Twice a semi-finalist on French Open clay, Thiem was slow to find his footing on the New York hardcourts as Mannarino took early control at 5-3. “It was a tough situation for a set and I had some break points against me early in the second. The German was India’s first tryst with a foreign coach in a sport where eight Olympic gold medals were supposed to mean the country needed no outside help. ’ And that’s what he did today,” said Paddy Lowe, Williams chief technical officer. 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. remained more or less similar, but Hockey India believes getting rid of the foreigner will somehow improve performance. Dolgopolov reached the fourth round at Flushing Meadows for the first time since 2011 with a 6-1, 6-. 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. We can all enjoy Isco and thank God that he’s Spanish, says David Villa. Dolgopolov’s best Grand Slam showing was a run to the Australian Open quarterfinals in 2011.