They say that this could be the worst team in years, even decades. For Savon, the nephew of three-time Olympic gold- medallist — the legendary Felix Savon –, it was his first world title in five championship appearances. ”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. r better in Jeddah to grab the second direct berth to next year’s tournament in Russia. tle race at the end of last season – this is something we hope to change this year. A defeat, however, could be catastrophic for the South Koreans if third-placed Syria can upset Iran away. The 13th seeded Czech is continuing to make her way back from a career-threatening hand injury sustained when she was stabbed in the hand by an intruder in her home last year. However, that is of little concern to Japan, whose players have their own internal battles to impress Halilhodzic and keep their place on his World Cup squad. f her matches at Flushing Meadows but has yet to put together a complete performance. ’Croatia’s abandoned home World Cup qualifier against Kosovo will resume on Sunday at 2:30 p.