John’s appointment as the high performance director earlier this year created two power centres. ”The qualifying was hampered by rains at Monza. Sharapova, the champion in New York in 2006, returned from a 15-month doping ban in April but was refused a wildcard for the French Open while injury ruled her out of Wimbledon. she been beaten on Arthur Ashe Stadium but instead moved another step closer to a first career grand slam title. ee decades while he also played a crucial role in India winning the junior World Cup last year. ted him playing for Liverpool but not Brazil, his failure to force an exit has left him in an unexpected limbo. According to John, the process may take up to three months but it is believed current women’s team chief coach Sjoerd Marijne is being considered as a replacement. ans to have dinner one evening, and how the crowd-friendly Olympic champion has promised to have dinner with them. “There are times when I’d like to see more competition. They’ll be happy today,” they say accusingly, adding that at the next Worlds in Nanjing, China, they’ll root for the Indian.