A rule of thumb, while serving, is to avoid taking much time between your first and second serves. It helps to stay in the rhythm. It is one of the most universal principles when it comes to playing tennis — just like using one arm to hit a forehand. But Su-Wei Hsieh isn’t about orthodox. […]
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Keys became the seventh woman seeded in the top 10 to crash out of Wimbledon 2018. Madison Keys became the seventh woman seeded in the top 10 to crash out of Wimbledon as the American was stunned by Russian qualifier Evgeniya Rodina on Friday. After defending champion Garbine Muguruza suffered a shock exit in the […]
Continue ReadingTennis not only teaches kids valuable life skills like teamwork, dedication, and self-confidence, it has a whole host of physical developmental benefits for them, too! Here’s just a few: 1. Bone Strength Playing tennis regularly strengthens the bones of young players and has been proven to help prevent osteoporosis later on in life. 2. […]
Continue ReadingLast week, the carefully manicured lawns of Wimbledon received an unexpected visitor from Canada, Sidney Crosby. In his own country, he’s an ice hockey legend, a world champion and double Winter Olympics gold medallist. Crosby had a high-profile tour guide, a certain Maria Sharapova. This is the first time after missing the last two […]
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Shared News | Jun 25, 2018, 15:56 IST PARIS: Spain’s Rafael Nadal regained the top spot in the men’s ATP rankings from old rival Roger Federer on Monday after the latter’s surprise final loss on the grass in Halle. Nadal had slipped down to number two despite his 11th French Open success after Federer, […]
Continue ReadingShared News Updated Date: Jun 20, 2018 09:38 AM Halle: Roger Federer began his last week of pre-Wimbledon competition with a 6-3, 6-4 defeat of Slovene Aljaz Bedene on Tuesday to reach the second round of the ATP Halle grass event. The world number one needs to lift a record 10th title in Halle on […]
Continue ReadingShare News 36-year-old avoids repeat opening-match defeat at pre-Wimbledon tournament on return, after missing entirety of clay-court campaign Roger Federer recovered from losing the first set against Mischa Zverev to enjoy a winning comeback at the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart. The world No 2 was making his first appearance on the ATP Tour since the […]
Continue ReadingShare News London: Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from next week’s Wimbledon warm-up event at Queen’s Club as the World No 1 takes a break following his latest French Open triumph. Nadal crushed Dominic Thiem to clinch his 11th French Open title on Sunday, but the Spaniard hinted after the final that the toll on his […]
Continue ReadingNew Delhi: Indian Davis Cupper Prajnesh Gunnewaran on Wednesday earned the biggest win of his career by stunning World No 23 Denis Shapovalov in the opening round of the ATP Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart. The left-handed Indian shocked the Canadian sixth seed 7-6(6), 2-6, 6-3 in the opening round of the €729,340 grass-court event. Prajnesh, […]
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PARIS: Simona Halep’s comeback to win her long-awaited first Grand Slam title at the French Open on Saturday was one of the most popular victories in recent memory. The world number one had lost all three of her previous finals on the biggest stage, but showed incredible resolve to beat Sloane Stephens to complete her […]
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