Here is Koshikawa. He only just turned 25 but you could think he has ten more by looking at his curriculum. New signing Yu Koshikawa introduced himself to the media and fans this morning. A star in Japan, he will now have to adapt to a different world.

“Simply call me Yu – said the Japanese international – I am happy to be here because I wanted to go abroad. I can’t wait to start training with my new teammates. My main strength? The serve. Hopefully, they won’t say ‘good job he said that was his main strength’ at my first mistake, though…”