Sports briefly: Youngster Alexander Zverev topples Roger Federer

August 14, 2017 at 2:58AM

Alexander Zverev kept his winning streak alive with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Swiss ace Roger Federer in the Rogers Cup final on Sunday in Montreal.

The 20-year-old Zverev, the winner last week in Washington, D.C., posted a 10th straight match victory and ended Federer's winning streak at 16 matches. The German, ranked eighth in the world, also tied Federer with a fifth tournament victory this year.

Federer missed a chance to tie Ivan Lendl for second place all-time with 94 tournament wins. Jimmy Connors leads with 109. Federer also blew a shot at one of the top two seeds for the U.S. Open. He's ranked third in the world and would have moved to second with a victory.

Svitolina wins, beating the best

Elina Svitolina defeated Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-0 to win the Rogers Cup in Montreal and continue a remarkable run.

It was Svitolina's fourth victory over a top-10 opponent this week. Wozniacki is No. 7, and Svitolina also beat ninth-ranked Venus Williams in the third round, topped No. 4 Garbine Muguruza in a quarterfinal Saturday morning and downed No. 2 Simona Halep on Saturday night.

Svitolina, a 22-year-old Ukrainian, will rise to No. 4 when rankings are released Monday.

College football

Florida suspends six for game vs. Michigan

Florida suspended troubled receiver Antonio Callaway and six others for the team's season opener against Michigan. A person familiar with the situation said the players were suspended for misusing school-issued funds.

Also suspended for the Sept. 2 game were defensive end Keivonnis Davis, defensive lineman Richerd Desir-Jones, linebacker James Houston, linebacker Ventrell Miller, defensive lineman Jordan Smith and offensive tackle Kadeem Telfort.

"We have a small group of players that have made some choices that are extremely disappointing," coach Jim McElwain said. "Action has been taken."

AROUND THE HORN

Soccer: Neymar, the world's most expensive player, scored a goal and had an assist for his new team, Paris Saint-Germain, in a 3-0 victory over host Guingamp in the French League.

MLS: Luis Silva's goal lifted Real Salt Lake to a 1-0 victory over D.C. United in a match that was carried over from Saturday because of a severe thunderstorm. The first 28 minutes were played Saturday.

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