The Uniform Series 2: Disadvantage Vicky
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From Janus 120 Vicky Martins is a classic player: or she could be, if she’d just set her mind to it. Pushing twenty, she has to get herself noticed this year or it will be too late. There’s an army of nymphets, still wearing braces on their teeth, with their eyes on Wimbledon’s Centre Court and the determination to get there: if she’s not careful, Vicky will be trampled into the ground by their merciless trainers. It makes no sense: she is a very talented player. She has a natural ability, innate stamina, a lean, fit body, natural blonde hair and amazing upper body power. She just lacks application. Talent alone will get her nowhere — the parks are full of people who can hit a ball in the right direction. She needs to learn how to exploit her fresh-faced looks, how to woo the media. She’s losing valuable sponsorship with her off-hand attitudes and inappropriate honesty. Look at her in her classic tennis whites: her contemporar...