very difficult for the austrian to progress to the semi—finals, but the former world number four greg rusedski year for thiem. i think 2018 was a good year for him. getting to his first grand slam final in paris. he has improved his game. i have been impressed the last few weeks on the hard courts, especially indoors, making the semifinals in paris. adding variety to his game, sliced backhands, trying to contact his swing on the hardcourt. i would say just i would sayjust go for it, play more aggressive style. bring that variety. remember the way he played in paris and bring that sort of paris —— tennis to london. if he becomes tactically more astute he can have a very, very bright future andi can have a very, very bright future and i wouldn't surprised seeing him win the french open as well as other big titles in the future. england's cricketers hold the upper hand heading into the second day of the second test against sri lanka in pallekele. joe root‘s side were rescued though from a dismal start thanks to a half—century from a 20—year—old playing only his 6th test match. england were 165 fo

former us open finalist greg rusedski belives djokovic is favourite.he made a change to result coast —— coach and since then, djokovic has been a revelation. i am then, djokovic has been a revelation. iam back, back to then, djokovic has been a revelation. i am back, back to my best. only losing two matches, winning four titles, the us open and he is the man to beat at end of season he is the man to beat at end of season championships. that's what these great champions do. they find a way to take a step backwards and go forward. the backend is brilliant again. one of the best move is of all time. he is in great form and is still the hot favourite. escape to ta ke still the hot favourite. escape to take a heck of a performance to beat him. golf — and francesco molinari remains on course to win the european tour's race to dubai title. he enjoyed a slightly better start to the db world tour championship in dubai than title rival tommy fleetwood. molinari — who'll secure the race to dubai title with a top 5 finish — opened up with a a—under—par round of 68

here is the story of his year, as described by former us open finalist greg rusedski.is year, so that is impressive, but the expectation level for this youngster is always a lot. a third masters series in 21 years of age, there's very few players that have done that. i think for me that was his best performance of the season. this year was a little bit of a breakthrough for him, making his first quarterfinals of a major in paris. i love the backhand. the backhand is a thing of beauty. i mean, it is one of the best in the business. i think he's got to be aggressive, he's got to be positive. every match is like the finals. you have the best eight players in the world going head to head. if he goes on to win this event, you know,, as you say, that would be an incredible performance. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that is bbc.com/sport. but from me, holly hamilton, and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello. the week ahead will once again be a fairly mild one for this time of year, even if we start the week on a fairly fresh note for some.

matches at this event over the years, so has a lot to prove, according to former us open finalist greg rusedski's a serve is one of the biggest weapons out there, as well is forehand. he can hit through anybody on the planet. great started here. great six months for him. obviously the finals, is an open, losing to roger federer. the second half he has played quite as much as he would like. it came out with a statement at the beginning of the, i want to be number one, i want to win majors. the was correct. —— the mindset was correct. i think beating novak djokovic quinns was impressive the way he did that. but wimbledon was so disappointing, but way he lost that. he showed us the marin cilic we all know. i had a bit with a friend of mine that he would do well busier. he is my dark horse to look out for. having become just the third formula i driver in history to win five world titles, the question now being asked of lewis hamilton is will he go on and equal, or even surpass michael schumacher‘s record of seven? the mercedes driver has returned to the team's factory in the south—east of england a

former world number four greg rusedski casts his eye for us on nishkori's year. 37 years of age, i mean red wine, getting better with age. a great start to him, beating marin cilic in five sets, what an amazing feat. a few years ago we were talking about him never winning a slam again, never being world number one, and he has done that. he moves like a 20—year—old. i mean, it is quite phenomenal. he is taking the ball early on the rise, and it is just beautiful to watch. i think he is one of the most elegant players out there. the nice thing for roger is there. the nice thing for roger is the courts are a little bit quicker, so the courts are a little bit quicker, so that plays into his sort of style, as it did down under in australia. the four—time nba all—star jimmy butler has been granted a move away from the minnesota timberwolves to join the philadelphia 76ers. the disgruntled superstar wouldn't play back—to—back games and said he wouldn't sign a contract for 2019, in a bid to force through a move. here is nba reporter lindsay dunn. every once in awhile the bad guy in some situatio