The strategy paid off as she broke Pliskova in her first two service games to take a 3-1 lead and captured the first set with an emphatic overhead smash. In fact, three coaches – Australians Michael Nobbs and Terry Walsh, and Holland’s Paul van Ass – were all shown the door during Oltmans’ term as the high performance director. “There’s 30-35 tournament matches that will be important next year with Asian and Commonwealth Games. Jose Brasa expressed surprise at the removal of Roelant Oltmans. Williams’ Lance Stroll, surprisingly, has secured fourth place while Force India’s Esteban Ocon starts fifth. The radios are buzzing with the Glasgow club’s demolition of Kazakh side Astana and the World Championships week straddles the away leg which doesn’t end too bad at all. Hockey India’s high performance director David John, primarily a fitness coach, has been handed over the reins till a new coach is identified. Australia have recalled left-arm spinner Steve O’Keefe for the injured Josh Hazlewood and could play him alongside their frontline spinners Nathan Lyon and Ashton Agar. It is welcome victory for UP Yoddha who were playing their second match since a disastrous home leg. The Danish woman said it was “unacceptable and questionable” for Sharapova, who is playi.