Turnesa continues to lead in Las Vegas golf
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Marc Turnesa shot a 3-under 69 Saturday to remain in the lead after three rounds of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
Turnesa, who shared the lead after the first and second rounds, completed 54 holes at 21-under 195, one shot off the tournament's 54-hole scoring record. He will go for his first PGA Tour win on Sunday.
Chris DiMarco turned 9-under 63 Saturday to jump into a share of second at 20-under 196. He is tied with Michael Allen (64) and Ken Duke (67).
Matt Kuchar (71), who shared the second-round lead with Turnesa shares fifth place at 197 with former Masters champion Zach Johnson (70) and Chris Stroud (67).
Nadal, Federer lose at Madrid tennis
MADRID, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, the top two seeds, were semifinal losers Saturday at the Madrid Masters tennis tournament.
Switzerland's Federer, the second seed, was beaten 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 by No. 4 seed Andy Murray of Scotland, and Nadal, the top seed, playing before an enthusiastic home nation audience, suffered a shocking 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (8-6) loss to Frenchman and unseeded Gilles Simon.
"I am obviously playing great tennis," said Murray. "I am happy to be back playing some of my best tennis so quickly after a long break; I just stayed relatively calm and found the big shot at the right time."
Murray's victory had assured Nadal assuming the top spot in the season-ending rankings on the men's tour.
Federer, a 13-time champion in grand slam events, had held the honor for four straight seasons and became the all-time earnings leader on the ATP Tour earlier in this tournament.
Langer shares senior lead after two rounds
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Defending champion Bernhard Langer had a 5-under 67 Saturday to move into a share of the lead after two rounds of the Administaff Small Business Classic.
Langer finished 36 holes at 9-under 135 and along with Lonnie Nielsen and Brad Bryant, who both shot 68 in the second round.
Denis Watson (66) is at 136. First-round leader Andy Bean (72) was joined in a share of fifth place by Dan Forsman (68) at 137.
Jay Haas (72), the leading money winner on the Champions Tour, made double-bogey at the last hole. That tied him for seventh at 138 with Fred Funk, Larry Mize, Nick Price, Curtis Strange, Sandy Lyle, David Eger, Tom Kite, Gary Koch and Dave Stockton.
Venus, Pennnetta win Zurich semifinals
ZURICH, Switzerland, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Third-seeded Venus Williams and Flavia Pennetta were Saturday's semifinal winners at the Zurich tennis tournament in Switzerland.
Pennetta started the day with a 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) victory against Anabel Medina Garrigues. She won on her first match point, when Medina Garrigues' forehand shot went high over the baseline.
Pennetta, who knocked off world No.1 and top seed Jelena Jankovic in the second round, reached her fourth final this season.
Williams, the reigning Wimbledon champion, beat No. 2 seed Ana Ivanovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a match that lasted more than two hours.
She won despite losing a 3-0 lead in the first set, which included two straight service breaks.
"Ana played a great, aggressive game today," Williams said. "She came very close, but I hope my experience was what got me through."
