Canada united: Warm immigrant welcome breeds tennis heroes

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Denis Shapovalov and Félix Auger-Aliassime head to Wimbledon with a whole nation behind them as they showcase the country’s enlightened immigration policy

Something is stirring in Canada and it has nothing to do with flying hockey pucks or angry bears. Almost from nowhere tennis is buzzing on the big screens in the sports bars of major cities and in the hundreds of indoor courts across the country.

“Whenever anyone would think of Canada,” says Denis Shapovalov, “it was always, like, it’s a hockey country. But now it’s a tennis country. It’s great for every one of us but it’s great for the country.”

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Written by Kevin Mitchell at Wimbledon
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jun/30/canada-tennis-new-stars-wimbledon-denis-shapovalov-felix-auger-aliassime under the title “Canada united: Warm immigrant welcome breeds tennis heroes”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.