nd three minutes before the break after his teammate Yevhen Konoplyanka’s quick move down the right flank. But the Austrian flicked a switch to reel off seven straight games, taking the opener and a 3-0 lead in the second. “I think it was a combination of just life happened and luckily Dad recognised I was a better serve-and-volleyer than baseliner, and I said, OK, I agree. By comparison, there was less than a second separating the top five in Belgium – the longest circuit of all – in qualifying. In 2017, less than 10 percent of points are conducted at the net but even in these days of baseline . The main reason, according to them, is you are defensive in targets and team’s performances are inconsistent. 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. Hockey India says they want a ‘result-oriented’ coach… A result-oriented coach. Open could be top-seeded Rafael Nadal, whose 15 Grand Slam titles include two at Flushing Meadows. And wasn’t it just over a year ago that Oltmans was being credited with guiding India to podium fini.