The youngster won the second game with the same margin before Gandhi made a comeback in the match. Narwal then weighed in and scored three points in two minutes. “But it wasn’t an ideal scenario so close to the championship,” the official said. Petra Kvitova finished off the Frenchwoman within 73 minutes in Arthur Ashe Stadium. But a cursory glance at India’s preparations reveal a different story. It was a crucial tournament, which also offered Indians the chance to spar with wrestlers from other countries, including Russia, Iran and USA. In the third match, the duo of Sachit and Pawan scored a 3-0 win over Divyansh and Rahul to complete the 3-0 win in the final. Instead, they grappled with 14, 15 year-old French wrestlers who were the trainees of a local wrestling club in the border town of Lorraine. His involvement was crucial in the Basque club’s run to the Copa del Rey final, in which he powered home a free-kick against Barcelona. He progressed to play for the first team of the Cantabrian club before moving to Hercules via Salamanca.