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Ready for Tennis

4/23/2020

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Waiting for the tennis season to start like â–¡â£â£ .â£â£ .â£ @wilsontennis @asicstennis @hublot #wilsontennis #asicstennis #hublot #tennis #tennisball #tenniscourt #professionaltennis #professionaltennisplayer

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Borna Coric wants to play.

Isn't it too early to start talking another delay?

Badminton star Mathias Boe retires.

Still so young: Chloe Kim turns (only!) 20 today.

Mikael Kingsbury is Canada's snow sport athlete of the year.

Thanks, Brendan Kerry...I need a workout buddy.

Renaud Lavillenie eyes motorbike racing after he's done vaulting.

Here's to leaner times!

Athlete Worth Watching

3x3 star Greg Hire hopes to make a difference on and off the court.

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and mental health ambassador, the story of @greg4hire â–¡â–¡ is worth a Hollywood script.

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Above: Athens' Kallimarmaro, the site of the 1896 Summer Olympics

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