’Young shuttler Rahul Bharadwaj eked out a hard-fought win over compatriot Kiran George to advance t. Saina Nehwal found herself — poised to return serve — amongst an array of international names on the huge hoardings on Day 1. its with coach Sven GroeneveldMaria Sharapova comes up short again Naomi Osaka in CaliforniaMaria Sharapova hit back at Caroline Wozniacki over a US Open scheduling row on Friday, saying of her bitter Danish rival: “I’m in the 4th round. Monday at Wembley would almost certainly secure at least a play-off spot for next year’s finals in Russia. “The Renault engine is getting better and by the end of this season it will be very competitive and next year it will be really competitive,” he continued. Zambia claimed their first victory of the group phase of Africa’s World Cup qualifiers. In women’s doubles, Ramya Venkatesh Chickmenhalli and Trisha Hegde and Simran Singhi and Ritika Thaker crashed out of the tournament. The Emirates Arena was sold out for quarters, semis and finals — which the organisers knew wouldn’t star a Scottish name. “I’d take 80 frames of a single rally and teach my students,” says the former club level coach of 60. “I don’t really feel calm,” she said.