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#Tennis: The #Canadians are, improbably, back – #EugenieBouchard, #MilosRaonic find groove to start 2016
#Raonic won last week at a warmup tournament in #Brisbane #Tennis, which would have been notable on its own but was all the moreso because he beat #RogerFederer in the final. Bouchard now is 6-1 in 2016. Read more at:… Read More ›
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Scary Thought: #NovakDjokovic Is Getting Better at #Tennis
When the #AustralianOpen begins in #Melbourne next week, t#Tennis fans should brace themselves for the impossible: #NovakDjokovic, the dominant No. 1 player in the world, might be better than ever. Read more at: http://www.wsj.com/articles/scary-thought-novak-djokovic-is-getting-better-at-tennis-1452794791
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#Tennis: #AndyMurray aces raise 110,000 euros for children in #Syria
Through his initiative, #Andy’s Aces, the #Tennis star #Unicef #UK ambassador #AndyMurray has raised an incredible total of more than £83,000 (110,000 euros) from September until the end of 2015. Read more at: http://www.english.rfi.fr/sports/20160113-andy-murray-aces-raise-110-000-euros-children-syria
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#Golf: #JordanSpieth ends #TigerWoods’ 13-year reign atop earnings list
For the first time in 13 years, #TigerWoods was not the top earner in golf. At $53 million in on-course winnings and off-the-course endorsements, #JordanSpieth was the top earner in 2015, according to estimates by #GoldDigest. Read more at: http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/14556415/jordan-spieth-replaces-tiger-woods-golf-top-earner-2015
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#NovakDjokovic: ‘#Tennis is greater than all of us’
#Tennis: #NovakDjokovic points to the total and fanatical devotion required to reach the top and stay there – all that battling through long hours of daily training and the stamina required to handle the never-ending playing schedule. For younger players… Read More ›
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#Tennis: Winning #AustralianOpen is my No 1 goal – #AndyMurray
In the open era, no #Tennis player, male or female, has featured in more finals of a #GrandSlam tournament without winning than #AndyMurray has managed in #Australia. “My No 1 goal is to win here, just because of the number of… Read More ›
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#Tennis: #Canadian #DanielNestor picks up 1,000th career win
#Canadian #Tennis star #DanielNestor boasts one of the most impressive resumes in the sport. Twelve-time #GrandSlam champion. #Olympic champion. Eighty-eight career tournament victories and, after his first-round win Monday, 1,000 career doubles victories. Read more at: http://www.sportsnet.ca/tennis/canadian-nestor-picks-up-1000th-career-win/
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#Federer surprised at #Djokovic’s rout of #Nadal in #Doha final
The world No. 3 #RogerFederer noted the #Serbian’s dominance on hard courts, and called #NovakDjokovic is the favorite going into the #AustralianOpen #Tennis. Read more at: http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2016/01/federer-surprised-djokovic-smoked-nadal-doha-final/57200/#.VpPtW2ZIiUl
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Australian Open: The Seeds
#Tennis: The new #WTA Rankings – the ones the #Australian Open seeds are made from – are out. Where will your favorite player be seeded at #Melbourne Park? Read more at: http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5265115/title/australian-open-the-seeds
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