Shinji Okazaki was adamant that Japan would not take Saudi Arabia lightly. 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. However, Fognini, with compatriot Simone Bolelli, won two rounds of men’s doubles on Thursday and Friday before the Grand Slam board defaulted him on Saturday. Kohli scored the winning runs with two overs remaining. teenager Denis Shapovalov and Spanish 12th seed Pablo Carreno Busta providing the opening act before three successive women’s matches. The two have met twice before with Del Potro winning both, including the round of 16 at last year’s U. 1-1 draws are much tougher, and the smaller clubs also have very strong teams that can easily catch you out. Rathore’s appointment can be hailed as a no-brainer for the government considering his Olympic silver medal at the 2004 Games. I think the level of tennis after that break have been very positive. The Socceroos take on Thailand in Melbourne knowing victory may not be enough to ensure an automatic place should Saudi Arabia defeat the Samurai Blue in Jeddah.