Abandoned Croatia vs Kosovo World Cup qualifier to resume on Sunday. Open when Thiem retired due to injury trailing 6-3 3-2. Dolgopolov has had an impressive run at Flushing Meadows, beating 15th seed Tomas Berdych and Serbia’s Viktor Troicki in previous rounds, but Nadal has a plan. Group A, meanwhile, has a four-way tussle for the two remaining spots that could lead to the World Cup. He was in complete dominant mode with his nearest competitor – Andy Murray – failing to topple the Serbian. The super heavyweight crown went to Azerbaijan’s Mahammadrasul Majidov. With Australia’s match scheduled first, Saudi Arabia will know exactly what they need to do to snatch the second direct ticket to Russia against Japan. Whether it’s Wednesday that it’s announced that we’re going to a World Cup or whether we have to wait a bit longer, it will happen. Australia’s 2-0 loss away to Japan last week put their qualifying hopes on a knife edge. ”India’s Rohan Bopanna, who had lost in the second round of the doubles to the Italian pair alongside partner Pablo Cuevas, accused the organizers of dithering.