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. But the fact of the matter is that only nine of Rahane’s 76 ODI innings so far have come at over run-a-ball. Dolgopolov reached the fourth round at Flushing Meadows for the first time since 2011 with a 6-1, 6-. The aspect that caused Nadal the most consternation was his difficulty converting break points, going 6 for 25. The result left Spain in control of Group G with 19 points, three more than Italy, with three games left in European qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The brief news conference went on but Osaka, who admitted she had been ’emotionally unstable’, teared up after the third question. ’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. I fought, I was there mentally and then I started to play much better,” said Nadal. Normally you have a process, and if you have that in place results will come. ildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis at Miami OpenYellow or green: Roger Federer’s comment on tennis balls’ colour adds fuel to fireThis was Roger Federer at his hard-to-beat best, a performance so unlike the pair of uncomfortable five-setters he labored through to begin the U.