Kenin’s tank was empty in the second set and Sharapova, who next faces Latvian 16th seed Anast. The former all-rounder has his fingers crossed before the start of the season. He was cleared to go to Rio by NADA although he had tested positive for banned substances in the tra. Harkeerat won the third game 11-8 before Aariv pocketed the fourth and final game 11-9 to win the title. “It was a tough match… I didn’t have many free points on my serve, there were a lot of rallies. A technically skilled player, Bedia is a product of the Racing Santander. Our counter-attacks were less and the opponents were getting points only on counters. And if anything like last year happens, we will handle as and when the situation arises,” Madan Lal said. When contacted, Shah said that he would not comment on the matter as he was no longer a part of the SCA governing council. All that remained was Arsenal’s capture of Monaco forward Thomas Lemar.