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• #Forbes: Why #Golfer #JustinRose Gets Inspiration From #Tennis player #RogerFederer

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on March 10, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  I love to watch Roger Federer play tennis, and if I could trend toward that—clearly I’m not going to win 20 majors the way Federer has won 20 Grand Slams, but if I could, I’d trend toward the end of… Read More ›

• #CNN: #MariaSharapova was one of the most successful #Tennis players ever – both on and off the court

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on March 2, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  New York (CNN Business)There are many ways to measure Maria Sharapova’s success: Five grand slam titles, 36 career wins, a former No. 1 ranking in the world. But those impressive achievements don’t match up with the success she accumulated in… Read More ›

• #BBC Sports – #MariaSharapova retires: Five-time #GrandSlam champion ‘says goodbye’ to #Tennis at 32

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on February 26, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova is “saying goodbye” to tennis at the age of 32. In an article written for Vogue and Vanity Fair, Sharapova said her body “had become a distraction” after a struggle with shoulder injuries. The… Read More ›

• #India needs more clay courts to produce singles #Tennis stars: #MaryPierce

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on February 26, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Like the pace on her famous forehand, Mary Pierce doesn’t hold her thoughts back. Throw a question at her and a two-sentence reply will be as lucid as an entire chapter. That’s the experience of a four-time Grand Slam champion… Read More ›

• #Forbes – #Tennis: #RogerFederer Eyes #Wimbledon After Knee Surgery

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on February 20, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Roger Federer has set his sights on Wimbledon after the 20-time major winner had knee surgery that will see him miss the French Open. The third-ranked Swiss superstar, the world’s best-paid tennis player with $93.4 million in annual earnings according… Read More ›

• Made in #Canada. #Pospisil drinks maple syrup during #Montpellier final

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on February 11, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  (Reuters) – Canada’s Vasek Pospisil found a patriotic way to refuel while competing in Sunday’s final at the Open Sud de France in Montpellier — he drank maple syrup straight from a bottle. Pospisil, who was playing in his first… Read More ›

• #Leander #Paes: ‘In my book, #RogerFederer is the greatest #Tennis player of all time’.

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on February 10, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Speaking for Times of India, Leander praised Roger Federer as the greatest player of all time, recalling their match from Indian Wells 2000 and remembering how much he was impressed with the backhand of the young Swiss. Leander Paes made… Read More ›

• #Tennis: #Federer and #Nadal leave lasting legacy with Match in #Africa

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on February 10, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

    CAPE TOWN — The bar for The Match in Africa Cape Town on Friday was set high from the offset, as organizers wanted to raise at least $1 million for the Roger Federer Foundation through ticket sales and sponsors…. Read More ›

• #SofiaKenin joins long list of bright, young, #American #Tennis stars

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on February 7, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  With the bulbs of the cameras flashing incessantly around her, Sofia Kenin hoisted the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup on Saturday night at Rod Laver Arena after enamoring audiences around the world with her aggressive play, relentless self-belief and endearing speech… Read More ›

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