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#TOKYO 2020: #OSAKA BECOMES THE FIRST #TENNIS PLAYER TO LIGHT THE #OLYMPIC CAULDRON
The Tokyo Olympics are underway after a unique and moving opening ceremony, and it was Naomi Osaka who officially set the event into motion when she lit the Olympic Cauldron.https://85191d9c298058d068f34369e22e95f9.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html The four-time Grand Slam champion and Japanese star received the… Read More ›
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World’s oldest #Tennis player from #Ukraine – 97 and still in the game – ultimate goal is to live to 100 years old and take on #RogerFederer
For 97-year-old Leonid Stanislavskyi, a Ukrainian who has been playing amateur tennis for over half a century, it is next to impossible to find a worthy adversary in his age group. That has not stopped him from participating in the… Read More ›
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#RogerFederer – #Tennis score board and numbers cannot determine his greatness.
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#NYTimes: At #Wimbledon, Felix Auger-Aliassime and #DenisShapovalov Stir a Nation
The young Canadians advanced on Monday to the men’s singles quarterfinals, one in easy straight sets, and the other in a gutty five-set victory. As the Montreal Canadiens, Canada’s hope for hockey’s Stanley Cup, faced elimination across an ocean, the… Read More ›
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#TheGuardian – #Tennis: #Wimbledon reopens as #AndyMurray and #COVID-19 vaccine scientists get huge cheers
Andy Murray thrilled a 8,000-strong crowd on Centre Court, which also saw a new British star emerge. The 34-year-old Andy Murray, who these days sports a metal hip that is more conducive to being a Marvel superhero than a professional… Read More ›
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#Tennis: #Wimbledon is Roger #Federer’s chance to go out on his own terms
A gentleman and the sport’s top ambassador, Federer, who turns the Big 4-0 on Aug. 8, has been a joy to watch. As Roger Federer and his balky knees approach 40 years old, it looks as if Novak Djokovic and… Read More ›
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Jakarta Post – #Tennis: #Djokovic ready to be first among equals at #Wimbledon
Novak Djokovic is targeting a record-equalling 20th major and sixth Wimbledon title from next week, edging him closer to becoming only the third man to complete a calendar Grand Slam. The world number one has already won a ninth Australian… Read More ›
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Let battle commence, says #Djokovic ahead of #Nadal showdown
Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal will add another chapter to their rivalry when they face off in a much-anticipated clash on Friday but there will be more at stake than just a spot in the French Open final. A semi-final… Read More ›
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#Forbes: #RogerFederer Survives Epic 4-Set Clash At #FrenchOpen, #NovakDjokovic Looms In Quarters
Across a career of more than two decades, and hundreds and hundreds of tennis matches, Roger Federer never played in one quite like this. Under the lights at the French Open for the first time in his career. With no… Read More ›