Two massive shots saved him and he got to level for 2-2 as he let out a huge ‘Vamos’, raising his clenched fist towards the crowd. Open champions Roger Federer and world number one Rafa Nadal, Thiem has stayed out of the spotlight . ’Two early breaks in the third and Thiem made sure he would be able to celebrate his 24th birthday on Sunday with a win to extend his domination over the Frenchman to 6-0. The core group of players that underachieved for most of the foreign coaches in the recent past has . Tomorrow is the race and that is where it counts, and I am just going to run my race like I always do. India has repeatedly faltered against lower-ranked opposition such as Malaysia and Canada in major t. A different coach can bring different playing style and that may confuse the players initially. I fought, I was there mentally and then I started to play much better,” said Nadal. Normal service had resumed as Nadal won his seventh successive game to open up a 3-0 lead in the third set. 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.