asija Sevastova, opened up a 3-0 lead and ended the contest on the first match point when the American sent a backhand wide. 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. qualifying and maintained its five-point lead over Northern Ireland atop Group C with three rounds left. Sushil, who was in Paris as the government observer, said the team should have returned to India instead. Having said so, our attitude will be humble, but not surrendering. Indian wrestlers trained with teenaged wrestlers from Stiring-Wendel club, located in a border town 350km away from Paris. “Our wrestlers, though good, aren’t technically sound. Petra Kvitova finished off the Frenchwoman within 73 minutes in Arthur Ashe Stadium. The strength and stamina of most Indian wrestlers were not viewed as an issue even though they lost one after the other.