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. 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. What makes Oltmans’ ouster, the latest departure, curious is that some of his own wards were party to the execution. A roundup of World Cup qualifying games in Africa on Saturday:GROUP BMahrez was given permission by . Their performances should be maturing and improving but our performances don’t reflect that. Looming further down the road is a possible semifinal matchup against No. s of making a tangible difference, but walking away disillusioned, with their spirit crushed. During an interview with this paper on Friday, Shastri called Rahane’s situation a “happy headache”. “I think it was a combination of just life happened and luckily Dad recognised I was a better serve-and-volleyer than baseliner, and I said, OK, I agree. That was the first time in the 36-year-old Federer’s career that he opened a Grand Slam tournament with two consecutive matches that lasted five sets.