Top seed Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, the pre-tournament favourites, are in the top half of the draw. 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. So shoddy was WFI’s planning that two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar compared it to preparation for a state tournament. In a meeting with the sports ministry after the Games, the federation said Mestvirishvili had ‘outlived his usefulness’ and had to be replaced. It has been slow but steady progress for the double Wimbledon champion, after sustaining what looked. The players body in question here has 18 members and was formed by Mahendra Rajdev, a governing council member. ’Philippe Coutinho Barcelona had made numerous attempts to land the talented attacking midfielder, only for Liverpool to reject each offer. With the squad now complete, FC Goa are expected to fill the last few slots in the team with a few developmental players. #8211; but it would be a bad sign if we were only to try hard here and not anywhere else. “We were just trying to show what we need to comeback after such a tough time.