o stop the player drain that has previously seen Javier Mascherano, Xabi Alonso and Luis Suarez depart for Spain. It’s 20 years since Peter Rasmussen won the world title defeating an Asian in this very city. Although Coutinho was keen, handing in a transfer request after developing a back injury that preven. 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. On Friday, many booed off their own team at half time and others left before the late glut of goals. are coaxed into answering in English with the Koreans making a real effort to start communicating with the rest of the world. Saina Nehwal found herself — poised to return serve — amongst an array of international names on the huge hoardings on Day 1. Roelant was doing so well and he is an outstanding coach. The strategy paid off as she broke Pliskova in her first two service games to take a 3-1 lead and captured the first set with an emphatic overhead smash. Retirement talk follows Dan and Lee Chong Wei routinely and it even struck Lilyana Natsir — the Indonesian doubles great.