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SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium -- Hes very fast, very young and very confident. He races on the limit, upsets other drivers and cares little when he does. Hes also great for Formula One.Max Verstappen may not be winning many friends among other drivers -- especially those from Ferrari -- but his aggressive, unapologetic, fearless driving is wonderfully entertaining for fans.The 18-year-old Dutchman is the youngest to win a race and to start from the front row of the grid, and hes also just what F1 needs in an era of fading former champions.Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen and Jenson Button are all in their mid-30s. Although three-time champion Lewis Hamilton is clearly very much on top of his game, and his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg is highly competitive, both drivers are 31.Verstappens star factor drew more than 20,000 Dutch fans to the Belgian Grand Prix last weekend. Legions of orange-clad fans queued at the entry gates. Dutch flags were dotted around the Spa grandstands.He is refreshing for me. He is a young boy that I like a lot, Mercedes head of motorsport Toto Wolff said. He comes in here, no fear, no respect. He puts the elbow out and it reminds me of the great ones. It reminds me of Lewis and it reminds me of Ayrton Senna.High praise indeed, from Wolff, who might have added that Verstappen also has some of the brashness that typified seven-time F1 champion Michael Schumacher. Wolff has expressed regret that Mercedes was not able to snap Verstappen up before Toro Rosso did last year.You can clearly see that some guys around are starting to think twice how to overtake him, Wolff said, before adding a note of caution about Verstappens high-risk driving. I just fear that it might end up in the wall heavily one day. For me it is refreshing, but it is dangerous.In May, Verstappen drove brilliantly to win the Spanish GP on his Red Bull debut -- joining from feeder team Toro Rosso after just four races of this season -- and he followed that up with three more podium finishes.At the Belgian GP, his second place in qualifying set another record as the youngest driver ever to start on a front row of the grid.His talent is unquestionable, but his attitude is, and the feeling in F1 circles is that Verstappens tender age means he gets away with things that other drivers do not.The FIA has not penalized him. The only thing that happened was that he was given a hard time in the drivers briefing, Wolff said. Maybe next time he will have an even harder time in the driver briefing.Especially from Raikkonen and his Ferrari teammate Sebastian Vettel.Raikkonen criticized him after last months Hungarian GP and again after the Belgian GP.There was a high-profile tangle between Verstappen and both Ferraris on the first turn on Sunday. Later in the race, Verstappen infuriated Raikkonen with some aggressive blocking moves when the 36-year-old Finn tried to get past him at high speed.Maybe it needs an accident before things get more clear to everybody, Raikkonen said. Hopefully not because it can be bad for somebody, and nobody wants to see something like that happen.Verstappen, however, appears to care little for reputation, does not get pushed around, and his vitriolic words match the intensity of his driving.Blaming Ferrari, he was quoted as telling Dutch TV after Sundays race Im not going to let them past, Id rather force them off the track, reportedly adding in the end Im the victim. 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Yankees manager Joe Girardi says hes thinking about allowing Rivera to do it this weekend, when the Yankees finish their season with a three-game series at the Houston Astros. NEW YORK -- During player introductions before the nights final match on Arthur Ashe Stadium, the American received polite applause, the Argentine hearty cheers.Fact is, the U.S. Open faithful clearly consider 2009 champ Juan Martin del Potro an honorary New Yorker. And Steve Johnson is still establishing his credentials as the top mens player from the host nation.Johnson did win fans with a casual behind-the-back shot during his straight-set, second-round loss Thursday. It didnt win him the rally, though, and indeed came at a critical juncture. Del Potro wound up with triple break point, and he converted to get the second set back on serve. That was part of a run of seven straight games as he took control for what would be a 7-6 (5), 6-3, 6-2 victory.Had a bad 10 or 15 minutes where shots were kind of going sideways in the second when I was up a break, Johnson said. Kind of unfortunate timing for a bit of a dry spell on my side.The Argentine even did Johnson one better early in the third set with a between-the-legs shot -- he eventually won that point, though not the game.Based on the rankings, Johnson was the overwhelming favorite; hes seeded 19th, while del Potro is No. 142 in the world. Some numbers, however, that were far more relevant to Thursdays matchup:- Johnson has never made it past the round of 16 at a major or been ranked in the top 20.- Del Potro is a former top-five player and a two-time Olympic singles medalist who has defeated three of the U.S. Opens top four seeds since the start of Wimbledon.The fans in New York still remember how del Potro rallied to stun five-time defending champ Roger Federer in the 2009 final. And they appreciate how hes come back from the three left wrist surgeries that had him contemplating retirement.Its amazing for me having this love from there, del Potro said.He upset Stan Wawrinka at Wimbledon, then topped Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal at the Olympics before pushinng Andy Murray to four grueling sets in the gold-medal match.ddddddddddddJohnson had noted last week that if del Potro received a wild card into the U.S. Open, it was possible the Argentine could eliminate an American in the first round. As it turned out, del Potro knocked Johnson out in the second.Just kind of a bummer I played him today, Johnson said. Thats about it. He deserved the wild card. Finalist in the Olympics and had Andy on the ropes.Johnson is just 15 months younger than del Potro, but when the Argentine was winning the U.S. Open at age 20, the American was playing in college at Southern California. Hes proving that path can lead to a fruitful pro career, reaching a career-best ranking this summer. He briefly overtook his buddy John Isner for the top ranking among American men, though Johnson insists he considers Isner the No. 1 no matter what the numbers say.Thursday was his first career match on Ashe, the court where del Potro won his major title seven years ago. But because of nagging injuries to both wrists, the Argentine hadnt made it to the third round at Flushing Meadows since 2012.On Thursday, del Potros serve -- not his signature forehand -- was the difference. He had 15 aces and won 85 percent of the points on his first serve. Johnson grinded through five sets in the first round, and del Potro said he could tell in the latter stages Thursday his opponent was fatigued, so the Argentine played more aggressively.Ashes new roof was closed for Thursday nights first match, but after that ended, it was opened for del Potro-Johnson with no further rain -- supposedly -- in the forecast. Except in the middle of the first set, a few drops started falling during a changeover. Play was held up for about eight minutes as ballkids toweled off the court, the roof remaining open. ' ' '