He bounced back to form in October, helping Britain beat South Africa in the Davis Cup, winning the Grand Slam Cup in Munich and the ATP CA Tournament in Vienna.
His biggest tournament win came in the 1999 Grand Slam Cup but this was followed by a lean period, the low point of which was a humiliating first round Wimbledon defeat to Vince Spadea the following year.
It means she qualifies top for the World Cup Grand Final later this month and also secures a place in Edinburgh for fellow Briton Andrea Gales.
However, you cannot forget that the side which won the 2003 Grand Slam and went on to win the World Cup lost three Grand Slam matches before they won their first Slam, so if England lose on Saturday, this side should not be written off.
They've been in Challenge Cup finals and Grand Finals, whereas that is all new to this Wigan side.
McCoy eventually remounted and started the race, but Synchronised - who was bidding to become the first horse since Golden Miller in 1934 to win the Gold Cup and the Grand National in the same season -- fell at the sixth fence and subsequently had to be put down.
He said the match offers Jones a "great opportunity" to "deliver for Wales again" and has teamed him up with Thomas in the hope that the pair's speed and footballing skills will help his Grand Slam team outsmart the World Cup winners.
All five clubs have either reached the Grand Final or won the Northern Rail Cup in the last two years.
We have the World Cups from this year until 2014, alongside major UK sporting landmarks like the FA Cup, Wimbledon, the Grand National and Open Golf.
D'Arcy, 29, was sidelined with a broken arm in 2008 but has returned to form to help Ireland capture the Six Nations Grand Slam and Leinster win the Heineken Cup.
The reigning Six Nations champions conceded a mere 15 points on their way to this year's Grand Slam and go to the World Cup ranked second in the world, behind New Zealand, who have won the last three global titles.
The International Tennis Federation, which organises the four Grand Slam tournaments as well as the Fed Cup and Davis Cup, said it would be in contact with the UAE's tennis federation.
That Edwards, alongside team captain and 2003 Rugby World Cup winner Matt Dawson and 2009 Grand National winner Liam Treadwell, lost, though, goes some way to explaining why the TV appearance does not quite make it on to her final shortlist.
It's premier attractions are the Coral Scottish Grand National and the John Smith's Ayr Gold Cup Festival.
The Kiwi made a huge impression when he took the job, taking on Wales' 2007 World Cup flops and leading them to the 2008 Grand Slam.
He is a two-time US Open Champion and has won all four Grand Slam singles titles, and has victories in Davis Cup, Masters Series and an Olympic gold medal thanks to his precision and exceptional timing.
Since the game went professional, Wales have claimed just three wins over the Tri-Nations sides, one against a weakened South Africa in the game to open the Millennium Stadium in 1999, two against transitional post-World Cup Australia teams in Cardiff in Wales' Grand Slam years of 2005 and 2008.
Cardiff has recently hosted a Rugby World Cup final, FA Cup finals, world championship boxing and rallying, Grand Prix speedway and Ashes Test cricket.
The Welsh double Grand Slam winner is set to make his debut for Heineken Cup quarter-finalists Toulon on Saturday following his move from English club Saracens.
But it must also raise finance, either private or public, for its grand infrastructure plans, made more urgent by hosting the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016.
Wales flanker Williams and international team-mate centre Shanklin are double Grand Slam winners and helped inspire the Blues to the Heineken Cup semi-finals in 2009 and Amlin Cup Challenge trophy in 2010.
He also confirmed the three-day Grand National Festival had benefited from the cancellation of the Cheltenham Gold Cup due to the foot-and-mouth crisis.
He played 98 times for France after making his debut against Wales in 1996, and reached the World Cup final in 1999 as well as captaining the 1998 Grand Slam winning side.
The Black Sea resort city of Sochi will host the Winter Olympic Games and the reinstated Russian Grand Prix in 2014, and Russia will host the FIFA World Cup in 2018, with many hotel chains around the country investing in anticipation.
He covered Spain's 2010 World Cup victory from Madrid and has broadcast live from Wimbledon, the US Open (both tennis and golf), the Ryder Cup, the Open Championship, the Rugby World Cup, the Tour de France, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and five consecutive Champions League finals.
The 32-year-old quit Test rugby after the 2007 World Cup but returned to the fold to help Wales win the Grand Slam.
Thompson was on the bench for Northampton's Heineken Cup win in 2000, and he won the 2003 Six Nations Grand Slam with England and was selected for the 2005 Lions tour to New Zealand.
Known for his frequent temper tantrums and arguments with referees, John McEnroe won seven Grand Slam singles titles, was part of five U.S. Davis Cup winning teams, and held the Number One world ranking for four straight years (1981-1984).
She fills a plastic cup with vegetables before hustling outside to grab a cab to the Soho Grand Hotel for a presentation by menswear designer and self-described "urban emperor" Dominic Louis.
Gatland, who inspired London Wasps to Heineken Cup glory in 2004 and three successive English Premiership titles, guided Wales to the Grand Slam in his first Six Nations campaign in 2008.
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