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Alexander Ward (journalist)
Alexander Ward (born 30 April 1990) is a retired British tennis player. Early life Ward was born on 30 April 1990 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. He was educated at Northampton School for Boys. Tennis career Ward has a career high ATP singles ranking of 242 achieved on 6 June 2016. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 379 achieved on 9 September 2013. Ward made his ATP main draw debut at the 2013 MercedesCup after defeating Sandro Ehrat, Dustin Brown and Ivo Minář in the qualifying rounds. In the main draw he drew fifth seed Fabio Fognini, but lost 3–6, 6–7(5–7) Having come through qualifying as the world No. 855, Ward competed at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships, where he lost to compatriot Kyle Edmund Kyle Steven Edmund (born 8 January 1995) is a British professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ATP rankings, ranking of world No. 14 and was the top-ranked male British tennis player from March 2018 to October 2019. Edmund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northampton
Northampton ( ) is a town and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is the county town of Northamptonshire and the administrative centre of the Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority of West Northamptonshire. The town is situated on the River Nene, north-west of London and south-east of Birmingham. Northampton is one of the largest towns in England; the population of its overall urban area was recorded as 249,093 in the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census. The parish of Northampton alone had 137,387. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates to the Bronze Age Britain, Bronze Age, Roman conquest of Britain, Romans and Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Saxons. In the Middle Ages, the town rose to national significance with the establishment of Northampton Castle, an occasional royal residence which regularly hosted the Parliament of England. Medieval Northampton had many churches, monasteries and the University of Northampton (thirteenth century), Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balaguer
Balaguer () is the capital of the ''comarca'' of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. It is located by the river Segre, a tributary to the Ebro. The municipality includes an exclave to the east. Balaguer also has a sister city in the western United States, Pacifica, California. It has a population of . Balaguer was conquered from the Moors by Ermengol VI of Urgell in 1106; he made it his new capital, and it remained so for subsequent counts of Urgell. A Jewish community existed in Balaguer from the 11th century to the expulsion of the Jews in 1492. The town has a Gothic bridge, the "Pont de Sant Miquel", over the Segre river. This bridge was destroyed during the Spanish Civil War in the battle of "Cap de Pont" when Francisco Franco's forces first entered Catalonia from Aragon in 1938 through Balaguer's bridgehead. The historic town is on the right bank of the Segre but, following the war, construction began on a modern bridge, which initiated development of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Vaïsse
Martin Vaïsse (born 11 August 1987) is a retired French tennis player. Vaisse has a career high ATP singles ranking of 225, achieved on 22 September 2014. Vaïsse made his ATP main draw doubles debut at the 2013 Open 13 where he partnered Maxime Chazal but lost in the first round. At the 2014 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, Vaïsse qualified for the main draw defeating Ante Pavić, Albert Ramos and Sam Querrey before losing in the first round to compatriot Nicolas Mahut Nicolas Pierre Armand Mahut (; born 21 January 1982) is a French professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles. He is a five-time Grand Slam champion in doubles, having completed the career Grand Slam with victories at th .... External links * * 1987 births Living people French male tennis players 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heraklion
Heraklion or Herakleion ( ; , , ), sometimes Iraklion, is the largest city and the administrative capital city, capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion (regional unit), Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in Greece with a municipal population of 179,302 (2021) and 211,370 in its wider metropolitan area, according to the 2011 census. The greater area of Heraklion has been continuously inhabited since at least 7000 BCE, making it one of the oldest inhabited regions in Europe. It is also home to the ancient Knossos Palace, a major center of the Minoan civilization dating back to approximately 2000-1350 BCE, often considered Europe's oldest city. The palace is one of the most significant archaeological sites in Greece, second only to the Parthenon in terms of visitor numbers. Heraklion was Europe's fastest growing tourism destination for 2017, according to Euromonitor, with an 11.2% growth in international arrivals. According to the ranking, Herakl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artem Sitak
Artem Yurievich Sitak ( ; ; born 8 February 1986) is a Russian-born New Zealand former professional tennis player. On 11 August 2008, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 299, whilst his highest doubles ranking of World No. 32 was reached on 10 September 2018, after the US Open. He is the younger brother of Dmitri Sitak, who was also a professional tennis player. Junior years Coached during the 1990s by Santini, as a 13-year-old in 1999, Sitak received a wildcard into the main draw of an ITF junior tournament in Russia as a 13-year-old in 1999. He was defeated by Evgeni Smirnov 6–4, 6–1. The following year he entered the qualifying draw of the same tournament, and defeated future ATP top 50 player Denis Istomin 6–0, 6–1 to win his first ITF junior match. Sitak was taken out in the third and final round of qualifying by a future ATP top 100 player Teymuraz Gabashvili 6–4, 7–5. At the age of 14, Sitak won the prestigious Orange Bowl. Sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Cambodia, most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since 1865 and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its political, economic, industrial, and cultural centre. The city's name derives from Wat Phnom, a Buddhist temple, and Penh, Lady Penh, the city's founder. It sits at the confluence of the Tonlé Sap River, Tonlé Sap and Mekong rivers, and is the start of the Bassac River. It is also the seat of Monarchy of Cambodia, Cambodia's monarchy, based at the Royal Palace of Cambodia, Royal Palace. Founded in 1372, Phnom Penh succeeded Angkor Thom as the national capital in 1434 following the Dark ages of Cambodia, fall of Angkor, and remained so until 1497. It regained its capital status during the French protectorate of Cambodia, French colonial era. It underwent a period of investment and modernization during First Kingdom of Cambodia, Cambodia's independence period, earni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phuket City
Phuket ( ; or , ) is a city in the southeast of Phuket Island, Thailand, and the capital of Phuket province. the city municipality had a population of 71,284 and an urban population of 252,515 in the entire district of Amphoe Mueang. When considering the broader metropolitan area, the population is approximately 400,000. Phuket is 862 km (535.6 mi) south of Bangkok. History Phuket is one of the oldest cities in Thailand. It was an important port on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula where Chinese immigrants first landed. Phuket Old Town is a quarter studded with heritage buildings in ten streets: Klang, Phang Nga, Rassada, Dee Buk, Krabi, Thep Kasattri, Phuket, Yaowarat, Satun, and Soi Rammanee. These older buildings show Phuket town's former prosperity. They were constructed when tin mining was an important industry on the island. Their architectural style is called " Sino-Portuguese", characteristic of which is a single or two-storey building with a na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Goodall
Joshua Jake Goodall (born 17 October 1985) is a retired English tennis player, former British no 2 and Davis Cup player. He is currently Head of Racquet Sports at Downe House School in Berkshire. Personal life Goodall attended Cranbourne School, now called Cranbourne Business and Enterprise College. His parents remortgaged their house five times to support his tennis career. Career On 23 June 2007 Goodall reached his only ATP (World) Tour final, in doubles, at the Nottingham Open. He and partner Ross Hutchins lost that match in three sets 6–4, 3–6, –10to Eric Butorac and Jamie Murray. Goodall was British no 2, behind Andy Murray from 13 August 2012 with a world ranking of 196, until 19 November 2012. Goodall played Davis Cup twice, in the 2009 Europe/Africa Zone Group I first round against Ukraine and the 2012 Europe/Africa Zone Group I second round against Belgium. At the Belgium tie, Goodall was the British no 1, in the absence of Andy Murray Sir Andrew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rožnov Pod Radhoštěm
Rožnov pod Radhoštěm (; ) is a town in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. Geography Rožnov pod Radhoštěm is located about northeast of Vsetín and south of Ostrava. It lies in the valley of the Rožnovská Bečva River. The northern part of the municipal territory lies in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids mountain range. The southern part with the built-up area lies in the Rožnov Furrow. The southernmost tip extends into the Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains. The whole territory of Rožnov pod Radhoštěm lies in the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area. The highest point in the territory is located on the hillside of the Velká Polana mountain at above sea level. The Radhošť mountain whose name the town bears lies outside the territory. Thanks to its location, protected by the surrounding hills from the north, the town has a favorable climate. The Western Carpathians, Carpathian winds that flow into the Rožnov Furrow dispel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Bergman
Carl Johan Arvid Bergman (born 10 October 1987) is a retired Swedish tennis player. Career Bergman made his ATP main draw debut at the 2008 Swedish Open in the doubles draw partnering Henrik Norfeldt. The pair lost in the second round to David Ferrer and Marc Lopez. Bergman also participated in the doubles at the 2010 Swedish Open The 2010 Swedish Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour and 2010 WTA Tour. It took place in Båstad, Sweden, from July 5 through July 11, 2010 for Women's and f ..., partnering Filip Prpic and the 2011 Swedish Open, partnering Patrik Rosenholm. On each of those occasions he and his partner lost in the first round. As per ATP Tour and ITF World Tennis Tour main draw, Bergman won 104 singles matches and lost 85 and in career doubles, he won 94 and lost 66. Bergman has a career high ATP singles ranking of 500 achieved on 30 January 2012. He also has a career-h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falun
Falun () is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 37,291 inhabitants in 2010. It is also the capital of Dalarna County. Falun forms, together with Borlänge, a metropolitan area with just over 100,000 inhabitants. Falun was originally famous for its copper mine, and is today an important service and industrial city even though the mine is closed (since 1992). Faluån is a river, flowing through the city, separating it into two sides. Falu copper mine is located on one of the sides which during many centuries was one of Sweden's main business. This side of the river was usually called "the mining side", where not many plants grew due to the toxic smoke which contaminated the soil. On the other side of the river, where the smoke did not reach, set many large villas, which made this side to be called "the delightful side". The centre of Falun consists of classical pedestrian streets with small shops. In 1998, the city reclaimed the award of "th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Morgan (tennis)
George Morgan (born 7 February 1993) is a British tennis player. He won the Boys' Doubles title at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships alongside Mate Pavić. Tennis career Juniors As a junior Morgan posted a singles win–loss record of 81–41 (74-33 in doubles) and reached a combined ranking of No. 6 in January 2011. Junior Slam results - Singles: Australian Open: SF (2011) French Open: 1R (2011) Wimbledon: 2R (2011) US Open: SF (2011) Junior Slam results - Doubles: Australian Open: 3R (2011) French Open: 2R (2011) Wimbledon: W (2011) US Open: SF (2011) Pro tour Morgan has won one ITF Futures title in singles and five in doubles. Challengers and Futures finals Singles: 1 (1 title) Doubles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner-ups) Junior Grand Slam finals Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) Retirement Morgan retired from professional tennis in 2014, playing his final game against Lithuanian Laurynas Grigelis Laurynas Grigelis (born August 14, 1991) is a Lithuanian former pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
