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Kids’ tennis coming to Olympic Park in Montreal

May 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Melissa Boyd The Sun Life Financial Esplanade, Tennis Canada, Tennis Quebec and Tennis Montreal have announced the implementation of a unique project, as they are combining their efforts to build kids’ tennis courts at Olympic Park in Montreal where the city’s Olympic Stadium is located. The new courts will allow kids from all over [...]

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Many WTA Candidates In Line to Conquer the Blue Clay

May 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment

While all the talk has been about the colour of the clay in Madrid ahead of this week’s combined Mutua Madrid Open, there is an important tournament to be played on the new surface and there is a long list of title contenders in the women’s draw. The top half of the draw features World [...]

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Sharapova Win Gives Hope for WTA Rivalry

April 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment

For what seems like years, fans of women’s tennis have been looking for a legitimate rivalry at the top of the game. They may finally get their wish with the compelling rivalry emerging between the top two players in the world, Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova. It was difficult to label head-to-head a rivalry given [...]

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The Ladies Hit the Dirt Hoping for Feats on Clay

April 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment

What promises to be a thrilling spring and summer of tennis for the WTA begins this week for the ladies in Stuttgart for the start of the clay court season. This much-anticipated segment of the calendar begins with a bang as 17 of the Top 20 players in the world are entered in the Porsche [...]

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Rejuvenated Wozniak is Dreaming Olympic Big

April 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Following a tumultuous two seasons that were mired by injuries and coaching uncertainty, former world no.21 Aleksandra Wozniak has shown Top 25 form this season and is making her way back up the rankings with a renewed passion for her sport. Wozniak became the first Canadian in 20 years to win a WTA singles title [...]

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The Rogers Cup Recognized for its Green Initiatives

April 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The Rogers Cup in Montreal was recognized for its green initiatives last week at the first edition of the “Vivats” Awards which are meant to recognize the work of event organizers in the province of Quebec who have exemplary green initiatives in place. The tournament won the Transportation and Energy Efficiency award which acknowledges an [...]

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Milos Raonic Becomes Canada’s Ambassador for Kids’ Tennis

April 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Following in the footsteps of the USTA and their progressive tennis program endorsed by First Lady Michelle Obama, Tennis Canada has launched a new campaign to promote the active, healthy living of children through the sport of tennis. World no. 26 Milos Raonic will be the ambassador for Kids’ Tennis, a scaled-down version of the [...]

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Wozniak Shows Winning Attitude in Loss to Venus at Miami

March 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Aleksandra Wozniak was a forehand away from scoring one of the biggest wins of her career in the third round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Florida. The 24-year-old Canadian held match point against seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams, but couldn’t close the deal, falling 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(5)in a two-hour, 53 minute match [...]

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Wozniacki is at a Crossroads

March 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment

She has finished the least two seasons as the World No.1, won 18 WTA titles on all surfaces, including 12 in 2010 and 2011, winning over 120 matches in that span which is more than any other player. She dealt with constant criticism for being a slam-less No. 1 and faced it head on. With [...]

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Raonic Hopes to Make Statement Against Federer in Indian Wells

March 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment

It was the potential match up that jumped off the page when the draw for the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells came out last week. After winning their opening matches on Sunday, Roger Federer and Milos Raonic are going to make the much-anticipated showdown happen on Tuesday night on Centre Court when the two [...]

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