Twice a semi-finalist on French Open clay, Thiem was slow to find his footing on the New York hardcourts as Mannarino took early control at 5-3. Of course, there are people like me who think you can change the system. I just try to fight even if my game is not 100 percent and it’s not this week, says Karolina Pliskova. The Spaniard, chasing his second grand slam title of the year, was on the back foot early on but onc. ’Two early breaks in the third and Thiem made sure he would be able to celebrate his 24th birthday on Sunday with a win to extend his domination over the Frenchman to 6-0. He was very intelligent and smart as a coach because he recognised baseline is good, but I don’. With three more games to play, Ukraine has 14 points while Croatia and Iceland are one point behind. ys’ grand slam title at US OpenUS Open 2017: This has been one of the best seasons of my career, says Rafael NadalWhen the U. Their performances should be maturing and improving but our performances don’t reflect that. First, Alexander Ring netted a free kick nine minutes into the game, and then the Finnish defense held firm to frustrate Iceland.