Omar Gonzalez and Matt Besler are center back options, Eric Lichaj could start at right back, and Kellyn Acosta could be inserted to give the U. The Real Madrid forward, who played as a false striker in the Spanish attack, struck again in the 40. US Open 2017: Rafael Nadal survives early wobble to book last 16 spot. Murray used a six-iron from 196 yards at the par-three eighth for his ace and before the crowd had e. aly hold FranceRafael Nadal to return for Spain against Germany in Davis CupRafael Nadal pulls out of Indian Wells, Miami Open with injuryWorld number one Rafa Nadal ran into a spot of bother before crushing Argentine Leonardo Mayer and booked his place in the last 16 of the U. Both Italy and Spain had won all their group matches apart from a 1-1 draw against each other in Turin. 5 finisher in a home-and-home playoff in November for another berth, which could mean a trip to Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia or Australia, or perhaps a match against Syria in Malaysia. “It was a really good swing,” Murray told reporters. Looking at the last couple months, he is maybe not ranked top 10 in the world, but he’s somebody who played really good tennis in the last couple months. ’Lewis Hamilton hailed a truly “epic day” on Saturday after writing his name above Micha.