Furthermore, there is no winter break, meaning the season is extremely long and exhausting, especially when you are playing at European and National Team level too. I was able to play more freely, to start to attack better with my forehand,” said the Spaniard. Shinji Okazaki was adamant that Japan would not take Saudi Arabia lightly. For hosts, Tharanga , Thirmanneand Mathewsplayed well but were not able to post a big score. He was also beaten in a split decision in a more closely-contested bout against Joahnys Argilagos. ”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. Savon had finished with a silver in the 2015 edition of the championship. Between the period of mid-January 2015 and June 2016, Djokovic won 17 of his 22 finals played in 24 tournaments. The Asian Cup champions will be favoured to beat lowly Thailand in Melbourne in their last qualifier. It remains to be seen whether it is Hilton Cartwright, Steve O’Keefe or Jackson Bird who makes it into the playing XI.