World number one #SerenaWilliams set a new #GrandSlam record of 308 victories with a win over Yaroslava Shvedova of #Kazakhstan at the #USOpen in #NewYork. The #American, 34, won 6-2 6-3 to pass #RogerFederer in the all-time list of matches… Read More ›
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#Federer hails #Serena longevity
The 34-year-old #Serena has been at number one since February 2013 and 17-time grand slam champion #Federer, who remains at fourth in the ATP rankings at the age of 35 but announced in July he would miss the rest of… Read More ›
#Tennis: #DelPotro Lowest-ranked #USOpen Quarter-finalist in 25 Years
Former champion Juan Martin #delPotro became the lowest ranked player in 25 years to reach the #USOpen quarter-finals when #DominicThiem quit their last-16 tie through injury. Read more at: http://www.voanews.com/a/tennis-del-potro-lowest-ranked-us-open-quarter-finalist-twenty-five-years/3494581.html
#American Teenager’s #Tennis Game Shaped by #Argentina’s Clay
Some #Americans go to #Argentina to learn the tango, others to study the fine art of winemaking or to immerse themselves in the language. #JaredDonaldson, an #American from #RhodeIsland, went to Argentina when he was 15 for the better part… Read More ›
#Raonic sizes up #Tennis’ Big Four: ‘It’s a little bit spread out’
#Murray is the only one of the #BigFour who is healthy and could be waiting for #Raonic in the final if the Big #Canadian can get that far in the #USOpen. Read more at: http://www.torontosun.com/2016/08/30/milos-raonic-sizes-up-tennis-big-four-its-a-little-bit-spread-out
Why backhand slice has become ‘necessity’ in #Tennis
Numerous top men’s players — #Roger #Federer #Novak #Djokovic, #Andy #Murray, #Rafael #Nadal and others — have developed the one-handed backhand slice as a neutralizing shot that frustrates foes. On the women’s side, #Roberta #Vinci put on a dazzling one-handed… Read More ›
#USA is waiting for a men’s #Tennis star who hasn’t appeared
#Tennis as a commercial entity is all about star power. Decades after #JohnMcEnroe, #JimmyConnors, #AndreAgassi and #Pete #Sampras dominated the tournament, and 13 years since #AndyRoddick was the last #American to win the title, there is a vacuum waiting to… Read More ›
Top junior players show #Canada’s #Tennis depth extends beyond #Milos #Raonic, #Eugenie #Bouchard
In the seven years since #Wozniak’s breakthrough, #Eugenie #Bouchard and #Milos #Raonic became the first #Canadians to reach the finals of a #GrandSlam event, Bouchard at #Wimbledon in 2014 and Raonic this year. To show that was no fluke, prospects… Read More ›
This #USOpen may be last gasp of #BigFour in men’s #Tennis
The Open begins with a roof but without 34-year-old #RogerFederer, who won’t play the Open for the first time since 1999 as he rehabs from knee surgery. Defending champion #NovakDjokovic and #RafaelNadal are nursing wrist injuries. #Nadal, who turned 30,… Read More ›
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