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    Jelena Jankovic Jelena Jankovic is a Siberian tennis player born on 28 of February 1985. she is a former world number 1 singles tennis player. she achieved this feat in the year 2008 with her appearance in the US Open. her career is filled with accolades in the game of tennis. she is a well known name in the Tennis history and plays with a Furious enthusiasm. she is one of those players who brings excitement to the Tennis Court and keeps her audiences on the toes. she is also a great…

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    Throughout my time at university, I have had the opportunity to be a member and captain of the Skidmore Women’s Tennis Team. My time spent on the team has been a rewarding and inimitable experience, allowing me to become a leader and mentor to my teammates as well as throughout the college. To explain more comprehensively my own personal characteristics that make me an excellent candidate for Queen’s Law, I wanted to give you a glimpse into a moment that I think exemplifies the qualities that…

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    professional tennis player. He is thought of as the greatest clay-court player in history, and because of his success on the surface, he has been titled “The King of Clay”. Nadal’s unique style of play has established him as one of the greatest players in tennis history. Rafa was born June 3, 1986 in Mallorca, Spain to Sebastián Nadal and Ana María Parera. When he was three years old, his uncle, Toni Nadal, a former professional tennis player, recognized he had a natural talent for tennis…

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    35 year old professional tennis player in America. Serena has ranked No.1 in singles on seven occasions. She has an outgoing personality, unique fashion sense and started with her sister Venus at the age of three. Serena Williams was born on September 26, 1981. She was born in Saginaw, Michigan but grew up in the Los Angeles suburb Compton, where their father ran a private security firm. She is the youngest of her five sisters. Serena and Venus started practicing tennis with her dad at three…

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    the fallen leaves of the White Oak that embodied the start of fall. The weather was perfect for tennis. But in my mind I felt a nuisance, a bothersome, due to the current deficiency of my restfulness. But I suppose “everything in this life has a purpose” (Kübler-Ross). Today was the first day of practice for the boys’ tennis team in Sikeston. But before any team members or new members can play tennis as a team, they had to complete the coach’s…

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    surrounding the match was anything but simple; hosted in the futuristic Astrodome with a crowd of 30,492 present, this match became the most watched tennis match in the US. This landmark match was televised to over 90 million people around the world, including 50 million in the United States. The match was promoted by Bobby Riggs, once the world’s greatest tennis player, at every opportunity. He even filming several commercials with companies such as American Express and Sunbeam Curling Iron.…

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    Pheena Berwick I stood there, rooted in place and unable to move. I wanted to turn away and run for the warm covers of my bed. I found that despite the urge to run I couldn’t make my feet move. I had to know the whole story despite how terrible the truth seemed to be. I remember how strange of a day that it had been previously, all of it started with that morning. I have always loved to explore, adventure, and sneak around. Late at night I would often slide out of bed and sneak around the…

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    American skilled tennis player Serena Williams has accomplished over 20 Grand Slam singles titles and numerous Olympic gold medals. Serena Jameka Williams was born September 26, 1981 in Saginaw Michigan. She is the youngest of five daughters. Her father Richard and mother Oracene Williams have two daughters, Serena and her sister Venus, which became two of tennis great champions. Serena’s father was determined to see his two daughters succeed in tennis so when he moved his family out to Compton,…

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    Serena Williams had an eventful childhood which sparked her love of tennis and fostered her competitive drive. She is an American born tennis player from Saginaw Michigan. She was born there in 1981 making her the youngest among her 4 other sisters. Her parents, Richard and Oracene Williams, like many other parents, wanted to see their children succeed. The two youngest of their daughters, Serena and Venus, became interested in tennis and their father, a former sharecropper from Louisiana, took…

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    9-21-2015 USTA 70 W Red Oak Ln White Plains, NY 10604 Dear United States Tennis Association, It was Wimbledon 2012 Championship match and Roger Federer was playing Andy Murray for the title. It was 2-1 in Roger's favor. The serve is up and Roger wins another Grand Slam Title. That was Roger Federer's latest major title win. This essay will prove to you that Roger Federer is the best player to ever play the game of tennis. First of all Rafael Nadal is not better than Roger even though many…

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