Despite that, our performances were still inconsistent. With Serbia dominating its opponent in heavy rain in Belgrade, Gacinovic netted a cross provided by Kolarov from the left flank to open the scoring in the 20th minute. The brief news conference went on but Osaka, who admitted she had been ’emotionally unstable’, teared up after the third question. Rohit was rested for the tour and his Mumbai buddy filled in the opening slot superbly, collecting the Man of the Series award. 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. “But I’m winning, so that’s the main thing. All of them came with great fanfare and were touted as having the perfect credentials for the job. Serbia take outright lead of Group D, Wales beat Austria at World Cup qualifiers. The two play each other in Dublin on Tuesday in a potentially decisive matchup. During an interview with this paper on Friday, Shastri called Rahane’s situation a “happy headache”.