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maltatoday, TUESDAY, 13 OCTOBER 2015 Sport 23 Answers to the MaltaToday crossword will be published next Wednesday WEATHER: Fine with increasing high clouds VISIBILITY: Good WIND: West Northwest force 3 to 4 locally force 4 to 5 backing Southwesterly force 3 to 4 SEA: Slight to moderate becoming slight SWELL: Negligible Sea Temp.: 25 °C A B C D E F G H 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 White to play and mate in four moves A B C D E F G H 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Last week's solution Sudoku rules are extremely easy: Fill all empty squares so that the numbers 1 to 9 appear once in each row, column and 9x9 box. SUNNY 28 º C / 21 º C UV INDEX: 6 Today's Weather Chess Sudoku Pursuits Across 6. Gossip 7. Highway 8. Fishing vessel 9. Moved over ice 10. Cost 12. Glad 15. Deviate suddenly 17. Free from doubt 18. Become dim 19. Floor covering Down 1. Growth 2. Attic 3. Copper and zinc alloy 4. Spanish fleet 5. Identical 11. Where two streets meet 13. Doorkeeper 14. Instruct 16. Not strong 17. Ride a surfboard Bxg7+ Kxg7 Qg5+ Kf8 Qf6+ Ke8 Qf7# TENNIS John Isner eases past Adrian Mannarino at Shanghai Masters John Isner needed just 45 minutes to crush Adrian Mannarino in the opening round of the Shanghai Rolex Masters THE big-serving American, seed- ed 13, fired down 20 aces - 10 in each set - on his way to a 6-1 6-2 victory over the Frenchman. Feliciano Lopez, the 15th-seeded Spaniard, had to come through a sterner test against Russian quali- fier Andrey Kuznetsov. He was on court for more than an hour longer before clinching a 6-4 7-6 (7/3) success. Sixteenth seed Jo-Wilfried Tson- ga recovered from a set down to defeat Spaniard Tommy Robredo 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 6-2 as the Frenchman looks to make up for his absence in last year's tournament. Australian Nick Kyrgios enjoyed smooth progress thanks to a 6-3 6-2 win over Austria's Andreas Haider-Maurer, while Croatia's Ivo Karlovic saw off France's Jeremy Chardy 6-4 7-6 (8/6). Marin Cilic avoided a major up- set against home wildcard Di Wu in the final match of the day. The 14th-seeded Croatian need- ed 15 aces to finally see off a val- iant effort from the world number 227, prevailing in a 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) victory which lasted over two hours. Other first-round winners in- cluded Slovakia's Martin Klizan, who will play top seed Novak Djokovic in the next round, Amer- ican Steve Johnson, for whom third seed Andy Murray is next up, Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut and Dominican Victor Estrella Burgos, who will face 2013 semi-finalist Tsonga. There were also wins for Leon- ardo Mayer of Argentina, Aus- tria's Dominic Thiem and Spanish qualifier Albert Ramos-Vinolas, who earned a meeting with Roger Federer. John Isner: Simple win to start the Shanghai Rolex Masters