Open could be top-seeded Rafael Nadal, whose 15 Grand Slam titles include two at Flushing Meadows. He was very intelligent and smart as a coach because he recognised baseline is good, but I don’. Wilmots was brought in as coach after Ivory Coast, the defending champion, crashed out of the African Cup of Nations in Gabon in the first round at the beginning of the year. The Japanese rising star lost 6-3 2-6 7-5, an upset that some did not see coming. The introduction of Woodburn came as a surprise because the striker has not featured for Liverpool t. ildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis at Miami OpenYellow or green: Roger Federer’s comment on tennis balls’ colour adds fuel to fireThis was Roger Federer at his hard-to-beat best, a performance so unlike the pair of uncomfortable five-setters he labored through to begin the U. “The second to last lap was OK at the beginning, but then I backed out of it, hoping that I’d get one more lap,” said the 32-year-old. The questionsrevolved around last 12 months, going back to the Olympic Games and performances. Real Madrid’s Isco was making only his sixth competitive start at international level and has . never begun a game for his country in a major tournament, but he set his home stadium alight with a formidable display as Spain grabbed Group G by the scruff of the neck.