Obituary: Don Candy - Tennis Threads Magazine
Jun 26, 2020 · Don Candy, the renowned coach and much-loved character, died at the age of 91 on 14 June in his hometown of Adelaide in Australia. Don had tremendous tennis IQ. He could see my natural hand eye ability and size, therefore, he shaped my game to become a net rusher to apply the most pressure to each opponent.
London | Shriver revelations prompt safeguarding awareness
Apr 27, 2022 · Candy, who was an Australian. died in 2020 at the age of 91. A tennis player himself, Candy was mainly successful in doubles, winning the Men’s Doubles title at the French Championships in 1956, but he also reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Championships singles event in 1952 and 1959 as well as in Paris in 1956 and 1960.
London | Halep has a nose job and pulls out of the rest of the season
Sep 16, 2022 · “I don’t know how long the recovery period will be, right now I’m only thinking about recovery. “What is certain is that I won’t be able to play in any official tournament again this year. The 2022 season is over for me. 2022, you were an interesting year, full of everything. “See you on the field, 2023!!
Abuse raises its ugly head in Poland - Tennis Threads Magazine
Nov 25, 2022 · Pam Shriver, seen here with Don Candy checking for rain at the NSW Open in Sydney in 1980, revealed decades later that she had been in an inappropriate sexual relationship with her coach at the age of 17
Davis Cup and Fed Cup Finals postponed to 2021
Jun 26, 2020 · “We don’t know how the situation will develop in each qualified nation, or if restrictions in Spain will remain sufficiently eased, as such it is impossible to predict the situation in November and guarantee the safety of those travelling to Madrid. “This postponement has no long-term bearing on our collective ambitions for the Davis Cup.
Hong Kong | Nishikori and Muller to contest final
Jan 4, 2025 · I didn’t expect to get into a final at the beginning of the year. It’s a shame that he isn’t feeling well, but he still plays pretty good. I don’t know what to say. Kei Nishikori. As a result, the 35-year-old Japanese icon will break back into the top 100 on Monday at 74, and it will be his first appearance at that sort of level since ...
Focus on Wimbledon | Tennis Threads Magazine
Jun 26, 2020 · While Wimbledon as a live event in 2020 has been cancelled, IBM have been essential in helping deliver a first ever digital recreation of The Championships in just eight weeks of preparation, and T…
London | Nadal, the humble champion who won everyone’s love …
Nov 20, 2024 · The writer also gave another example of Nadal’s humble character at his first US Open in 2003. He wrote: “When he arrived that summer in New York, the Spaniard’s reputation was already ascendant among the cognoscenti, who’d …
Cluj | Halep takes on Graf and Agassi in special event in Romania
Jun 16, 2024 · SportsFestival is the biggest sports event in Romania that offers multiple sports, bringing together a growing number of athletes and their fans to enjoy the playing the sports, while the city of Cluj-Napoca in Romania knows how to put on a world-class tennis event, with the WTA Transylvania Open voted the best WTA 250 event for the past 2 years in a row.
London | The rumblings surrounding Swiatek and Sinner verdicts …
Dec 3, 2024 · Jannik Sinner, the World No 1 who escaped punishment after successfully arguing he had been inadvertently contaminated by his physiotherapist, is also facing an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against his no-fault verdict, while another Italian, low-ranked Stefano Battaglino, who tested positive for the same drug as Sinner – clostebol – and made a similar argument in defence ...