Djokovic, Murray move on to quarters
Tennis: Novak Djokovic’s sore left arm prompted a grimace on Monday. It was a minor blip on the way to another victory at Wimbledon.
The top-seeded Serbian beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for the 11th straight time to advance to the quarterfinals at the All England Club in London with a 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (5) victory.
His left arm bothered him in the tiebreak when Tsonga hit the net cord to move up 3-2. The right-handed Djokovic, who uses his left hand on his two-handed backhand, did not chase the shot, instead grabbing the upper left arm he landed on in his prior match.
The pain did not last long and Djokovic finished strongly, hitting a cross-court backhand service return on the first match point. He received treatment on his arm after the match but said he felt fine.
Djokovic’s shot on match point was called out but he challenged and the replay showed the ball landed on the line.
He next plays his good friend Marin Cilic of Croatia.
Defending champion Andy Murray also moved into the quarterfinals for the seventh year in a row, beating 20th-seeded Kevin Anderson of South Africa 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (6). Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka finished off his third round match, defeating Denis Istomin in straight sets. Wawrinka complained about the tournament organizers afterward because the match was held over from Saturday. He must now return to action today.
In the women’s draw, 13th seed Eugenie Bouchard topped Alize Cornet 7-6 (5), 7-5. Bouchard became the first Canadian woman to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals since the open era began in 1968. In other action, Russian Ekaterina Makarova upset fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska 6-3, 6-0. 16th ranked Caroline Wozniacki also fell, losing to Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 6-2, 7-5. 2011 Champion Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic defeated Peng Shuai by scores of 6-3, 6-2.
Sterling case hinges on family trust law
NBA: The $2 billion sale of the Los Angeles Clippers will hinge on the technicalities of family trust law and whether Donald Sterling’s estranged wife had the right to unilaterally negotiate a deal with former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer under the terms of the family trust.
Judge Michael Levanas said that a July 7 trial won’t focus on whether the 80-year-old Sterling is mentally incapacitated. Instead, attorneys will argue over whether Shelly Sterling properly followed the family trust’s terms in declaring him so.
Another issue is what happens to a deal that hasn’t been closed when a trust is revoked. Donald Sterling revoked the trust on June 9.
Court: Bat maker not liable for injuries
Baseball: An appeals court has ruled that an Oklahoma man who was seriously injured by a line drive during a 2006 high school baseball game isn’t entitled to a nearly $1 million award from the manufacturer of the bat used to hit the ball.
Dillon Yeaman was a 15-year-old pitcher for Norman High School when a line drive struck him in the face, breaking his frontal and nasal bones and fracturing the orbital walls of both eyes.
Yeaman and his family sued Hillerich & Bradsby, the Kentucky company that made the Louisville Slugger Exogrid bat. A jury awarded the family $950,000, but the company appealed and a judge set aside that verdict after determining that the Yeamans did not provide sufficient evidence that a defect in the bat made it unreasonably dangerous.
A three-judge panel of the Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit of Appeals upheld that ruling.
NCAA takes second look at UNC case
Miscellany: North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham says NCAA investigators will will reopen its investigation into academic misconduct at the school. He said the NCAA has determined additional people with information are now available to talk with investigators.
Investigations have uncovered fraud in a department with classes featuring significant athlete enrollments, including lecture classes that did not meet and were treated as independent studies requiring only a research paper at semester’s end.
• Kaka leaves Milan: Brazilian midfielder Kaka ended his contract with AC Milan, leaving him free to sign with Orlando City Soccer Club, an MLS expansion team. The 32-year-old player is expected to return on loan to his first club, Sao Paulo, before joining Orlando City SC in January for its first MLS season.
• Big 12 updates logo: The Big 12 is redesigning its logo, sticking with the same roman numerals for the 10-team conference. The second rebranding since the league formed in 1996 features a rounded, modern-looking “XII” to replace a more traditional block design.