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• #Tennis: #BiancaAndreescu earns second junior #OrangeBowl victory

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 14, 2015 • ( 0 )

  #Tennis: On Sunday, the-ninth-seeded #BiancaAndreescu came through the challenge of #American #KaylaDay, and persistent rain, to win the Grade A Orange Bowl 18-and-under title with a 7-6(7) 6-4 final victory. The match required seven-and-a-half hours to complete. #Andreescu is just… Read More ›

• #Brazilian #Tennis stars turn out for #Olympic Test Event

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 13, 2015 • ( 0 )

  #GrandSlam champions #GustavoKuerten and #MariaBueno joined #Brazil’s current and future #Tennis stars at the #Rio #Olympic Tennis Centre for the Olympic and Paralympic Test Events on 10-12 December. The Correios Brasil Masters Cup, hosted by the Brazilian Tennis Federation (CBT),… Read More ›

• #Tennis Co-Workers: What #SerenaWilliams and #NovakDjokovic did so well in 2015

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 13, 2015 • ( 0 )

  When #NovakDjokovic beat #RogerFederer to win his fourth straight #ATP World Tour Finals title, he capped one of #Tennis’ all-time great seasons in appropriately fine style. But his win was appropriate for a second reason: It capped an all-time season… Read More ›

• #Tennis #GrandSlam Records That Will Never Be Broken

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 12, 2015 • ( 0 )

  With all of the deserving discussions about #NovakDjokovic’s place among the greatest #Tennis  players of all time, the #Serbian superstar still has mountains to climb and oceans to cross. Read more at: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2597701-tennis-grand-slam-records-that-will-never-be-broken

• #Tennis: #BiancaAndreescu reaches the final of the prestigious #OrangeBowl

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 12, 2015 • ( 0 )

  #BiancaAndreescu of #Mississauga, Ont. is in the girls’ 18-and-under finals. The #Canadian, No. 15 in the #ITF junior world rankings and seeded No. 9 going in, upset No. 2 seed #DalmaGalfi of Hungary 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the semi-finals Saturday… Read More ›

• #RafaelNadal, #MaheshBhupathi Tennis academies tie up for collaboration

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 11, 2015 • ( 0 )

  #RafaelNadal entered into a partnership with #MaheshBhupathi for their respective #Tennis academies on Thursday to identify talents in  #India and offer them the opportunity to receive expert coaching at the former’s academy in #Spain. Read more at: http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/nadal-bhupathi-tennis-academies-tie-up-for-collaboration-115121000554_1.html

• #JohnMcEnroe on how to make #Tennis more exciting: ditch the #Umpires

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 11, 2015 • ( 0 )

  #JohnMcEnroe the original bad boy of #Tennis, is advocating the radical removal of umpires in a bid to liven up the sport. McEnroe made the proposal while also recommending tiebreaks at four games all in the fifth and deciding set… Read More ›

• #TSN becomes new home of #ATP #Tennis in #Canada

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 10, 2015 • ( 0 )

  TSN ~ Tennis TSN announced today it has reached a new, comprehensive rights agreement with #ATP, securing #Canadian media rights to an extensive slate of #ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and ATP World Tour 500 #Tennis tournaments. The addition of ATP World Tour tournaments complements the… Read More ›

• #Tennis #Canada-125: Iconic Moments

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 10, 2015 • ( 0 )

  #Tennis #Canada-125: Iconic Moments 1994 – #Sonya #Jeyaseelan becomes the first #Canadian to make a junior #Slam singles final at #Roland #Garros. Read more at: https://www.tenniscanada.com/tc125-iconic-moments/