After a scrappy 7-5 7-5 win over former world number one Jelena Jankovic of Serbia in her opener on . 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. “It was a tough match… I didn’t have many free points on my serve, there were a lot of rallies. How he develops a working relationship with Gautam Gambhir — the team’s senior-most player— would be crucial to the team’s fortunes. TRANSFERS THAT DIDN’T HAPPENDespite speculation and expectations of certain players making moves, and with many suitors in place, some deals never took place. So I think players pick themselves with their performances and I haven’t seen a player getting dropped after performing well for their side. Other women have left the tour to have children and returned at a high level, although none has done so at Williams’ age. The team had to face similar problems even before the Rio Olympics, where they trained with Bulgarian juniors. But, Shapovalov showed initiative in a scrappy second set, breaking to go 3-1 and then levelling the contest. “It means a lot, I really appreciate it that this time I could play again on the big stages,” said Kvitova.