Even with such vast experience on the big occasion of a Grand Slam, Rafael Nadal is nervous. His jitters aren’t eased by an impressive 7-1 head-to-head lead over Australian Open semifinal rival Grigor Dimitrov.
Riot Worthy rallied to beat Uncle Southern by three-quarters of a length Wednesday in the $59,000 allowance feature for New York-bred fillies and mares at Aqueduct.
Miss Temple City and jockey Edgar Prado held off Roco Rojo to win the $300,000 Matriarch Stakes by a nose on closing day of the fall meet Sunday at Del Mar.
Andy Murray kept his chances of finishing the year as the top-ranked player alive by defeating Milos Raonic Saturday in a marathon semifinal at the ATP finals.
