Gareth Bale also went close with a left-foot shot to ignite a crowd desperate to see a rerun of Wales’ Euro 2016 heroics. Normal service had resumed as Nadal won his seventh successive game to open up a 3-0 lead in the third set. The aspect that caused Nadal the most consternation was his difficulty converting break points, going 6 for 25. “He had a magnificent game, just like the rest of his team mates,” Spain coach Julen Lopetegui said. He left his opponents further dazzled in the second half with an audacious waltz to draw Antonio Can. Open began, the idea that a German man named Zverev would be in the last 16 would barely have raised an eyebrow. “It’s all still in our hands, and we’re ready to go down to the wire to get ourselves into the World Cup,” Bradley 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. Algerian officials to travel back to Europe in the hope of securing a move away from Leicester in time for the transfer deadline. 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.