then a two-time Grand Slam singles champion.

MONTREAL -- Sebastian Vettel wasnt losing any sleep over never having won the Canadian Grand Prix, but when he finally did it, he did it in style. The triple world champion for the Red Bull team pulled out to a comfortable lead from pole position and was never threatened as he added the Canadian GP to his list of 29 career Formula One victories on Sunday afternoon. The German, who has a commanding 36-point lead in drivers standings, took the chequered flag 14.4 seconds ahead of Ferrari ace Fernando Alonso, his closer pursuer on the track and in the standings. "It is important to us, but I wasnt desperate to win here," said Vettel. "I think we had strong results in the past. "It wasnt a shame coming in here not having won this race, so I wasnt desperate when I got up this morning, thinking I have to win, I have to win. But I was very pleased because its a very nice race." Vettel raced nicely himself, winning for the third time this season. After rain complicated preparations for all the teams during practice and qualifying on Friday and Saturday, there was warm, dry weather at race time. It made for one of the least eventful Canadian GPs ever, without the usual slipping and sliding into walls normally seen on the tightly cornered Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Only two drivers -- Saubers Nico Hulkenberg and Caterhams Giedo van der Garde -- failed to finish in the 22-car field. Vettel held off Lewis Hamiltons Mercedes on the first turn from the start and pulled away. He led virtually the entire race, and had only one mishap on the 52nd of 70 laps when he cut across the grass after going into a chicane too quickly. "I was pushing hard in the beginning to open a gap," he said. "Its Canada and you usually go close to the walls. "Sometimes I was closer than I wanted, but fortunately I didnt crash." As for taking a shortcut, he said: "I could have stayed on the track but it was quite tight. I didnt want to risk a spin, so I decided to cut. I lost four or five seconds on that corner, but it was fine. It seemed the safe option." Well behind Vettel, a fierce battle raged as Alonso recovered from a disappointing qualifying by moving up from sixth place to his fourth top-two finish in seven races this year. He got past Mark Webbers Red Bull and Nico Robergs Mercedes and then zeroed in on Hamilton, the defending champion and a three-time Canadian GP winner. Alonso made a bold passing move on lap 62 that just failed, but then caught the Briton going into the first turn on the following lap. Hamilton tried desperately to catch up, but fell short. "He was very quick and it was difficult to keep him behind, but I tried my best," said Hamilton, the 2008 world champion who said he didnt have enough grip in his tires, especially during the tighter turns, to hold off Alonso. "I got closer, but he was generally too quick for me. "But its still generally a good result, considering these guys are massively quick." Vettel leads drivers standings after seven races with 132 points to 96 for Alonso, who moved past Kimi Raikkonens Lotus (88 points) into second place. Hamilton is fourth with 77. Webber finished fourth in the race ahead of Rosberg, who won two weeks ago at the incident-filled Monaco Grand Prix,. At that race McLarens Sergio Perez nearly bumped Raikkonen off the track, prompting the usually reserved Finn to say someone should punch him in the face. Alonso emphasized how much more civilized the competition was in Montreal. "It was nice to race with such talented drivers, so intelligent drivers," Alonso said. "You fight at 300 km/h and you feel safe. "Youre racing and competing. It can go your way or the other way, but this is real racing. Im happy to see this back after Monaco, where it was a bit different." There was also a surprise sixth place finish from Jean-Eric Vergne, which delighted the modest Toro Rossi squad. It was his and the teams best finish of the season. "The best result for me, of course, but also the highest finishing position since Vettels results for the (Toro Rossi) team in 2008," said Vergne. "It is even more satisfying because it was a normal race in the dry, with no one going out in front of me, so we achieved this position fair and square." Raikkonen had a miserable week. He was dropped two grid positions for ignoring a caution flag during qualifying and then suffered the ignominy of being lapped by Vettel after only 35 laps of the race. But he fought back to finish ninth and tied Michael Schumachers record of 24 consecutive races in the points. Rainy qualifying left quick and slower cars scattered through the starting grid, including rookie Valtteri Bottas in third position for Williams. 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Youre less likely to make certain changes in your game that need to be made.Taylor Dent, who was once a 19-year-old whiz kid himself, repeats a lot of the things his father, Phil, a distinguished professional, told him growing up.Its a marathon not a sprint, said Taylor, who along with his dad coaches Donaldson. Youre not going to win every battle. When youre a kid, you want everything now. A lot of my time is spent keeping Jareds focus on the bigger picture. Its better to lose doing the right things than win doing them wrong.Lately, Donaldson has been doing a lot right.At No. 99, hes one of four teenagers ranked among the ATP World Tours top 100, joined by No. 27 Alexander Zverev, No. 42 Borna Coric and fellow American Taylor Fritz (No. 58). After the US Open, Donaldson and Fritz were the first pair of U.S. teenagers to appear in the top 100 since Andy Roddick and Robby Ginepri did it in 2002.They are part of a larger, distinguished group of 19 players who are 21 and under and ranked in the top 200 that the ATP has taken to calling the #NextGen on social media.Donaldson, who will be the first of the teenagers to turn 20, on Oct. 9, grew up in Rhode Island but now calls Irvine, California, home. Hell be celebrating his birthday in Asia. Like a lot of guys his age at his level, he could be playing Challengers in the comfort and safety of the United States but, typically, hes chosen a more difficult path.Hell try to qualify his way into the main draws next week at Tokyo and then the Shanghai Rolex Masters.You can improve exponentially by playing the best competition available, Donaldson said. The best players are playing in Asia right now.The learning curve continued on Saturday in China, when Donaldson -- the top-seeded player in the qualifying draw -- lost his first match to Marinko Matosevic 7-5, 6-4.But just as a college student can often learn more outside of the classroom, Donaldson is going to school on all the small details that make a successful professional player. When does that nagging pain in your knee warrant a visit to the physio? Where do you find food in a foreign country that is safe and nutritious? How much time should be devoted to practice versus weight training? How much sleep is appropriate? Whats the best string tension for a windy day in southwest China?And so, the education of Jared Donaldson continues.Admittedly it was a tough year for Donaldson before he caught fire this summer. The 6-foot-2, 165-pound athlete played some Challengers and tried to qualify for a number of ATP-level events. He reached the main draws in Memphis and Miami but lost his first match both times. After losing in the final round of the Savannah Challenger to Bjorn Fratangelo, Donaldson lost two of three matches in Tallahassee and Bordeaux before falling in the third round of qualifying at Roland Garros.And then shoulder and knee injuries forced him to sit out for more than a month.Playing before a hometown crowd on the grass at Newport, Rhode Island,, Donaldson lost his first match back in straight sets to Donald Young.ddddddddddddIt was a predictable result, coming off those injuries and considering Donaldsons best surfaces are hard courts and clay.The biggest trick, Dent said, is not to get too up after good weeks and too down after bad weeks. Good can be just as bad -- or worse.Newport was the last surface he was going to feel comfortable on. It was fine because Jared believed in what he was working on, the direction he was going.That was evident a week later when he qualified in Washington, D.C. (beating Matosevic) and his first-round win against Vincent Millot. Then Donaldson won four matches, two of them in qualifying, in Torontos Rogers Cup, including a victory over No. 33-ranked Fabio Fognini.Before the US Open, Donaldson fell to Milos Raonic, Nick Kyrgios, Stan Wawrinka and Julien Benneteau in various events, but there was incremental progress across the board.The key to Donaldsons game, he says, is taking time away from opponents by being aggressive and hitting the ball early. To do this requires quickness and strength that isnt typically found in teenagers.Earlier this year I was trying to do it but, quite honestly, wasnt very good at it. When I got injured, I got stronger and things started to click. I started moving better, getting a better base, got behind the ball quicker. I was staying in points longer and hitting good quality shots.It all came together at the US Open. After failing to land a USTA wild card, Donaldson won three qualifying matches to reach the main draw. He produced a surprising first-round upset win against No. 14 David Goffin, then took out No. 32-ranked Viktor Troicki before losing to Ivo Karlovic.Dent, who was a terrific server in his day, has been working diligently with Donaldson on his delivery. He and his father will open the Dent Tennis Academy in Keller, Texas, next month. Theyll further work on Donaldsons game and fitness.Hes 165 pounds soaking wet, Dent said. Hes giving up 20 pounds of muscle to the other men on tour. Thats a huge percentage of strength and power. It wont come super quickly, but it will come.Confidence, as Wawrinka will tell you, can be just as valuable as a gorgeous one-handed backhand or a booming serve. After losing the first set of the US Open final against No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic, Wawrinka found a way to rally and win the final three sets.Back in late August, Donaldson had a similar experience.In a second-round match at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, Donaldson found himself playing Wawrinka, then a two-time Grand Slam singles champion.I wasnt nervous, Donaldson said, but concerned that my normal level wasnt going to be good enough. In the first game, I stood too far back when he was serving. I was giving him too much credit and me not enough. I played the first game really poorlyRain intervened and the players were sent to the locker room. Donaldson told his team that he just needed to play his game to keep it close.He came out swinging and won the first set before falling 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. In retrospect, he took a set from one of the worlds best players -- just like Djokovic a few weeks later in New York.I gave a good account of myself, Donaldson said. It confirmed all the things Im working on and showed me I was on the right path. ' ' '