He has been the flavour of the series with a confident start to the career in the longest format of the game. Having sewn up top spot in Group B of Asian qualifying, Japan can afford to ease off against the second-placed Saudis. teenager Denis Shapovalov and Spanish 12th seed Pablo Carreno Busta providing the opening act before three successive women’s matches. ear but it aims to fatten its coffers when India and Australia come calling in the new year. as Japan but Australia need to accelerate their ball movement forward, said winger Mathew Leckie. ’Seven Asian nations will discover their World Cup fate on Tuesday as the race to Russia 2018 draws to a climax. However, this only makes myself and the team even more disappointed for not playing a role in the ti. The tall, big-serving Czech admitted that elevated expectations were taking a toll on her as she plays in her first major since hitting the top of the world rankings. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Garbine Muguruza will take on Petra Kvitova in a possibly intriguing clash in the US Open on Sunday.