I fought, I was there mentally and then I started to play much better,” said Nadal. He played only eight minutes in Spain’s shambolic 2014 World Cup campaign and did not make the starting line-up in their run to the last 16 at Euro 2016. 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. More relevant numbers: Federer was broken eight times total in those matches, but only once against Lopez. Well, the team is going forward already and will continue to progress. ter power unit and gearbox changes, Hamilton might have taken pole anyway but instead he did it his way. backed,” the skipper had said, adding: “I think he is much more relaxed after that West Indies series. Regarding the CWG, I said top-4 in case we want to give rest to our best players. supremacy, Zverev has shown that it is possible to take the attack to the opposition, winning 41 of 57 points at the net in his third-round win over John Isner, the 10th seed. 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.