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Star tennis quartet face-off in Toronto

November 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment

TORONTO (November 17, 2012) — Agnieszka Radwanska, Milos Raonic, Andy Roddick and Serena Williams didn’t disappoint the fans who went through the turnstiles on Friday night at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto to watch the second edition of the Sportchek Face-Off. The exhibition event began with a fun celebrity doubles match pitting Team Canada [...]

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Inaugural Raonic Race for Kids tees up Face-off weekend in Toronto

November 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Melissa Boyd TORONTO (November 16, 2012) — Two days after launching his foundation to support disadvantaged children, Milos Raonic hosted his first fundraising event, the Raonic Race for Kids, at the Toronto Lawn and Tennis Club with the help of a few Toronto celebrities and tennis stars. A total of ten teams raised money [...]

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Rogers Cup presented by National Bank to welcome 59 of the top 60 players in the world

July 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Melissa Boyd Tennis Canada has unveiled the official player acceptance lists for the 2012 Rogers Cup presented by National Bank in Montreal and Toronto. This year, 59 of the Top 60 players in the world will be descending upon Canada, including both current world No. 1s Maria Sharapova and defending Rogers Cup champion Novak [...]

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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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US Open Begins in Wake of Irene – Early Day One Matches

August 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Despite a hurricane travelling through the area just over 24 hours previously the US Open got underway on Monday with just a two-hour delay disrupting schedules as cleanup teams tried to restore the grounds as best they could before the gates opened. Anybody who may have feared a subdued day one, understandably, due to disruptions [...]

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Federer wants Hingis Partnership, Roddick Outburst in Cincy and Serena Wins Two Titles out of Two

August 17, 2011 By 2 Comments

Federer Wants Hingis Partnership: Despite her best efforts to quash talk of a comeback and another assault at the Olympic Games next summer it seems that Martina Hingis’ fellow pros aren’t so willing to let the issue lie. Roger Federer has been talking this week of the possibility of the pair linking up for a [...]

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Ma Clijsters Continues Hot Play at US Open

September 7, 2009 By 3 Comments

Ma Clijsters took another giant step for motherhood Sunday and moved closer to regaining her women’s singles title at the US Open.

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Mondays With Bob Greene: Did I hear the baby? My grandmother in Russia heard the baby

August 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Bob Greene, the esteemed former Associated Press tennis writer, wraps up the week that was in international tennis with his “Monday’s With Bob Greene” column – a revival of his popular weekly feature at the AP. This week Bob summarizes the Legg Mason Tennis Classic and the LA Women’s Tennis Championships.

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Fashion Focus: Cibulkova’s Lacoste outfit has us seeing spots

October 11, 2008 By 1 Comment

Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova adds to her strong year (two finals — Amelia Island and Toronto) by dispatching world No. 5 and reigning French Open champ Ana Ivanovic 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 in the second round of the Kremlin Cup.

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