He also was the Australian Open doubles champion with Bolelli in 2015. “I don’t think it was the right moment to take this decision. “I had a great time and enjoyed here,” he said. The result left the Serbians top of the standings with 15 points from seven games. Zhang did not roll over, however, and broke Pliskova to take an early 2-0 lead in the third but Zhang’s mistakes soon started piling up. THE FANTOM CHAMPS Tai Tzu Ying is missed at the World Championships — when she chose to play the World Universiade. He’s even fascinated by Sai Praneeth, whose footwork and fluid movement again he gushes about. Whatever happens with Klopp, Coutinho will face a struggle to restore his reputation among supporter. Why the Malaysians love Kidambi Srikanth, and other sights and sounds from World Badminton Championships. “There’s 30-35 tournament matches that will be important next year with Asian and Commonwealth Games.