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View this email in your browser TENNIS CANADA | SUBSCRIBE STAY CONNECTED BETWEEN THE LINES A Provincial Tennis Association Marketing Newsletter Welcome to Between The Lines! This bi-weekly newsletter will be used to keep all provinces connected and informed on what is going on in the marketing world, within this tennis world. NEWS OF THE WEEK: Fed Cup returns to Quebec City Canada to face France For the third year in a row, PEPS on the campus The 2016 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas first round of Laval University will host a Canadian Fed Cup match-ups have been announced and Canada is team Canada event. February 6 & 7 will see in for a tough tie. Canada will travel to France to Team Canada take on Belarus in World Group II, take on the No. 5-rankednation from March 4-6 at in an attempt to regain the World Group I status it a yet to be determined location. achieved in 2014. Milos wins in seventh career title Seeded No. 2 in St. Petersburg, Milos Raonicwas able to dispatch Joao Sousa in three sets to claim his first title of the season. TPA reaches 3,000 members The only way to get better at something is to practice, and practice is never complete without your coach. The Tennis Professionals Association is a great resource for all your tennis coaching needs, and the organization recently surpassed 3,000 members! Jack Graham stays at the big table For a fourth consecutive term, Jack Graham has been re-elected to the International Tennis Federation Board of Directors. Graham has sat on the board since 2009 and looks forward to continuing his excellent work with the ITF for another term. A Starter's guide to tennis From forehand to backhand, serve and volley, Tennis Canada's national team coaches have contributed to a plethora of how-to guides for starting out in tennis. Now we have another installment, this time from Jocelyn Robichaud on mastering the drop shot. Advice from a personal trainer One of the most important aspects to physical activity is ensuring your body is ready for the stresses you are about to put it through. Here are some tips from a personal trainer on how to properly warm-up before vigorous activity. Junior tennis in great hands Some may say this is a season of firsts for Denis Shapovalov, winning a junior Grand Slam event, acting as hitting partner for the Daivs Cup team and reaching his highest ranking on the ITF junior world rankings. Click here to read more about another of Canada's great junior tennis phenoms. NCAA becoming a Canadian stomping ground What do Erin Routliffe, Brayden Schnur, and Carol Zhao all have in common? All three Canadians rank as the No. 1 player on their respective NCAA teams. The Alabama, North Carolina and Stanford tennis teams are respectfully in great hands with some top Canadian talent leading the way. Mastering the backhand Becoming a technical master of tennis takes years of time, effort, and practice; but sometimes it is difficult to know how to get started. In a continuation of Tennis Canada's beginner's guide to tennis Severine Tamborero is here to show us the basics of the backhand! Meet Canada's "next big thing" When Milos Raonic is excited to watch you play tennis, then you must be doing something right. Click here to learn more about Canada's fast rising junior tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime, who is seen as being wise beyond his years. PORTAL: OUR PROVINCES: BLOG: The Ontario Tennis Association, Tennis Canada, Tom is back again with and Ontario club and academy another stirring collection of coaches have jointly tennis stories, including Andy announced a new pilot Murray, Davis Cup, Genie program for the U10, U12, and resurfacing and Frank U14 tennis in the province. Dancevic going on a Futures The goal of this program is to run. provide more services to athletes supporting a larger Kids have done this for years, number of provincial players. and Catherine Cameron is ready to bring jumping rope back in style for adults too. Read here why jumping rope can be for more than just child's play. CANADIAN EVENTS THIS WEEK: ITF2 Whhelchair: International Wheelchair Tennis Championships - Stade Uniprix: Montreal, QC Wheelchair October 8 - 11 PLAYERS IN ACTION THIS WEEK: Wuhan Open - WTA Premier 5 Event - Wuhan, China Gabriela Dabrowski Malaysian Open - ATP World Tour 250 Event - Kuala Lampur, Malaysia Vasek Pospisil Adil Shamasdin Tiburon Challenger - ATP Men's Challenger Event - Tiburon, United States Philip Bester Peter Polansky Las Vegas Challenger - ITF Women's Challenger Event - Las Vegas, United States Heidi El Tabakh Sharon Fichman Sabadell Futures - $10,000 ITF Men's Futures event - Sabadell, Spain Steven Diez Junior Davis Cup & Junior Fed Cup Finals - Madrid, Spain Bianca Vanessa Andreescu Charlotte Robillard-Millette Vanessa Wong Felix Auger-Aliassime Denis Shapovalov Benjamin Sigouin PTR Wheelchair Tennis Championship - ITF Wheelchair Event - Hilton Head Island, United States Philippe Bédard Gary Luker Mika Ishikawa Share Tweet +1 Share Forward Copyright © 2015 Tennis Canada, All rights reserved. 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