Jemimah Rodrigues hit an unbeaten 127 as India pulled off a record chase of 339 against Australia on Thursday to set up a World Cup final against South Africa.

But United still splashed out £200 million ($264 million) on a new forward line of Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko in the transfer market.

Shelton edged a tight opening set against 12th seed Rublev after nearly an hour on court.

In response to a question about whether Saudi Arabia had rejected Messi, he replied: "That's true."

Saudi sports events are routinely accused of being used as a distraction from human rights violations, a practice dubbed "sportswashing".