“There’s 30-35 tournament matches that will be important next year with Asian and Commonwealth Games. The pair swapped roles on the half-hour as Gacinovic sent a fizzing low cross from the right and Kolarov, deployed as a left winger swept the ball home from seven metres. Among others, Kartikey Gulshan Kumar suffered a 16-21, 21-19, 16-21 semifinal loss to Kunlavut. Dhruv Kapila and Mithula U K and Sanjai Srivatsa Dhanraj and Srishti Jupudi also bowed out of the event. “We allknow India is not the easiest of countries to work – especially in the sporting sector because of a host of issues. SLAMS FOR SMASHES Badminton is keen on getting its circuit jazzed up, and though everything’s going quite smooth if you ask us, the sport wants to create tennis like Grand Slams. Maria Sharapova returned from a 15-month doping ban in April but was refused a wildcard for the French Open. Karolina Pliskova said that while she may appear stone-faced on the court there are plenty of emotions running through her veins. in which the 22-year-old Gacinovic stood out, having scored on his full debut as a substitute in a 3-1 win at Georgia in March. rld number one Karolina Pliskova out of US OpenResetting was key after second set loss, says Kevin Anderson after quarterfinal win at US OpenKarolina Pliskova showed the steel of a world number one as she fought off a match point to claim a riveting 3-6 7-5 6-4 comeback win over Zhang Shuai in the U.