He skied frequently with his family and, yes, he was an athletic guy -- he skied and played tennis.
The 37-year-old rapper, dancer and DJ, whose father Berry Gordy founded the Motown record label, played tennis as a junior and has attended some of the Grand Slam tournaments.
Roger Federer played tennis in Madison Square Garden Monday, in an exhibition against Andy Roddick put on by BNP Paribas, an evening that also featured a women's showdown between Caroline Wozniacki and Maria Sharapova.
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"I've played tennis since I was four years old and when you're in a match situation -- you could be losing or you're winning -- there are so many emotions that go into that, " she said.
Today was a little strange but he played great tennis in the third set.
"I came up against a guy that served incredible and played great tennis, " he said.
Along the way, Kadambi played competitive tennis and had the opportunity to go pro.
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Nadal has not played tournament tennis since losing in the second round of Wimbledon in late June.
Wimbledon champion Roger Federer played faultless tennis to defeat doubles partner Max Mirnyi 6-2 7-6 and reach the last four.
"I think I played good tennis today, " said Azarenka, who also led Serena by one set last year before retiring with illness.
But he played unbelievable tennis, he beat me in a good way.
The Russian played solid tennis but she was grateful to 18 unforced errors from her opponent as she wrapped up the opening set in 19 minutes.
Armed with a degree in physics from the University of Virginia, Cohen played professional tennis for three years before joining Goldman Sachs as an investment banking analyst.
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It had been 222 days since Rafael Nadal last played singles tennis, the last time being an immolation in Wimbledon's second round to a rampaging Lukas Rosol.
The tennis played by Ms. Williams the Younger this summer has been nothing less than breathtaking.
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"I didn't know Ana's game too well as we had never met before, but she played some amazing tennis, " said Sharapova.
As a finance professional, he played rugby, tennis and cricket, but when he became an opera singer, his workouts changed radically, he says.
He played basketball and tennis there, and on his high-school teams at home, with absolutely no idea that he was building the shells of future pieces of writing.
Forget the gentle-paced table tennis played out in a mate's garage or down the youth club, the first to 21 points quick to gloat about his or her superior talent.
Fifth seed Tursunov, cheered on by his home crowd, played the smarter tennis in the first set, twice breaking the Scot who had trouble with his serve and double-faulted twice.
Great tennis played by great players with outsized personalities.
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Yes, it was disappointing how in his semi-final against Rafael Nadal he lost seven straight games in the second set after missing that crucial forehand, but the way he played near perfect tennis in the first was amazing.
Murray had played his best tennis of the year in beating Federer to win the Toronto Masters in August, and with a 7-5 career record in his favour he has repeatedly proved that the Swiss star's game is one he can counter over the best of three sets.
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Djokovic has played a lot of tennis, too much I think, and it has got to him.
The tennis he played Monday in New York may have been insignificant, but his presence still had meaning.
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Katanec, who led Slovenia to two European Championships, told Brown he went to church in the morning and played a game of tennis in the afternoon.
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The victory means China has won gold in every table tennis event played at the London Games and in Beijing in 2008, according to the official Games website.
That one point never arrived as Nadal played his most brilliant tennis of the evening: forehand winner, service winner, backhand winner, ace and a strong serve to finish off the game.
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