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SHANGHAI -- Novak Djokovic certainly appears to be a different player on court these days: Smiling after shanking balls instead of screaming, humming songs instead of hurling rackets.And thats when hes having an off day.Djokovic was sluggish and error-prone early in his quarterfinal match against Mischa Zverev at the Shanghai Masters on Friday, but he maintained his composure and fought back to win 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3.The top-ranked Serb has said in recent weeks that hes trying to find more balance in his life and reduce some of the pressure hes felt on court this season. Part of that entails staying calmer during matches, particularly when things arent going well.In the first set against Zverev, things couldnt have gone much worse. Djokovic piled up 18 unforced errors to only four for Zverev, a German qualifier ranked 110th, and connected on less than half of his first serves.He started to find his game in the second set, but Zverev continued to press him with his serve-and-volley style, forcing more miscues.I wasnt striking the ball very well, Djokovic said. I was quite flat with my feet, so he got me where he wanted to get me, and to stand still at the baseline.(Zverev) was fighting. He was focused. He gave his best, and he was a few points from winning.Despite his rash of unforced errors -- he finished with 37, including six double-faults -- Djokovic didnt glower at his coaches in the stands or scream at himself. Not once.Instead, he hummed a little song.It was toward the end of the match, he said of his musical interlude. Instead of the occasional tantrum that I used to have -- I hope its behind me -- I would switch that vibration and transform it in a tune.The song that soothed him? Djokovic couldnt quite recall at this post-match news conference.Im trying to remember. Which one was it? he said. It was a famous song, actually.Djokovic completed a career milestone by winning the French Open this year, but the following months only brought frustration, injuries and discouraging losses.He was mentally exhausted and decided he needed a new mind-set, prioritizing happiness on court, not winning.Djokovic even hinted this week it could bring about a coaching change in the new year. Asked Thursday about the status of his coach, Boris Becker, he said they planned to finish off the rest of the season together. As for next season, he added, We still havent talked about it.Becker did not accompany Djokovic to Shanghai.Djokovic next plays 15th-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut in the semifinals. The Spaniard beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 6-4.Second-seeded Andy Murray played with the same focus and sharpness he has displayed all week, easily defeating 11th-seeded David Goffin 6-2, 6-2.I had to stay strong there in the second, because physically, although it was a 6-2, 6-2 match, it wasnt easy because a lot of the points were tough, Murray said.Murray hasnt been broken in three matches so far in Shanghai, and hasnt dropped a set in his last nine matches going back to mid-September. 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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Tori Bowie is showing her true colors -- bronze, silver and, now, gold.This completes my set, the sprinter said after anchoring the U.S. team to the title in the womens 4x100-meter Olympic relay Friday.Shes not the only one covered in medals. The United States heads into the final weekend of the Olympics with 27 medals in track and field, including 10 golds, and a legitimate shot to reach the coveted 30 mark.Things have fallen the right way for the red, white and blue. Plenty more medals could be on the horizon, too, with Allyson Felix going for her sixth career Olympic gold medal when she runs in the 4x400 relay.Theres more:- The mens 4x400 team, led by LaShawn Merritt, is a virtual lock for a medal, assuming no baton drops.- The womens high jump could prove lucrative, given that Chaunte Lowe is the favorite and teenager Vashti Cunningham is a rising force.- The mens 1,500-meter race has a medal contender in Matthew Centrowitz.Its a long way from eight years ago in Beijing, when a 23-medal effort led leadership at USA Track and Field to spearhead Project 30, with the goal of hitting that mark. It could be better than London four years ago, when the Americans brought home 29 medals. And its miles better than last year at the world championships, when the United States only won 18.Nobody panicked. A year later, success has become contagious.When youre seeing your team is going out there and setting the pace and bringing back medals to the village, the atmosphere speaks for itself, said Tony McQuay, a member of the 4x400 relay. Just sitting around and waiting, it starts to overwhelm you. That moment that you get to have your chance is when you try to show the world youre just as great and keep the standard going.Even when things dont go well, for the most part, they turn out all right. When the U.S. was knocked out of the womens 4x100 after dropping the baton, it appealed to get back in, raan a one-team race against the clock and earned a spot.dddddddddddd. The team made the most of a second chance by winning gold Friday.Its fun to be able to share that story, that crazy story, with these other ladies, said Tianna Bartoletta, who added that gold with the one she took in the long jump.Courtney Okolo has been watching in a lounge at the Olympic Village. Shed been raring to go, waiting all week for Friday to roll around to run in the 4x400 relay team. The Americans advanced easily to the final.While waiting, shed been watching her suitemates come home with medal after medal. Then again, she has some pretty powerful roommates -- Nia Ali, who was second in the hurdles, and Bowie, who also took silver in the 100 and bronze in the 200.Ive done nothing but watch my teammates win gold, win silver, win bronze, win a medal, Okolo said. Ive been surrounded by so much success. Its been motivating.Not everything has gone the way of the Americans. In the mens 4x100, the team captured bronze and were making their way around the track when they found out they were disqualified.Mike Rodgers and Justin Gatlin were ruled to have passed the baton outside the first passing zone of an event won by Usain Bolt and Jamaica. After the disqualification, the bronze went to Canada.It was the latest chapter in a series of mishaps for the Americans in the 4x100 relay at major championships.It has to be the worst luck for this country ever, said Tyson Gay, who ran third leg. Its always something weird, stupid, simple, mistakes that always cost us and I dont understand.I couldnt even shed a tear I was so shocked.Still, barring a strange set of circumstances, the Americans could wind up with the highest total since the team had 40 at the 1984 Los Angeles Games, where the Soviet Union didnt compete. ' ' '