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. “It was just a very bad day, but it did not forgive my behavior in the match. Japan booked their ticket to Russia with a 2-0 win over Australia in Saitama on Thursday, meaning Va. With Iran and Japan having already booked their places at next year’s finals, Australia, Saudi. He was in complete dominant mode with his nearest competitor – Andy Murray – failing to topple the Serbian. His appointment, and change in portfolio, has been hailed by former sportspersons. Brady battled to a 6-3 4-6 7-6 defeat of Monica Niculescu, while Vandeweghe beat 10th seed Agnieszka Radwanska 7-5 4-6 6-4. “In commenting on the financial statements, I would like to stress that CSA remains in a very healthy financial position. ai Blue, however, to snatch the second direct berth to Russia and deny third-placed Australia. 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.