The #Duchess of #Cambridge has said she is teaching #PrinceGeorge to play #Tennis – but admits her four-year-old son “only wants to whack the ball”. Read more at: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-41821213
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#BBC Sport: 37 years old #Swiss #Tennis player retires after year end tournament.
#MartinaHingis became the youngest player ever to win a #GrandSlam title as a 15-year-old alongside Helena Sukova in the 1996 #Wimbledon doubles event, and would end the year by losing to #SteffiGraf in the singles final at the #WTA Tour… Read More ›
#Denis_Shapo: “#RogerFederer is my ‘idol’; But I do not want to be like the champions of the past”
#DenisShapovalov, widely regarded as the next superstar in #Tennis, has qualified for next month’s Next Generation #ATP Finals in #Milan, #Italy. The #Canadian teenager recently revealed in an interview that he grew up with a room full of #RogerFederer posters and idolized the #Swiss… Read More ›
#CreditSuisse – #RogerFederer: “Education breaks the cycle of poverty”
In launching his foundation, Roger Federer decided to help children living in poverty by providing them with education opportunities. Fifteen years later, new initiatives are being developed to respond to early childhood learning needs. Read more at: https://www.credit-suisse.com/corporate/en/articles/news-and-expertise/roger-federer-education-breaks-the-cycle-of-poverty-201710.html
#RogerFederer is the GOAT not #RafaelNadal – #Nadal’s camp
Toni #Nadal is convinced #RogerFederer is the greatest male #Tennis player of all time rather than his nephew and insists the #Swiss is on another level to other greats in the sport. Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2017/10/19/uncle-toni-insists-roger-federer-is-the-goat-not-rafael-nadal-7013179/?ito=cbshare
#Tennis: #RafaelNadal jokes with #RogerFederer; “you are not invited to the #Rafa #Nadal academy, if you play so well again in 2018”.
“The invitation is always open for you,” the top-ranked #Spaniard #RafaelNadal told his long-time rival and friend #RogerFedere in a video released on the #Facebook page of the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar to celebrate its one-year anniversary. “The only… Read More ›
#Tennis: #DenisShapo – One of prominent contender for winning most #GrandSlam among the #NextGen
The 19-time #GrandSlam champion believes the likes of #DenisShapovalov, #AlexanderZverev, #NickKyrgios and #DominicThiem all have what it takes to be ranked among the world’s best, and that they are all already adding plenty of value to the tour. Read more… Read More ›
#MSN: #Tennis – #Federer shakes off ‘scars’ of #Nadal defeats
#Tennis: #RogerFederer said he has finally erased the “scars” of his many defeats to #RafaelNadal after claiming the #Shanghai Masters with his fifth successive win over the world number one. The 36-year-old #Swiss put on a masterclass to beat #Nadal… Read More ›
#Soccer: #WorldCup big prize money is getting even bigger — just as #US men are fighting to hang on
The big money awarded to the 32 qualifying teams of the #WorldCup gets even bigger this year. #FIFA, #Soccer’s governing body, will award a record $400 million dollars in prize money next year. That’s 12 percent higher than the $358… Read More ›
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