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BY CRAIG O’SHANNESSY Cameron Norrie’s blocking backhand versus Nikoloz Basilashvili’s free-wheeling forehand. This was the micro-battle that decided the fate of the BNP Paribas Open final. Norrie defeated
BY CRAIG O’SHANNESSY The last time Novak Djokovic won the US Open in 2018, I was on his coaching team along with Marian Vajda. My
BY CRAIG O’SHANNESSY Imagine winning Wimbledon… one, two, three, four, five… six times!!! Novak just powered through the 2021 Wimbledon draw for the loss of
BY CRAIG O’SHANNESSY A week ago today, Roger Federer walked into an interview room at Wimbledon to talk about his historic eighth title. These Monday
Rafael Nadal hits more forehands than his opponents at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. He also hits them harder. Tennis enthusiasts would not blink an eye believing those
G’day from Roma! It’s been an amazing week in Rome working with the coaching teams of Jan-Lennard Struff, Matteo Berrettini, and Lorenzo Sonego as well
BY PIERRE LAMARCHE Celebrating the Women of Canadian Tennis When my daughter, Laurence, the editor of ONcourt, asked me to celebrate the history of Canadian
BY BASELINE MEDIA Modern tennis is 150 years old. In that time, it has had heroes, trailblazers, serial winners, entertainers, inspirations, activists, young sensations, veteran
BY YASEEN HIJAZI VIA WOMEN’S TENNIS BLOG Billie Jean King has long been an advocate for gender equality, but just how significant was she in
BY DIANE W. DIMMER VIA THE O.T.A The last Canadian woman to win the Canadian Open (now National Bank Open) before Bianca Andreescu was Faye
With the first Grand Slam of the year winding down, I wanted to do a little introduction to the main draw players, who competed on the collegiate level before turning pro. This will be a short series of four parts: men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, and women’s doubles.
BY MIKE MEANEY I was just 19 years old when I was asked to coach Team NL at the Atlantic Indoor Championships. I set out
BY CRAIG O’SHANNESSY Cameron Norrie’s blocking backhand versus Nikoloz Basilashvili’s free-wheeling forehand. This was the micro-battle that decided the fate of the BNP Paribas Open final. Norrie defeated
BY MICHAL KOKTA Let’s take a little journey back in time together. Before the US Open final. Before the #28 WTA ranking. Even before the
CONTEST ALERT!! Want to win tickets to the 2022 National Bank Open in Toronto? Read Pierre Lamarche’s response to Tom Tebbutt’s article “Felix – A
