导出博客文章RIO DE JANEIRO -- Rafael Nadal added a second Olympic tennis gold medal to all
of those Grand Slam trophies, teaming with Marc Lopez to win the mens doubles
championship for Spain at the Rio de Janeiro Games.Nadal and Lopez came back
from a break down in the third set and claimed the last three games to beat
Florin Mergea and Horia Tecau of Romania 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in the final
Friday.Amazing experience, Nadal said, especially doing that with one of my best
friends.Theyve known each other since they were kids, first meeting in Barcelona
when Nadal, who is four years younger, asked Lopez to play a set for fun. They
joked about it at their news conference, agreeing that Lopez won 6-0, but
trading good-natured barbs and chuckles because Lopez insisted Nadal was 14 at
the time, while Nadal said he was only 12 and, therefore, couldnt possibly have
had a fair chance.He was a phenom, Lopez recalled.Nadal has gone on to collect
14 major championships, as well as an Olympic title in singles at the 2008
Beijing Games. This gold he got to share with Lopez, a first-time medalist.The
silver for Mergea and Tecau is the first tennis medal for Romania in Olympic
history.The bronze went to Steve Johnson and Jack Sock of the United States.
They beat the Canadian team of Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil 6-2, 6-4.It is
going to be an incredible feeling for the rest of the summer, the rest of the
year, for life, Sock said. We are going to have this forever. Its something that
we can share.Sock and Pospisil won the 2014 Wimbledon doubles championship.It
was another busy day for Nadal, who won his singles quarterfinal in three sets
earlier Friday and had been sidelined since withdrawing from the French Open
with an injured left wrist.To win a gold medal today, after 2+ months with no
practice, with no preparation at all, just working in the gym, is something not
easy, he said.Nadal does not play doubles often, focusing on a singles career
that has included stints at No. 1 in the rankings and a record nine French Open
titles. Of his nine previous tour doubles titles, four came with Lopez, although
they hadnt played a match together this year until arriving in Brazil.Lopez won
his first Grand Slam doubles title at the French Open in June, pairing with
Feliciano Lopez -- theyre not related -- to beat American twins Bob and Mike
Bryan in that final.On Friday, the Romanians appeared to get the upper hand when
they broke Marc Lopez to lead 4-3 in the final set. Lopez double-faulted to
love-40, then hit a mediocre lob. Tecaus overhead was netted by Nadal.But in the
very next game, with Tecau serving, the Spanish duo broke right back. Mergea
sailed a forehand long to set up a break point, then put a volley into the net,
making it 4-all.After Nadal held for a 5-4 edge, the Spaniards broke again,
converting their third match point when Mergea sent an overhead long.Nadal and
Lopez, both near the baseline, dropped their rackets and fell to the court,
staying down for a few moments to enjoy the victory.After the winners got up and
shook hands with their opponents and the chair umpire, Nadal pulled Lopez in for
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. Thats not a comment on the suspension that banished the Portland Winterhawks
general manager and coach from his Western Hockey League teams bench for most of
the 2012-13 season. Alex Lozowski guided a depleted Saracens side to a superb
13-28 triumph over Sale Sharks to move back to the top of the Aviva Premiership
table.Lozowski kicked 13 points and tries from Marcelo Bosch, Matt Gallagher and
Ben Spencer paved the way for victory at the AJ Bell Stadium.Josh Beaumont
crossed for Sales only try, which had sent them ahead in the first half, but
they could only muster another eight points from fly-half AJ MacGinitys boot.The
last time Saracens visited Manchester they ended up 17-0 behind after just 16
minutes, but this time the champions came out on the front foot.Mark McCalls men
were also helped by Sales indiscipline and an infringement allowed Lozowski to
kick over an early penalty.Since joining from Wasps in the summer, the fly-half
has been hugely impressive and the England squad member showed another element
to his repertoire, superbly chipping in behind the defence and recollecting.With
the hosts rearguard in disarray Saracens should have scored, but the ball was
knocked on and the Sharks managed to survive.That profligacy was the confidence
boost Steve Diamonds side needed and 10 minutes later they made their first
significant incursion into opposition territory.MacGinty made the break, handing
off Lozowski and sprinting 30 metres, and although he was halted into touch by
Paolo Odogwu, the pressure continued to mount and Sale eventually touched down
via Beaumonts close-range effort.Saracens responded and put together an
excellent attack of their own which eventually resulted in Bosch going over. It
started on halfway as the Londoners showed outstanding patience to keep hold of
possession and go through the phases.dddddddddddd The ubiquitous Schalk Burger
was heavily involved throughout, carrying and off-loading several times during
the move, before Schalk Brits supplied the scoring pass to the Argentine
centre.The visiting pivot converted and also added a penalty on the stroke of
half-time as Saracens went into the break 13-7 ahead.That buffer soon increased
in the second period as the Sharks effectively gifted the visitors a try. A
botched lineout landed in the grateful arms of Brits and the hooker scampered
clear. It still had to be finished but, with most of the hosts backline
committed up field, simple hands by Lozowski and Brad Barritt sent Gallagher
across the whitewash.The respective kickers then traded three-pointers before
Halani Aulika was yellow carded for Sale after stupidly aiming a punch at Jim
Hamilton.To their credit, the Manchester outfit handled the sin-bin period well
and even reduced the arrears via the boot of MacGinty.They were handed a further
boost when Michael Rhodes was sin-binned for a high tackle, but they could not
take advantage and Saracens completed the win with seven minutes remaining.Once
again, Lozowski was the catalyst after he brilliantly weaved his way past
several defenders and off-loaded to Spencer. The scrum-half had plenty to do but
he finished with aplomb, displaying searing pace to score.
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