elop, so it’s one of those surprises that can unfold positively or negatively on the day. “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. Twice a semi-finalist on French Open clay, Thiem was slow to find his footing on the New York hardcourts as Mannarino took early control at 5-3. Without its best player, Algeria lost 3-1 in Zambia in World Cup qualifying on Saturday to stay last in its group. 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. So what we try to do is tell the players that just go out there and express yourself and you will be. As the tempo picked up after the interval, Aaron Ramsey pushed further forward and had one shot tipped over and another diverted wide by keeper Heinz Lindner. “I didn’t know it was going to be in but yeah, always nice to see a good shot go 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. Algeria is eight points behind runaway group leader Nigeria with three games remaining in qualifying.