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• #Tennis records that may never be broken

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on July 4, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Rafael Nadal’s “La Decima” Pete Sampras’ seven Wimbledon titles in eight years Rod Laver’s two Calendar Year Grand Slams Serena’s Most Slams in Open Era Roger Federer’s 18 finals in 19 Major appearances Steffi Graf’s reign Ivan Lendl’s eight consecutive… Read More ›

• #BBC Sports: #Wimbledon – #AndyMurray’s maiden win at All England Club named greatest moment

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on June 29, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Almost 30,000 of you chose your top three moments, from a list compiled by a panel of our #Tennis experts, to help us celebrate 90 years of the #BBC at #Wimbledon The top 10 moments in order Murray wins his… Read More ›

• #Federer: I’m on cloud nine right now – before #Wimbledon 2017

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on June 28, 2017 • ( 0 )

  “It’s great to get off to a good start in the finals, and then remind yourself that you’ve been playing good tennis all week,” #Federer said. “You start swinging freely, things start clicking, you realise your opponent is under pressure,… Read More ›

• #Euronews: #Tennis – Next generation hoping to make their mark at #Wimbledon

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on June 27, 2017 • ( 0 )

  #DenisShapovalov (#Canada) Age 18, ranked 164 #Wimbledon junior champion Denis #Shapovalov sneaked into this year’s main draw with a wildcard, but is undoubtedly a promising talent. He beat #Britain’s #KyleEdmund to reach the second round at #Queen’s before pushing former… Read More ›

• #Wimbledon on the #BBC turns 90

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on June 26, 2017 • ( 0 )

  #Wimbledon 2017: All you need to know about the Championships. Read more at: http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/40253272

• #BBC Sports – #Wimbledon: Pick your greatest moments from #ArthurAshe to #AndyMurray

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on June 20, 2017 • ( 0 )

  1975: Arthur Ashe beats Jimmy Connors 1977: Virginia Wade wins her first Wimbledon title 1980: Borg v McEnroe 1985: Boris Becker wins first Wimbledon aged 17 1990: Martina Navratilova wins record ninth title 2001: Goran Ivanisevic wins on People’s Monday… Read More ›

• Challenger #NextGenATP First-Time Winner: Felix Auger-Aliassime

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on June 19, 2017 • ( 0 )

  At just 16 years and 10 months, #Auger-#Aliassime etched his name in the history books, becoming the seventh-youngest titlist in Challenger history. He is the youngest since 16-year-old Bernard Tomic prevailed in #Melbourne, #Australia, in 2009. Read more at: http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/lyon-challenger-2017-auger-aliassime-first-time-spotlight

• #Tennis: #RogerFederer admits #Rafael #Nadal in ‘great position’ to finish 2017 as world number ones

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on June 14, 2017 • ( 0 )

  #RogerFederer admits that fellow renaissance man #Rafael #Nadal is in a strong position to finish 2017 as world number one. The #Mallorcan recently marked his second #GrandSlam final appearance by crushing #StanWawrinka and winning a record 10th #FrenchOpen singles title…. Read More ›

• Can #Rafael #Nadal challenge for a third #Wimbledon title?

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on June 13, 2017 • ( 0 )

  #Rafael #Nadal remains one of the outstanding favourites for #Wimbledon together with #RogerFederer, #AndyMurray, #MilosRaonic and to a lesser extent #Novak #Djokovic. #Federer is slight favourite ahead of the other three, but not by much. Nadal hasn’t been beyond the… Read More ›

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