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• #TheNewYorkTimes: Who Has the Best Shots in Men’s #Tennis?

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on November 9, 2018 • ( 0 )

  BEST FOREHAND 1. Roger Federer 2. Rafael Nadal 3. Juan Martín del Potro BEST TWO-HANDED BACKHAND 1. Djokovic 2. Kei Nishikori 3. Alexander Zverev BEST ONE-HANDED BACKHAND 1. Stan Wawrinka 2. Richard Gasquet 3. Federer BEST FIRST SERVE 1. John… Read More ›

• #Roger #Federer insists on being with his wife every night

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on November 5, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  Since the days of the ancient #Greeks, it has been a widely held belief that athletes should sleep alone before any type of sporting competition, for fear it could harm their athletic performance. Yet #Roger #Federer, whom many consider the… Read More ›

• #Roger #Federer proves in #Paris he will be a grand slam contender in 2019

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on November 5, 2018 • ( 0 )

    It is very easy with sport sometimes to get sucked into the simple winning and losing view of things. Yes, athletes and teams are ultimately judged by victories or defeats, but often there is more to take from proceedings… Read More ›

• #Roger #Federer’s 99: His Record-Breaking Career In Milestones

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on November 1, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  It has been more than 17 years since the now 37-year-old Federer won his first ATP Tour title, indoors in Milan, and there have been more than a few milestones along the way. Title No 1: Milan, 2001 The then… Read More ›

• #Forbes: #Tennis Tech – Behind The Scenes At The World’s Biggest #Tennis Tournament – #Wimbledon

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on October 31, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  First kicking off back in 1877, the tournament is one of the longest standing of its kind and is widely regarded as the most prestigious tennis competitions in the world, probably because it’s been entertaining sports fans for over a century…. Read More ›

• #Tennis: #Federer is closing in 100th #ATP carrier tile

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on October 29, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  A ninth title at #Federer’s hometown event in #Basel, where he was once a ball boy, matched the nine he won at the #Halle grass-court event in #Germany. He closed the gap on the all-time singles titles list to #JimmyConnors,… Read More ›

• #Tennis: #Williams remains a role model for #Osaka

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on October 24, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  #USOpen champion #Naomi #Osaka says #Serena #Williams will always be a role model despite on-court incident. https://reut.rs/2PKDIRu Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/video/2018/10/22/williams-remains-a-role-model-for-osaka?videoId=475191436  

• #Tennis: Call It the #John #Isner Rule – #Wimbledon Plans to Add a Final-Set Tiebreaker

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on October 22, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  #WIMBLEDON, #England — “Nothing like this will ever happen again, ever,” #John #Isner said while winning a fifth set, 70-68, over #Nicolas #Mahut at Wimbledon in 2010. On Friday, Wimbledon organizers made that official by announcing that they would adopt… Read More ›

• #Shapovalov wants to ignite a #Tennis boom in #Canada just like #Wiggins and others did in #Basketball

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on October 19, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  #NEWYORK — #Dennis #Shapovalov wants to do for #Canadian #Tennis what #Andrew #Wiggins and other Canadian #Basketball stars have done for their sport: Ignite a boom. As basketball has grown in popularity in #Canada to rival hockey, Wiggins and other… Read More ›

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