Its #Olympics inclusion questioned again, #Tennis showed why it belongs on any global sporting stage thanks to #Novak #Djokovic and Juan Martin #del Potro. Read more at: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/rio-2016-djokovic-del-potro-034609383.html
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#Rio 2016 Tennis: #Brazilian crowd rises to the occasion
The #Rio 2016 #Olympic Games are a unique opportunity for #Brazilian #Tennis fans, who have never before had the chance to see the elite of the sport all in action on home soil. The reactions of spectators in Rio on… Read More ›
#Rio 2016 #Olympics: Is the #NovakDjokovic domination in men’s #Tennis at an end?
When #NovakDjokovic walked out of the #Rio #Olympics #Tennis Centre with tears flowing down his face, you could see just how much this tournament, and winning it, meant to him. Not in his wildest dreams, even when the draw set… Read More ›
#Olympics-#Tendulkar takes in #Rio #Rugby as #Cricket remains outside the pale
There are signs, however, that #IOC committee president #Bach’s accompanying #Tendulkar to the #Rugby in #Rio was only part of increasing IOC attempts to engage #Cricket that dominates #India, and the country itself. Read more at: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-3727585/Olympics-Tendulkar-takes-Rio-rugby-cricket-remains-outside-pale.html
#Eugenie #Bouchard easily advances in first round of #Olympic #Tennis
#Eugenie #Bouchard showed a flash of the supernova of two years ago, blitzing #Stephens in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3. Read more at: http://montrealgazette.com/sports/tennis/eugenie-bouchard-easily-advances-in-first-round-of-olympic-tennis
#Bouchard Aces #Olympic Style In #Vogue
#Eugenie #Bouchard definitely shows her own style on the #Tennis court, but now it’s her off-court style that is getting attention – #Vogue named her as one of the most stylish #Olympians in #Rio. Read more at: http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5777724/title/bouchard-aces-olympic-style-in-voguehttp://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5777724/title/bouchard-aces-olympic-style-in-vogue
#Olympics 1900, #Paris: Women?! Quele Scandale
Twenty years before American women could vote, they were allowed to compete in the Olympics, causing quite the stir. (That first year they could only compete in five events: tennis, equestrian, sailing, croquet, and golf, but it was still a… Read More ›
#SaniaMirza can be successful with any partner: #SerenaWilliams
“#Sania is a great doubles player and knows how to win #GrandSlams. She was a wonderful singles player too. She can be successful with any partner… she will always do a wonderful job.” – #SerenaWilliams. Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/india-in-olympics-2016/tennis/Sania-Mirza-can-be-successful-with-any-partner-Serena-Williams/articleshow/53553647.cms
#Olympic #Tennis: Who are the gold medal contenders?
The singles draws feature 64 players, so the tournaments runs for six rounds. The doubles are 32-player draws and the mixed doubles is only 16 players. All matches will be best of three sets except for the men’s singles final, which will be… Read More ›
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