Former Australian tennis player and coach Peter Doohan has died at the age of 56. The tennis fraternity lost a great guy and wonderful player!"In a statement issued earlier on Saturday, Tennis Australia said the tennis family was deeply saddened by the news. In a tweet on Saturday evening, Becker said: "My heartfelt condolences to the family of #PeterDoohan! Margaret Court: astounding champion who found God and lost the respect of a nation Read moreDubbed the "Becker Wrecker" after famously defeating two-time defending champion Boris Becker in 1987 at Wimbledon, Doohan reached a career-high world ranking of No 43. He won the South Australian Open singles title and reached No 15 in doubles, winning five titles during his distinguished career."The ABC reported Doohan had been recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of motor neurone disease.
South Surrey tennis player has brush with Greatness
Trevor Gretzky, 24, is a minor-league baseball player; 16-year-old Tristan Gretzky is an aspiring golfer; Ty Gretzky, 27, played hockey and now runs Gretzky Hockey School. South Surrey's Genna Warren (left) poses for a photo with Wayne Gretzky and his daughter, Emma, whom Warren faced off against in a Spokane tennis tournament earlier this month. (Contributed photo)No matter where her tennis career takes her, South Surrey's Genna Warren will have a story to tell about the time she beat The Great One. In the championship game, Warren – who plays locally out of both the Hazelmere Tennis Club and the Surrey Tennis Centre – defeated Gretzky in two close sets, 7-6 and 7-5. Earlier this month, in the championship match of the Spokane Club Summer Classic tennis tournament, the 14-year-old Warren found herself lined up across the net from Emma Gretzky, the youngest daughter of National Hockey League legend, Wayne.This content may collect you by Max Nolan
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