If you are a tennis fan, you will be very aware of the spectacular end of year WTA Finals that have just taken place in Singapore, involving the biggest names in women’s world tennis, players such as Venus Williams, Simona Halep, Garbine Muguruza and Caroline Wozniacki. When I think back to some of the conversations I had with my wife,…
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Tennis – Not just for Wimbledon…
Rio, Manchester United and Pivotal Moments..
It’s fantastic to read that the ex-England defender Rio Ferdinand has found love again. As a widower I know the emotional trauma that this man has had to endure, and I wish him and Kate Wright the TOWIE star all the best for the future. Losing Elena has been traumatic for me on many levels, as I lost my wife,…
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Sport is our Saviour
Elena with a young Muay Thai fighter in Thailand I recently posted a blog about sport being a solution for those finding themselves steering off the straight and narrow and into unacceptable behavior; I wanted to follow this up by using a high profile sports personality who found sport as their saviour. Both Elena and I were very interested in…
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The Elena Baltacha Foundation Awards 2017
I’m very happy to announce that the 2017 Elena Baltacha Foundation Awards will be the most prestigious so far. From humble beginnings we have secured the support of the Women’s World Tennis Governing body, the WTA who will be our event partners. I’ve had a number of very exciting conference calls with the WTA Miami office, discussing how we would work together….
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Elena, Judy and the Strictly Effect
I’m privileged to say I have some great people from the world of sport in my life, from all different areas, commentators, pundits, athletes from many different sports, with Judy Murray being one of them. Not only was she a great support to me when Elena my wife and I were going through our biggest battle, but also after Elena…
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Sport – a positive solution for disaffected kids?
Did you see the debate on Good Morning Britain this morning with Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid? They were debating the role that foster parents play with the children in their care and potential terrorism, in the wake of the Parson’s Green bombing last week. I passionately believe that the National Fostering Agency should consider sport, and the ways in which it can…
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The US Open – Memories
The US Open holds so many memories for me, including staying in our official hotel in New York, all the experiences on offer in this great city and my time supporting Elena (as her coach) while she competed in this very unique Grand Slam. I thought I would share some of these experiences and let you see few of…
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Sports Parent and Child
Sports Parent and Child I absolutely hate the term “Pushy Parents” when it comes to young potential champions and their training and competitive regimes. I prefer the term “Opportunities”, as I believe that parents work very hard to provide their children with the chance of becoming a sporting champion. Pushy Parents The term “Pushy Parents” has been earned by parents…
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Early Years Pathway to Tennis
Positive influences of sport Both Elena and I would often talk about how much sport had affected our lives, and gave us both ultimately the opportunity to travel the world doing the job we both loved. We knew that sport can work on many levels in a very positive way: Through early years programme, parents and children can come together…
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End of Year Tennis Review by Nino Severino
What an incredible global tennis year it has been, across the ATP and WTA, I salute all the great players and champions who provide us with an outstanding display of tennis to watch, enjoy and appreciate. In this 2016 tennis review I am going to specifically focus on the success of Great Britain, as it has been an outstanding year…
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