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• #Tennis: In striving to fail better The People’s Champion , #Stan #Wawrinka, inspires us all

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on September 13, 2016 • ( 0 )

  “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail Better.” #Wawrinka may not take himself seriously, or see himself in historical terms, but with only #Wimbledon remaining for him to complete a career #GrandSlam he is now part… Read More ›

• #Tennis: Félix Auger-Aliassime shakes off heartbreak to triumph at #USOpen

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on September 13, 2016 • ( 0 )

  Those who know #Félix Auger-Aliassime weren’t surprised to see him win the Junior #USpen. The #Montreal teen has been grabbing #Tennis fans’ attention for years already. Read more at: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/tennis/past-lessons-drive-canadian-auger-aliassime-to-us-open-junior-title/article31823353/?cmpid=rss1

• #USTA discusses serve-clocks and eliminating service lets to improve #Tennis

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on September 12, 2016 • ( 0 )

  The #US #Tennis Association is looking at changes to the game that they believe could speed up play and make for a more attractive prospect for television viewers. According to Stacey Allaster, the #USTA’s chief executive of professional tennis, the… Read More ›

• #Stan #Wawrinka deserves to be in #Tennis ‘big five’ – #Novak #Djokovic

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on September 12, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  World number three #Wawrinka insisted he was “really far” from the #Tennis ‘#BigFour’ of #Djokovic, #AndyMurray, #RogerFederer and #RafaelNadal. That illustrious quartet have won 42 of the past 47 Grand Slams, though Wawrinka now has the same number of major… Read More ›

• #Tennis- #USOpen champion #Kerber turns dreams into reality

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on September 11, 2016 • ( 0 )

  #Kerber said if you believe in your fitness, you believe in yourself. “That gives you a lot of confidence when you know you work very hard. “It was just the next step to beat the best players.” Kerber said the… Read More ›

• #Canadian #Soccer trainers frustrated with state of men’s national team

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on September 9, 2016 • ( 0 )

  The routine failure to qualify for the #FIFA World Cup has been ongoing since their lone appearance in 1986, where they left the tournament without a single victory. Former international #Soccer player and current trainer Mark Rogers says in order for the… Read More ›

• #Shaquille #O’Neal, #Allen #Iverson headline the 2016 #Basketball Hall of Fame class

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on September 9, 2016 • ( 0 )

  The #Naismith Memorial #Basketball Hall of Fame will soon welcome two of the sport’s game-changing stars — one big and one small. #Shaquille #O’Neal and #Allen #Iverson headline the Class of 2016, which will be enshrined Friday night. Read more… Read More ›

• #DelPotro: ‘I Will Never Forget This’

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on September 8, 2016 • ( 0 )

  #DelPotro’s #USOpen journey is over for 2016, but he leaves with a sense of belief that he belongs back among the #ATP World Tour elite after a confidence-boosting run to the quarter-finals. The 2009 champion had to rely on a wild… Read More ›

• As #BigFour era nears end, #Tennis looks to Nextgen to lead #ATP Tour into the future

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on September 8, 2016 • ( 0 )

  It feels like it is time for the men’s #Tennis to undergo another generational churn. #Federer is absent at #FlushingMeadows and has been off the tour for a while. Who knows in what shape and form he returns? #Rafael #Nadal… Read More ›

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