IRISH SETBACKJust four minutes into the game in Tbilisi, things looked bright for Ireland as Shane D. captain Michael Bradley said after the stunning 2-0 loss to Costa Rica at Harrison, New Jersey. ildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis at Miami OpenYellow or green: Roger Federer’s comment on tennis balls’ colour adds fuel to fireThis was Roger Federer at his hard-to-beat best, a performance so unlike the pair of uncomfortable five-setters he labored through to begin the U. “I think my baseline game was not good enough, so I had to choose Plan B, which was serve and volleying to try to be successful on the court,” Zverev said. Both Italy and Spain had won all their group matches apart from a 1-1 draw against each other in Turin. Also Saturday, Albania needed two second-half goals to beat last-placed Liechtenstein 2-0 to stay within reach of the group leaders. xpects a tougher challenge from Querrey, who reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon. Open began, the idea that a German man named Zverev would be in the last 16 would barely have raised an eyebrow. But the trend that started with him continues to this day — of foreign coaches coming with high hope. A few minutes later, he flicked the ball over another Italian player before putting Morata in a goal-scoring position.