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• #Tennis world shuns #MariaSharapova

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on April 5, 2016 • ( 0 )

    #MariaSharapova’s lack of friends in the #Tennis world becomes more evident by the day, with #Slovakian player #DominikaCibulkova one of the latest to tip a bucket on the former world No.1. Read more at: http://thenewdaily.com.au/sport/2016/04/05/tennis-world-continues-hate-maria-Sharapova/

• Thousands of #Baseball Fans Participated in the Longest First Pitch Ever

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on April 5, 2016 • ( 0 )

  More than 2,000 fans helped set a new record at the #Kansas City #Royals season home opener on Sunday by lining up to complete the longest first pitch in #Baseball history. Read more at: http://time.com/4281064/opening-day-longest-first-pitch/

• #Tennis tips: Remember the ‘L’s’ when returning serve

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on April 4, 2016 • ( 0 )

  Returning serve ranks right up there at the top of least practiced shots and most disliked shots in #Tennis. We become a completely different player once our service game is over. Our attitude is, now it’s my opponent’s turn to… Read More ›

• #LTA launches #Tennis for Kids – a #DavisCup legacy initiative

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on April 4, 2016 • ( 0 )

  The #Lawn #Tennis Association (#LTA) has launched its biggest ever grass roots initiative to take #Britain’s first #DavisCup win in 79 years and use it to inspire the next generation of tennis players. Read more at: http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/articles/2016-04-04/lta_launches_tennis_for_kids_a_davis_cup_legacy_initiative.html

• Meet #NickKyrgios the #Tennis player

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on April 1, 2016 • ( 0 )

  #Kyrgios, as notorious as he is talented, remarked after the match: “These last few years on the #Tennis tour, they’ve been a bit of a roller-coaster. But I’ve learned a lot.” Read more at: http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/15107927/tennis-meet-nick-kyrgios-tennis-player

• #Tennis: #RogerFederer, #NovakDjokovic and #RafaelNadal’s domination means this is the ‘Golden Era’ says #StefanEdberg

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on March 31, 2016 • ( 1 )

  “This generation with #Djokovic, #Nadal and #Federer has been winning more than 40 #GrandSlam titles combined in the last decade,” #Edberg shared in #Swedish to Goteborgs-Posten. “It’s a #GoldenEra of players that have brought #Tennis to another level, they have… Read More ›

• #MiamiOpen: #NovakDjokovic still searching for the hearts of the #Tennis fans

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on March 30, 2016 • ( 0 )

  For now, though, #Djokovic is content to bear his burden. He knows that crowds love underdogs. Aging champions. Guys fighting for one more #Tennis title. He isn’t ready to be any of those guys yet. Read more at: http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/15093958/miami-open-tennis-novak-djokovic-bearer-bad-news

• #Tennis: #Djokovic Breaks The Mould

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on March 29, 2016 • ( 0 )

  #Tennis: World No. 1 #NovakDjokovic had a season for the ages in 2015. He went 82-6, winning 11 titles, including three #Grand Slams, six #ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments and the #Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. #Djokovic also amassed… Read More ›

• #Shenzhen Establishes Itself As Global #Tennis Force

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on March 28, 2016 • ( 0 )

  The three-week run of #ATP Challenger Tour events throughout #China concluded on Sunday in #Shenzhen, but it certainly won’t be the last tournament held in the bustling city of seven million people. Read more at: http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/shenzhen-establishes-itself-as-global-tennis-force