never begun a game for his country in a major tournament, but he set his home stadium alight with a formidable display as Spain grabbed Group G by the scruff of the neck. He averaged 62 errors in each of those outings, against 19-year-old American Frances Tiafoe and 35-year-old Russian Mikhail Youzhny. Nadal won earlier Saturday, although for the second match in a row, he needed to shake off a poor opening set that he dropped. Nadal played tighter to finally take the first break of the match and move 3-2 up when his opponent sent a forehand wide. e winner in the 1-0 Group D World Cup qualifying victory over Austria five minutes after coming off the bench in Cardiff. Sharing the group lead with Ireland before the game, Serbia went top outright after victory in Belgrade while its rival was held to a 1-1 draw at Georgia. The former captain could be criticised for being harsh on a class-act, who only a few months previou. “I don’t feel like I’m playing that good again,” said Pliskova, last year. 5 finisher in a home-and-home playoff in November for another berth, which could mean a trip to Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia or Australia, or perhaps a match against Syria in Malaysia. More relevant numbers: Federer was broken eight times total in those matches, but only once against Lopez.