Instead, his game fell apart in the fourth round against journeyman Jonas Bjorkman and he crashed out in straight sets - allowing Thomas Johansson, a player no better than him, to come through and take the title.

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"We're delighted Deacon Manu has finally put his hand up for Fiji, look around there's no better tight-head prop than him available to represent Fiji, " said Fiji selector Mosese Taga after picking the prop in his squad.

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"There's no point in signing him until the end of the season because he'll be no better than he is now, " said Gradi.

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"I am sure there's no better man to handle the pressure than Padraig and I fully expect him to be a force on the team, " said the US Open winner.

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Guys like Peyton Manning lead by example and I can imagine no better example than his standing up for the working men and women who have always been there to support him, the game and the National Football League.

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No better way to remedy it, then, than with a decent run on a surface where there is little expectation of him.

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