’Two early breaks in the third and Thiem made sure he would be able to celebrate his 24th birthday on Sunday with a win to extend his domination over the Frenchman to 6-0. “I don’t think I’m going to get intimidated by the No. During an interview with this paper on Friday, Shastri called Rahane’s situation a “happy headache”. RAIN RULESThe game between Croatia and Kosovo was suspended midway through the first half due to heavy rain, forcing players to leave the field. ICELAND’S SETBACKFinland handed an upset 1-0 defeat to Iceland to win its first match in the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign. Of the rest, only in six innings his strike-rate had been in the 90s. Dolgopolov, who is ranked 64th, said after Saturday’s 6-1, 6-0, 6-4 win against Viktor Troicki at Flushing Meadows that he has been interviewed by the Tennis Integrity Unit. tsmarted the Italian defense with a low shot just before halftime at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. But no player worth his salt and professional pride would like to be a serial bench-warmer. Despite trailing leaders Croatia and Iceland by two points before the match on Saturday, Ukraine tops the group after Finland beat Iceland 1-0.