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• #TheGuardian: How did #Canada become a #Tennis superpower? It’s complicated

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on May 23, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

    Bianca Andreescu, Denis Shapovalov and Félix Auger-Aliassime, who arrive at Roland Garros seeded and poised to make an impact, are the faces of a Canadian revolution. Canada is the toast of pro tennis right now. The country’s rising young… Read More ›

• What the Childhood Years of #TigerWoods (#Golf) and #RogerFederer (#Tennis) Can Teach Us About Success

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on May 21, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The boy’s father could tell something was different. At six months old, the boy could balance on his father’s palm as he walked through their home. At 10 months he could climb down from his high chair, trundle over to… Read More ›

• #Forbes: #Rafael #Nadal Beats #Novak #Djokovic To Win #Italian Open As #FrenchOpen #Tennis Full Of History Looms

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on May 21, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Rafael Nadal finally has a title in 2019. Nadal, the No. 2 player in the world, beat world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, 6-0, 4-6, 6-1, to win the Italian Open on Sunday in Rome for his first win of the… Read More ›

• #FoxNews – #Tennis: #Andy #Murray receives #Knighthood from #PrinceCharles

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on May 17, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  #LONDON – Two-time #Wimbledon champion #AndyMurray received his knighthood from #PrinceCharles on Thursday, more than two years after he was awarded the honor by #QueenElizabeth II. Murray was dubbed by the Prince of Wales during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace,… Read More ›

• #CNN: ‘They’re no longer invisible’

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on May 10, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  At just 17-years-old, Nagalakshmi has been through more than most. Born in India, the avid cricketer grew up in care homes in Chennai after her parents felt unable to look after her and she endured a childhood void of safety… Read More ›

• Tribute: #Federer Records 1200th #Tennis Match Win In #Madrid

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on May 9, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• #Tennis: #RogerFederer Returns to Clay, Which Greets Him Like an Old Friend

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on May 8, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

    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

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on May 7, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  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

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on May 6, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  “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 ›

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