Twice a semi-finalist on French Open clay, Thiem was slow to find his footing on the New York hardcourts. ICELAND’S SETBACKFinland handed an upset 1-0 defeat to Iceland to win its first match in the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign. What makes the left-handed Zverev stand out is his playing style, almost a throwback to a previous generation when serve and volley tennis was the norm. The list of coaches who have come to work in India over the last decade reads like a who’s who. his season but he seized his moment spectacularly, collecting the ball outside the area, taking one touch and sending a low curling right-foot shot just inside the post after 74 minutes. Zverev took Isner apart in the third round but though the bottom half of the draw is wide open, he e. “The second to last lap was OK at the beginning, but then I backed out of it, hoping that I’d get one more lap,” said the 32-year-old. Substitute Enock Mwepu netted Zambia’s third with two minutes left. Morata also was caught offside when he scored what would have been his second goal in the final minutes. One wonders what insight he would have brought to the table.