at the removal of the Dutchman and said the “changing and chopping policy” will not do any good to the Indian team. Both India sub-continental and world media rights are in offer and it is the former that is the most coveted due to the massive interest that the tournament generates. On Thursday, they were overrun by the group leaders French at the Stade de France in their heaviest defeat for more than half a century. Badminton in Asia comes with its superstitions and a Japanese expat believes fans ruined Long’s campaign by chasing him for autographs. she said she hopes will not bother her when she faces either American Jennifer Brady or Monica Niculescu of Romania in the fourth round. The contest was 25-year-old Zhang’s best showing against the tournament’s top seed but she is now winless in five matches against Pliskova. She was broken three times and her 38 winners just offset 33 unforced errors. Gujarat Fortunegiants slipped up in the second half. But one thing is sure, you cannot change the system,” he said. Williams’ Lance Stroll, surprisingly, has secured fourth place while Force India’s Esteban Ocon starts fifth.