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MELBOURNE, Australia - China has begun its search for the next Li Na, and one of the juniors with the talent to replace the countrys two-time Grand Slam champion may speak better English than she does Chinese.Xu Shilin, who just turned 17 and goes by the English name Coco, was the first Chinese girl to be No. 1 in the world junior rankings and won the gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games last year. She has also told the Chinese media that her goal is to win a Grand Slam title before shes 20.It is a goal and a dream. Of course, Im working toward that, she said at the Australian Open, where she was the top seed in the girls singles draw before losing Wednesday in the third round. I think anything is possible.Xus rise has been unique compared with the previous generation of Chinese players because her parents decided to develop her talents outside Chinas state-run sports system, choosing instead to move to Florida where she could train at top private academies.Such freedoms were only made possible due to Li Na and a few other current players, who broke free from the state system years ago and were allowed to manage their own careers and keep their own prize money. This paved the way for the next generation of players to choose their own paths.Xus parents made a big decision when they saw how much talent she had at age 8. Her father, Xu Yang, sold the small tennis club he owned in Guangdong province and moved the family to Florida for nearly six years.Her father rolled the dice, said Xus manager Terry Rhoads, who is managing director of Shanghai-based sports consulting firm Zou Marketing. They didnt live well. They struggled.Because Xu was talented, she was invited to train at several different academies and began to climb the junior rankings in the U.S., attracting the interest of the United States Tennis Association, Rhoads said. Instead of having Xu play for the U.S., however, the family decided it was time to return to China.It wasnt an easy transition at first because Xus Mandarin had become so rusty, she was afraid to speak at times. But shes becoming more comfortable now and has already attracted a number of sponsors.Rhoads compares her career trajectory with that of Japanese star Kei Nishikori, who also lived in and trained in the U.S. for many years.If you ask me this is what China needs to do with a bunch of the boys, he said. Coco got tough. She grew up. She saw how difficult it was for her parents.Other top juniors are taking similar paths, choosing to train at private academies in China where they receive coaching, education, room and board and travel expenses in exchange for a percentage of future prize money earned.After Xus loss in singles at the Australian Open junior tournament, she played a girls doubles match against one of these homegrown players, 16-year-old Zheng Wushuang, who trains at the 1123 Junior Tennis Academy in Beijing and is now Chinas second-ranked junior girl. Xu and her Australian partner Sara Tomic won that match, but lost in straight sets in the semifinals Thursday.Sitting courtside Wednesday, Yi Ping, the founder of the academy, said she has only taken on seven of Chinas most promising players in order to maximize the resources she can provide them. One of Chinas largest insurance companies, Ping An, is the academys main sponsor.With the academy becoming more famous, there are more junior players who want to come in, Yi said. But we want to see the great potential in players and decide if we want to have them. We want to have all the top junior players in our club.Xu, who now has a Belgian coach, believes her father made the right decision for her development.I think its very different than going down the traditional Chinese route, Xu said. I got a lot of good experience from that time, in Florida.Rhoads said Xu is already fielding questions from the media about becoming the next Li Na. But he said its going to take some time before Xu is anywhere close. Li won her first major at the French Open in 2011 at the age of 29.I think if the Chinese fans and the media are patient, theyre going to see something special, he said. 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Confidence in the camp remains high and after recovering from difficult situations to win group games against South Africa, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, Baylisss side turned in a near perfect performance to defeat New Zealand in the semi-final.Regardless of the situation, the coachs emotionless face has helped his side keep calm in difficult circumstances and remain level-headed when things are going well.Trevor has been great throughout, said Root. Hes got an emotionless face, whether we feel like were in front of the game or feel massively behind it, you never get any sort of tension or emotion from him.You dream of these opportunities as a kid, to play a World Cup final, and every time over the past couple of days Ive looked round the dressing room or the lads on the bus, they have just been smiling. Rob Key and Nasser Hussain take a look at the pitch ahead of Englands ICC World T20 final against West Indies I think everyone is excited and cant wait to get out there on Sunday but it always feels like Trevor is very calm and relaxed about everything. Whether thats the case under the surface, Im not sure.Thats one thing thats really important in these tournaments,, especially in the final, having that calm head in the dressing room that can bring you back down when you get too high or give you a lift if you need one.ddddddddddddYorkshire batsman Root has been hugely influential himself as England look to secure their second World T20 title, having claimed the 2010 prize in the West Indies.He scored a world-class 83 to inspire the sides record 230-run chase against South Africa, took a brilliant, decisive catch at the death against Sri Lanka and helped finish off New Zealand in partnership with Jos Buttler. Root is the second highest scorer in the World T20 from the Super 10 stage onwards Root is second only to Virat Kohli as the competitions leading run-scorer from the Super 10 stage onwards with 195 but he was keen to praise captain Eoin Morgans leadership.Morgan has struggled for form in India, averaging 15.25 in five innings, but he continues to set the overall tone for the team.I think Morgans captaincy has been fantastic across one-day cricket and T20 cricket, added Root. Weve chosen this way and approach, which has probably been a bit of a shift for us, and weve stuck to our guns. Thats a massive factor in how weve got here. The management have been very calm, a positive management that has supported Eoins view on how we need to go forward.Guys have gone out and been brave and played the way the captain has asked them to. Weve kept wanting to improve and when its gone wrong, weve not taken a step back, weve looked forward every time.A dream final from the perspective of the neutral fan would perhaps have seen the hosts playing in front of a sell-out crowd, but Root insists that has no bearing on how they will approach Sundays final. Rob Key provides a behind the scene tour of Eden Gardens, where England will face West Indies on Sunday in the World T20 final I dont think it matters, if you are going to win the World Cup you have to be the best team through the tournament, he said,If we are going to win we are going to have to beat the side that beat us already, otherwise we would have had to have beaten India on home soil, so its irrelevant who we play.Every game here so far has been rocking so lets hope it will be on Sunday.Watch England v West Indies in the T20 final on Sunday. Coverage begins on Sky Sports 2 HD at 1.30pm. 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