Baseball

Result from the MLB playoffs Division Series games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS):

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R

ST. LOUIS 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 x 6

Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

(St. Louis win best-of-five series 3-2)

Ice Hockey

Results from the NHL games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS):

ST. LOUIS 3 Chicago 2

CALGARY 3 Montreal 2

LOS ANGELES 4 Ottawa 3 (OT)

Tennis

Shanghai Masters

Results on Wednesday (x-denotes seedings):

2nd round

Milos Raonic (CAN x10) bt Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 7-6 (1), 3-6, 6-3; David Ferrer (ESP x3) bt Lukas Rosol (CZE) 6-3, 6-4; Rafael Nadal (ESP x2) bt Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) 6-3, 6-2; Roger Federer (SUI x5) bt Andreas Seppi (ITA) 6-4, 6-3; Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI x8) bt Kevin Anderson (RSA) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5); Nicolas Almagro (ESP x15) bt Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 6-3, 6-4; Kei Nishikori (JPN x12) bt Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1; Gael Monfils (FRA) bt Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 7-5, 7-6 (4); Florian Mayer (GER) bt Benoit Paire (FRA) 7-6 (1), 7-5; Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) bt Marcel Granollers (ESP) 6-2, 6-0; Tomas Berdych (CZE x4) bt Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 7-6 (5), 6-2; Tommy Haas (GER x11) bt Daniel Brands (GER) 6-4, 6-4; Juan Martin del Potro (ARG x6) bt Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4); Carlos Berlocq (ARG) bt John Isner (USA x14) 6-4, 7-6 (4); Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA x7) bt Pablo Andujar (ESP) 6-3, 6-2; Fabio Fognini (ITA) bt Tommy Robredo (ESP x16) 7-6 (3), 2-1 retd.

Early results on Thursday:

3rd rd:

Juan Martin del Potro (ARG x6) bt Tommy Haas (GER x11)WO; Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA x7) bt Kei Nishikori (JPN x12) 7-5 (5), 6-0; Florian Mayer (GER) bt David Ferrer (ESP x3) 6-4, 6-3; Gael Monfils (FRA) bt Roger Federer (SUI x5) 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3.

WTA Linz Open

Results on Wednesday:

2nd rd

Ana Ivanovic (SRB x3) bt Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 6-3, 7-5; Kirsten Flipkens (BEL x5) bt Camila Giorgi (ITA) 6-2, 6-1; Carla Suarez (ESP x4) bt Elina Svitolina (UKR) 6-1, 6-4.

1st rd

Angelique Kerber (GER x1) bt Monica Niculescu (ROM) 0-6, 6-1, 6-2; Karin Knapp (ITA) bt Daniela Hantuchova (SVK x8) 6-2, 7-6 (6); Alexandra Cadantu (ROM) bt Melanie Klaffner (AUT) 7-6 (4), 6-2.

WTA Japan Open

Results on Wednesday:

2nd round

Samantha Stosur (AUS x3) bt Belinda Bencic (SUI) 6-4, 6-2; Eugenie Bouchard (CAN x5) bt Luksika Kumkhum (THA) 6-2, 6-2; Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) bt Vania King (USA) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1; Kurumi Nara (JPN) bt Monica Puig (PUR x8) 7-5, 7-6 (4); Polona Hercog (SLO) bt Sabine Lisicki (GER x2) walkover.

Early results on Thursday:

2nd rd:

Misaki Doi (JPN) bt Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) 7-6 (3), 6-4; Madison Keys (USA x6) bt Zhang Shuai (CHN) 6-4, 6-0; Zheng Jie (CHN) bt Kristina Mladenovic (FRA x9) 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-0.

China Daily

(China Daily 10/11/2013 page23)