As a player who has long chased the past, the Swiss superstar’s historic victory over Gael Monfils in the Mutua Madrid Open third round is another jaw-dropping achievement of longevity. He will now set his sights on the 1,274 match… Read More ›
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#Tennis: #RogerFederer Returns to Clay, Which Greets Him Like an Old Friend
MADRID — As Roger Federer sauntered onto the clay for a tennis match for the first time in three years, “comeback” did not seem quite the right description. Federer might have been out of sight at this time of… Read More ›
#CNN: #Trump awards Medal of Freedom to long-time friend #TigerWoods
President Donald Trump bestowed Tiger Woods with the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, on Monday evening in the White House Rose Garden, hailing Woods as a “global symbol of American excellence.” Read more at: https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/06/politics/tiger-woods-medal-of-freedom-trump/index.html
#Tennis: “So clay came first” – #RogerFederer
“My first challenger was on clay, my first satellite was on clay, my first player I beat was on clay,” he said, referring to tennis’s minor-league professional circuits. “So clay came first.” “It didn’t come like, hey, French Open this… Read More ›
#Forbes: #Naomi #Osaka, Young #Tennis Stars Turning To #Yonex Rackets
When Naomi Osaka was a 10-year-old tennis player in Florida, her mom, Tamaki Osaka, sent a letter to the Yonex president in Japan asking for product support. Yonex had the U.S. team to take a look at the youngster and… Read More ›
Clay court #Tennis: ‘In no man’s land’: #Roger #Federer ’starting from scratch’ in three-years at #Madrid
Roger Federer last tested his ability on European dirt at the Rome Masters in 2016, before opting to concentrate on the world’s hard surfaces and grass courts which have yielded the majority of his 101 titles. But with his career in… Read More ›
#Prajnesh #Gunneswaran: Carrying forward #Chennai’s #Tennis legacy
CHENNAI: It is not every day that you get a direct entry to not one but two Grand Slams in a matter of a week. Chennai’s very own Prajnesh Gunneswaran is definitely living a dream. Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/69053970.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
Simone Halep – Stan Wawrinka: Will I have the same backhand as yours?
Romanian Simona Halep published a video from a workout, where she worked out a one-handed backhand, and wrote an appeal to Swiss Stan Wawrinka. “What do you think, Stan? Will I have the same backhand as yours?” – wrote Halep in… Read More ›
#Tennis: The 13 men who have beaten #Rafael #Nadal on clay since 2005
Rafael Nadal is back on his favourite surface of clay this week as he competes at the Monte Carlo Masters, with his first match against fellow Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut on Wednesday. To say the 32 year old has been… Read More ›
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