In the tiebreak, he took a mini-break for 3-2 when Nadal inexplicably netted a routine backhand and then sealed it with an unreturnable serve. Open champions Roger Federer and world number one Rafa Nadal, Thiem has stayed out of the spotlight . 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. But of course, we have brought in youngsters in the team. e winner in the 1-0 Group D World Cup qualifying victory over Austria five minutes after coming off the bench in Cardiff. That was the first time in the 36-year-old Federer’s career that he opened a Grand Slam tournament with two consecutive matches that lasted five sets. second on the grid following engine-change penalties to Red Bull drivers Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo, who set the second- and third-fastest times behind pole sitter Lewis Hamilton. remained more or less similar, but Hockey India believes getting rid of the foreigner will somehow improve performance. I mean, it was way better than the first two rounds,” said Thiem. Algerian officials to travel back to Europe in the hope of securing a move away from Leicester in time for the transfer deadline.