Then he claimed Williams slamming her racquet required another violation.
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So when she broke her racquet, she actually lost a point.
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The first time I went to play I broke the racquet!
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Then he reared up and whipped his racquet toward the toss.
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He dropped his racquet and held his head in his hand.
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It was a bit tough for me to grip my racquet.
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That same month, Olympia got a tennis racquet of her very own.
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Meanwhile, last week, Olympia got a tennis racquet of her very own.
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"See this?" he adds, pointing to the far end of his racquet.
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Williams shared a shot of her daughter holding a tiny Wilson tennis racquet.
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"This looks like a little bit of a flawed racquet here," Obama said.
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Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian had quite the racquet after saying I do!
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After clinching it on her first attempt, she dropped her racquet in relief.
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I enjoy playing racquet sports and wish I could do it more often.
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When you carry a squash racquet in New York City, people admire you.
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After her win, she signed the racquet and passed it on to a fan.
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Now, you won't necessarily turn into Richie Tenenbaum just because you bought one racquet.
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His matches have also featured epic displays of ranting, racquet-wrecking, and trash-talking.
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I'm on the T, racquet raised, on the balls of my feet, almost smiling.
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It measures how often a player ends a point on his or her own racquet.
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While racquet abuse is a near-automatic violation, coaching is left to the umpire's discretion.
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But give her a tennis racquet and she turns into an ace on the court.
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GUPTA: She picked up a racquet and with patient coaching and repetition, she started winning.
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After one error, he bounced his racquet in disgust and caught it on the handle.
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Durkin is executive vice president of Public Policy for the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association.
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Annoyed, she hit a ball away with her racquet toward the side of the court.
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Hurling tennis balls with the help of a racquet — there's nothing Serena Williams can't do.
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"The purpose, of course, is to get rid of the spaghetti racquet," The Times wrote.
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Amanda snapped a photo of him crouched behind the court, racquet in hand, studying me.
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Zverev smashed his racquet repeatedly when playing against De Minaur and against world number six Tsitsipas he flung his racquet away twice and appeared almost to start crying as he hid his face in his palms after a service break in the second set.
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It seems like another racquet-wielding pro may be in the making for the Williams family.
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The surface area of your typical racquet increased from 70 square inches to well over 100.
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Instead, he bounced the racquet and caught it again, and again, as if to distract himself.
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Through "Behind the Racquet," players are opening up about anxieties regarding injuries, finances and mental health.
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"Nothing happened to the chair, nothing happened to anybody, I didn't break my racquet," he said.
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Ellison, an avid tennis fan himself, bought the Malibu Racquet Club for $6.9 million in 2007.
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Then, and only then, would Forest/Morgan permit me to again shake hands with a racquet.
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Because of the earlier warning for coaching, the racquet-abuse violation resulted in a one-point penalty.
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Zepp's tennis sensor, which is mountable to the bottom of a racquet, tracks play via hard data.
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David Shaftel is a New York-based writer and the editor of Racquet, a quarterly tennis magazine.
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The bride's father is the chief executive and owner of the Madison Racquet & Swim Club in Madison.
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I felt like I found the middle of the racquet a lot sooner than my other matches.
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When learning of the violation that chair umpire Damien Dumusois had given him, Medvedev threw his racquet.
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They had some at the Racquet Club that I liked yesterday, so I decided it was finally time.
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And none of this will, in practice, be as neat as a swipe with an electronic tennis racquet.
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When Kicker broke his serve and took command of the set, Kyrgios slammed his racquet into the dirt.
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At 3–3 in the second set, he flicked his racquet behind his back and through his legs.
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Walker, as I later saw on the video, was anxiously winding and unwinding the grip on his racquet.
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In 2017, that number grew to 70.2 million Americans, according to the International Health, Racquet, and Sportsclub Association.
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Racquet sports players decreased their heart disease risk by 59% and their mortality risk from any cause by 47%.
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She took out her frustrations on her racquet, slamming it into the court surface on at least two occasions.
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And you know, you change racquet at the end of the season or you don't change it at all.
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The incident occurred on June 30 when Williams threw her racquet during a training session on a grass court.
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Carreño Busta looked calm at first, shaking hands with his opponent and holding himself back from throwing his racquet.
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The couple, who are avid court tennis players, met in 2013 at the Tennis and Racquet Club in Boston.
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Walk through my Union Square neighborhood and you see it: SoulCycle/Breads Bakery/New York Health & Racquet Club/Murray's Bagels.
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Since 2008, gym membership in the United States has increased by 37%, according to the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association.
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That is, he instinctively brought his racquet around behind his legs and somehow slapped the ball haphazardly toward the line.
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Edward Lopez, 27, heard the commotion outside his job at the New York Health and Racquet Club, opposite the shooting.
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In 2008, Mikhail Youzhny hit himself in the forehead with his racquet so hard that it left a bloody gash.
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The average fitness studio member spends $101 a month on classes, according to the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association.
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Amer Sports owns baseball equipment maker Louisville Slugger, trail running brand Salomon, racquet maker Wilson and the ski brand Atomic.
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La Tulip: the feared, the hated, later embezzler of electricity: he smashed a fucking asteroid past my racquet to Quebec.
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"Behind the Racquet" forms a coherent and dispiriting picture of the human toll tennis takes, particularly in its current structure.
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The Racquet Club's tennis bubble was puffily futuristic and starkly lit, with thwacks and grunts coming from the other courts.
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That's 19.3 percent of the U.S. population, or 53 million people, data from the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association said.
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I could not fathom that a girl that looked like me would pick up a racquet, let alone dominate the court.
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The bigger racquet head allows him to be more aggressive against Mr Nadal's booming topspin, a strategy that has paid handsome dividends.
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The business "stands behind the quality of Penn tennis balls," Allison Barnett, a brand manager for Head Penn Racquet Sports, tells PEOPLE.
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The average membership duration for fitness gyms is less than five years, according to data from the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association.
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Most social activities revolve around the schools and three private clubs: Aspetuck Valley Country Club, Weston Field Club and Weston Racquet Club.
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I give up the thought quickly – I would enjoy playing sports much more, so I consider picking up some kind of racquet sport.
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Improvements in racquet technology have ushered out the once-popular aggressive, serve-and-volley style, tilting matches in favor of baseline-centered bludgeoning.
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After the game penalty, he smashed his racquet into the ground and kicked a water bottle, then threw a chair onto the court.
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For those wondering if Williams throwing a racquet or arguing with an umpire is an outlier, it isn't — not by a long shot.
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"She threw the racquet and hit the ball boy, no way was that accidental," the 25-year-old Broady complained to the umpire.
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The Zverev of the old was infamous for his racquet-smashing antics but the new, happier Zverev in Melbourne Park kept his cool.
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Earlier this year, the West Side hired TV commentator and former French Open doubles champion, Luke Jensen as a director of racquet sports.
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After all, how can an app accurately advise two players, one of whom uses an Eastern grip: And another, who uses a Western grip: The technology does, however, track groundstroke data, such as the type of spin on the ball, how quickly the ball is moving off the racquet, and where on the racquet head the ball is making contact.
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Since 2008, gym membership in the United States has increased by 37%, according to the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association, an industry trade group.
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One of his favorite places to dine with constituents is the Winter Park Racquet Club in Florida, where he's spent $15,000 over the years.
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I haven't thrown a racquet in years, and the rats and squirrels are long gone (there's a lingering clothing-moth issue, but never mind).
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Mr Federer credits a larger racquet—to which he changed in 220—and finally accumulating enough time on the practice court to effectively use it.
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The primary tool for this transport is a face mask studded with small sensors and featuring two racquet-like paddles for interacting with your world.
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The Neon Green Glove If you're prone to blisters or haven't re-gripped your racquet in awhile, these gloves are for you come tennis season.
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The pressure told as a forehand ballooned off the frame of Nadal's racquet and another backhand sailed long to put the match on level terms.
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But, her aggravation with the ref only grew from there, and a few games and a racquet smash later ... she went OFF on the guy.
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Williams was later docked a point for breaking a racquet and a game after calling Ramos a "thief" in separate incidents after the coaching violation.
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The new hardcourts at CourtSense at Tenafly Racquet Club in New Jersey feature an underneath layer of cushioning made from thousands of recycled tennis balls.
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And all its aesthetic details are perfectly, carefully considered, from its logo — notice how the tail of the "Q" points downward, like a racquet handle?
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It was a recent Thursday afternoon and Mr. Kunovac was giving Ms. Peet tennis lessons at the Manhattan Plaza Racquet Club on West 43rd Street.
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"Harry Potter" author JK Rowling defended Williams after cartoonist Mark Knight released an editorial cartoon which featured an irate Williams jumping on her tennis racquet.
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Noah Rubin, an American player ranked No. 195, has explored the challenges of succeeding in professional tennis in his series, "Behind the Racquet" on Instagram.
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Once the dough has risen, divide the dough into 24 equal-sized pieces (about 2 ½ ounces each or a piece the size of a racquet ball).
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The seriousness of the scene became apparent when their opponents brought out strips of racquet grip tape, to wrap around the table's handles for enhanced performance.
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It includes court-ready Gel-Lyte tennis shoes with a debossed tennis racquet logo on the heel ($2300), available at a pop-up shop opening Monday.
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Two players at a time were to stand side by side on a black line and hurl tennis-racquet-size axes at wooden five-ring targets.
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" To more deeply explore the topics touched on in "Behind the Racquet," Cation has added Rubin as a co-host on his podcast, "The Coffee Cast.
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Mr. Dowd, 46, is the director of the tennis program at Cardinal Hill Swim and Racquet Club in Vienna, Va. He graduated from George Washington University.
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The 21-year-old was almost reduced to tears in the third set and even threw her racquet away in frustration at some of her shots.
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More than 57 million people belong to a health club of some type, according to the most recent survey by the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association.
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But three sports in particular -- swimming, aerobics and racquet sports -- were linked to even stronger decreases in risk of death from both heart disease and other causes.
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The 11th seed, her luminous green racquet a rapier to Kuznetsova's broadsword, eased into a 3-0 lead but after a few meaty swings Kuznetsova broke back.
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But the 61st-ranked Coric battled back to win three close sets, the last two in tie-breaks, to leave the German swinging his racquet in frustration.
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Indian Wells' "Racquet" just out via Boiler Room and Legowelt's unnervingly incredible Bowie remix kick us off, alongside a tense Abdullah Rashim rework of Daniel Avery's "Clear".
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Many joined after clubs in Brooklyn closed, places like the Palm Shore Club or Brighton Beach Bath and Racquet Club where they used to spend their summers.
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Last year, she was runner-up to Naomi Osaka after umpire Carlos Ramos docked her a point and then a game for things like throwing her racquet.
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The draft was held in Philadelphia 14 times from 1936 to 1961 at more staid sites like the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel and the blue-blooded Racquet Club.
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But when the Swiss veteran eventually hangs up his racquet, leaving few other serious threats on the horizon, it is easy to imagine Mr Djokovic collecting far more.
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The rule book also states that players who receive coaching during a match or intentionally destroy a racquet shall be penalized in accordance with the point penalty schedule.
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A frustrated Zverev smashed his racquet at one point but managed to save two match points in the third set before Raonic clinched the victory in a tiebreak.
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The hotel also offers eleven pools, 40 restaurants and bars, and of course a racquet club, with nine tennis courts, including the only grass court in the Caribbean.
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Helen Durkin, JD, is executive vice president of public Policy at the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) and president of National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity (NCPPA).
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One of those athletes is tennis icon Pete Sampras, who gave Peterson a signed racquet thanking the trainer for extending his career, per a 2006 Sports Illustrated piece.
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"I think just like I always say, get your racquet on it, make a play on the ball, make your opponent play an extra ball," Stephens told reporters.
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While 35 percent of adult Americans are considered obese, the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association reports that the number of health clubs grew 6.4 percent in 2015, to 34,460.
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Williams, who had been given a code violation for breaking her racquet earlier in the match, had an outburst after the lineswoman had called a foot fault against her.
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From that point on, Vondrousova began to use her splendid array of drop shots, lobs and superb anticipation to take charge, helped by regular errors off the Konta racquet.
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The second game was called Tennis Scramble, a cartoon-like tennis game that periodically swaps your tennis ball and racquet for other items, like beach balls or cricket bats.
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Out-of-shape tennis fans can work out at the Hampton Racquet in East Hampton, which has a new outdoor fitness area with TRX training, boxing and strength training.
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Many of the players whom Rubin has featured on "Behind the Racquet" have had similar career arcs, with little news media attention or recognition despite their world-class talents.
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Today, cycling has contributed to the global $222 billion health club industry, operating across more than 24,22019 clubs in 22015 alone, according to the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association.
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"Players shall not violently or with anger hit, kick or throw a racquet or other equipment within the precincts of the tournament site," the group's rules state, according to ESPN.
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The list of activities included cycling, swimming, running, football (called soccer in the United States), racquet sports (including badminton, tennis and squash) and aerobics (including gymnastics, Pilates and dance classes).
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"Kyrgios continued: "I feel like when guys play me they go out there and try and play their best level, they try and keep things on their racquet and redline.
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The gimmick of the "Behind the Racquet" series on Instagram is simple: tennis players' faces are partially obscured by the strings of the tool with which they make their living.
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Promising young players who have been derailed by injury and fallen off the tennis radar, like CiCi Bellis and Ana Konjuh, resurfaced on "Behind the Racquet" to tell their stories.
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The 27-year-old also broke his racquet in frustration after losing the opening set which earned him a berating from his mother, who was present in the team zone.
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The groom, 36, is the executive director of Racquet Up Detroit, a nonprofit youth program that teaches squash as well as provides tutoring and mentoring to Detroit public school students.
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Williams, who was seeking a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam singles title on Saturday, was handed a warning for a coaching violation before being deducted a point for smashing her racquet.
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Ramos should not have given Williams a violation for breaking her racquet and should have warned her early on about what would happen if she did not move on, he said.
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I don't know if I saw it from someone or if it was that talent for smashing things that woke up in me, but I returned home with a smashed racquet.
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After leveling the match at two sets-all, Murray broke Raonic in the opening game of the decider and the flustered 13th seed smashed his racquet in frustration before promptly crumbling.
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Having appeared a model of composure, Raonic finally showed the strain and smashed his racquet into the blue hard-court after being swiftly broken in the opening game of the decider.
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He picked up a racquet for only twenty minutes; when the time came to head to the next tournament, in Madrid, he told his family that he didn't want to go.
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The umpire opted for a code violation over a disqualification after the Latvian wildcard argued the racquet slipped from her hand but a clearly upset Broady called for another official to adjudicate.
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And boutique workouts are currently the fastest-growing segment of the market, because they provide a sense of camaraderie, says Meredith Poppler, a spokesperson for the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association.
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By Helen Durkin, Executive Vice President of Public Policy for the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) The views of contributors are their own and are not the views of The Hill.
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"Just like any small business, there are definite challenges to operating a health club," said Meredith Poppler, the vice president for communications at the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association, a trade group.
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Shabana, a slight, skittery lefty who clasps his racquet high on the handle, like a chef carving a roast, was everything I want to be on court—gracious, graceful, unpredictable, thirty-three.
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Irate over the smashed racket violation, Williams explained to Ramos that she shouldn't have been warned for coaching and that the racquet abuse should have been the verbal warning — not the point penalty.
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Serena Williams has a future tennis champ on her hands, with the ace sharing a too-cute photo of her 5-month-old daughter Alexis Olympia holding her very own Wilson tennis racquet.
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According to research from the International Health, Racquet, and Sportsclub Association, about 49% of people who did belong to gyms in 2013 went to their club of choice specifically looking to lose weight.
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"The vast majority of trainers and fitness facilities have always been willing to work with clients with disabilities," says Alex Black Larcom, a rep from the International Health, Racquet, and Sports Club Association.
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He was pleased to see that a girl had come to play the sport and gave her a racquet signed by Jonathan Power, a former world champion who would later become Toorpakai's coach.
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Smaller gyms are the fastest-growing segment of the exercise business, with membership growth of 0003 percent (double the industry average) from 2015 to 2016, according to the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association.
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Andre Agassi played his last grand-slam final at the 2005 US Open and retired a year later, after Pete Sampras had hung up his racquet upon winning the 2002 major in New York.
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King, however, said Williams was not aware she had been handed a first violation and was surprised to have a point taken from her when she received a second for later smashing her racquet.
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Djokovic destroyed a racquet as his form drifted off and his energy stores appeared depleted even though the players were enjoying a respite from the intense heat that has been fuelling bushfires across Australia.
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A lack of tennis infrastructure, particularly for remote communities spread across the vast interior, invariably means the first piece of sporting equipment grasped by an Aboriginal child is an oval football rather than a racquet.
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Aided by advances in sports medicine and racquet technology—which have permitted aggressive shotmaking without the physical wear-and-tear of the serve-and-volley style of yesteryear—the sport's stars have continued to mature.
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's Peter McNamara, who won three doubles Grand Slam titles and became a prominent coach after hanging up his racquet, has died at the age of 64 after a quiet battle with cancer.
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Both players shook hands at the end of the contest but bad blood remained with Broady clearly angry about the incident and repeating her accusation that Ostapenko intentionally threw her racquet in the second set.
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As the match wore on, however, Murray said he felt he adjusted to the pace and movement of Raonic's missiles, and his ability to get a racquet to them was key to leveling the match.
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There are MMA gloves worn by ex-champs, a racquet used by Andre Agassi when he won the French Open, and on a plexiglass-encased pedestal, an autographed pair of Shaquille O'Neal's size 22 sneakers.
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Rubin, 23, began "Behind the Racquet" in January, taking inspiration from "Humans of New York," the popular social media project that has sought to tell the stories of people otherwise lost in the urban shuffle.
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The Romanian retained her top ranking for a second straight year despite missing the Singapore tournament and said she was raring to go after a spell during recovery where she did not pick up a racquet.
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There are three ways the surgeon would make the incision: around the areola, a "keyhole" or "racquet" shape around and under it, or an inverted T-shape around and above it (there are good pictures here).
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For the millions of consumers worldwide that have helped make gyms and boutique fitness into a $94 billion industry, according to statistics from the International Health Racquet and Sportsclub Association, it is part of our lives.
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Tomic drew heavy criticism in May following his exit from the Madrid Open when, on match point against Fabio Fognini, he held the racquet by the strings and did not offer a shot to the Italian's serve.
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The new quarterly publication Racquet is a deliciously smart magazine created by and for people who love both tennis and language — and before you ask, yes, David Foster Wallace is represented, in the first issue's first essay.
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There is beachfront property, spas, art and culture, a state-of-the-art Performing Arts and Convention Center, the Burwash International Baha Mar Racquet Club and the 18-hole Jack Nicklaus-designed Signature Royal Blue golf course.
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Interest in fitness might be at its peak: A record 66 million Americans used health clubs last year, according to the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association, while countless others work on getting in shape in other ways.
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The bride's parents founded and run the Northwest Tennessee Racquet Club, a nonprofit organization based in Big Sandy that provides the community and surrounding neighborhoods with free and low-cost tennis, health, wellness and life skill programs.
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Tomic has drawn heavy criticism this week following his exit from the Madrid Open when, on match point against Fabio Fognini, he held the racquet by the strings and did not offer a shot to the Italian's serve.
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That was the tipping point and Osaka wrapped up the win in one hour, 26 minutes with a service winner, breaking into a smile as the ball flew off the frame of Keys' racquet and into the crowd.
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According to the American Time Use Survey produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Americans who earn $50,000 per year or more disproportionately spend their free time doing activities like playing racquet sports and attending performing arts events.
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Badminton, held in the grounds of the English stately home that gave its name to the racquet sport played there in the mid-1800s, is the most celebrated equestrian three-day eventing classic, featuring dressage, cross-country and showjumping.
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Medvedev got an unsportsmanlike conduct code violation for the incident and when it was announced, the 23-year-old tossed his racquet toward the center of the court before telling the umpire he does not belong in the chair.
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The 24-year-old has raised thousands off his own racquet after pledging A$200 ($137) for every ace he bashes down in the home summer but it his efforts away from the court that have caught they eye.
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The intensity rose considerably in the deciding set, with Muguruza slapping her thigh to egg herself on while Kenin was almost reduced to tears of frustration at some of her shots and threw her racquet away a few times.
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The author, a former editor of the Times Magazine , details his quest to become a serious amateur tennis player in what he calls "young old age"—his sixties—just years after picking up a racquet for the first time.
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This trend opens the way to a whole new world of connected objects: Babolat's racquet, Adidas' Smart Ball, the collection of objects developed by Withings, Haiku's tracker (former Bike Assistant) and Bellabeat's Leaf … each sport has its dedicated digital gear.
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Other famous photos that might have sunk a more conventional politician included wearing a string of sausages round his neck to promote new business in northern England and grimacing furiously during a game of tennis using an old wooden racquet.
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The typically reserved 25-year-old even saw her temper boil over during her match on Wednesday when she threw her racquet violently to the court in disgust after hitting a forehand long to hand the first set to Vandeweghe.
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My favorite clips are when you'd bet against her—when Azarenka or Radwanska or someone else with an impossibly European name hits a ball that is sorely out of reach and Serena suddenly appears, racquet outstretched, and returns a winner.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Already regarded as the greatest women's player ever to pick up a tennis racquet, Serena Williams's legacy is already assured but the record equaling 24th Grand Slam that would help build statistical proof remains frustratingly out of reach.
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She jumped out to a double break 3-0 lead in the second but Mertens came storming back and leveled at 4-4 as a frustrated Halep remonstrated with her box and whacked her racquet into the ground without breaking it.
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The pair exchanged heated words at one point, earning Team Russia a warning, before Medvedev received a point penalty after waving his racquet at the umpire and hitting the umpire's chair shortly after losing a service game in the second set.
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He demonstrated how cramped my swing was—it resembled a rudimentary defense against pickpockets—then had me stand farther from the ball and throw the bottom edge of my racquet at it, for more control and also, curiously, more power.
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The U.S. fitness industry is the most lucrative in the world, bringing in $30 billion worth of revenue in 2017, according to the latest report by the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) — a global trade association for the fitness industry.
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Technically, all fitness clubs and suppliers are supposed to have a written harassment policy and clearly communicate it to all gym members and staff, according to the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA), the trade association that represents gyms and fitness suppliers.
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During Saturday's match, which she lost 6-2 6-4 to Japan's Naomi Osaka, Williams, was handed a coaching violation and a point penalty for breaking her racquet before a heated argument with umpire Carlos Ramos ended with her losing a game.
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The Russian, who fought back after being two points away from losing in the contest in the third set, dropped her racquet and put her hands on her head in shock after Williams sent a backhand into the net on match point.
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On the one hand, new cycling, spinning, yoga, barre, and CrossFit facilities are popping up in cities all over the US, and now make up about 35 percent of the US exercise market, according to the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA).
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Nobody could blame the actor for not being able to swing a tennis racquet like McEnroe, but could the hair and makeup department not have devised a better wig, as opposed to the springy clump of curls with which poor LaBeouf was topped?
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He returned to the court in more positive mode and edged 3-1 ahead with an array of sweetly-struck winners but was unable to consolidate on two service breaks and threw his racquet onto the court in a rare show of frustration.
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Three-time Grand Slam winner Lindsay Davenport was blessed with impeccable timing and power — the sound, a meaty thump, of the ball coming off her racquet was completely different than any women's tennis player at the time — but wasn't a good mover.
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Already the outbursts had earned Kyrgios censure from the chair umpire, now they entirely broke what had seemed a quite unrealistically long spell of calm, and sent him into a spiral whose immediate result was the concession of a break and one smashed racquet.
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Things seemed to settle down as Williams went on to break Osaka for a 3-1 lead, but she gave the break right back in the next game with a pair of double faults, prompting the former champion to smash her racquet on the court.
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Of the 54.1 million Americans estimated to have fitness memberships last year, 303 percent said they go to boutique studios; that's up from 22 percent barely three years ago, according to a report released in October by industry trade group International Health, Racquet & Sports Association.
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The 23-year-old Australian struck first and emphatically when he broke at love in the fourth game of the opening set and consolidated the break to go ahead 4-1, triggering a frustrated Zverev to smash his racquet beyond repair on the hard court.
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That's enabled the company to triple in size each year since inception — a trajectory that looks set to continue as new research from Deloitte and the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association suggests Asia-Pacific's fitness industry is now worth an estimated $16.8 billion.
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Tensions boiled over in the second set of the low key second round clash when, after a winner by Broady, the 18-year-old Ostapenko's racquet came out of her hand, bounced off the blue hard court and against the back wall towards the ball boy.
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"That can put clubs in a place where the safe legal action may not feel like the right moral action," says Helen Durkin, the executive vice president of global public policy for the International Health, Racquet, & Sports Association (IHRSA), the trade association serving the gym industry.
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It was a tactic that wouldn't have been out of place in the wooden-racquet era, but in the big-serving modern game, it was completely unexpected—a sort of kamikaze attack, except that Federer's peerless touch and ability to anticipate his opponent's serve placement allowed him to pull it off more often than not.
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In a decision on Tuesday, a unanimous three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a bid by Jacqueline Sterling of Gary, Indiana to have the Southlake Nautilus Health & Racquet Club in Merrillville, Indiana held in contempt for pursuing her for unpaid debt after a bankruptcy court had discharged it.
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Meanwhile, the advertising department was busy from nine to five six days of the week, italicizing, underlining, capitalizing, double-capitalizing; preparing slogans, headlines, personal articles, and interviews; selecting photographs showing Dr. Harden thinking, musing, and contemplating; choosing snapshots of him with a tennis racquet, with a golf stick, with a sister-in-law, with an ocean.
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Finally, I got it: as he rocked back and forth, both hands on the racquet, pointing it at the ground and then unbending to address his target, he was like an archer—one of the archers, let us say, in Olivier's "Henry V" (1944), lifting their longbows toward the approaching foe, each with an arm drawn tautly back, ready to unleash the whistling rain.
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From the book: Things made me sentimental: a pair of sprinting spikes, a tennis racquet, sheet music on the music stand, a small acrylic painting of California golden poppies, a stuffed baby giraffe that had lost all its filling — I had sewn the tear back together but the giraffe remained skinny and floppy — a handmade print of a purple penguin with a bowler hat.
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