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#Forbes: Why clay courts mold top #Tennis players
PARIS — For decades, the red clay that makes the French Open unique among Grand Slams has served as a gorgeous canvas for the game’s most artful practitioners, looking more like velvet than crushed brick under the Parisian sun. But… Read More ›
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#CNN – #Tennis: #RogerFederer achieves more milestones at #FrenchOpen – 400th #GrandSlam match
(CNN)By returning to the French Open this year after a three-year absence, Roger Federer is spreading his milestones across the tennis world. Winning his first two outings at Roland Garros this week, Federer reached his 400th grand slam match when… Read More ›
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#OhCanada!: A #Canadian born invented #Basketball in 1891, 128 years later #Raptors have the – #NBA title
On March 6, 1861 — eight months after Abraham Lincoln was sworn in as the 16th President of the United States — Naismith was born in Almonte, Ontario. He would go on to spend his life as an educator and a sports… Read More ›
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The 10,000-hour rule for sporting success is largely a myth, so let kids dabble
Most elite athletes are more like Roger Federer, who dabbled in a vast number of sports – including skiing, wrestling, handball, skateboarding, football, badminton – which helped to develop his athleticism and hand-eye coordination, before focusing on tennis much… Read More ›
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#Tennis: Things learned from Federer’s return
They say absence makes the heart go fonder and it certainly looked that way judging from the massive crowds that filled the newly-refurbished Court Philippe-Chatrier to witness Federer’s first match at Roland-Garros since 2015. Federer is obviously one of the… Read More ›
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#Forbes – #Basketball: Are #Drake’s Antics Good Or Bad For The #Toronto #Raptors Brand?
Drake has a strong effect on the team from a marketing and sponsorship perspective, and his massive social media following will raise the Raptors profile around the world. “Having Drake as an ambassador for the Raptors is one of the… Read More ›
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#TheWashingtonPost – #Tennis: #Why #RogerFederer is the most graceful athlete of our time.
Roger Federer arrives at the French Open tennis tournament this weekend not just as the king of the courts and an icon of class, but also a poetic inspiration with a racket. It’s not only the ancients who looked… Read More ›
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#FOXSports – #OCanada: #Hockey hotbed now produces #Tennis players, too
ROME (AP) — It’s typically Canadian that Denis Shapovalov, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Bianca Andreescu are each children of immigrants. What’s not typical is that they have simultaneously broken into the world’s elite ranks of tennis players — and will all… Read More ›
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#Bloomberg: The Next #Tennis Superstars Will Come From #China, #Sharapova Agent Says
The sports agency that helped make tennis champions Roger Federer to Maria Sharapova even richer on endorsements says China is poised to produce a wave of new stars. IMG, which also has engineered millions of dollars in brand deals for… Read More ›
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