New York Tennis Magazine’s Gossip Column By Emilie Katz Keys Creates Kindness Initiative
Dubai Duty Free Championships. Clijsters, 36, would fall to Garbine Muguruza in the opening round of the tournament, but it was the first step of many as the former world number one returns to professional tennis in 2020.
Kournikova, Iglesias Welcome Third Child
featured on ESPN’s SportsCenter as American Tennys Sandgren cracked the program’s famous Top 10 segment, featuring the 10 best plays from all across sports on that day. During his match against fellow American Steve Johnson, Sandgren backtracked and hit a tweener winner cross court. The shot checked in as the No. 2 play of the day on SportsCenter.
Pospisil Hydrates With…Maple Syrup? American Madison Keys has always been vocal in speaking out against bullying, and to further that mission of hers, Keys announced the start of her own initiative, “Kindness Wins”, which aims to spread kindness on and off the court. The program will look to highlight people who show kindness and spotlight them on its social platforms and Web site.
Clijsters Makes Return to Tour
International Tennis Hall of Famer Kim Clijsters officially began her comeback to the WTA Tour when she competed in the 76
Former tennis star Anna Kournikova and international music star Enrique Iglesias welcomed a baby daughter to the world earlier this winter. Kournikova gave birth to the couple’s third child, after having fraternal twins back in 2017.
Sandgren Makes SportsCenter Top 10
The New York Open was prominently
New York Tennis Magazine • March/April 2020 • NYTennisMag.com
Tennis players, like all athletes, have their own personal routines that they like to stick to, even if, to the rest of us, it may seem odd. During the Montpelier finals against Gael Monfils, Canadian Vasek Pospisil went into his bag to rehydrate and pulled out a bottle of maple syrup. He popped the cap and chugged down the syrup; Monfils would go on to win the final 7-5, 6-3.
