“The #LaverCup is not country against country. This is where you get to put on a green and gold jacket. You get to play alongside guys you grew up with. Team #Europe, captained by #BjornBorg, is heavily favoured to win… Read More ›
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#Shapovalov changing the conversation in #Canadian #Tennis
Now we’ve got #Canadian #Tennis and playing for #Canada all wrapped up in an attractive package for the first time. What #Eugenie #Bouchard dismissed as a “burden” she didn’t care to carry, #Shapovalov has embraced as a responsibility he dreamed… Read More ›
#Tennis: #PeteSampras sees #DenisShapo as potential top-2 player
Add Hall of Fame tennis player #PeteSampras to the growing list of players and analysts predicting great things for #Canadian phenom #DenisShapovalov. The 14-time #GrandSlam champion not only believes the 18-year-old can contend for major titles, but thinks #Shapovalov can become… Read More ›
#CNN – #MartinaHingis: The flame that burned twice as bright and twice as long
Much has been made of the resurgence of #RogerFederer and #RafaelNadal this season. Aged 36 and 31 respectively, both have defied the odds to collect two grand slam titles. But another legend of the game, who is 10 months #Federer’s… Read More ›
#Tennis: The Complex Rise of #SloaneStephens
Stephens—injured and unable to even walk until April 18, ranked 957th in July—to a 6–3, 6–0 demolition of #MadisonKeys in last Saturday’s final – was not easy from the beginning. “#Tennis has gotten out of the country clubs,” says #ChrisEvert. “The… Read More ›
#MariaSharapova: How This Immigrant Became A Global #Tennis Star
Born in Nyagan, #Russia, #Sharapova moved to the #US when she was six years old. At seventeen, Sharapova beat Serena Williams to win #Wimbledon. She reached the number-one world ranking at eighteen, and has held that ranking a number of… Read More ›
Make #American #Tennis Great Again, mission accomplished
For years the United States Tennis Association (USTA) has been working on a plan to ‘Make American Tennis Great Again’ and on Wednesday it all came together with American women completing a sweep of the U.S. Open quarter-finals. It has… Read More ›
#Tennis: Hard courts hardest on the body – #Nadal
The 31-year-old twice #USOpen champion, #RafaelNadal, who is considered the best claycourt player ever after winning a record 10 #FrenchOpen titles, said he worries that hard courts will lead to health issues for younger players down the road. Read more… Read More ›
#Shapovalov hopes to give #Canadian #Tennis a boost
Eighteen-year-old #DenisShapovalov wants his hockey-loving country of #Canada to embrace #Tennis and hopes that after his star-making run at the #USOpen, youngsters there will think twice before getting on the ice. Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-usopen-shapovalov/shapovalov-hopes-to-give-canadian-tennis-a-boost-idUSKCN1BE153
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