Tennis Today: Bianca Andreescu the ‘female version of Roger Federer’ plus a Genie Bouchard ‘love story’

In Tennis Today, Annabel Croft impressed by Bianca Andreescu while Eugenie Bouchard shares her “love story”.
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In his latest exclusive, Kevin Palmer chats to Judy Murray about the way forward for competitive junior tennis.
“We need to make sure our sport is fun and keeps junior players of all ages engaged,” says Judy.
Go on, you know you want to read more.
What are year it has been for Ashleigh Barty and Bianca Andreescu. The two scooped gongs at the season-ending WTA Awards.
Have you heard the one about Andy Murray recording a rap song? Or about his curly afro making a comeback? What about his gaming addiction?
WATCH as Murray sets the record straight.
It’s official, Caroline Wozniacki’s final match will be against Serena Williams in Copenhagen, Denmark, in May next year.
What’s in the news
It’s been quite a year for Bianca Andreescu as she became the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam, finished the year as the world No 5 and was named her country’s athlete of the year.
No wonder Annabel Croft is impressed and the Amazon Prime pundit likened her to Roger Federer in a column on Tennishead.net.
“Bianca Andreescu is quite possibly the most talented female player I have ever seen in terms of her overall game. Her tennis is mesmerising,” she wrote.
“I loved watching her befuddle so many opponents this year with her imaginative play, her flair and her artistry. With the way she moves around the court and sets up her shots, I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that the US Open champion feels like a female version of Roger Federer.”
Elina Svitolina has added former Australian Open runner-up Marcos Baghdatis to her coaching team and WTAtennis.com has the full story for you.
What’s on social media
A Genie Bouchard “love story”.
The 2019 Presidents Cup gets underway in Melbourne, Australia, today and here’s Ashleigh Barty upstaging Tiger Woods in golf.
Not only is Ash Barty a gun with a racquet and cricket bat… She just beat Tiger Woods in golf. 🤯 #9WWOS pic.twitter.com/e6LWT3fdip
— Wide World of Sports (@wwos) December 9, 2019
Serena Williams is back in training.
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@serenawilliams at FAU with @mouratoglou_tennis_academy ! Let’s go owls 🦉
Stefanos Tsitsipas in the gym.
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Tag a mate that needs some inspo to hit the gym today 💪👇 @stefanostsitsipas98 | #ATPOffSeason
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Rejoice! There is live tennis again as the Diriyah Tennis Cup gets underway in Saudi Arabia.
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