Fabio Capello’s Successor Does Not Necessarily Need To Be English

With Fabio Capello set to retire after the European Championships in 2012 the search for a successor has already begun. In a move which should cause concern for England fans the F.A. have announced that the next manager of the national team will be English. Terry Venables, who was forced out of the job in 1996, was the last England manager widely regarded to have actually... 

All Blacks Sneak Home Against Wallabies, Finish Tri-Nations Unbeaten

They made hard work of it, but the All Blacks have finished the 2010 Tri-Nations unbeaten with a 23-22 win over the Wallabies in Sydney on Saturday night. The win was the All Blacks 10th straight over the Wallabies, breaking their previous record of nine. They also extended their streak of 15 consecutive wins in all tests and are looking good to break the current record of 18 held by Lithuania.  The... 

2010 US Open: Roger Federer, Now A Fish Out Of Water

The writing is on the wall. We’ve dismissed suggestions that Federer is fading and have hoped against hope to be rewarded with another Slam this year but we were destined to be disappointed. Federer has lost his aura of invincibility. We just failed to recognise it for what it was. We believed that it was only Nadal who stood in his way. How we have demonised that man from Mallorca! But we... 

U.S. Open 2010: Forget Kim Clijsters’ Weak Knees, Vera Zvonareva Had Weak Mind

Just as it seemed Vera Zvonareva had turned a new corner and became the psychologically resilient character which has seen her rise to No. 4 in the world, more than just her defensive backhand was exposed by Kim Clijsters in the Women’s Singles US Open Final. As Clijsters cruised to a 6-2, 6-1 annihilation of her Russian opponent and a third US Open title, the watching world saw the... 

U.S. Open 2010: Rafael Nadal vs. Novak Djokovic, Men’s Final Preview

US Open—New York Two match points stood between a potential historic encounter between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer at this year’s US Open. Never in the history of the game had the top two players in the world faced off for all four Major titles, and as it appears now, that mark may never be achieved. While Nadal was bashing and crashing his way past a visibly spent Mikhail Youzhny,... 

Roger Federer Upset, Novak Djokovic Predicted To Win US Open 2010

To the surprise of most tennis pundits (excluding this author), No. 3 seed Novak Djokovic finally defeated Roger Federer at the US Open, 5-7, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2, 7-5. Most analysts had written off Djokovic because of a lack of mental toughness against Federer in particular, besides his struggles this year.  Filled with quality shot making and emotional intensity, this was probably the most thrilling... 

Novak’s Back! Djokovic To Face Rafael Nadal in 2010 US Open Final

Novak Djokovic hasn’t made it easy—not for himself and not for those who backed him from the start. It’s been three years since he lost his first major final at the 2007 US Open to Roger Federer, who actually said that the straight-set result belied the match’s competitiveness. Only months later, Djokovic had finally pulled through, winning the Australian Open and beating Federer... 

Novak Djokovic Stuns Roger Federer, Reaches Second US Open Final

Novak Djokovic produced some obliterating tennis to stun five-time champion Roger Federer in New York and reach his second US Open Final. The Serb produced arguably his best tennis since winning the Australian Open in 2008, hitting some ridiculous ground strokes and dominating the Swiss for large periods of a fluctuating match. Djokovic, who saved two match points, clinched victory in just... 

US Open 2010: Novak Djokovic Needs To Run on His Adrenaline

Surreal. This was the feeling after watching Novak Djokovic finally conquer the demons of Roger Federer at the US Open and won a humdinger ending at 7-5 in the fifth. The match—while it had its low moments (especially the scratchy play by Federer in the even sets)—had more than enough high moments, especially in the fifth set. The quality of the match went to another level with a battle... 

Rafael Nadal Will Complete Career Slam at US Open 2010 | Creature vs. Creature

Introduction Story lines develop every year in tennis—some new, some continuations from the leftovers of the previous year. How these develop would, in any other era, have depended on what the draws throw out. But tennis right now is blessed with such a depth in talent that the draw will always promise to take up some exciting thread or another, however random it is—it’s impossible... 

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