By comparison, there was less than a second separating the top five in Belgium – the longest circuit of all – in qualifying. ven stopped celebrating, a cheer erupted from the other side of the course when Glover matched the feat with an eight-iron from 177 yards at the par-three 16th. “I know that ranking and draw is irrelevant,” he said. ys’ grand slam title at US OpenUS Open 2017: This has been one of the best seasons of my career, says Rafael NadalAs if her third-round defeat against Estonian qualifier Kaia Kanepi was not heartbreaking enough, Naomi Osaka suffered more pain during her post-match news conference at the US Open on Saturday. Despite that, our performances were still inconsistent. GROUP DSenegal and Burkina Faso defenses didn’t give an inch in their 0-0 draw, leaving little space for Mane to operate in. “It was a tough situation for a set and I had some break points against me early in the second. Gareth Bale also went close with a left-foot shot to ignite a crowd desperate to see a rerun of Wales’ Euro 2016 heroics. FAR BEHINDIsrael missed a chance to move within four points of Italy after a 1-0 home loss to Macedonia. First things first, though: Nadal was scheduled to face Leonardo Mayer in the third round later Saturday.