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Atletico Madrid Beats Leganes in Spanish League in Partially Closed Stadium

Atletico Madrid Beats Leganes in Spanish League in Partially Closed Stadium
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Atletico Madrid Beats Leganes in Spanish League in Partially Closed Stadium

Atletico Madrid Beats Leganes in Spanish League in Partially Closed Stadium

Fewer fans than normal watched Atletico Madrid beat Leganes 3-1 on Sunday in a Spanish league match played in a partially closed stadium because of recent fan trouble.
Alexander Sorloth scored twice and Antoine Griezmann once after the visitors took the lead in the first half at the Metropolitano stadium, which had an empty fan section behind one of the goals as punishment after Atletico fans threw objects on the field during a city derby against Real Madrid last month, The Associated Press reported.
The section is where the club's more radical supporters usually gather.
Atletico had been originally ordered to close the section for three matches but appealed the decision and the punishment was reduced to a single match. The derby was interrupted for more than 15 minutes after fans threw the objects near Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois in a game that ended 1-1.
Sunday's victory, which ended Atletico's three match winless streak in all competitions, moved Diego Simeone's team to third place in the league, four points behind leaders Barcelona and Madrid.
Also Sunday, Mallorca defeated visiting Rayo Vallecano 1-0 with a goal by Vedat Muriqi in the 75th. It was the fourth win in five matches for Mallorca, which moved to sixth place in the standings. Rayo stayed ninth.

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Djokovic Tops Nadal before Sinner Beats Alcaraz in Saudi Arabia

Novak Djokovic of Serbia (L) and Rafel Nadal of Spain hold their trophies after their third place match at the Six Kings Slam exhibition tennis tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 19 October 2024. EPA/STR
Novak Djokovic of Serbia (L) and Rafel Nadal of Spain hold their trophies after their third place match at the Six Kings Slam exhibition tennis tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 19 October 2024. EPA/STR
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Djokovic Tops Nadal before Sinner Beats Alcaraz in Saudi Arabia

Novak Djokovic of Serbia (L) and Rafel Nadal of Spain hold their trophies after their third place match at the Six Kings Slam exhibition tennis tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 19 October 2024. EPA/STR
Novak Djokovic of Serbia (L) and Rafel Nadal of Spain hold their trophies after their third place match at the Six Kings Slam exhibition tennis tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 19 October 2024. EPA/STR

Jannik Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3 for the championship in the Six Kings Slam exhibition Saturday after Novak Djokovic topped Rafael Nadal 6-2, 7-6 (5) in the third-place match.

While Sinner and Alcaraz probably have plenty of future matchups in store, Djokovic and Nadal may have been playing for the final time in one of tennis’ great rivalries.

Djokovic won the match between rivals who have combined for 46 Grand Slam singles titles. Nadal, who won 22 Slam titles, is planning to retire after playing for Spain next month in the Davis Cup.
They shared a warm embrace at the net after Djokovic's victory. He also beat Nadal in the Olympics and had a 31-29 lead in their head-to-head.
“The last dance was an epic one,” Djokovic wrote on social media. “And of course emotional. I’ll cherish our rivalry forever, (at)rafaelnadal. Tennis will miss you.”
Sinner then emerged with a victory over Alcaraz in a matchup between the winners of all four major titles this season. The top-ranked Sinner, who had lost all three meetings this season, collected $6 million for the win.
“Until now, every match was very, very good, but we will always hope this rivalry will last as long as possible,” Sinner said.
Alcaraz beat the Italian on Oct. 2 to win the China Open in Beijing, along with semifinal victories at the French Open and Indian Wells. The Spaniard has a 6-4 lead in their head-to-head on Tour.
“I will try to do my best every day ... to hopefully make this rivalry better and better over the years,” Alcaraz said.
Alcaraz defeated Nadal and Sinner topped Djokovic in the previous round of the exhibition event.