Roger Federer says he was "lucky" after surviving a scare against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to reach the Halle Open quarter-finals.

Top seed Federer, 37, beat French world number 77 Tsonga 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 7-5.

The eight-time Wimbledon champion is bidding for a 10th Halle title.

World number five Alexander Zverev withdrew from the doubles due to a knee injury but beat American Steve Johnson 6-3 7-5 to reach the last eight of the singles.

Federer will play Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut in the next round at the grass-court tournament, while German 22-year-old Zverev will face Belgian David Goffin.

World number three Federer was a set and a break up against Tsonga, 34, before the Frenchman came back to take the match to a third set.

"I knew when I gave away that lead that it would be tight. Then it was about holding my nerve," said the Swiss.

"The third set was more of a battle. I tried to stay calm. It had a bit of everything: happiness, sadness, frustration. It was a bit emotional at the end, which was nice."

Zverev enjoyed a slightly more straightforward win, but admitted he is still having problems with his knee.

"Obviously my knee is still swollen but the pain is much less than it was a few days ago," he said.

"I hope when the swelling goes out it will be much better."

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Roger Penske has been named the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Donald Trump.

The announcement was made by President Trump on Thursday during a meeting in the Oval Office with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Penske is considered one of the greatest team owners in motorsports history. After starting his career as a driver, Penske transitioned to the ownership side of motorsports and success quickly followed.

In Indy car competition, Penske has won the Indianapolis 500 a record 18 times. Included in those victories is Simon Pagenaud’s triumph in the Indianapolis 500 in May. He’s also a four-time NTT IndyCar Series champion as a car owner.

He’s also been amazingly successful in NASCAR as a team owner, capturing the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship twice as an owner with Brad Keselowski (2012) and Joey Logano (2018). He’s also a two-time Daytona 500 winning team owner.

Penske also owns teams that compete in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and Virgin Australia Supercars Championship. His Team Penske organization has also competed in Can-Am, Trans-Am and Formula One throughout the years.

Statement from Roger Penske on receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom. pic.twitter.com/DnXig3KjrD

— Team Penske (@Team_Penske) June 20, 2019

Bangladesh are not giving up their semi-final hopes just yet. That's what Tamim Iqbal has said, despite his team's chances of getting there coming down significantly following a 48-run loss to Australia. Having lost to England and New Zealand too, Bangladesh not only have to win their three remaining games but also hope other results go in their favour.

"I think we still have a chance," Tamim said, when asked if Bangladesh were now aiming to finish at No. 5, as the best of the rest. "I don't think any of my team-mates are thinking along those lines. We have a chance if we win three matches. If God forbid we don't have anything to play for, then we will think about No. 5."

Tamim said one way of ensuring everything goes right would be for Bangladesh to minimise the kind of mistakes they made at Trent Bridge. He felt the batsmen did their job in going past 300 for the third time in the competition, and that they could even have got to their target of 382 had he or Shakib Al Hasan stuck around until at least the 30th over, which could have left them a T20-style chase in the last 20.

"A positive side is that we made 320-plus in our last two matches, and both were chases," Tamim said. "The batsmen believe that we can chase around 320-330. I think we lost the game in a spell of three or four overs. We actually bowled well in the last three overs. I think we have to minimise mistakes.

"I am not too experienced in chasing a big score, so I stopped looking at the scoreboard. I was trying to be 180-200 at the 30-over mark. It would give us a chance in the last 20 overs chasing the remaining runs. We wouldn't have made 330-odd if we had gone hard early. I think Shakib and I got out at the wrong times."

After making 62, his highest score in the tournament, Tamim played on to Mitchell Starc in the 25th over, setting Bangladesh back at a crucial stage. "Maybe everything is not going according to plan. I have felt confident in the last two matches, but luck hasn't been on my side. I normally play this shot through third man quite well but it wasn't my day.

"I think I am hitting it well, but it is a matter of time that I get a big one. But the problem is, we don't have much time."

Sussex 255 and 236 for 5 (Evans 106*, Brown 64) lead Worcestershire 383 (Cox 61, Ferguson 56, Wessels 55, Leach 54*) by 108 runs

Sussex batsman Laurie Evans emerged as the key figure on day three of an absorbing contest here, yet it was all going so well for Worcestershire and their enthusiastic Chester Road hosts until midway through the afternoon session.

A lead on first-innings of 128 had been established at lunch, the lower order having transformed the scorecard from a modest 226 for 6 late on day two to 383 before Adam Finch became Ollie Robinson's fifth wicket, and Sussex were four down for 34, still well in arrears.

But just as Stiaan Van Zyl was making his way back to the pavilion after Josh Dell had taken a fine catch low to his left at cover, bowler Wayne Parnell was clutching the hamstring in his left leg. The South African has a history of such injuries, including one earlier this season. His immediate departure from the field prompted dismay among home supporters, having seen him bowl well to take four wickets as Sussex slipped to 102 for 6 on the opening day.

It would have been less of a blow had the captain, Joe Leach, another of Worcestershire's key weapons, not himself needed to leave the field not half a dozen overs earlier, nursing a sore gluteus muscle in his upper right leg. Leach bowled again later, but during the period both were out of the attack Sussex were able to lay the foundations for a recovery that saw them end the day 108 in front, five down.

As seems to happen so often, Ben Brown, the Sussex captain, was a key figure in turning Sussex fortunes, anchoring a partnership of 157 in 37 overs with Laurie Evans, the former Warwickshire batsman, who lost Brown as a partner when the former top-edged an attempted pull, going on to complete his maiden first-class century for Sussex when he drove Leach past mid-off for his 16th four.

It was a first century in the Championship by Evans since his double-hundred against Sussex for Warwickshire four years ago, since which time he has moved counties hoping to further his red-ball career only to find himself playing largely in the white-ball formats.

It has not served him badly, particularly on the increasingly lucrative T20 circuit, but it has brought frustrations too, since he would like to be seen as the master of all formats. This season, with a vacancy created by the retirement of Luke Wright from the red-ball game, may provide the opportunity.

Speaking with characteristic candour afterwards, Evans admitted he was "overjoyed" to have made his mark at last in a Championship game.

"My first-class career leaves so much to debate," he said. "I don't really know what has happened to it, in a way, and with the waiting I feel like it's great to finally get out there and get a hundred.

"I moved to Sussex for red-ball cricket, primarily, but as it happened I got injured in the first year, I missed a chunk in the middle of the season, and people came in and did well.

"I felt like I might have been due an opportunity last year and I spoke with Dizzy (head coach Jason Gillespie) about it. I felt I had played pretty good cricket all year and my game was in as good a shape as it ever had been.

"I feel ready for the challenges of red-ball cricket. When you get the chance there is pressure on you, having said I felt ready to play. You have to go out and do the business.

"The red-ball game is a lot tougher, it tests your technique so much more, and that's why runs in red-ball cricket feel so rewarding.

"So I'm overjoyed, really, after all the hard work I've done."

Earlier in the day, the depth of Worcestershire's batting helped them build so substantially on an overnight lead, six wickets down, of seven runs. Ollie Robinson again offered the most threat among the Sussex bowlers, giving away few easy runs, but Ben Cox, Brett D'Oliveira, Parnell and Leach all made a significant mark with the bat.

Cox and Leach made half-centuries, the latter finishing unbeaten on 54 after flexing his muscles with eight fours and a six. The last four wickets added 157.

Robinson, who has taken 18 wickets in three matches since recovering from a shoulder injury, made the first breakthrough of the day when Cox pushed forward and edged to wicketkeeper Brown for 61.

D'Oliveira fell leg before to the same bowler before Parnell followed up his four first-innings wickets by stretching the lead in partnership with Leach, the pair adding 68 before the South African was bowled off his legs by Luke Wells. Leach completed his half-century with a pull for six off Robinson.

Leach sent down 10 overs late in the day, appearing to be none the worse for his earlier mishap. How much he can contribute to the final day will depend on whether he suffers any reaction overnight. Parnell's further participation as a bowler, however, looks in doubt.

The New York Mets have fired pitching coach Dave Eiland and bullpen coach Chuck Hernandez, the team announced Thursday.

The Mets named 82-year-old Phil Regan as Eiland's replacement.

Eiland, 52, was in his second season as the Mets' pitching coach. Hernandez was in his first season with the team.

The Mets entered Thursday with a 4.67 ERA, third worst in the National League. The vaunted pitching trio of Jacob deGrom (3.26 ERA), Noah Syndergaard (4.55) and Zack Wheeler (4.94) all have struggled this season.

The Philadelphia Phillies have put outfielder Bryce Harper into the leadoff spot for Thursday night's game against the Washington Nationals in hopes of putting a spark back into the top of their lineup.

Since June 4, when Andrew McCutchen suffered a season-ending knee injury, Phillies leadoff hitters have ranked last in batting average (.115), on-base percentage (.220), slugging percentage (.154) and OPS (.374). They also have just one extra-base hit in 13 games.

McCutchen had a .378 on-base percentage and .457 slugging percentage before his injury and was hitting .256 with 10 home runs and 29 RBIs.

Harper hit leadoff 16 times with the Nationals in 2013 and occasionally in 2018 when he was struggling.

This season, his first with the Phillies after signing a 13-year, $330 million contract, Harper is batting .243 with 12 home runs and 49 RBIs.

The Phillies, who were swept in a doubleheader by the Nationals on Wednesday, have lost three straight and seven of their past nine games. They trail the Atlanta Braves by four games in the NL East standings.

ESPN Stats & Information contributed to this report.

Midway through the MLB season, the races for the 2019 awards are starting to take shape. Who is positioned to be at the center of this year's MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year battles? ESPN's David Schoenfield and Bradford Doolittle use Doolittle's Awards Index formula and their own takes to break down who has the lead right now, whom to watch out for and what will happen in the second half.

Jump to ... MVP races | Cy Young battles | Top rookies

NL MVP

Awards Index leaders

1. Cody Bellinger

2. Christian Yelich

3. Josh Bell

4. Max Muncy

5. Freddie Freeman

Hypothetical odds: Yelich +150, Bellinger +175, Nolan Arenado +800, Ronald Acuna Jr. +800, Field +350

How close is this race? The race is close, though I suspect Bellinger, as the shiny new thing, would win fairly easily in a right-now vote. Breakout stars always have a little extra allure and Bellinger has a sizable lead in both of the two leading flavors of WAR. That lead has been gradually shrinking, however, as Bellinger's numbers have returned to the land of the rational. Yelich, meanwhile, just keeps on slugging along with remarkable consistency. -- Bradford Doolittle

Why the numbers favor ... Bellinger. There really isn't much difference in the terrific batting lines of Bellinger and Yelich, which actually favors the former because of park effects. Bellinger's Dodger Stadium OPS thus far is 1.260, while he's 1.030 on the road. Dominant either way. Yelich on the other hand is at 1.606 at Miller Park -- an absurd figure -- but his road OPS (.886) is almost half of that. -- Doolittle

But the narrative belongs to ... It feels like a dead heat between Yelich and Bellinger, but I might give the slightest edge in narrative to Yelich for three reasons: (1) There's the sense that he has carried the Brewers -- or had to carry them -- a little more than Bellinger has had to carry the loaded Dodgers' offense; (2) He has a chance to lead the league in both home runs and stolen bases (the last player to do that was Chuck Klein in 1932), and while that alone isn't a reason to give a guy the MVP award, it could be a tiebreaker element in a close vote; (3) It's difficult to repeat as MVP, but Yelich has managed to raise his game to another level, which solidifies that he has become a superstar, not just a guy having a career season. -- Schoenfield

A dark horse to watch: There's a sizable gap between Yelich and Bellinger and everyone else, but let's throw some money on Anthony Rendon. He's on pace for 114 RBIs and 119 runs -- even though he missed a chunk of time. It will take the Nationals making a playoff run for him to have a chance to win, but his two-way value is something voters will love, along with that potential narrative of getting the Nationals back to the playoffs without Bryce Harper (and after the team got off to a slow start). -- Schoenfield

The bottom line: Bellinger raced out to the early lead and is maintaining a nice, front-running pace. Yelich's performance has been a bit more even, despite some road struggles. Over the past year, Yelich has hit .344/.432/.709 with 53 homers and 136 RBIs. If he keeps up that pace, and the Brewers continue to slug it out with the Cubs in the NL Central, Yelich has a great shot of passing Bellinger during the second half. -- Doolittle

With the Dodgers likely rolling to the NL West title, Bellinger may not be playing any big games in September. Yelich will, which gives him the opportunity for some late-season clutch hits that could put him over the top. -- Schoenfield

AL MVP

Awards Index leaders

1. Mike Trout

2. Alex Bregman

3. Jorge Polanco

4. Xander Bogaerts

5. Mookie Betts

Hypothetical odds: Trout -450, Francisco Lindor +700, Bregman +800, Michael Brantley +1,000, Field +750

How close is this race? It's not. Mike Trout is threatening to lap the field. The cluster behind him is tight but it also full of players -- Polanco, Bogaerts, DJ LeMahieu -- who are more likely to regress in the wrong direction than maintain their current pace. The most likely candidates to make a run at Trout are Bregman and Betts, so this may end up looking a lot like last season's chase. -- Doolittle

Why the numbers favor ... Trout. The current pace for his counting stats is 44 homers, 107 RBIs, 125 runs and 142 walks. The percentages -- .294/.462/.630 -- are pretty much right in the neighborhood of what he has done the past three years. So in addition to shining in the value metrics, his standard performance record is dominated by black ink. We can muse about what an actual career season would look like for Trout, but maybe he won't have that one unfathomable campaign that stands out. Maybe they are all career seasons. -- Doolittle

But the narrative belongs to ... Nobody yet. Bregman will get some extra credit given all the injuries in the Houston lineup. Bogaerts' great season has kind of flown under the radar. Polanco has received some attention. Yankees fans will try to argue for LeMahieu. The only narrative going is that Trout again is the best player in the league and his team is unlikely to make the postseason. -- Schoenfield

A dark horse to watch: The A's are quietly hanging around .500, about what they were doing last season when they surged in the second half. Matt Chapman was a beast in that run -- .309/.371/.591 -- and finished seventh in the MVP voting. He's arguably the best defensive player in the majors and if he has another monster second half (he's already top 10 in WAR), he could challenge Trout if the A's make another surprising playoff run.. -- Schoenfield

The bottom line: Building a narrative case appears to be the only avenue for an AL player to overtake Trout, who once again is putting up a historic season for an also-ran. But even when you fold in context, you have to consider this: Trout leads the AL in win probability added. -- Doolittle

It took a Herculean season from Mookie Betts last year to wrestle MVP honors away from Trout. Nobody is having that kind of season in the AL so far. -- Schoenfield

NL Cy Young

Awards Index leaders

1. Hyun-Jin Ryu

2. Zack Greinke

3. Max Scherzer

4. Kirby Yates

5. Josh Hader

Hypothetical odds: Ryu -180, Scherzer +220, Clayton Kershaw +1,200, Walker Buehler +1,200, Greinke +1,500, Luis Castillo +1,500, Field +1,200

How close is this race? This race is unsettled. The value metrics favor Scherzer, the traditional numbers lean toward Ryu, while Greinke is a blend of them both. This also could be a season when an elite reliever such as Hader, pitching in a pennant race, could sneak into the mix. -- Doolittle

Why the numbers favor ... Scherzer's WAR numbers far outstrip Ryu's, but you have to dig pretty deep into the contextual dirt to understand why. Ryu is close enough that his dominant traditional numbers would likely win over the majority of voters. He's on pace for a 20-2 record with a 1.26 ERA. Plus his strikeout and walk paces are surreal: 186 strikeouts against 11 walks. And he's doing all of this for the league's best team. -- Doolittle

But the narrative belongs to ... While voters have adapted in recent years to rely heavily on WAR for position players, they're less inclined to do so for pitchers (Aaron Nola, for example, had a higher Baseball-Reference WAR last year than Jacob deGrom). Ryu's 1.26 ERA and 17-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio are too insane to ignore. He'd be a unanimous winner at the moment. -- Schoenfield

A dark horse to watch: I like the idea of throwing a reliever into the mix. It would take a perfect storm of events, most notably Ryu, Scherzer and Greinke all struggling in the second half or getting injured, but Will Smith, Yates and Hader rank first, second and fourth in the NL in win probability added (Ryu is third). Yates is 26-for-26 in save opportunities with an ERA barely above 1.00. At the least, he should be in the discussion. -- Schoenfield

The bottom line: If Ryu keeps doing this, he'll win the NL Cy Young Award and garner some support for NL MVP. But he can't keep doing this, can he? If and when Ryu hits a rough patch, or even a normal one, this race will break wide-open. -- Doolittle

Ryu has yet to allow more than two runs in a game, which seems impossible to continue. He also hasn't qualified for an ERA title since 2013. Even if he stays healthy, the Dodgers will likely back off his innings as they pull away in the division. I think we'll end up with a race. -- Schoenfield

AL Cy Young

Awards Index leaders

1. Lucas Giolito

2. Justin Verlander

3. Mike Minor

4. Jake Odorizzi

5. Charlie Morton

Hypothetical odds: Giolito +250, Verlander +275, Gerrit Cole +300, Chris Sale +500, Odorizzi +600, Morton +1,200, Jose Berrios +1,200, Field +1,500

How close is this race? You can barely slip a sheet of paper between the five guys listed above. Beyond these front-runners, you also have some pitchers with strong FanGraphs WAR totals -- Matthew Boyd, Berrios, Lance Lynn, Frankie Montas and Sale. All of these players have to be considered to be in the running. The most proven gun in the holster is clearly Verlander, who has been doing this for a long time, and rates as the favorite to emerge in a close race. -- Doolittle

Why the numbers favor ... Giolito. With a double-digit K/9 rate and the league's best home run rate, Giolito has the AL's top FIP, which underscores his league-leading 2.22 ERA. His 10 wins also top the circuit, while his 95 strikeouts rank 11th. The homer rate is, of course, subject to regression, and keeping the ball in the park will be the key for Giolito to maintain his breakout season. -- Doolittle

But the narrative belongs to ... Giolito. He has been great and his riches-to-rags-to-riches story as a former top prospect who struggled mightily in the majors only to suddenly transform into an elite starter is one of the feel-good stories of the season. -- Schoenfield

A dark horse to watch: Trevor Bauer is 5-6 with a 3.41 ERA and has struggled with his control, but he's also capable of going on a big run and is likely to lead the league in innings pitched (unless Verlander does). -- Schoenfield

The bottom line: We really don't know much about how this race is going to play out. A potential young gun (Giolito) versus old gun (Verlander) would be a great narrative, but we've got a long way to go in this category. And don't discount the narrative aspects of the Twins' magical season in boosting the cases of Berrios and Odorizzi. -- Doolittle

Verlander is on pace to allow 44 home runs and yet his ERA is 2.59. Nobody has ever allowed 40-plus home runs and had an ERA under 3.00. He's the favorite given his track record, but it would seem he can't keep giving up that many home runs and keep that ERA so low. -- Schoenfield

NL Rookie of the Year

Awards Index leaders

1. Pete Alonso

2. Mike Soroka

3. Austin Riley

4. Bryan Reynolds

5. Fernando Tatis Jr.

How close is this race? Alonso is the clear front-runner, but he has nothing wrapped up at the head of what looks like a stellar rookie class in the Senior Circuit. But if the guy hits 50 homers playing for a team in the Big Apple, who is going to out-point him? -- Doolittle

The bottom line: Soroka, Riley, Tatis -- all could catch Alonso with big second halves, especially if Big Pete goes on a strikeout binge that is timed with a homer drought. At this point, it looks like it's Alonso's race to lose. -- Doolittle

If Tatis hadn't missed 34 games, it would be a great debate as Tatis' defense and baserunning make him a more valuable all-around player than Alonso. But if Alonso hits 50 home runs, it's going to be difficult to deny him, no matter Tatis' final numbers or Soroka's ERA. -- Schoenfield

AL Rookie of the Year

Awards Index leaders

1. Brandon Lowe

2. John Means

3. Adrian Sampson

4. Spencer Turnbull

5. Ty Buttrey

How close is this race? This race is a little sleepy at the moment. Most of that is because the leading performers are all mostly anonymous. It's also because the players we hyped before the season -- Vlad Guerrero Jr. and Eloy Jimenez -- have not exactly exploded out of the gate. Lowe is having a terrific season for an AL playoff contender, so, for now, he looks like the early leader. -- Doolittle

The bottom line: This race will get a lot sexier if and when Vlady and Eloy take off. They've been friends since their days growing up in the Dominican Republic, and if these two take off in the weeks to come, it'll be a great story. Jimenez could end up with the narrative edge if he helps keep the upstart White Sox on the fringes of wild-card contention. -- Doolittle

Lowe is thriving despite a 34% strikeout rate (thank you, .387 BABIP). If the strikeouts become too much to overcome, look for Vladdy in the second half. After that 13-game homerless streak to begin his career, he has hit .278/.328/.513 with seven home runs in 30 games. -- Schoenfield

The AW MD and 1984 Olympic silver medallist speaks to Tim Hutchings about her athletics career and life in the sport

The AW Podcast series kicks off with Wendy Sly talking to Tim Hutchings as the AW managing director and 1984 Olympic silver medallist shares insight into her athletics career and her life which has revolved around the sport.

“I don’t know what my life would have been like without athletics,” says Sly, who moved into publishing and team management following her elite running career.

“I’m approaching 50 years of being in the sport, which is quite scary.

“From a young girl and it being my social life, to it being my professional life, then stepping away a little bit and focusing on becoming a good publisher to then doing team management and now coming back and running AW, it has always been there.

“I love still being a part of it. It has shaped me, I suppose.”

Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro will have surgery after re-fracturing his right kneecap during his victory over Denis Shapovalov at Queen's.

The world number 12 slipped as he slid for a volley in the second set and later withdrew from the tournament.

Del Potro - a quarter-finalist at Wimbledon in 2018 - has only played five events since suffering the initial fracture in Shanghai last October.

The 30-year-old was due to play at Wimbledon, which starts on 1 July.

Del Potro underwent medical exams after withdrawing from Queen's due to pain and swelling in his knee.

"The surgery will take place in the next couple of days with a date and location to be determined," said his team.

Del Potro, who beat world number 25 Shapovalov 7-5 6-4, was seeded third in the singles at the tournament and has also withdrawn from the doubles with partner and compatriot Horacio Zeballos.