NEW YORK -- Saketh Mynenis run to the brink of the second round of the US Open did not go unnoticed by Leander Paes, who earlier witnessed the 28-year old in action in the Davis Cup tie against?South Korea this July.?It was fantastic for him, Leander Paes, the eight-time doubles and 10-time mixed doubles Grand Slam champion told reporters at Flushing Meadows.I think getting through qualifying of a major and having the chance to serve out a match in the fifth set is a great experience.Myneni had battled through qualifying to make his Grand Slam debut, and had a match point in the fifth set against world No. 49 Jiri Vesely.He ended up limping to a 7-6(5), 4-6, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 defeat after three hours and 47 minutes, with spasms in his right thigh severely restricting his movement.With the loss, he missed out on what would have been a dream second-round tie against world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, but Paes believes Mynenis display provides hope for India.Its very encouraging, added Paes. I hope we can be more consistent [with singles players], thats really the aim.I think especially in India now, we need some good singles players coming through. In doubles weve got quite a few different guys there. The level of different doubles players is a different thing.Somdev [Devvarman] has been injured a little bit, Yuki [Bhambri] has been injured a little bit. We need both these boys healthy. But Saketh, its wonderful how hes doing well.Weve got little Ramkumar [Ramanathan] doing well. Not little, hes tall -- I look up to him! But hes a youngster, you know. Hes doing well. We need some singles players coming through. Adidas NMD R1 Herr . The team said Saturday that Lopez was hurt during its 121-120 overtime loss at Philadelphia on Friday. The Nets said they would issue another update next week after consultation with their doctors. NMD Human Race Sverige . Andreas Johnson had a goal and two assists while Jacob de la Rose also scored for Sweden (2-0-0). Esa Lindell and Rasmus Ristolainen replied for Finland (1-1-0) Lindell opened the scoring for Finland just 41 seconds into the game, but the hosts quickly regained their composure and tied the score less than four minutes later on Wennbergs first of the game. http://www.nmdsverige.com/ . The Australian is competing in his final season in Formula One and still looking for his first win this year. He will look to end Vettels run of six straight race wins on Sunday. Webber, who is fifth in the championship, earned his second pole from the past three races and 13th of his career. Adidas Superstar Skor Herr . Defenceman Yannick Weber scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Canucks breathed a sigh of relief with a 2-1 win on Saturday night. Adidas Falcon Dam Rea . But by the time the game started, the Toronto Raptors forward felt even worse. And, for three quarters, it showed as Gay shot a woeful three-for-13 from the field. Even in retirement, Richie McCaw continues to astound.The former All Blacks captain has taken to the skies to lend a hand in the aftermath of New Zealands latest earthquake disaster which struck early on Sunday morning and measured 7.5 on the Richter scale.McCaw, a qualified pilot, has been flying rescue missions and undertaking an advisory role as to the damage suffered across the country.Like everyone else, I got woken up at midnight... yeah a bit scary, McCaw told the New Zealand Herald.According to the Herald, McCaw helped fly two USAR teams to Kaikoura where one person died in a collapsed house.From there, we took the Fire Service just north and south of Kaikoura to chheck out all the slips and make sure everyone was accounted for, he said.ddddddddddddAt one point, the railway was way out over the sea - it had been pushed out by slips. It would not have been a nice place to be at midnight last night.McCaw has previously helped fight the frost at vineyards owned by his friends in New Zealands Marlborough region.McCaw was recently in Chicago to witness the All Blacks loss to Ireland and before that he had endured an exhausting stint on the publicity trail promoting the release of his documentary, Chasing Great. ' ' '