”He even thanked those who stood by him and believed in him through tough times. Seven other women came into the year’s final grand slam with a shot at taking the top ranking . “I think I finally settled in after being a bit over-amped at the start. The 47-year-old Rathore was up until now serving as the Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting. rbine Muguruza and Ukrainian baseline specialist Elina Svitolina still in contention. 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. Pandya is currently in Sri Lanka with the Indian team for the ODI series and having made his Test debut already. For Savon, the nephew of three-time Olympic gold- medallist — the legendary Felix Savon –, it was his first world title in five championship appearances. The third placed side can still qualify for Russia but must negotiate a tortuous series of playoffs. t fans for easy passage through the first week but it is Del Potro who has reached the round of 16 most easily.