Men’s Professional Tennis Hampered by Injuries in 2016

Roger Federer
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Before becoming a healthcare institutional specialist with Pfizer Pharmaceutical, John Fertitta graduated from Johnson and Wales University magna cum laude with a BS in food and hospitality management. Currently working as a roofing insurance specialist, John Fertitta is a club tennis player.

Injuries played a significant role in professional tennis in 2016, with some of the biggest stars in the sport sidelined with ailments. Roger Federer was unable to play for most of the year due to a serious knee injury he suffered at home in 2015, depriving fans of one of the most beloved figures in the sport.

After missing the French Open, Federer played well at Wimbledon, but he re-injured the knee once again in a fall during his loss in a match against Milos Raonic, which subsequently kept him out of the Olympics and the US Open. Rafael Nadal also suffered a wrist injury during the French Open, which forced him to withdraw from the tournament, though he was able to win a gold medal in Rio with doubles partner Marc Lopez.

The New Orleans Roots of Funk

 

Fats Domino
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John Fertitta guides Shreveport, Louisiana-based Fertitta’s Properties – Randy Johnson Builders, Inc., and provides a full range of roofing insurance solutions. A music enthusiast, John Fertitta enjoys a full range of music, from country to rock. One of the most distinctive sounds of hid native state is the New Orleans brand of funk.

With the roots of the music based upon syncopated rhythms that encouraged dancing, funk has its origins in New Orleans in the innovations brought about by early R&B and rock n’ roll practitioners such as Fats Domino and Henry Roeland “Roy” Byrd. Performing under the moniker Professor Longhair, the latter pianist blended a rock-and-blues-infused piano with the second line Afro-Cuban tradition. This led to soul innovations spearheaded by performers such as Ray Charles and Otis Redding, and culminated in a definable modern funk style with James Brown.

There are a number of distinct strands of traditional funk, from the Motown and Stax lineages to New Orleans funk, in which bass notes are sparse and rhythmic accuracy comes to the fore. In addition, horns are often integrated with a distinctive Dixieland sense of lilt and swing. Prominent practitioners of this groove-centered, celebratory music include Dr. John, the Meters, and the Neville Brothers.