His involvement was crucial in the Basque club’s run to the Copa del Rey final, in which he powered home a free-kick against Barcelona. “It means a lot, I really appreciate it that this time I could play again on the big stages,” said Kvitova. He progressed to play for the first team of the Cantabrian club before moving to Hercules via Salamanca. Sharapova, who made her comeback in April after a 15-month ban following a positive test for meldoni. “I was close to a medal in Rio and I had beaten the medal winners earlier. ”The match had looked a tricky one for Kvitova having split their four previous career meetings, withGarcia taking the last two. w it when he lost 4-6 7-5 7-5 6-4 against Argentine counter-puncher Diego Schwartzman in the third round on Friday. The team was to leave for the tournament on July 13 but applied for visa just three days prior to their departure. While they struggled in the morning practice, Vettel and Raikkonen were much more competitive in the afternoon, both placing within four tenths of Bottas’ leading time. It’s far tighter this year, with Hamilton winning five races to Vettel’s four.