Teenagers Denis Shapovalov, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Bianca Andreescu are taking their national federation to new heights. According to Tennis Canada CEO Michael Downey, the story of the rise of Canada’s young tennis stars begins with Milos. “A lot of this started because we took the bold decision to start a National Tennis Centre,” said Downey. They knew he'd gone through the Montreal National Training Centre as part of his development. Bianca inspired Felix and Felix inspired Denis and Denis inspired Bianca — all the way around.

Source: Forbes April 12, 2019 14:37 UTC