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The 2013 U.S. Open is nearly upon us, with the world’s best tennis players all preparing for the final Grand Slam of the year. While every player has dreams of winning the U.S. Open, few players are under as much pressure to succeed as Roger Federer. After a long 2013 season, Federer will finally return to elite form at the summer’s hottest tennis event. Federer has been abnormally inconsistent,...
Published: August 22, 2013
With Joe Hart and Fraser Forster, you don’t have to look particularly hard to find the similarities. They’re both English. They’re both goalkeepers (I didn’t say this was going to be insightful). They’re both roughly the same age—Forster is 25 while Hart, almost exactly a year older, is 26—and they both spent time in the lower divisions before getting their...
Published: August 22, 2013
Kimi Raikkonen admits to joining Ferrari Amid growing speculation that Red Bull are set to announce Daniel Ricciardo as Sebastian Vettel’s partner at the team for the 2013 season, Kimi Raikkonen has let it slip at a party recently that he will be once again wearing the red of Ferrari next season. Raikkonen’s manager, Steve Robertson, told Autosport on Monday that the Finn was no longer...
Published: August 22, 2013
The volatility of the game of golf can be shocking at times, and it’s on full display as the 2013 FedEx Cup playoffs begin Thursday with The Barclays. Just when it looked as though Tiger Woods was on his way to major No. 15, when Phil Mickelson seemed unstoppable after capturing the Claret Jug and when Rory McIlroy appeared to be imploding, everything turned on its head in a week’s time. Woods...
Published: August 22, 2013
Rafael Nadal is barreling toward the U.S. Open with a full head of steam after winning his third Rogers Cup and taking home the top spot at the Western & Southern Open. Not too long ago, many were wondering whether or not Nadal would make a comeback after knee issues and an embarrassing first-round exit at Wimbledon. Now Nadal has quietly positioned himself...
Published: August 22, 2013
For the first time in nearly a decade, Roger Federer will enter a Grand Slam tournament after failing to reach the quarterfinals in the previous Slam when he meets his first opponent at the 2013 U.S. Open. You have to go all the way back to the 2004 French Open to find a Slam that saw a Federer-less quarterfinals round. He was eliminated in straight sets by Brazilian Gustavo Kuerten in the third...
Published: August 22, 2013
Sure, you can pick Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic or Rafael Nadal to win the 2013 U.S. Open, but where’s the fun in that? Considering both Murray and Djokovic are coming off upset losses at the Cincinnati Masters and Nadal was ousted in the first round at Wimbledon, it’s safe to say that the world’s top three places aren’t quite as locked in as tournament champions in New York...
Published: August 22, 2013
Ferrari bosses cannot agree over the potential return of Kimi Raikkonen, so Felipe Massa will be given at least two more Grands Prix to save his job, according to Paul Weaver of The Guardian. UPDATE: Thursday, August 22, at 12:35 p.m. BST From BBC Sport’s Andrew Benson: —End of update— Raikkonen raced to the world title during his first year with Ferrari back in 2007,...
Published: August 22, 2013
Businessman Afzal Kahn received an offer of £6 million for his registration plate, and he turned it down. Kahn bought the plate in 2008 for a not inconsiderable £440,625 and put it on his Bugatti Veyron. And while it might sound like silly money, it was clearly a worthwhile investment, because even during the credit crunch years, it appears to have increased its value almost 13 times over...
Published: August 22, 2013
The 2013 Johnnie Walker Championship coincides with the start of the FedEx Cup playoffs on the other side of the Atlantic. However, this European Tour event still boasts a strong field, ripe with opportunities for lesser-known but top-quality players to make their marks in the Race to Dubai. Several of the game’s most underrated players—and even past major champions—will be in action...