Looking at the last couple months, he is maybe not ranked top 10 in the world, but he’s somebody who played really good tennis in the last couple months. At 30, Mischa Zverev has enjoyed a superb year, putting the gloss on a stunning rise up the rankings, from outside the top 1000 in 2015 to the verge of a place in the top 20. ICELAND’S SETBACKFinland handed an upset 1-0 defeat to Iceland to win its first match in the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign. The Japanese rising star lost 6-3 2-6 7-5, an upset that some did not see coming. 27 Zhang Shuai of China 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 and get to the fourth round. He probably planned several even before key mistakes by goalkeeper Tim Howard and central defenders Tim Ream and Geoff Cameron led to goals Friday night. Brasa was a senior International Hockey Federation master coach. o perform a detailed assessment of all the senior core probables, with those that have reached their peak performance to make way for younger talent,” the release adds, a routine task for selectors which could have been done with the same coach at the helm. We want a coach who can get us results, podium finishes. “It was a tough situation for a set and I had some break points against me early in the second.