Asked whether the think-tank asked feedback from players on Oltmans, Govinda said senior players had vouched for more involvement in team planning and strategy. Bharadwaj had defeated Thailand’s Ruttanapak Oupthong, seeded second, 15-21 21-14 21-12 in the quarterfinals early in the day. d a midfielder capable of unlocking defences and provide the service he thrives on. she been beaten on Arthur Ashe Stadium but instead moved another step closer to a first career grand slam title. Hockey India sacked Roelant Oltmans despite a largely successful four-and-half-years stint in India. are coaxed into answering in English with the Koreans making a real effort to start communicating with the rest of the world. She continued her fiery play into the second set but on match point tightened up and hit an errant backhand, disappointing a New York crowd that had been rooting for the underdog. Sindhu adds another painful memory to the stadium where she couldn’t win the Commonwealth Games gold. ”The line is repeated numerous times in the Glaswegian drawl with the poetic flourish of a Robert Burns Week rendition. 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.