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In Formula One, teams are often reflections of their respective driver line-ups, a concept that is especially true at Force India heading into the 2015 season. When Vijay Mallya took control of the outfit—then under the guise of Spyker—at the end of 2007, the team were rooted to the rear of the field. And it was mirrored in their driver pairing as a fading Giancarlo Fisichella was placed...
Published: February 17, 2015
Given that it starts and occasionally ends a point, the serve is the most important shot in tennis. Without at least a solid serve, a player will struggle to forge a career at the elite level, as a competent returner will routinely punish him or her. Some of the players on this list have relied almost single-handedly on their strong serve in their long and fruitful careers. Many purists turn...
Published: February 17, 2015
You can often hear Andy Murray muttering to himself on the tennis court, but do you ever wonder what he is telling himself? In all likelihood it is one of 10 things. Dutch reporter Wilfred Genee got his hands on Murray’s handwritten notes that he kept courtside at the recent ATP Rotterdam tournament. Murray’s “10 commandments” are, as per Eurosport: 1....
Published: February 17, 2015
The stakeholders in Formula One are always thinking of ways to make the sport more exciting to fans. One method is quite simple: Make the cars look nicer. Ferrari certainly believe having more visually stunning cars could make a difference and have now released a new “concept” of what their Formula One car might look like in the future. The company said in a statement: Would...
Published: February 17, 2015
Lotus chairman Gerard Lopez has launched a stinging attack on Formula One’s management, describing its structure as “archaic” and blaming it for many of the sport’s problems. He suggested potential sponsors are not attracted by the way F1 is run, highlighting the unequal revenue distribution model and lack of coherent marketing policy as off-putting to anyone considering an...
Published: February 17, 2015
Jonny May is one of the fastest wingers ever to pull on an England shirt. May’s try against New Zealand in the autumn internationals, when he flew past Conrad Smith and Israel Dagg, was one of the best individual scores seen at Twickenham. But is May worth his England place? Does raw speed atone for deficiencies, or maybe liabilities, elsewhere in his game? England coach Stuart Lancaster asks...
Published: February 17, 2015
As one of the two teams yet to be beaten in this year’s Six Nations, Ireland haven’t seen many of their stars fail to meet requirements, but Simon Zebo still has some convincing to do in his role. The Munster whiz started in each of the wins over Italy and France, but as Ireland look to reach top speed in their defence of the Six Nations title, coach Joe Schmidt may well ask more of the...
Published: February 17, 2015
With a series of ATP Tour Masters 1000 tournaments between now and the 2015 French Open, expect serious jockeying for position among players in the Top 10. Exactly 1,000 points separates No. 4 Andy Murray and No. 8 Tomas Berdych in the ATP rankings. The logjam in the top 10 sets up a fierce battle for seeding ahead of Roland Garros. Novak Djokovic, ranked No. 1, has 13,045 points. He’s...
Published: February 17, 2015
When Stan Wawrinka and Marin Cilic broke through last year and won their first career major titles, they not only chipped away at the Big Four’s Grand Slam stranglehold—they offered hope to the rest of the ATP World Tour. A window of opportunity has opened for other players eager to step out and have their moment. Among the group fighting to join Wawrinka and Cilic are several young challengers...
Published: February 17, 2015
Rafael Nadal is known as the “King of Clay” for a reason. This is the surface he dominates, so it comes as little surprise that he was defending his singles title at the 2015 Rio Open in Brazil this week. The hard courts put greater stress on Nadal’s knees, which have a history of giving him problems throughout his prolific career. Clay allows Nadal to slide around and utilize his...