Looking at the last couple months, he is maybe not ranked top 10 in the world, but he’s somebody who played really good tennis in the last couple months. With chief selector MSK Prasad confirming a middle-order role for KL Rahul before the series, Rahane becomes Dhawan’s shoo-in. Mayer briefly threatened a comeback when he pulled a break back for 5-3 in the fourth set but Nadal served it out at 5-4 with Mayer sending a forehand long on match point. “I’m sure there’s always pressure on every player that plays, but more so, on someone like Jinks, when he goes out to bat in the shorter formats. “Of course, there is always room to improve, but it was really way better, and I really like the feeling that it’s getting better from match to match. d questions about a different tournament entirely _ one where he was involved in a match under scrutiny from anti-corruption investigators because of unusual betting. ”Next for Federer is a match against 33rd-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber, who beat John Millman 7-5, 6-2, 6-4. Still, Federer had acknowledged after edging a cramping Youzhny that a lack of proper practice and preparation leading up to the U. Nadal will next face Ukraine’s Alexandr Dolgopolov. ’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.