Bharadwaj had defeated Thailand’s Ruttanapak Oupthong, seeded second, 15-21 21-14 21-12 in the quarterfinals early in the day. Liverpool will be hoping for a similar result over the next few months. Saturday, dealing a severe blow to the visitors’ hopes of direct qualification for next year’s World Cup finals in Russia. Indonesian great Rudi Hortano was a friend and visited his class to demonstrate his skills as seen in the pictures. The result left the Serbians top of the standings with 15 points from seven games, two ahead of Ireland who lost ground after being held to a 1-1 draw in Georgia. FANS UP TO SPEED Chinese fans are milling away boasting about how they’ve figured where Chen Long pl. 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. THE KIDAMBI FAN CLUB If there was a distinct buzz about any Indian player, it was Kidambi Srikanth. ee decades while he also played a crucial role in India winning the junior World Cup last year. va after reaching the fourth round with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Sofia Kenin of the United States.