Open could be top-seeded Rafael Nadal, whose 15 Grand Slam titles include two at Flushing Meadows. The German was India’s first tryst with a foreign coach in a sport where eight Olympic gold medals were supposed to mean the country needed no outside help. “Just look at the nutmeg in the second half, he’s in the middle of two players and he does that, it shows he is a truly great player. I just try to fight even if my game is not 100 percent and it’s not this week, says Karolina Pliskova. Wales beat Austria 1-0 to move closer to second-placed Ireland. Jinksunderstands that at this stage he is the third opener in the team. “But I’m winning, so that’s the main thing. he way to defeat Leonardo Mayer of Argentina 6-7 , 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 and get to the fourth round. 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. 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.