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#DenisShapovalov: A unique blend of #Federer and #Nadal
A lefty with a viciously powerful dipping forehand. It must be #RafaelNadal, right? A guy with a serious serving action leading to easy aces. That’s got to be #RogerFederer, hasn’t it? A guy with easy power off his beautiful one-handed… Read More ›
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#Tennis: #RogersCup sets new world record in attendance as 216,097 spectators turned up
“There was a #Tennis craze in our city in the last few weeks and it shows in our attendance numbers,” tournament director Eugène Lapierre said, as quoted on DailyHive #Montreal. With the race between #Federer and #Nadal for the world… Read More ›
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#DenisShapovalov rockets up 76 places into the Top 100 of the #Emirates #ATP Rankings at No. 67.
After reaching the #CoupeRoger semi-finals, #DenisShapovalov broke into the Top 100 at No. 67. The 18-year-old lefty knocked out established players all week, including Juan Martin del Potro, #Rafael #Nadal and Adrian Mannarino. The #NextGenATP #Canadian is in good position… Read More ›
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#DenisShapovalov: The Next #Tennis Great?
#Shapovalov seems to have all the tools a player needs to succeed. He’s left-handed with a strong serve, a one-handed backhand, and a forehand that he hits hard and deep. After a big win over #Rafa #Nadal, the world is suddenly… Read More ›
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#RogerFederer: “I’m a big fan of his, and I’m sure we’re going to see a lot of #DenisShapovalov in the future.”
#Federer remembers watching #Shapovalov play in the #Wimbledon juniors and also had a chance to practise with the teen a few years ago in #Toronto, when he needed a lefty for a hitting partner. “He came out, had these big… Read More ›
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Science of Sport: Is grunting in #Tennis an advantage?
Alison McConnell, now a professor in sport/health science at Bournemouth University and author of Breathe Strong, Perform Better, broke it down for us a few years back: 1. A player inhales before each shot and the tension from that inflation… Read More ›
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#CNN: #RogerFederer inspires a global devotion like no other sportsperson
It is a global traveling troupe like no other in sport. A patchwork of nationalities, from #India, #Lebanon, #America, on a summer pilgrimage to worship the most successful male #Tennis player in history. Read more at: http://edition.cnn.com/2017/07/14/tennis/roger-federer-fans-wimbledon-tennis/index.html
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‘People just lose their minds’: Andre De Grasse has made #Canadians love track again
Athletics #Canada is putting the final touches on a partnership that will make De Grasse an ambassador of the sport, much like rapper #Drake’s role with the #Toronto #Raptors. Read more at: http://nationalpost.com/sports/olympics/star-sprinter-de-grasse-has-canadians-watching-track-and-field-again/wcm/854fb94c-07d5-44d1-a66c-e456c4087eac
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#DominicThiem: An heir to #Tennis’s throne during an age of royalty
#Thiem, who broke into the top 10 last year, might be a household name already, were it not for that pesky 35-year-old #RogerFederer and the other trio of titans who agelessly continue to rule the sport. He has come to… Read More ›
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