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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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WTA Strasbourg day 2 roundup and photos

May 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Romana Cvitkovic Tennis Grandstand photographer Rick Gleijm is in Strasbourg, France covering the WTA Internationaux de Strasbourg tournament live all week. Main draw action continued today and saw several more seeds fall including Maria Kirilenko, Mona Barthel and Marina Erakovic, while number two seed Francesca Schiavone eased through. 2010 Roland Garros champion Francesca Schiavone may not have [...]

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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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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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Hopes are High for Canadians Down Under

January 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Four Canadians will be part of the main draw of the Australian Open in Melbourne. Not only are they competing in the first Grand Slam of the new tennis season, but they also have aspirations of winning a few rounds and ultimately getting a shot at a spot in the second week Down Under. After [...]

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Milos Raonic beats Pete Sampras in the Face-Off in Toronto

November 18, 2011 By 2 Comments

The prodigy beat his hero on Thursday night in Toronto as Canada’s top player Milos Raonic defeated Pete Sampras 7-6, 6-1 in an exhibition match in front of his hometown fans at the Air Canada Centre. The Canadian rising star and the American legend were greeted with a standing ovation as they arrived on court [...]

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Emergence of Canadian Tennis: Raonic, Marino, Pospisil

November 14, 2011 By 1 Comment

For years, Canada’s tennis accomplishments could be found in one man’s trophy case, that of doubles legend Daniel Nestor. The country’s tennis community has been starving for its first bona fide singles player since the days of Carling Bassett-Seguso, Helen Kelesi and Canadian turned Brit Greg Rusedski. Over the past few seasons, Canadian tennis has [...]

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Andrea Petkovic and Yanina Wickmayer withdraw from Luxembourg: Qualifcations pictorial still happening

October 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The qualifications for the BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open are underway and we got a kick ass photographer at the scene. His name is Rick Gleijm and he will be shooting pics from the Luxembourg Open this whole week so stay tuned.  Some news about the Luxemburg Open.  Due to injury Andrea Petkovic and Yanina [...]

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Murray Intends To Win Major Title in 2010: Tennis in the Commonwealth

December 10, 2009 By 1 Comment

By Leigh Sanders Great Britain’s top star Andy Murray has reiterated his intention to break his Grand Slam duck in 2010. Speaking to BBC Scotland, he said that he feels he improved throughout 2009 and firmly believes next year will be his best yet. “I always said I’d play my best tennis between 23 and [...]

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London Showcase Set For Kick-Off: Tennis in the Commonwealth

November 19, 2009 By 1 Comment

The final line-up for the ATP World Finals Championship in London, England, next week has been confirmed following the conclusion of the Paris Masters.

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