Tennis Raonic, Levine Continue Canada’s Winning Ways at Wimbledon Al Dannity June 25, 2013 It’s been an incredible start to Wimbledon for Canada as four players are already through to the second round. Al Dannity reflects on a wins for Milos Raonic and Jesse Levine, who joined Vasek Pospisil and Eugenie Bouchard in the second round. Ain’t the Davis Cup something? A bunch of guys on the fringes of...
Tennis Nadal’s Loss to Darcis is not about his Injured Knees Al Dannity June 24, 2013 The storm is coming and Al Dannity wants to cut it off. Rafael Nadal did not lose to Steve Darcis because of his knees. He won because sometimes, upsets happen in Tennis. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone should be re-phrased. How about ‘Let he who has sinned but totally owned...
Tennis French Open: Milos Raonic Readies for Kevin Anderson Test Al Dannity May 30, 2013 It’s a clash of seeds for Canada’s Milos Raonic in the third round at the French Open as the 14 seed from Thornhill, Ont. faces South African 23 seed Kevin Anderson. Al Dannity previews their big match. Eugenie Bouchard is facing the biggest match or her career right about now; Milos Raonic is looking to...
Tennis Canadian underdog Eugenie Bouchard set to face Sharapova Frank Doyle May 29, 2013 It’s only fitting that Canadian Eugenie Bouchard’s next big test comes against reigning French Open champion Maria Sharapova. Bouchard who has been a Sharapova fan since she was a budding star honing her game in Montreal, even has a picture of herself at eight years old with Sharapova on her Twitter account. Since then, the...
Tennis Raonic Wins First Round in French Open; Levine Out. Al Dannity May 27, 2013 Canada’s Milos Raonic got off to the perfect start in Paris but Rafael Nadal had to fight back to survive his first round match. Al Dannity breaks down the early action from the French Open. It’s been two up, one down for Canada’s entrants in the singles of the French Open so far. With Eugenie...
Tennis Canadian teen Eugenie Bouchard into Strasbourg semis Frank Doyle May 23, 2013 Eugenie Bouchard, hailing from Westmount, Quebec, has advanced to the clay court Strasbourg International semifinals with a decisive 6-3, 6-2 victory over Anna Tatishvili Thursday in France. Despite a thin field, it’s a big win for the 19-year-old Canadian during her first full year on tour. Bouchard broke Tatishvili twice in each set to advance....
Tennis Tennis Canada Star Milos Raonic Set for Serbia and Alex Burrows? Frank Doyle April 10, 2013 Raonic sets sights high after Team Canada’s historic Davis Cup victory At this point, Canadian tennis star Milos Raonic will take on all comers – including Vancouver Canucks forward Alex Burrows. After Burrows watched Raonic lead Team Canada to its historic 3-1 victory over Italy in their Davis Cup quarterfinal tie, the veteran hockey player...
Tennis Depression, Cyber-Bullying Force Marino to Quit Tennis Dale Perth February 22, 2013 It’s tough enough to succeed at the highest level in anything, especially when you’re dealing with depression: being harrassed and bullied just adds that much more stress. That combination proved to be too much for Rebecca Marino to bear, so she has decided to walk away from her pro tennis career. At the U.S. Open...
Tennis Milos Raonic Makes History with Third Straight SAP Open Title Dale Perth February 18, 2013 He tends to not show much emotion on the court. At the end of this match, though, Milos Raonic let out a yell then pointed to the box where coaches and family members sit. The hard-serving Canadian had just made history by being the first player in more than 50 years to win the SAP...
Tennis Dancevic’s Magic Makes the Davis Cup Difference Al Dannity February 4, 2013 Milos Raonic was the star but Al Dannity was mesmerised by the performance of Canada’s other singles player in a famous Davis Cup victory over Spain. The stars weren’t there but this was still a formidable Spanish line-up. The task was simple. Lean on Milos Raonic to win both of his singles rubbers and find...