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#Tennis brings new challenges every year, says #SaniaMirza
#SaniaMirza had a dazzling 2016, winning eight tournaments, including a #GrandSlam. In an exclusive interview with TOI the glamourous #Hyderabadi talks about the year that was, the tears and treats. She holds forth on finding a balance between the pain… Read More ›
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#Tennis: #JackSock’s Classy Sportsmanship Display
#JackSock showed more than just great #Tennis during his third-round win on Thursday over #RichardGasquet at the #BNP Paribas Masters. The #American also displayed an amazing level of sportsmanship in conceding a point to his opponent. Read more at: http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/sock-sportsmanship-paris-2016
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#AndyMurray is among the five greatest #Tennis players of all time
#RogerFederer, #NovakDjokovic, #RafaelNadal, #PeteSampras and #Murray would be a top five that would prompt debate, but an entirely reasonable proposition. It is a belief that would only be strengthened if Murray uproots 12-time Grand Slam winner #Djokvoic, who many already… Read More ›
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#Tennis: #JackSock finally stepping into big shoes left by #AndyRoddick
#JackSock, 24 years old and already the highest-ranking player from the #US at No. 24, upset No. 12 seed #RichardGasquet on Thursday at the #ATP #Paris Masters 1000 in a three-setter just shy of three hours. #Sock’s explosive forehand, improved… Read More ›
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Ex-#Harvard women’s #Soccer team issues takedown of ‘locker room talk’
“‘Locker room talk’ is not an excuse because this is not limited to athletic teams,” they wrote. “The whole world is the locker room. Yet in it we feel blessed to know many men who do not and would never… Read More ›
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#Ontario Little League #Baseball Team Drops ‘Indians’ From Its Name
A youth #Baseball club in a southwest #Ontario town has decided to drop its #Indians name and logo, calling it an attempt to set a good example and teach its players about respect. Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/10/31/alvinston-minor-ball-team-name_n_12740072.html
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#WTA Finals: ‘Pocket Rocket’ #DominikaCibulkova stuns No.1 #AngeliqueKerber
“They underestimated me,” #Cibulkova told reporters.”I think I was always brave with my height. I was just maybe stubborn and brave. I really wanted to play #Tennis. Nobody could tell me different.” Read more at: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/30/tennis/tennis-wta-finals-kerber-cibulkova-singapore/
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#Tennis: #AndyMurray beats #Jo-Wilfried #Tsonga in #Vienna to win the Erste Bank Open
#AndyMurray’s win in #Vienna win is his third consecutive #Tennis title after recent successes in #Beijing and #Shanghai and he has lost only three times since the #FrenchOpen in June. He needs another 415 points to take over #Djokovic. Read… Read More ›
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#WTA #Tennis Finals: #DominikaCibulkova beats #AngeliqueKerber in decider
#DominikaCibulkova claimed the biggest victory of her #Tennis career with a 6-3 6-4 win over world number one #AngeliqueKerber in the decider of the #WTA Finals in #Singapore. Read more at: http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/37816542
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