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Canadian tennis stars Milos Raonic, Vasek Pospisil and Rebecca Marino will headline the Everybody Can Play Gala on Oct. 11 on the Osten & Victor Alberta Tennis Centre (ATC). The Canadian tennis stars might be joined by former world No. 1 doubles participant and 12x grand slam doubles champion Daniel Nestor. Nestor, the Calgary Nationwide Financial institution Challenger ournament ambassador, will play within the Professional-Am occasion on Oct. 12. He can even be joined by Raonic, Pospisil and Marino within the Professional-Am Occasion.
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Everybody Can Play is the ATC’s new barrier-free program which raises funds to help inclusive and accessible tennis programming for brand new Canadians under-represented households and youth. The inaugural gala will increase funds to help households taking part in tennis within the upcoming yr and proceeds will profit the Centre’s companion companies to assist ship this programming inside the Calgary neighborhood. The gala will characteristic a few of Calgary’s high cooks with leisure supplied by Cowboys Leisure Group. There can even be reside and silent auctions that includes excessive worth objects. The exhibition and gala will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 11.
“Being an immigrant who got here to Canada at three years outdated, however simply obtained into tennis at age 9, such a initiative would have helped my household immensely and I believe this initiative will assist many households down the highway,” stated Raonic. “I’m additionally excited to be there for the gala and Professional-Am and am extremely proud to be part of these occasions and help the initiative.”
Raonic is Canada’s highest ranked singles participant of all time and is ranked as excessive as No. 3 on the planet in singles. A Wimbledon singles finalist in 2016, Raonic additionally made the semi-finals of the Australian Open the identical yr. In his profession, Raonic has defeated the likes of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray. Raonic is a holder of eight profession titles on the ATP World Tour, was a 2024 Canadian Olympian and was lately named to Canada’s Davis Cup Workforce.
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“We’re delighted to have Milos Raonic, Vasek Pospisil, Rebecca Marino and Daniel Nestor at this yr’s inaugural Everybody Can Play Gala occasion,” stated Danny Da Costa, CEO, The Osten & Victor Tennis Centre and event director. “These 4 athletes are trailblazers for Canadian tennis. Collectively, their contributions to Canadian Tennis have helped encourage Canada’s golden era to realize worldwide excellence.”
Pospisil, who will return to the Calgary Nationwide Financial institution Challenger for the fourth consecutive yr, has been ranked as excessive as No. 25 on the planet in singles and No. 4 in doubles. Pospisil has wins over high 20 gamers together with Daniil Medvedev, Andy Murray, Milos Raonic, Grigor Dimitrov, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Richard Gasquet. He has additionally been within the finals of three ATP Tour occasions, together with two ATP Tour 250 occasions in 2020 in Sofia and Montpellier, and an ATP Tour 500 occasion in Washington D.C. in 2014. Pospisil was a part of Canada’s Davis Cup profitable 2022 World Championship workforce. Pospisil can even compete within the Exhibition, Professional-Am and Challenger occasions.
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Additionally competing in her maiden Calgary Nationwide Financial institution Challenger is Vancouver’s Marino. Marino, at the moment ranked No. 2 in Canada and No. 139 on the planet will compete within the Exhibition, Professional-Am and Challenger occasion. In her profession, Marino has been ranked as excessive as No. 38 on the planet in singles on the WTA Rankings, holds 15 ITF profession singles titles, and was a finalist of a WTA 250 occasion. She was a member of the 2023 Canada’s BJK Cup World Championship workforce and, in her profession.
“I’m past excited to be part of the Calgary Nationwide Financial institution Challenger and the Everybody Can Play Gala. The expansion {of professional} tennis in Western Canada is of huge significance to me and I can’t wait to step onto the court docket in Calgary”, stated Marino.
The fifth version of the Calgary Nationwide Financial institution Challenger will return to the Osten & Victor Alberta Tennis Centre from Oct.13-20. Earlier this yr, the Calgary Nationwide Financial institution Challenger received the 2023 Canadian Sport Tourism Status Award for sponsorship initiative. The Canadian Sport Tourism Awards acknowledge Canada’s finest nationwide and worldwide occasions.
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