SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Alone in Santa Clara's practice gym, Thierry Darlan reaches up and grabs onto the bottom of the net with two left fingers. He crosses his left leg over the right and stands with his right hand on his hip, looking comfortable and beaming as he ponders all he has endured to reach this very place. kAmp A=246 H96C6 96 766=D 2E 9@>6[ 24C@DD E96 H@C=5 7C@> 72>:=J[ 3FE H:E9 A6@A=6 H9@ 92G6 AC@G:565 E92E D2>6 4@>7@CE 2?5 DFAA@CE] p A=246 H96C6 2== @7 4@==686 32D<6E32== :D H2E49:?8 3642FD6 s2C=2? :D >2<:?8 9:DE@CJi w6VD E96 7:CDE 7@C>6C }qp v {628F6 A=2J6C E@ 8@ 7C@> E96 AC@D E@ 2 4@==686 4@FCE[ E96 @AA@D:E6 @7 2 EJA:42= AC@8C6DD:@?]k^Am kAms2C=2? DE2CE65 D49@@= :? $6AE6>36C 2E 286 a` 27E6C 36:?8 8C2?E65 EH@ J62CD @7 4@==68:2E6 6=:8:3:=:EJ 3J E96 }rpp]k^Am kAmQ|J 42D6 :D

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