Nadal was hanging by his teeth, facing two break points in the fourth game of the second set. ’Two first-half strikes by Francisco “Isco” Alarcon helped Spain beat Italy 3-0 Saturday and move closer to securing a World Cup spot. 217;s runner-up in New York, “but I’m still in the draw, actually, so I’m not going to be that sad. What about players Sardar, the recent Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, has been a fading force for the past few years while Sreejesh has been out injured. And it probably won’t sink in for a long time. But of course, we have brought in youngsters in the team. I will call experienced players in the team to give inputs in our practice sessions, match preparation and game style. In the tiebreak, he took a mini-break for 3-2 when Nadal inexplicably netted a routine backhand and then sealed it with an unreturnable serve. ncia when he was in the academy and he’d train with the big players,” Villa said. But while Alexander, who has won five titles in 2017, went out in round two, it is his older brother Mischa who has been doing the family name proud.