Wales remained in contention after beating Austria in Cardiff and trails Ireland by two points. ” A baffled Osaka, who beat defending champion Angelique Kerber in the first round, told the blunt truth: “I did not win”. oss in the 74th and his right-foot unstoppable drive from 25 metersfound the back of the net. At 30, Mischa Zverev has enjoyed a superb year, putting the gloss on a stunning rise up the rankings, from outside the top 1000 in 2015 to the verge of a place in the top 20. Twice a semi-finalist on French Open clay, Thiem was slow to find his footing on the New York hardcourts. er to be found wanting — had seemingly cracked the code, staying in India for four-and-a-half years, as either chief men’s coach, or high performance director, or both. “The second to last lap was OK at the beginning, but then I backed out of it, hoping that I’d get one more lap,” said the 32-year-old. We want a coach who can get us results, podium finishes. Macedonia moved to six points, three fewer than Israel. Oltmans has been in India for a fairly long time, and the team’s performance in his last assignment – the European tour – was decent.