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Billie Jean King on World TeamTennis, the Bryan Brothers, and Elton John

July 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Ashley Babich PHILADELPHIA, Penn. — Before the Philadelphia Freedom took on the Kansas City Explorers at their home base at Villanova University, the creator of World TeamTennis, Billie Jean King, sang the praises of the organization, the fans, and the dedicated players. King cited the success of World TeamTennis to “keeping the economics under [...]

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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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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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