Normal service had resumed as Nadal won his seventh successive game to open up a 3-0 lead in the third set. 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. I congratulate him and I wanted to jump up and applaud him because I love to see technique like that. “He can hurt me or it’s not really easy for me to get to my good shots against him. On Sunday, he’ll become the youngest driver to start a race from the front row. But no player worth his salt and professional pride would like to be a serial bench-warmer. 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. On Sunday, in Colombo, he will get an opportunity to enjoy his batting against a listless Sri Lankan bowling attack. ’Two first-half strikes by Francisco “Isco” Alarcon helped Spain beat Italy 3-0 Saturday and move closer to securing a World Cup spot. Roelant Oltmans was, surprisingly, sacked as India coach on Saturday.