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Clay, grass, hard court - or even snow.
The surface underfoot doesn't seem to make any difference for Jannik Sinner.
The top-ranked player - who is currently attempting to defend his title at Wimbledon - was one of Italy's top junior skiers before he turned his attention full time to tennis.
Now Sinner excels on every type of court and his background as a skier might have helped his tennis game.
Just like an elite slalom skier perfectly shifting their weight back and forth from one gate to the next, Sinner hardly ever seems off balance as he rushes back and forth across the baseline - despite his tall and lanky 6-foot-3 (1.91-meter) frame.
Fellow tennis player Casper Ruud agreed that the most impressive thing about Sinner is his movement.
"He's strong also in balance and flexible to get to certain positions," Ruud said. "He has good hip movement and knows how to slide (into) both corners."
Skiing standout Lindsey Vonn also pointed to Sinner's ability to stay in balance.
"He has

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In Arthur Fery's boyhood neighborhood, they could probably hear the cheers from a raucous Court 18.
Fery grew up just five minutes from Wimbledon.
On Saturday, the British wild card extended his improbable run into the fourth round at the All England Club with a 2-6, 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5) victory over Zizou Bergs of Belgium.
Wimbledon itself calls it a " Ferytale " - after all, Fery did play in front of Princess Kate earlier in the week on the same court.
The 23-year-old Fery, who is ranked No. 114, has never been this far before at a Grand Slam tournament, and he's the only British player remaining in either men's or women's singles.
"A lot of first times today for me. Just so proud of how I handled everything. First five-setter (win), longest match that I've ever played, first time breaking into the top 100, first second week in a slam, all at home, five minutes from where I grew up," Fery said. "It's a great story for me."
For Britain, too. Especially after the country's 

Arthur Fery

India will chair the ninth session of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Protection Law and Policy, to be held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva this week, the Consumer Affairs Ministry said on Sunday.
The session is organised by the United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and will bring together member states, international organisations, consumer protection authorities, academics, and other stakeholders to discuss emerging issues in the field, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said in a statement.
The Intergovernmental Group of Experts (IGE), set up under the United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection, is the principal intergovernmental platform for dialogue and cooperation on consumer protection law and policy, according to the ministry.
Nidhi Khare, Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, will preside over the three days of deliberations from July 6 to 8 and steer discussions among member states on key global ...

Nidhi Khare, Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs

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India and the United States are "natural partners" and the Asian giant is a very pivotal country given America's geopolitical competition with China, former Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo Indra Nooyi has said.
She made the comments on Wednesday during a conversation with Condoleezza Rice, former Secretary of State and Tad and Dianne Taube Director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.
"I think that the US and India are natural partners, should be natural partners," Nooyi said.
"It's a very, very important relationship for both countries, and I hope it stays that way. And I think to the extent that we remain in a geopolitical competition or race versus China, I think India becomes a very pivotal country, because you don't want that part of the world being taken over by China, which is a logical partner," she said.
"I think, given the bad neighbourhood that India is in, it's critically important (that) the US protects India and allows democracy to thrive," she added.
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PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi (Photo: Indra Nooyi)

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Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa could not replicate his rapid form, managing just 3.5 points from the opening nine rounds of the blitz section, while France's Alireza Firouzja produced a brilliant display to emerge as the sole leader after the penultimate day of the Croatian leg of the Grand Chess Tour.
Alireza was simply brilliant in the faster version as he knocked down as many as eight points out of a possible nine and took a massive three points lead on 20 points over nearest rivals Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France.
Praggnaandhaa slipped behind to a distanced fourth on 15.5 points, while world champion D Gukesh had another average day to reach on 14 points for his fifth spot.
In what can be termed one of the most dominant performances in Grand Chess Tour history, Firouzja has left half the field at least seven points adrift. Vincent Keymer of Germany is sixth on 13 points, Dutchman Anish Giri is another half a point behind, while Deac ...

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Squash ace Tanvi Khanna believes that establishing the complete ecosystem of the sport within the country is essential for the skill expansion and global success of next generation players.
The world No. 74 Tanvi, who is in the Indian squad for the Asian Games to be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, in September-October, says  India must imbibe lessons from top nations that have consistently produced champions.
"I do believe we can learn from other nations that have a history of producing champions, but the idea is to learn and bring back the same skills to fellow Indians, so, it's more sustainable and long term," Tanvi, who won the Squash PSA Challenger Tour here, told PTI in an exclusive interview.
"I strongly believe if we want the future generation to win medals for India, the entire ecosystem of coaches and players has to be in India.
"This is the only way to inspire the future generations (and) this is what countries like Egypt have, and India is currently lacking," she said.
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