The Telegraph Two of the surprise packages of this clay-court season have been British – initially Dan Evans, who made a deep run in Monte Carlo, and more lately Cameron Norrie, who played his second final in three weeks on Sunday. Unfortunately, Norrie wasn’t able to land a maiden ATP title in Lyon. But then he was up against Stefanos Tsitsipas, who has been the dominant force of 2021 outside the slams, and now stands at No 1 in the table of most rankings points gained since January 1. Nevertheless, it had been a hugely creditable effort for Norrie to go this far, especially when you consider that he took out top seed Dominic Thiem on Thursday, and then trounced big-hitting Russian Karen Khachanov in Saturday’s semi-final, losing only two games in the process. Norrie has come to clay late in his career, but it feels like this is developing into his favourite surface. He has one of the heaviest left-handed forehands in the game, loaded with top-spin, and uses it like a miniature version of Rafael Nadal. The result has been a tally of 14 wins and only four losses since he began his European clay-court swing in Barcelona. So while the French Open, which starts next Sunday, has traditionally been a graveyard of British hopes, there are reasons to hope that this year’s event could deliver some more positive results. Norrie’s previous final in Estoril had been a nervewracking affair which he eventually lost on a deciding-set tie-break to the more experienced Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas. Sunday was more straightforward for Tsitsipas, who needed only 69 minutes to hammer home a 6-3, 6-3 victory. It was Tsitsipas’ second title of the clay-court sequence, after he won Monte Carlo in mid-April, taking out Evans in the semi-final along the way. He has become a serious contender to upset the establishment – specifically Nadal and Novak Djokovic – at Roland Garros over the next few weeks. “I felt in good shape from the beginning of the tournament,” said Tsitsipas afterwards. “I am proud of today’s match, I knew it would be a difficult one against Cameron, who has been showing great tennis this week. He has been winning against good players and showing what the left hand can do on clay. “It was not an easy match today. I had to handle the nerves and I am proud of my performance and the way I stayed focused towards my goal.” On this year’s results, meanwhile, both Evans and Norrie stand among the world’s 20 most successful men. Evans is at No 16 and Norrie No 14. The next challenge for them both is to convert that ATP Tour form into a deep run at a major.<doc-sep>Karl Ravech, Tim Kurkjian and David Ross discuss the Yankees' staying competitive despite numerous injuries so far this season. (1:23) New York Yankees third baseman Miguel Andujar is headed back to the 10-day injured list with a right labrum tear, the team announced Monday. Andujar missed more than a month because of a small labrum tear in his right shoulder before returning from the IL last week. He has been mired in a 3-for-34 hitting slump since his return, which prompted the Yankees to send him for more tests on his shoulder. Andujar has been trying to avoid surgery, but manager Aaron Boone told reporters on Monday that it's not "necessarily off the table." "We've got to get a better handle on this and then probably just get him built up in the best way possible, if we can move forward with that," Boone said. Andujar batted .297 with 27 homers and 92 RBIs last season, when he was runner-up for American League Rookie of the Year. He had 47 doubles and an .855 OPS. Andujar's return to the IL comes hours after the injury-plagued Yankees activated center fielder Aaron Hicks off the injured list. He was set to bat leadoff in his season debut against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night, but the game was postponed because of rain and wet field conditions. It will be made up as part of a single-admission doubleheader beginning Wednesday afternoon. Hicks had been sidelined with a back injury since March 1. "It feels good to finally be back with the team and playing again,'' Hicks said. The Yankees also scratched right-hander Jonathan Loaisiga, the rotation replacement for the injured James Paxton, from his scheduled start Monday against Baltimore and placed him on the IL with a strained shoulder. "Hopefully, we avoid something serious,'' Boone said. "Lo's an important part of what we're doing in there. He's had some important outings for us. So it's a blow to us but one that we definitely feel like we can absorb and hopefully get him the right treatment and have him get back in the fold at some point this season.'' Luis Cessa was slated to replace Loaisiga as Monday's starter before the game was postponed. Loaisiga is 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA in three starts and one relief appearance. He gave up four runs over four innings in a loss to Seattle last week. To replenish their pitching staff, the Yankees recalled right-hander Chance Adams and lefty Nestor Cortes Jr. from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The team opened a spot for Hicks by optioning outfielder Mike Tauchman to the RailRiders following Sunday's victory at Tampa Bay. Paxton, sidelined since May 4 with left knee inflammation, was scheduled to play long toss and throw on flat ground Monday. If that goes well, it will lead to a bullpen session. The Yankees hope Paxton will be able to return to the rotation before too long. Because of a day off Thursday, they might not need to fill his spot again until May 21 in Baltimore. Adams could be a possibility, if Paxton isn't ready by then. "You could see a lot of different options in that role,'' Boone said. "I mean, we could go an opener on a day. Hopefully, Pax is back pretty quick. We feel like he's moving in the right direction, but we'll just kind of see. That could truly be something that's very fluid as far as what the day or two days leading up to that spot, how we play it out.'' The Associated Press contributed to this report.<doc-sep>Earlier today, I asked Pinstripe Alley readers what the Yankees should do with Miguel Andujar. The third baseman has not looked right since returning from injury on May 4th. We didn’t have to wait long for an answer. The Yankees just announced that Andujar has been placed back on the injured list with a right labrum tear. That is the same injury that he suffered in late March. Aaron Boone was quoted saying, “We feel like even though he’s passed everything and the strength tests has been good and rehabbed him properly, we do feel like the injury is certainly a contributing factor to some of the struggles.” Upon returning to the lineup, Andujar went 3-for-34 with no extra-base hits. He struck out nine times and walked just once. The infielder looked like a shell of the player he was in 2018. The Andujar announcement comes on the heels of the Jonathan Loaisiga injury news. If you missed it, the right-hander hit the IL with a right shoulder strain a few hours ago. He will be shut down for four weeks before he begins throwing again. It might be time to give Dallas Keuchel a call. At least the Yankees can weather the loss of Andujar, who wasn’t hitting at all anyway. Nestor Cortes Jr. will re-join the team as the corresponding move.<doc-sep>Miguel Andújar is still having issues with his injured shoulder. The New York Yankees will place the 24-year-old Andújar on the Injured List on Monday after he failed to bounce back as well as they would have liked, according to Lindsey Adler of The Athletic. Andújar initially injured his shoulder three games into the 2019 season. He was placed on the IL with a tear in his shoulder and missed all of April recovering. Andújar was able to return in May, but hit just .088/.114/.088 over 35 plate appearances. Despite this being the second time Andújar has hit the IL with the same injury, the Yankees aren’t sure whether he’ll need surgery. Asked if surgery is an option for Andújar Boone says "I wouldn't say it's necessarily off the table" but doesn't indicate it's more *on* the table than it was during his initial assessment. He'll get more imaging and whatnot. — Lindsey Adler (@lindseyadler) May 13, 2019 Andújar, however, will receive more imaging on his shoulder. After finishing second in the American League Rookie of the Year voting last season, Andújar came into 2019 with heightened expectations. He hasn’t had a chance to build on last year’s success, as he was only healthy for three games. Miguel Andújar is going back on the IL. (Photo by Paul Bereswill/Getty Images) With Andújar sidelined, the Yankees will continue to rely on Giovanny Urshela at third. The 27-year-old Urshela has gotten off to a hot start, hitting .341/.396/.505 over his first 101 plate appearances of the season. Losing Andújar again gives the Yankees yet another promising player on the IL. The team has struggled with injuries all season. Andújar will join Dellin Betances, Aaron Judge, James Paxton and Giancarlo Stanton, among others, on the IL. Despite those injuries, the Yankees are 24-16 on the season. They trail the Tampa Bay Rays by a half game in the American League East. ——— Chris Cwik is a writer for Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? 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Aaron Boone offered an uneasy smile. He knew there was more bad news coming. The Yankees’ manager was asked if he still reacts when informed about injuries — “I do react, yes,” Boone responded sheepishly — and he had yet to break the news about Miguel Andujar. Jonathan Loaisiga, the replacement for injured left-hander James Paxton in the starting rotation, becoming the 17th player to go to the injured list with a right rotator cuff strain was just the first part of the season-long trend of health issues. He would be joined shortly by third baseman Miguel Andujar, last year’s American League Rookie of the Year runner-up who is headed back to the IL with the same torn right labrum that cost him all of April. “We feel like even though he’s passed everything and the strength tests has been good and rehabbed him properly, we do feel like the injury is certainly a contributing factor to some of the struggles,” Boone said before the Yankees were scheduled to open a three-games series at the Stadium against the Orioles. Andujar has just three hits in 34 at-bats since returning May 4, and has not looked like the player who slashed .297/.328/.527 as a rookie with 25 homers, 97 RBIs and an .855 OPS. When he hurt the shoulder diving back into third base and suffering the tear on March 31, there was concern the injury could be season-ending. After rehabbing it, the Yankees felt confident Andujar would be OK. But now they aren’t so sure, although Andujar told The Post through an interpreter his shoulder feels “good.” Boone said surgery isn’t necessarily on the table now, but it isn’t out of the question, either. “It’s just we’ve got to get a better handle on this and probably get him built up in the best way possible if we can move forward with that,” Boone said. “I look a lot of times at these players as they’re race cars, and when something is a little off, sometimes that can affect why they’re special. So I think we have to wrap our arms around that, and make sure ‘Miggy’ is in the best place, not only to help us in the right way, but be the player he’s capable of being. So that’s something we have to tackle as a group.” Loaisiga, Monday night’s scheduled starter, will be shut down for a month and was replaced on the active roster by Chance Adams. On Sunday, he complained about his shoulder and underwent an MRI on Monday. see also Miguel Andujar's sad news shouldn't kill Yankees How profound a depth test can the Yankees pass? They... “Hopefully we avoid something serious, but obviously glad he came in and was able to say something and hopefully we can get this treated right away,” Boone said. “[He’s] an important part of what we’re doing in there. He had some important outings for us. It’s a blow to us, but one we definitely feel we can absorb.” Luis Cessa was scheduled to take Loaisiga’s spot Monday night, and pitch up to three innings. Boone was unsure how the Yankees will handle that spot in the rotation moving forward. They could opt to use an opener or Adams, who has pitched well for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, could be in the mix. Another possibility is getting Paxton back soon. The southpaw threw on flat ground Monday and could throw off a mound soon. “We feel like he is moving in the right direction, but we’ll just kind of see,” Boone said. “That could be truly something that is very fluid.” — Additional reporting by Ken Davidoff