time
in Montreal and give them
[everything] to get them ready
for the professional game,
under the leadership of world-
renowned coach Louis Borfiga,
who ran a similar program for
the French Tennis Federation.”
Since it’s inauguration in
2007, Borfiga’s expertise is
already producing promising
results and has placed Canada
amongst the world’s top tennis
nations. Within the first ten
years, NTC players captured
four junior Grand Slam singles
titles—an
accomplishment
never before realized in Cana-
dian tennis history.
Canadian players have reached
nine Grand Slam finals, seven
in juniors and two at the
professional level. Two Cana-
dian players, Milos Raonic and
Eugenie Bouchard, have also
been ranked in the Top 5 of
their respective tours.
Tennis Canada then rolled out
additional satellite regional
tennis centres in Toronto,
Vancouver, and Calgary, with
plans to open one in Halifax in
2020.
“We were a bit lucky that Milos
(Raonic) was the first cohort
of Montreal,” says Downey.
NTC opening 2007 Credit: Tennis Canada
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