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• #Tennis-#Nadal ready to take one more step back to top

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

  #Rafa #Nadal’s path to his #AussieOpen semi-final against #Grigor #Dimitrov on Friday has taught the 30-year-old #Spaniard one thing — he’s still got it. After being bundled out in the first round by compatriot #Fernando #Verdasco last year, Nadal has… Read More ›

• #CoCo #Vandeweghe Tames Her Emotions and Elevates Her #Tennis Game

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on January 25, 2017 • ( 0 )

  #Basketball’s loss was #American #Tennis’s gain, as the 6-foot-1 #Vandeweghe has made clear with her booming serve and groundstrokes over the last two rounds in Melbourne. She swept past top-ranked #Angelique# Kerber, then overwhelmed the reigning #FrenchOpen champion, #Garbiñe #Muguruza,leaving… Read More ›

• #AussieOpen: #RogerFederer’s Theory of Everything that explains early exits

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on January 25, 2017 • ( 0 )

  The Plexicushion surface used at the #AussieOpen this year has dramatically increased its speed, #Federer said, taking it back to the pace games used to be played at more than a decade ago. That was helpful both to serve-volleyers and… Read More ›

• In an #AussieOpen of fairytales, #Mirjana Lucic-Baroni’s comeback is the greatest of them all

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on January 25, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Some of the bigger names have also warmed the hearts, with #VenusWilliams, #RogerFederer and #RafaelNadal all rolling back the years to delight #Tennis fans who feared their best days were behind them. But perhaps the greatest tale of all has… Read More ›

• Serve-and-volley #Tennis rises from the dust in Melbourne

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on January 24, 2017 • ( 0 )

  It was #JohnMcEnroe who summed it up best. “You did it old school,” he told #MischaZverev after the #German had beaten #AndyMurray on Sunday. #Zverev’s stunning upset of the top seed in the fourth round of the #AussieOpen was indeed… Read More ›

• #Laver wants #Federer v #Nadal #AussieOpen final

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on January 24, 2017 • ( 0 )

  #Tennis legend #RodLaver is dreaming of an #AussieOpen final between veterans #RogerFederer and #RafaelNadal. The men’s draw has been blown wide open following the exits of world number one #AndyMurray and six-time champion #NovakDjokovic at #Melbourne Park. Read more at:… Read More ›

• #RafaelNadal says 3Canadian star #MilosRaonic can be the best #Tennis player in the world

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on January 23, 2017 • ( 0 )

  #RafaelNadal has declared #Canadian crusher #MilosRaonic “a big chance” to leapfrog #AndyMurray and #NovakDjokovic as the world’s best. Read more at: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/tennis/rafael-nadal-says-canadian-star-milos-raonic-can-be-the-best-tennis-player-in-the-world/news-story/d05a7252ff8d0ea5f71017694fb13ea0

• #AussieOpen 2017: AndyMurray no longer flying solo for #UK

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

  “#Andy has led the way. He’s won so much, the boys have won the #DavisCup (in 2015). Now we’ve followed it up with #Jo. “We have good structures in place. We’re supporting #Tennis clubs and coaches in their own environment,… Read More ›

• “I always felt against better ranked players, you lift your game,” #Federer says.

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

  

  “I always felt against better ranked players, you lift your game,” #Federer says. “I didn’t expect it to go quite this hard. I had no expectations. In practice things were going well, but I’ve never been the practice king.” Read… Read More ›

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