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. was withdrawn from the doubles tournament, where he was into the third round with fellow Italian Simone Bolelli. ’ She ended with a surprise bronze — though neither the city, nor Kiran are particularly surprised. No 1 Son Wan Ho, the non-Chinese ones offer their commiserations: “Lin Dan and Chen Long would’ve been worried about him. No one’s going away anywhere yet, Viktor’s just gotten started — and his fans promise to traverse many lands following his exploits. NAME AND FAME The Japanese media is as meticulous in its preparation as Nozomi Okuhara was in winning her title. This made the score 28-25 in Gujarat’s favour and soon, the Steelers got past their opponents. “We believe no players should be made to pose for pictures or their wrists bothered by asking for their autographs,” Japanese Huaroclaims. David John will deliver much better than Roelant Oltmans, says BP Govinda. “What we will have to see is whether we can still give a 100 percent physical effort just three days after playing in Paris.