At the other end, Bale pulled off a superb saving tackle to deny Martin Harnik as both sides went for victory. s the group after Finland beat Iceland 1-0, and Croatia’s game against Kosovo was postponed due to a torrential downpour. xpects a tougher challenge from Querrey, who reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon. Twice a semi-finalist on French Open clay, Thiem was slow to find his footing on the New York hardcourts. n him all the way to the last 16 here, where he plays American Sam Querrey for a place in a grand slam quarter-final for the first time. The result ended a run of five successive draws and left them on 11 points, two behind Ireland, who they will play in their final qualifier in Cardiff, and four off leaders Serbia. “It’s all still in our hands, and we’re ready to go down to the wire to get ourselves into the World Cup,” Bradley said. Federer improved to 13-0 against Lopez and 33-1 in night matches at Flushing Meadows. Despite trailing leaders Croatia and Iceland by two points before the match on Saturday, Ukraine tops the group after Finland beat Iceland 1-0. But one thing is sure, you cannot change the system.