 +6 Tyler Duncan ................................73-77—150 +6 Alex Noren ...................................73-77—150 +6 Denny McCarthy............................73-78—151 +7 Charles Howell III ..........................75-76—151 +7 Bubba Watson..............................74-77—151 +7 Kevin Tway...................................78-73—151 +7 Charl Schwartzel ...........................75-76—151+7 Si Woo Kim..................................72-79—151 +7 Tommy Fleetwood.........................76-76—152 +8 Nate Lashley................................79-73—152 +8 Lucas Glover................................75-77—152 +8 Chun-an Yu ..................................74-78—152 +8 Sam Ryder...................................75-78—153 +9 Padraig Harrington........................74-79—153 +9 Mark Hubbard ..............................74-79—153 +9 C.T. Pan.......................................74-79—153 +9 Pat Perez .....................................77-76—153 +9 Kevin Kisner .................................74-79—153 +9 Vijay Singh...................................77-76—153 +9 Hank Lebioda...............................76-78—154 +10 J.T. Poston ...................................84-71—155 +11 Brandon Matthews ........................75-81—156 +12 Rafa Cabrera Bello........................74-82—156 +12 Jazz Janewattananond ...................80-77—157 +13 Robert Gamez ..............................83-84—167 +23

CHAMPIONS TOUR $1.8-MILLION HOAG CLASSIC At Newport Beach—Par 70 Newport Beach Country Club—7,075 yards 18-Hole Scores David Morland IV ........ 30-31—61 -10 Ken Duke ..................... 29-34—63 -8 Scott McCarron .......... 31-32—63 -8 David Toms ................. 31-34—65 -6 Billy Mayfair ................. 32-34—66 -5 Miguel Angel Jiminez. 32-34—66 -5 Chris DiMarco ............. 31-35—66 -5 Steve Flesch ............... 31-35—66 -5 Ken Tanigawa ............. 32-34—66 -5 Ernie Els ...................... 33-33—66 -5 Scott Dunlap ............... 34-33—67 -4 Jay Haas ...................... 33-34—67 -4 Woody Austin .............. 33-34—67 -4 Fred Couples .............. 34-33—67 -4 David McKenzie .......... 33-35—68 -3 Robert Karlsson ......... 35-33—68 -3 John Huston ................ 37-31—68 -3 Jesper Parnevik .......... 34-34—68 -3 Fred Funk .................... 33-35—68 -3 Marco Dawson ............ 34-34—68 -3 Kenny Perry ................. 34-34—68 -3 Larry Mize .................... 34-35—69 -2 Tim Herron .................. 34-35—69 -2 Kent Jones .................. 34-35—69 -2 Kevin Sutherland ........ 33-36—69 -2 Michael Allen .............. 33-37—70 -1 Glen Day ...................... 35-35—70 -1 Jose Maria Olazabal.. 34-36—70 -1 Cliff Kresge .................. 36-34—70 -1 Russ Cochran ............. 33-37—70 -1 Corey Pavin ................. 35-35—70 -1 Lee Janzen .................. 35-35—70 -1 Scott Parel ................... 33-37—70 -1 Paul Broadhurst .......... 33-37—70 -1 Stephen Ames ............ 33-37—70 -1 Bernhard Langer ........ 34-36—70 -1 Rocco Mediate ............ 33-37—70 -1 Brandt Jobe ................. 35-35—70 -1 Kirk Triplett .................. 36-34—70 -1 Gene Sauers ............... 35-35—70 -1 Andrew Raitt ............... 36-34—70 -1 Robin Byrd .................. 33-37—70 -1 Kevin Baker ................. 32-38—70 -1 Darren Clarke ............. 35-36—71 E Bob Estes .................... 34-37—71 E John Cook ................... 34-37—71 E Rod Pampling ............. 34-37—71 E Shaun Micheel ............ 34-37—71 E John Daly .................... 35-36—71 E Doug Barron ................ 35-36—71 E Retief Goosen ............. 33-38—71 E Stephen Leaney ......... 35-36—71 E Loren Roberts ............. 36-36—72 +1 Tim Petrovic ................ 36-36—72 +1 Tommy Armour III ....... 36-36—72 +1 Paul Goydos ................ 36-36—72 +1 Joe Durant ................... 37-35—72 +1 Brett Quigley ............... 34-38—72 +1 Tom Kite ....................... 35-37—72 +1 Wes Short, Jr. ............. 39-33—72 +1 Thongchai Jaidee ....... 35-37—72 +1 Jeff Sluman ................. 36-37—73 +2 David Frost .................. 36-37—73 +2 Scott Verplank ............ 37-36—73 +2 Olin Browne ................. 38-35—73 +2 Jeff Maggert ................ 39-34—73 +2 Jerry Kelly .................... 33-40—73 +2 Mark O’Meara ............. 37-36—73 +2 Tom Lehman ............... 38-35—73 +2 Tom Byrum .................. 37-37—74 +3 Tommy Tolles .............. 37-37—74 +3 Steve Pate ................... 36-38—74 +3 Billy Andrade ............... 37-37—74 +3 Tom Pernice Jr. ........... 38-36—74 +3 Duffy Waldorf .............. 38-38—76 +5 Mark Calcavecchia ..... 38-38—76 +5 Hale Irwin .................... 39-40—79 +8 PGA EUROPEAN TOUR $1.75-MILLION QATAR MASTERS At Doha, Qatar—Par 72 Doha Golf Club—7,400 yards 36-Hole Leaders Jorge Campillo, Spain ...................66-66—132 Andy Sullivan, Britain ....................66-66—132 Oliver Fisher, Britain ......................69-64—133 Romain Langasque, France .........69-64—133 Joost Luiten, Netherlands ............65-68—133 Marcus Kinhult, Sweden ...............68-65—133 Alexander Bjork, Sweden............. 70-63—133 Nicolai Hojgaard, Denmar............ 64-71—135 Darren Fichardt, S. Africa .............67-68—135 Jack Senior, Britain .......................69-66—135 Benjamin Poke, Denmark .............68-67—135 Scott Jamieson, Scotland .............67-68—135 Jeff Winther, Denmark ..................66-69—135 Lars Van Meijel, Netherlands .......70-66—136 S.S.P. Chawrasia, India ................67-69—136 Lorenzo Gagli, Italy .......................66-70—136 Dave Coupland, Britain .................68-68—136 Thomas Pieters, Belgium .............66-70—136 David Drysdale, Scotland .............67-69—136 Dean Burmester, S. Africa ...........69-67—136 Kyongjun Moon, S. Korea .............67-70—137 Fabrizio Zanotti, Paraguay ...........69-68—137 Benjamin Hebert, France .............67-70—137 Kalle Samooja, Finland ................70-67—137 Carlos Pigem, Spain .....................66-71—137 Matthew Jordan, Britain ................70-67—137 Justin Harding, South Africa ........70-67—137 Niklas Lemke, Sweden .................68-69—137 Antoine Rozner, France ................69-69—138 Marcus Armitage, Britain ..............67-71—138 Wilco Nienaber, South Africa .......68-70—138 Thomas Detry, Belgium ................72-66—138 Oliver Farr, Wales ..........................74-64—138 Jordan Smith, Britain ....................69-69—138 Clement Sordet, France ............... 72-66—138 David Horsey, Britain .....................69-69—138

GOLF RESULTS

$251,750 LYON OPEN At Lyon, France Surface: Hard-Indoor SINGLES (second round)—Oceane Dodin, France, d. Jil Teichmann (6), Switzerland, walkover. (Quarterfinals)—Daria Kasatkina (7), Russia, d. Camila Giorgi, Italy, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2; Anna-Lena Friedsam, Germany, d. Viktoria Kuzmova (8), Slovakia, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2; Sofia Kenin (1), d. Oceane Dodin, France, 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-2; Alison van Uytvanck (5), Belgium, d. Caroline Garcia (3), France, 6-2, 6-2. DOUBLES (semifinals)—Laura-Ioana Paar, Romania- Julia Wachaczyk, Germany, Vitalia Diatchenko-Natela Dzalamidze, Russia, 6-3, 6-1. $251,750 MONTERREY OPEN At Monterrey, Mexico Surface: Hard-Outdoor SINGLES (quarterfinals)—Marie Bouzkova (9), Czech Republic, d. Wang Yafan (8), China, 6-2, 7-5; Johanna Konta (2), Britain, d. Anastasia Potapova, Russia, 6-7 (6), 6-3, 7-6 (7); Elina Svitolina (1), Ukraine, d. Leylah Annie Fernandez, Canada, 6-4, 7-5; Arantxa Rus, Nether- lands, d. Rebecca Peterson (6), Sweden, 6-1, 6-1. DOUBLES (semifinals)—Wang Yafan, China-Miyu Kato, Japan, d. Storm Sanders-Ellen Perez (3), Australia, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 10-8.

TENNIS

RESULTS

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