Open’s big stage on Friday and delivered a sizzling performance by blowing past 18th-seed Caroline Garcia 6-0 6-4 to reach the fourth round at Flushing Meadows. “He has been here since 2003 and only after that the medals have started coming. Monday, Kvitova has played very much like a grand slam champion, crushing another Frenchwoman Alize Cornet 6-1 6-2. “We had never faced each other and she came out having nothing to lose and it’s always d. The strength and stamina of most Indian wrestlers were not viewed as an issue even though they lost one after the other. Scotland rose to third place above Slovenia by winning 3-0 in Lithuania. “I was close to a medal in Rio and I had beaten the medal winners earlier. We have a code of conduct in place and those who will not follow it, will struggle, says Madan Lal. It was only the second time in the match that they had levelled the scoreline and they made it count. Bhaskar will have a lot of pressing issues to address.