Van Ass took the Dutch team to an Olympic silver medal while Oltmans took his home country’s men’s and women’s teams to the next level. A different coach can bring different playing style and that may confuse the players initially. But the trend that started with him continues to this day — of foreign coaches coming with high hope. What makes the left-handed Zverev stand out is his playing style, almost a throwback to a previous generation when serve and volley tennis was the norm. Of course, there are people like me who think you can change the system. What we do know is that high performance director David John, who started in India as an exercise physiologist and scientific advisor to Nobbs, will be the interim coach. FAR BEHINDIsrael missed a chance to move within four points of Italy after a 1-0 home loss to Macedonia. By comparison, there was less than a second separating the top five in Belgium – the longest circuit of all – in qualifying. The aspect that caused Nadal the most consternation was his difficulty converting break points, going 6 for 25. We can all enjoy him and thank God that he’s Spanish.