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• Why #Tennis could save your life – but #Football and running may not help you live longer

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on November 30, 2016 • ( 0 )

  A study by #OxfordUniversity, and researchers in #Finland and #Australia, followed more than 80,000 people for an average of nine years to find out if certain sports protected them against early death. It found that people who played racquet sports,… Read More ›

• #Tennis: New #British junior talent project aims to find the next #AndyMurray

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on November 29, 2016 • ( 0 )

  “There is a lack of funds there to help the next generation and #Tennis is an expensive game,” Feaver told Telegraph Sport. “A few of us ex-players and a couple of business guys are setting up a trust, called Performance Plus, to… Read More ›

• #Tennis: Why #AndyMurray May Have Long Stay As World No. 1

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on November 28, 2016 • ( 0 )

  It has taken #AndyMurray 11 years to become the top-ranked #Tennis player but as he gears up to go at it again in 2017, there’s good reason to expect him to hang on to it for a good while. Read… Read More ›

• #Tennis: #IvanLendl tells #AndyMurray to forget world No 1 ranking and concentrate on winning more #GrandSlams

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on November 16, 2016 • ( 0 )

  #IvanLendl has reiterated his view that winning majors is more important than reaching world No 1. He admitted. ‘I knew he had it in him and I think the whole team has done a fantastic job. Obviously #Andy has been… Read More ›

• #Tennis: #AndyMurray collects world No.1 trophy at #ATP World Tour Finals gala

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on November 11, 2016 • ( 0 )

  “The ranking never lies,” fellow competitor #StanWawrinka told Sky Sport News. “He’s been winning a lot this year, more than any other player, so he deserves to be No 1. “He did really well with the pressure, he won #Wimbledon… Read More ›

• #Federer and #Nadal: Two aging lions hoping to stay in the hunt

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on November 10, 2016 • ( 0 )

  #Tennis: Nobody likes #Federer’s and #Nadal’s absences, or these force-fed glimpses of how the tour will looks a little less lustrous when their departure is permanent, especially if some of the #nextgen hopefuls the #ATP has been promoting don’t get… Read More ›

• #Tennis: #WTA’s #SteveSimon hails #MariaSharapova, says she has shown ‘tremendous level of integrity during ban’

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on November 10, 2016 • ( 0 )

    #SteveSimon, CEO of the Women’s #Tennis Association (#WTA) has hailed #Russian tennis ace #MariaSharapova and said that she has shown a tremendous level of integrity during her ban. #Simon is also looking forward to the Russian’s return on court… Read More ›

• #Tennis: #AndyMurray voted Great #Britain’s best ever sportsman – #ESPN poll

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on November 8, 2016 • ( 0 )

  World No. 1 #Tennis star #AndyMurray has been voted Great #Britain’s greatest ever sportsman by #ESPN #UK readers. Read more at: http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/story/_/id/17998770/world-number-one-wimbledon-olympic-davis-cup-hero-andy-murray-britain-greatest-ever-sportsman-espn-poll

• #Tennis: #AndyMurray becomes world number one after #Raonic withdraws from #Paris Masters

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on November 5, 2016 • ( 0 )

  #Murray will be the first #British singles player to hold top spot in #Tennis since computerised rankings began in 1973. Read more at: http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/37882467