qualifying and maintained its five-point lead over Northern Ireland atop Group C with three rounds left. Aariv won the opening game 11-7 before winning the second game 11-8 to take a 2-0 lead in the match. SMART BUYSAway from the high-profile and expensive purchases is a set of players who were sold for rather cheap despite their talent. However, the 13th-seeded Czech was in complete control from the start, never surrendering a break point the entire match. But, Shapovalov showed initiative in a scrappy second set, breaking to go 3-1 and then levelling the contest. Meanwhile, USA’s Venus Williams and Sloane Stephens also made it into the next round. Sloane is making a comeback after recovering from left foot surgery and is back in the fourth round for the first time since 2013. The flurry of unforced errors continued but in the 12th game, the Russian broke to bag the opening s. Pardeep Narwal was back at his best after an uncharacteristically low-key performance against the Warriors in Mumbai. “If you can dream, you can do it,” read a red Ferrari banner lining the track’s main straightaway.