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    Q1: The Australian Open is a tennis sporting tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. It is an iconic Australian tennis event that attracted 729,000 visitors in 2017 (Ausleisure.com.au, 2017). The Australian Open holds an international profile and is highly regarded in the sport of tennis. The tournament attracts internationally renowned tennis players such as Roger Federer and Serena Williams and consists of a men’s and women’s tournament. The Australian Open has been held for more than 112 years in its history (Tennis.sporting99.com, 2017). The purpose of the Australian Open is for athletes to compete against each other and create a winner through a grand final. Spectators at this event and sponsors create revenue…

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    At the age of only four Amelie Mauresmo began her passion for tennis. It was a love inspired by the success of Yannick Noah after his victory in the 1983 French open. Throughout her career as a tennis player Mauresmo won countless titles, playing in a multitude of matches across the world, including the Australian Open, Wimbledon, the French Open, and the Olympics. In 2004 she successfully achieved a silver medal in the Athens Olympics being narrowly defeated by Justine Henin in the final. That…

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    In August of 2003 she underwent knee surgery and just a month later her half-sister Yetunde was murdered in Los Angeles, California. Serena’s tennis ranking slump up to 139. Many people said she seemed worn-out with no motivation to stay fit or keep up with the title she once had. Soon after she took a trip out to West Africa where she accredited her faith as a Jehovah’s Witness to start this new life changing journey. By 2009, she had released a new autobiography called “Queen of the Court” and…

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    game. Serena, however, does not only talk the talk, she also walks the walk. She founded the Serena Williams Fund, which helps people affected by senseless violence and helps many receive education. The Serena Williams Fund funded the construction of Serena Williams Secondary School in Matooni, Kenya. On the front of the school, painted under the name, is “education is the key to success”. Serena is a strong believer in equal access to education, demonstrated by her partnership with the…

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    Game, Set, Match! In a blink of an eye, my partner and I won our very first game in soft tennis. For the last point, I was able to score an ace. An ace is a winning serve that the server’s opponents never touches the ball with their racket. Therefore, the server earns a point, while the opponent loses it. This last point was crucial because it led us to victory. The excitement that I felt on that day is palpable. Ending the match with such a great impact is really memorable and a thrilling…

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    The Creighton men’s tennis team lost against DePaul University, falling 6-1, but also brought home a decisive win against Western Illinois last weekend, with a 7-0 sweep against the Bulldogs. The loss and win leaves the Bluejays with a 7-9 record on the season. On Saturday, during the matches against the Blue Demons in Chicago, junior Harrison Lang, at No. 3 singles, came out with Creighton’s only singles win against DePaul. Lang captured a close 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 victory over DePaul's Alex…

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    She earned her first Wimbledon Champion title in 2002 without dropping a single set; this victory was a turning point in Williams’ career as it earned her the No. 1 ranking in the world. After that, she continued to win many Grand Slam titles with her lightning serve and powerful groundstrokes. Her serve is revered as arguably the best in women's tennis history due to its incredible speed and accuracy. In addition, her comeback history’s suspense contributed to her media popularity. In the 2012…

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    But about midway through the 2001 season she entered the Pacific Life Open. Though she did win that event Serena did not enter that event again for until 2015 because of how the crowd acted. They believed that the williams sisters where fixing that match by not playing against each other so that Serena would be more rested for their final match. Now this happening does not seem extremely common, but I must imagine that if the williams sisters were white they would face much less scrutiny, and…

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    The professional athlete I chose to research is Serena Williams. Serena is an American professional tennis player who is ranked number 1 in women's singles tennis. I choose to research Serena because she has always been an important role model in my life. Ever since I have started to play tennis, I loved watching Serena on TV and going to the US Open to watch her in person. Every unique swing she does I like to recreate myself to become a better athlete like her. She has a determined and kind…

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    The idea of sports has been around since humankind. Ancient Greece introduced the Olympic Games in 776 BC which still to this very day encourages athletes to train for early on in their lives (“’History’”). Cristiano Ronaldo for example was only ten when he was deemed “A phenomenon—a kid who ate, slept and drank the game” (Christiano). George Jr, or better known as “Babe Ruth”, was only seven when he was introduced into baseball (Babe). How do children grow up to be talented in a sport? The…

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