The team had to face similar problems even before the Rio Olympics, where they trained with Bulgarian juniors. The former all-rounder has his fingers crossed before the start of the season. We need to understand that the role of the coach is not what it used to be during our playing days. Even then, a win looked highly improbable until the last five minutes in which Bengal turned the game on its head. Kim Clijsters of Belgium retired and had a child before coming back at age 26 and winning three grand slam titles. Nimble-footed Asturian should suit Lobera’s style of play and will be relied upon to share the bulk of the goal scoring burden along with Coro. These are the small things that we need to focus on. Open warm-up tournaments in Montreal and Cincinnati due to injury. Only Karolina Pliskova and Elina Svitolina can deny the 2016 Roland Garros winner from reaching the top spot for the first time in her career. On most days, they sparred among themselves while at times, they grappled with teenaged French wrestlers who trained at the club.