In the 231 days since she lost to #RobertaVinci in the semifinals of the #USOpen, #Serenahas played a total of 16 #Tennis matches. If her lack of play weren’t already troubling enough, her commitment moving forward is even more disconcerting…. Read More ›
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#Tennis: #Wimbledon to focus on out-of-competition drug tests
#Tennis: Players competing at #Wimbledon are set to be drug-tested more than ever before in the build-up to this year’s championships as organizers focus resources on out-of-competition testing. Read more at: http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-wimbledon-doping-idUKKCN0XO290
#Brazil to host its first $15,000+H beach #Tennis event
Brazil has long since led the development of Beach Tennis in South America. Read more at: http://www.itftennis.com/news/228492.aspx#rxSKVD9m1E4Iibbl.99
#Wimbledon prize money increased by 5 percent for 2016
This year’s men’s and women’s singles champions at #Wimbledon will each receive nearly $3 million, as the #GrandSlam tournament increases overall prize money by 5 percent. Read more at: https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/wimbledon-prize-money-increased-5-percent-2016-110659177–ten.html
#Wimbledon claims image of #Tennis ‘has not been hurt’ by allegations
#Wimbledon awoke from its spring slumber on Tuesday, trying to blow away the inconvenient cloud of corruption that nearly everyone else in #Tennis seems to find more threatening, but fell short of a convincing response. Read more at: http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/apr/26/wimbledon-tennis-not-hurt-allegations-all-england-club-denial
#Tennis: #RafaelNadal’s latest #Barcelona title the most impressive of all
#Tennis: Top-seeded #RafaelNadal won his ninth title in Barcelona on Sunday with a solid 6-4, 7-5 win over No. 2 seed #KeiNishikori. As impressive and varied as the first eight efforts might have been, this one was a game-changer. Read… Read More ›
#RafaelNadal wins at #Barcelona to tie a men’s #Tennis record with his 49th clay-court title
#RafaelNadal beat two-time defending champion #KeiNishikori, 6-4, 7-5, to win the #Barcelona Open for the ninth time on Sunday and equal #GuillermoVilas‘ men’s #Tennis record of 49 career clay-court titles. Read more at: http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-newswire-20160425-story.html
#Swiss Street Named In #Federer’s Honour
The national centre for #Swiss #Tennis can now be found at “1 Allée Roger Federer”. On Thursday, the #RogerFederer returned to #Biel, where he trained as a junior, to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony inaugurating the street. Read more at: http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/federer-gets-own-swiss-street-biel-2016-thursday
#Tennis Baseline Buzz: Split sentiments on the futures of #Rafa, #Serena
1. #RafaelNadal will win his 10th #FrenchOpen title this season. 2. #VictoriaAzarenka will continue where she left off in #IndianWells and #Miami. 3. #NovakDjokovic will continue to look human. 4. #SerenaWilliams will turn her game around. 5. #GaelMonfils will be… Read More ›
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