Toni Nadal, the man who masterminded nephew Rafa’s incredible career, is returning to the Tour as part of the coaching team of Canadian youngster Felix Auger-Aliassime. Nadal, 60, decided to step down as Rafa’s coach in 2017 and concentrate on… Read More ›
Roger Federer has only played one tournament in 2021 as he continues his comeback from two knee procedures, but he has already committed to at least one tournament in 2022. The Swiss Maestro, who turns 40 in August, is committed… Read More ›
Prince Philip, prior to his marriage to Queen Elizabeth, batting at the nets during cricket practice while in the Royal Navy, July 31 1947. One of the Duke of Edinburgh’s most enduring legacies to the nation was his age-defying belief in… Read More ›
The courts at Tennisclub Felsberg, where Roger Federer has trained. Roger Federer’s birthplace, Basel, at sunrise. Berneck is a country town of some 4,000 people near the Austrian border where the Federer clan originated. Villa Wenkenhof is the 17th-century English… Read More ›
Canadian Leylah Fernandez (Laval, QC) won the first WTA title of her young career on Sunday, beating Switzerland’s Viktorija Golubic 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the WTA 250 Abierto GNP Seguros. Fernandez had lost her only previous WTA final… Read More ›
Feels like a lifetime ago that Bouchard was all a-sparkle on the women’s tennis circuit, dazzling on the court and glittery off it. First Canadian player of either gender to hit the top-five ranking circle. Wimbledon finalist. Australian Open semifinalist…. Read More ›
The familiar-looking gentleman in the square on the screen said he was eager to get back at it. “I feel like there’s still something left,” the 39-year-old Federer said. This was what tennis wanted—needed—to hear. This week, Federer will play… Read More ›
11-time Grand Slam winner Bjorg reckons Federer has three more objectives he wants to tick off too. “It’s a pity that Roger decided not to play in Australia, he had a chance,” Borg told La Stampa. “But for 2021 he… Read More ›
