Normal service had resumed as Nadal won his seventh successive game to open up a 3-0 lead in the third set. More relevant numbers: Federer was broken eight times total in those matches, but only once against Lopez. African champion Cameroon and Ghana are also way off the pace in their groups. ncia when he was in the academy and he’d train with the big players,” Villa said. Open could be top-seeded Rafael Nadal, whose 15 Grand Slam titles include two at Flushing Meadows. First, Alexander Ring netted a free kick nine minutes into the game, and then the Finnish defense held firm to frustrate Iceland. Burkina Faso still leads Group D and holds the qualifying place but just one point separates the top three teams. 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. Nadal was hanging by his teeth, facing two break points in the fourth game of the second set. ’Serbia relied on Mijat Gacinovic and Aleksandar Kolarov to beat Moldova 3-0 Saturday and take control of Group D in World Cup European qualifying.