Having sewn up top spot in Group B of Asian qualifying, Japan can afford to ease off against the second-placed Saudis. Uzbekistan finished a distant second in the event one gold, three silver and a couple of bronze medals. inals, if we don’t go into the game with the same spirit then I don’t think we are going to win it. They will next face?American-Spanish pairing of Nicholas Monroe and María Jose Martínez Sánchez in the second round. ’Japan captain Makoto Hasebe has withdrawn from the team’s final World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia in Jeddah on Tuesday, the Japan Football Association said. Meanwhile, French Open champions Bopanna and Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada beat British-Finnish pairing of Heather Watson and Henri Kontinen 6-4, 4-6, 13-11 in their opening round. There’s a really good feel around the club,” captain of the winning side Daniel Christian said. However, with only the top two teams able to qualify for Russia directly, third-placed Australia will hope the Samurai Blue can emerge with a win or hold the Saudis to a draw. However, Fognini, with compatriot Simone Bolelli, won two rounds of men’s doubles on Thursday and Friday before the Grand Slam board defaulted him on Saturday. Gael Monfils injured yet again as he loses to David Goffin at US Open.