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  At the end of the match, Medvedev then hurled his racket into the ring to vent his frustration.  - Reuters DANIIL MEDVEDEV booked his fourth defeat in five games when he was knocked out by Reilly Opelka at home in the St Petersburg Open Tennis Championships, early this morning. The top seed ended his gloomy rhythm with a victory over Richard Gasquet in the first round and is expected to advance as soon as he wins the first set against Opelka. But the tall United player (US) erased his initial setback to win 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 which saw him defend Medvedev's four-point break in the third set. The world number six advanced to the semi-finals of the US Open before facing a series of disappointing results, thus giving the biggest victory in Opelka's career. "Against one of the best players in the world in general let alone playing at home is going to be a tough match," Opelka said. "This is a tremendous victory for me. "I did badly in the first set. I almost

  Rodrigues said he would prove he was not involved in corruption.  -Reuters BOGOTA:  A senator in Brazil was urged to resign after police found cash hidden in his underwear while his house was searched. The raid on Chico Rodrigues' residence was carried out by authorities on Thursday following allegations of misappropriation of 20 million reais of public funds to fight the coronavirus. The Communications Ministry said in a statement that 30,000 reais were found inside the congressman's house while the rest of the money was found tucked into his underwear. "It is very embarrassing. To illustrate how terrible the situation is, some of the money confiscated has been defiled," reported Revista Crusoé, a conservative magazine that broke the news. Rodrigues said he would prove he was not involved in corruption. "My house was invaded because I was on duty as a legislator, getting resources for the state to fight COVID-19. "I believe in justice and I will pr