“The fact that he won two long matches, best-of-five, fighting, struggling a little bit more t. So the decision to sack him wouldn’t have been easy. “He taught me how to volley, how to come in, how to approach certain shots, analyse players and their passing patterns. oss in the 74th and his right-foot unstoppable drive from 25 metersfound the back of the net. The half ended with the Spanish fans chanting “Ole, ole” as their team overwhelmed Italy. 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. 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. But Ireland’s hopes of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup _ for the first time since 2002 _ were damaged a half-hour later when Valeri Qazaishvili equalized from close range. Mayer briefly threatened a comeback when he pulled a break back for 5-3 in the fourth set but Nadal served it out at 5-4 with Mayer sending a forehand long on match point. 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.