”On the criticism he faced at the club, Ozil said, “Personally I’ve had to accept a lot of criticism during my time in London. If world number three Muguruza advances to the semi-finals, then Pliskova will have the added pressure of needing to win the tournament to stay number one. Frenchman Sofiane Oumiha, the Rio Olympic Games’ silver- medallist, was among the few to stand. “The ultimate topic we spoke aboutwas that the ball movement was too slow,” he said. “This will be good for our country’s tourism. I was able to play more freely, to start to attack better with my forehand,” said the Spaniard. That could put Syria, who are ahead of Uzbekistan on goal difference, in second place and grant them automatic passage to Russia. And for his maiden gold, Savon got the the better of reigning Olympic champion Evgeny Tishchenko in a split verdict despite the Cuban’s clear dominance in the bout. Croatia are second in the group on 13 points behind Ukraine, who have 14 points after Saturday’s 2-0 home win over Turkey. s: Caroline Wozniacki fends off Karolina Pliskova to reach Singapore finalI can play good even without a coach, says Karolina PliskovaKarolina Pliskova is battling the pressure of being world number one as she tries to secure her first grand slam victory at the US Open this week.