In ODIs, Ajinkya Rahane still has to prove he is a 'strike' force. ournaments in recent times, and some blame has to be attached to those taking to the turf. Ukraine beat Turkey to top group, rain stops Croatia game at World Cup qualifiers. Rafael Nadal will next face Ukraine’s Alexandr Dolgopolov. Open champions Roger Federer and world number one Rafa Nadal, Thiem has stayed out of the spotlight . Zambia striker Brian Mwila hit the woodwork in the opening minutes, headed in Zambia’s first in the sixth minute, and made it 2-0 in the 32nd. 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. Mayer briefly threatened a comeback when he pulled a break back for 5-3 in the fourth set but Nadal served it out at 5-4 with Mayer sending a forehand long on match point. “I’m not a young player anymore,” Dolgopolov said, after noting at the time that Nadal had yet to advance. Still, Federer had acknowledged after edging a cramping Youzhny that a lack of proper practice and preparation leading up to the U.