Many of the questions the 28-year-old from Ukraine is being asked by reporters have to do with a dif. Twice a semi-finalist on French Open clay, Thiem was slow to find his footing on the New York hardcourts. own merits but also significant when viewed through the prism provided by his matches earlier in the week. Despite trailing leaders Croatia and Iceland by two points before the match on Saturday, Ukraine tops the group after Finland beat Iceland 1-0. er to be found wanting — had seemingly cracked the code, staying in India for four-and-a-half years, as either chief men’s coach, or high performance director, or both. I think any format if you have any kind of desperation or urge to cement your place or perform, so as to say, there’s always going to be a bit of pressure on you. We drew with Canada at the Olympic Games and lost to them at World League. Nadal played tighter to finally take the first break of the match and move 3-2 up when his opponent sent a forehand wide. From a distance of about 50 yards — practice pitches and reporters’ viewing area were separated by a. his season but he seized his moment spectacularly, collecting the ball outside the area, taking one touch and sending a low curling right-foot shot just inside the post after 74 minutes.