Spinners Kuldeep and Yuzvendra did well in the middle overs to contain the flow of runs in the middle overs and picked one wicket each. The match lasted an hour and 17 minutes while being played on Court 11 of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The world number one needed to wait for his 14th opportunity to break his opponent but by that time Mayer had taken the first set by winning the tiebreak. A win over Iran, who remain unbeaten in this phase of qualifying, would be a stunning achievement by. The Asian Cup champions will be favoured to beat lowly Thailand in Melbourne in their last qualifier. tle race at the end of last season – this is something we hope to change this year. “It will not push through there in Australia. Elliot’s side got early breakthroughs after reducing Daniel Christian’s Notttingham team. Europe’s nine group winners will qualify automatically for next year’s tournament in Rus. se in on Europa League semisArsene Wenger backs injury-free Alexandre Lacazette to deliver for ArsenalMesut Ozil and his Arsenal teammates have faced a lot of criticism since the beginning of the season after losing two of the three Premier League fixtures.