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Lin Dan not feeling so super in Singapore

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 01:18 AM PDT

China's Tian Qing and Zhao Yunlei (right) celebrate on the podium after defeating South Korea's Ha Jung-Eun and Kim Min-Jung during their women's doubles final match at the Singapore Badminton Open tournament in Singapore June 19, 2011. — Reuters pic

SINGAPORE, June 19 — China's Olympic badminton champion Lin Dan was subjected to boos and jeers today after the sport's golden boy was forced to withdraw from the Singapore Open final due to illness.

The 27-year-old, who also skipped a news conference earlier in the week, had been due to play countryman Chen Jin in the final but pulled out after being diagnosed with gastroenteritis by the tournament's doctor.

Some 7,000 fans who had turned up at Singapore's Indoor Stadium to see "Super Dan" vented their frustration at his withdrawl.

"I felt very unwell after I went to bed. This morning I still didn't feel very well so I went to the tournament office and consulted the team doctor," Lin told a news conference.

"I can understand how the spectators feel, as the week went on I have had more and more people cheering for me. I can empathise with them as I have a lot of supporters in Singapore."

Tournament referee Ernest Robinson confirmed that Lin had pulled out due to gastroenteritis and that Chen Jin had been awarded the title on a walkover.

In the women's final, China's Wang Xin defeated Denmark's Tine Baun 21-19 21-17. — Reuters

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Seppi beats Tipsarevic in bizarre final

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 11:06 PM PDT

Not happy: Janko Tipsarevic has his appeal to stop play turned down. — Reuters pic

LONDON, June 19 — Unseeded Italian Andreas Seppi won the first ATP title of his career in extraordinary circumstances yesterday when Serbian opponent Janko Tipsarevic retired hurt in a rain-interrupted Eastbourne International final.

Seppi won 7-6, 3-6, 5-3 after two hours 35 minutes when the third seed retired after injuring his leg following a tumble on the greasy surface. Tipsarevic an hour earlier had called for the match to be halted because of bad light.

Officials halted play for about 20 minutes, with Seppi leading 4-0 in the final set before the match resumed in an almost deserted stadium.

Unseeded benefactor Andreas Seppi wins his first ATP title. — Reuters pic

Tipsarevic fought back to 4-3 before play was halted for another 10 minutes when he was strapped up after being wrong-footed by a return at the baseline, splaying his legs as he fell to the ground.

With Wimbledon starting tomorrow and the tournament already hit by rain that washed out play on Friday, officials were keen to get the match finished.

Tipsarevic, though, was unhappy with the conditions. He asked for play to be halted at the start of the third set but was overruled by the tournament supervisor.

Complaining soon after because he said "the scoreboard was shining", some spectators, wrapped up in hats and scarves in the chilly conditions, shouted back at him "get on with it".

As conditions worsened, Tipsarevic complained more loudly, and with Seppi leading 5-3, 15-0 in the final set, he decided enough was enough.

Both men were playing their second match of the day after Tipsarevic beat Japan's Kei Nishikori 6-2, 6-4 in his semi-final earlier, and Seppi eliminated Russian Igor Kunitsyn 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.

World No. 30 Tipsarevic had previously reached three ATP finals and lost them all. His most recent defeat was at Delray Beach in the United States in February, when he lost to Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina.

Seppi was playing his first ATP final in four years. — Reuters

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Ahad, 19 Jun 2011

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