Top seed Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, the pre-tournament favourites, are in the top half of the draw. They have been in touch with Japanese and Iranian federations but even after a year, the WFI is yet to identify his successor. Delhi didn’t play any cricket since the last season. And there could be additions if they spot someone extraordinary. Edmund bravely attempted to continue but after dropping the opening game of the fourth set, waved the white flag by walking to the net and shaking hands. Monza is renowned as Italy’s ‘Temple of Speed’, venerated by Ferrari’s fanatical ‘tifosi’like nowhere else in motorsport. The bidding process had reached as high as a staggering 150 million Euros, but Klopp was adamant on keeping the Brazilian at Anfield. My main idea is to instill discipline in the players and make them understand that their performance is very important. “If you think that by sparring with juniors you will beat senior wrestlers, then it won’t happen. Elephant in room: How will KP Bhaskar, Gautam Gambhir get along.