’Gaining at least a point on Tuesday at Honduras is critical for the United States’ chances to qualify for an eighth straight World Cup. ’High performance director David John was named interim coach following the pink slip issued to Roelant Oltmans. US Open 2017: Rafael Nadal survives early wobble to book last 16 spot. Moreover, all of them were left frustrated either by the federation, Sports Authority of India or the quality of players at their disposal. All of them came with great fanfare and were touted as having the perfect credentials for the job. Playing on the power-packed side of the draw that includes former U. 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. The aspect that caused Nadal the most consternation was his difficulty converting break points, going 6 for 25. ” A baffled Osaka, who beat defending champion Angelique Kerber in the first round, told the blunt truth: “I did not win”. 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.