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Tennis Canada nominates olympic representatives for London

June 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Melissa Boyd Tennis Canada has announced the four players nominated for selection to the Canadian Olympic Team for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Daniel Nestor, Vasek Pospisil, Milos Raonic, and Aleksandra Wozniak will represent Canada in London. Raonic and Wozniak will play singles while Nestor and Pospisil will team up for doubles. In singles, [...]

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Trials and tribulations end in the ultimate triumph for Maria Sharapova

June 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Melissa Boyd Four years ago many wondered if she would ever play again and when she did, next to no one believed she could taste the sweetest victory of her career, the one that she earned on the famed red clay courts at Roland-Garros. In the space of three days, Maria Sharapova became World [...]

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Making sense of a wide open women’s draw at Roland-Garros

June 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Melissa Boyd While play on the women’s side during week one of Roland-Garros has not been of the highest quality, the drama that the ladies have produced over the first eight days in Paris has more than made up for it. For those just tuning in, it would appear as though a tornado has [...]

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Compelling women’s event in store at Roland-Garros

May 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Melissa Boyd The WTA Season is off to a flying start and rarely has there been this much anticipation for the women’s event at a Grand Slam heading into Roland-Garros. The draw if filled with storylines that will keep fans enthralled for the entire two-week fortnight. Serena Williams, who is undefeated on clay this [...]

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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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