The former captain could be criticised for being harsh on a class-act, who only a few months previou. ys’ grand slam title at US OpenUS Open 2017: This has been one of the best seasons of my career, says Rafael NadalAustrian sixth seed Dominic Thiem continued to work his way quietly through the U. Rafael Nadal will next face Ukraine’s Alexandr Dolgopolov. Mexico clinched one of the three berths from North and Central America and the Caribbean on Friday night, and Costa Rica is close to securing another. 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. But the trend that started with him continues to this day — of foreign coaches coming with high hope. Getting a big-name foreign coach and sacking him after a few poor results would prompt others to think twice about coming to India and would be akin to papering over the cracks. India has repeatedly faltered against lower-ranked opposition such as Malaysia and Canada in major t. ncia when he was in the academy and he’d train with the big players,” Villa said. ys’ grand slam title at US OpenUS Open 2017: This has been one of the best seasons of my career, says Rafael NadalAs if her third-round defeat against Estonian qualifier Kaia Kanepi was not heartbreaking enough, Naomi Osaka suffered more pain during her post-match news conference at the US Open on Saturday.