He’s expected to bother Lin Dan with slow courts as well as his strong-shouldered smash giving him the edge. The Netherlands were runners-up at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and finished third in Brazil four years later but have struggled since. nd coach Darren Lehmann admitted the players had been stung by the level of condemnation of the team’s performance. so that their names are uttered perfectly at next month’s Japan Open and in the lead-up to Tokyo. But all of them had left these shores disillusioned. Barcelona were equally keen to make a statement of intent after Neymar’s rancorous departure, and identified Coutinho as the player most likely to fill that void. On Friday, many booed off their own team at half time and others left before the late glut of goals. The German never publicly criticised Coutinho — or questioned the legitimacy of his injury . rld number one Karolina Pliskova out of US OpenResetting was key after second set loss, says Kevin Anderson after quarterfinal win at US OpenKarolina Pliskova showed the steel of a world number one as she fought off a match point to claim a riveting 3-6 7-5 6-4 comeback win over Zhang Shuai in the U. Fabio Fognini suspended from US Open for potential ‘major offense’.