The North Africans are one of three teams that represented Africa at the last World Cup which are highly unlikely to repeat in 2018. Dolgopolov’s best Grand Slam showing was a run to the Australian Open quarterfinals in 2011. raine to the top of Group I with a 2-0 victory over Turkey on Saturday in World Cup qualifying. “It’s lucky when it does go in but either way, I probably would have just had a tap-in if it didn’t. ’Gaining at least a point on Tuesday at Honduras is critical for the United States’ chances to qualify for an eighth straight World Cup. 17 Elena Vesnina of Russia at night in a match that began shortly before midnight. Without its best player, Algeria lost 3-1 in Zambia in World Cup qualifying on Saturday to stay last in its group. “I think it was a combination of just life happened and luckily Dad recognised I was a better serve-and-volleyer than baseliner, and I said, OK, I agree. With three more games to play, Serbia lead with 15 points. Getting a big-name foreign coach and sacking him after a few poor results would prompt others to think twice about coming to India and would be akin to papering over the cracks.