f Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton after a knife-edge battle to the chequered flag in Belgium last weekend. Meanwhile, USA’s Venus Williams and Sloane Stephens also made it into the next round. Hitting winners and unforced errors in almost equal measure in the opening set, the former world number one dug deep to take the advantage. In the boys’ junior singles final, Aariv of Gurukul Global School ended the challenge of Harkeerat of Manav Mangal School with a 3-1win. Ferrari still has some catching up to do heading into Saturday’s qualifying. One of the members of the Cricket Affairs Committee told The Indian Express that they did not feel the need to consult Gambhir before retaining Bhaskar as the coach. Aariv won the opening game 11-7 before winning the second game 11-8 to take a 2-0 lead in the match. “If the SC order had intended to give the players a voice in administration, this SCA move had promptly managed to stifle it. This time, the federation blamed ‘a couple of wrestlers’ for not providing their tax returns in time, which resulted in the delay. Elephant in room: How will KP Bhaskar, Gautam Gambhir get along.