Spain’s final qualifiers are at last-placed Liechtenstein on Tuesday, against third-placed Albania on Oct. Mexico clinched one of the three berths from North and Central America and the Caribbean on Friday night, and Costa Rica is close to securing another. The elder Zverev first broke into the top 100 in 2007 but a series of injuries, wrist, ribs and knee, left him in limbo. Nadal was hanging by his teeth, facing two break points in the fourth game of the second set. 6 at Orlando, Florida, and at last-place Trinidad and Tobago four days later. ’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’s getting more games and as a result he’s growing, maturing and polishing his talent. “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. That he is out of the playing XI in the ODIs didn’t affect his intensity for a moment. I congratulate him and I wanted to jump up and applaud him because I love to see technique like that.