KATE, Duchess of Cambridge, has sparked a frenzy among royal fans after announcing a collaboration with the tennis ace. The Duchess and tennis champion Roger Federer have joined forces to raise money for charities close to Kate’s heart. The tennis lovers announced the… Read More ›
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#Tennis: Tearful #SerenaWilliams begins farewell tour as she loses at the #CanadianOpen
(CNN)Carrying a bouquet of flowers and wiping a tear from her eye, Serena Williams waved to the raucous crowd on Wednesday a day after her announcing her forthcoming retirement from tennis. The 23-time grand slam champion was defeated 6-2 6-4 by Belinda Bencic in… Read More ›
#Tennis: #RogerFederer hopes to play ‘one more time’ at #Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Roger Federer did make his way to Wimbledon this year, after all — not to compete, mind you, but to take part in a ceremony marking the centenary of Centre Court on Sunday — and declared… Read More ›
#Vancouver revealed as host of #RogerFederer-created #LaverCup in 2023
Vancouver will play host to next year’s Laver Cup, the premier indoor hard-court exhibition tournament headlined and created by Roger Federer, in a move that organizers said was in part a testament to the growing strength of Canada as a… Read More ›
#CNN: #RafaelNadal – This world-class athlete talks like #Aristotle and acts like Confucius. We can all learn from him
(CNN) – Sports, it’s been said, reveals character. It also reveals something else: philosophy. There’s no better example of this than Rafael Nadal, the 35-year-old professional tennis player who’s competing this week at the French Open. Nadal is not just a gladiator… Read More ›
#RafaelNadal Joins #Djokovic, #Federer as Only Men’s Players with 300 #GrandSlam Wins
Rafael Nadal became the fifth player in tennis history to record 300 career Grand Slam singles wins after beating Corentin Moutet 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 in the second round of the French Open on Wednesday evening. Two women (Serena Williams, Martina Navratilova) and… Read More ›
Emotional Jo-Wilfried Tsonga bows out as #NovakDjokovic, #RafaelNadal, #RogerFederer pay tribute
There was a special video played on the big screen as well as the Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer all paid tribute. “Jo is one of the most charismatic tennis players ever to play the game,”… Read More ›
#Tennis: #NovakDjokovic scores career victory 1000 in #Rome
World number 1 Novak Djokovic scored a 6-4,6-3 victory in the ATP Masters Rome semi final against Norwegian Casper Ruud to score career victory 1000. He advances to his 55th career masters final against Stefanos Tsitsipas on Sunday. Read more… Read More ›
#Shapovalov shocks #Nadal, joins #Andreescu, Auger-Aliassime in #ItalianOpen quarters
Dennis Shapovalov shocked Rafael Nadal on the Spanish legend’s favourite playing surface Thursday to highlight a big day for Canadian tennis stars at the Italian Open clay-court tournament. Shapovalov joined fellow Canadians Bianca Andreescu and Felix Auger-Aliassime in the quarterfinals… Read More ›