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Tennis: BRD Bucharest Open, 2017 – Irina-Camelia Begu (Romania) won the final against Julia Goerges (Germany)

Nicolae Sfetcu — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 17:16:31 +0000

Julia, a beautiful tennis player, has been remarkable in this match through a forceful game with a powerful and accurate serve. Irina proved to be better with a superior technique, even if she still has to work on the serve. … Read More

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History of tennis

Nicolae Sfetcu — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:24:58 +0000

Tennis has a long history (deriving from the ‘jeu de paume’), but its establishment as the modern sport can be dated to two separate roots. In 1856, Alex Ryden, a solicitor, and his friend Batista Pereira, a Spanish merchant, who … Read More

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Tennis shots

Nicolae Sfetcu — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:59:46 +0000

A competent tennis player has eight basic shots in his or her repertoire: the serve, forehand, backhand, volley, half-volley, overhead smash, drop shot, and lob. Serve A serve (or, more formally, a “service”) in tennis is a shot to start … Read More

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Tennis

Nicolae Sfetcu — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:06:23 +0000

The U.S. Open is a prestigious Grand Slam tournament. Tennis is a sport played between either two players (“Singles”) or two teams of two players (“doubles”). Players use a stringed racquet to strike a ball, a hollow rubber ball covered … Read More

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Satellite tournaments

Nicolae Sfetcu — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:49:58 +0000

A satellite tournament is either a minor tournament or event on a competitive sporting tour or one of a group of such tournaments that form a series played in the same country or region. The term is most commonly used … Read More

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Gambling Media: Gambling in tennis

Nicolae Sfetcu — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:12:33 +0000

Tennis launches corruption review BBC News, UK A series of scandals involving gambling damaged tennis’ reputation last season. A match involving world number four Nikolay Davydenko is still being … Coaching hire draws criticism Charlotte Observer, NC … were appointed … Read More

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