before he can dream of more melbourne glory, he will have to get past the german florian mayer.f i don't see myself, and if i don't believe that i can be competitive, and when i remain competitive, and when i remain competitive, is fighting for the things that i fought during the last ten years. i will be probably playing golf or fishing at home. i am being honest with this, so if i am being honest with this, so if i am here, it is because i believe that, i don't know, in a couple of weeks, in acapulco, in miami, i don't know, but i believe that i can fight for the things that really motivate me. already the rising czech star karolina pliskova has breezed through, dropping just two games. serena williams has started against bencic, who beat her in 2015. rafael nadal has to wait until that match is over before he gets his melbourne trip under way, so to speak. the margaret court arena, konta is serving to take that match. flipkens showing some resistance, as she did in the first set, konta eventually taking that 7—5. 0n the hisense arena, 19—year—old german alexander zverev is st

rafael nadal is up against florian mayer — nadal took the first set 6—2.icago cubs. the president has a home in chicago, and even though he's a white sox fan, he was cheering for the cubs after his own favourites failed to reach the playoffs. it was in november that the cubs won their first world series title since 1908. they came from three games to one down, winning the last game of the series against the cleveland indians in an extra inning. here is something none of my predecessors ever got a chance to say. welcome to the white house, the world series champion chicago cubs. i will say, it took you long enough. i have only got four days left. mr president, with only a few days remaining in your tremendous presidency, we have taken the liberty of offering you a midnight party. —— pardon. forall your indiscretions as a baseball fan. and so we indiscretions as a baseball fan. and so we welcome indiscretions as a baseball fan. and so we welcome you indiscretions as a baseball fan. and so we welcome you with open arms today into the cubs family. let's just s