The aspect that caused Nadal the most consternation was his difficulty converting break points, going 6 for 25. Wilmots was brought in as coach after Ivory Coast, the defending champion, crashed out of the African Cup of Nations in Gabon in the first round at the beginning of the year. Nadal will next face Ukraine’s Alexandr Dolgopolov. Zverev took Isner apart in the third round but though the bottom half of the draw is wide open, he e. Yacine Brahimi’s long-range shot put Algeria back in the game early in the second half. African champion Cameroon and Ghana are also way off the pace in their groups. Asked what the TIU has told him about its work, Dolgopolov replied: “I don’t know. Gareth Bale returned to the team from suspension and produced some magic, including a scissors kick . o perform a detailed assessment of all the senior core probables, with those that have reached their peak performance to make way for younger talent,” the release adds, a routine task for selectors which could have been done with the same coach at the helm. Twice a semi-finalist on French Open clay, Thiem was slow to find his footing on the New York hardcourts.