Twice a semi-finalist on French Open clay, Thiem was slow to find his footing on the New York hardcourts as Mannarino took early control at 5-3. “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. The Real Madrid forward, who played as a false striker in the Spanish attack, struck again in the 40. Spain was in control during most of its 3-0 win in front of more than 73,000 fans. He’s getting more games and as a result he’s growing, maturing and polishing his talent. But while Alexander, who has won five titles in 2017, went out in round two, it is his older brother Mischa who has been doing the family name proud. What about players Sardar, the recent Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, has been a fading force for the past few years while Sreejesh has been out injured. As the tempo picked up after the interval, Aaron Ramsey pushed further forward and had one shot tipped over and another diverted wide by keeper Heinz Lindner. ed a poem in honour of Britain’s late Princess Diana on Friday, as his 69th pole position from 201 starts sank in. ”TIU spokesman Mark Harrison said this week that the group “was made aware of concerns over betting patterns” during the match between Dolgopolov and Monteiro.