“The role of the coach is not what it used to be during our playing days. When contacted, Shah said that he would not comment on the matter as he was no longer a part of the SCA governing council. Continuing their fine form in the tournament, the Chandigarh Hockey Academy girls maintained their supremacy in the final. 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. Players need to do well for the state and need to perform consistently. The win now means that Bengal Warriors top the Zone B table. Earlier in the tournament, DAV Public School won the team title in the senior boys category with a 3-0 win over Moti Ram Arya School. Monday, Kvitova has played very much like a grand slam champion, crushing another Frenchwoman Alize Cornet 6-1 6-2. We have given everything to the players now and there shouldn’t be an excuse that ‘we didn’t get this, we didn’t get that’. Sporting a leather-collared black dress encrusted with crystal, Sharapova made a rock star entrance on a packed Arthur Ashe Stadium to close the night session.