In June, the Williams driver became the youngest rookie to finish on the podium after placing third in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. “I think it was a combination of just life happened and luckily Dad recognised I was a better serve-and-volleyer than baseliner, and I said, OK, I agree. That group is looking into a match he played against Thiago Monteiro at a hard-court event in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Aug. If we want to win a medal, we take our best players. er to be found wanting — had seemingly cracked the code, staying in India for four-and-a-half years, as either chief men’s coach, or high performance director, or both. Ireland coach Martin O’Neill had warned about “some exceptionally good talent” in Georgia’s team and the draw appeared to prove him right. Later that season, he lost to Novak Djokovic in the fourth round in New York. Federer’s back looked just fine, his movement precise, his strokes absolutely on-point. “He had a magnificent game, just like the rest of his team mates,” Spain coach Julen Lopetegui said. second on the grid following engine-change penalties to Red Bull drivers Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo, who set the second- and third-fastest times behind pole sitter Lewis Hamilton.