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• #Tennis: #ITF Junior Circuit – Savit, Alana, Anjalika enter second round

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on September 11, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The #ITF Junior Circuit has for 40 years given juniors all over the world an opportunity to compete, develop and travel the world, with many of the best players going on to be hugely successful on professional tours. With recent… Read More ›

• #CNN’s #Cuomo slams double standard in #Tennis

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on September 11, 2018 • ( 0 )

  #CNN’s #Chris #Cuomo discusses #Serena #Williams controversial dispute with the umpire during the #USOpen final. https://youtu.be/QEYh13xfapM https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2018/09/11/tennis-double-standard-closing-argument-cpt-sot-vpx.cnn      

• #Naomi #Osaka Strikes Gold With Defeat Of #Serena #Williams In #USOpen Final

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on September 10, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  #Naomi #Osaka defeated #Serena #Williams in straight sets to win the #USOpen on Saturday. The Final will be long-remembered for an emotional Williams getting a game penalty for verbally abusing the chair umpire, but it should not take away from… Read More ›

• Legendary #Tennis player #Agassi on #Nike’s #Kaepernick campaign

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on September 6, 2018 • ( 0 )

    https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/09/05/legendary-tennis-player-andre-agassi-nike-kaepernick-ad-campaign-us-tennis.html  

• #Roger #Federer’s Loss at the #USOpen Was a Sharp Reminder of the Tyranny of Time

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on September 4, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  #NEWYORK  — Because there’s no clock in #Tennis, we often forget about the tyranny of time. Last night at the #USOpen, we got a sharp reminder. In stifling humidity—the U.S. Open turned U.S. Oven—#Roger #Federer, at age 37, melted away,… Read More ›

• #Tennis: #Denis #Shapovalov’s exit is a power failure for the #USOpen

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on September 2, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  When the disappointment recedes, the pride of #RichmondHill can take solace in this: He extended the lanky South #African, a finalist at Flushing Meadows a year ago, a finalist at #Wimbledon six weeks ago, ranked No. 5 in the world,… Read More ›

• #USOpen2018 – #Denis #Shapovalov wins battle of youth vs. experience

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on August 30, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Contest between No. 28 seed #Denis #Shapovalov and #Andreas #Seppi was a tale of contrasts that pitted youth versus experience, emotion versus stoicism, and an all-court versus a baseline game. In the end, youth, emotion and forward-moving tactics won out… Read More ›

• #Tennis: Shades of #Genie of old in #USOpen relaunch

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

  

  #Bouchard off to the #BigApple second round for the first time since 2015, without dropping a set through four matches. “It’s been great to get a lot of matches, that’s what I feel like I’ve needed recently,” Bouchard told #TSN… Read More ›

• #Tennis: Nine To Shine – #Djokovic Claims Historic #Cincy Crown

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on August 20, 2018 • ( 0 )

  The #Serbian, #Novak #Djokovic, etched his name in the history books on Sunday, clinching his first Western & Southern Open title. Five years after securing his eighth different #ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown in Monte-Carlo, Djokovic has completed the full… Read More ›

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