e he found his rhythm, the contest was virtually over under a closed roof on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Substitute Benjamin Woodburn scored on his international debut. ys’ grand slam title at US OpenUS Open 2017: This has been one of the best seasons of my career, says Rafael NadalAs if her third-round defeat against Estonian qualifier Kaia Kanepi was not heartbreaking enough, Naomi Osaka suffered more pain during her post-match news conference at the US Open on Saturday. Between Rach and Oltmans came Ric Charlesworth, Jose Brasa, Michael Nobbs, Terry Walsh and Paul van Ass. Substitute Alvaro Morata scored Spain’s third goal in the second half. Gareth Bale also went close with a left-foot shot to ignite a crowd desperate to see a rerun of Wales’ Euro 2016 heroics. But Ireland’s hopes of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup _ for the first time since 2002 _ were damaged a half-hour later when Valeri Qazaishvili equalized from close range. I told them look at Holland, Germany, Argentina…teams who play consistently well. The aspect that caused Nadal the most consternation was his difficulty converting break points, going 6 for 25. We can all enjoy him and thank God that he’s Spanish.