Northern Ireland looks bound for the playoffs among the eight best group runners-up after winning 3-0 in San Marino. Muguruza, one of the pre-tournament favourites, dropped serve once. It was Edmund, however, who grabbed the early break to charge in front 3-0 on his way to taking the opening set. Vettel and teammate Kimi Raikkonen finished behind Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Botta. A technically skilled player, Bedia is a product of the Racing Santander. Jacomelli used his local contacts and ultimately, the team made a 350km journey to Lorraine, a tiny town bordering Germany where they trained at the Stiring-Wendel wrestling club. Hitting winners and unforced errors in almost equal measure in the opening set, the former world number one dug deep to take the advantage. Tarini was the top scorer for the winning team as she netted 20 points. Playing with control, Neha pocketed the opening game 11-7 before Parneet won the second game 11-8. Kvitova, playing in just her eighth tournament since missing five months of action after being stabb.