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DP season ends in the United Arab Emirates
The DP World Tour season ends with the double stop in the United Arab Emirates where the two rich PlayOffs will be played, both part of the Rolex Series, with the participation of almost all the best players on the circuit. It starts with the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship (7-10 November) on the Yas Links…
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Elena Rybakina fires stern warning to Aryna Sabalenka after big WTA Finals win
Elena Rybakina didn’t hide that she was thrilled to beat new world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka at the WTA Finals and also warned the competition that she will aim for Grand Slams and the top ranking in 2025. On Wednesday, the Kazakh tennis star won the rematch of the 2023 Australian Open final after overcoming…
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DRAW UPDATED THURSDAY PADEL P1 DUBAI. Tapia, Coello, Chingotto, and Galan are the top picks in the updated draw.
With some of the top favorites who are anticipated to excel on the courts revealed by the new draw, the Dubai Premier Padel P1 is sure to be an intriguing competition. They include Federico Chingotto, Alejandro Galan, Arturo Coello, and Agustin Tapia. (image) Agustin Tapia: A tough player who has been making waves in…
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LIVE RANKINGS. Djere betters his ranking prior to squaring off with Marozsan in Belgrade
Laslo Djere is about to play against Fabian Marozsan on Thursday the 7th of November in Belgrade. Here is an update about his live rankings. Laslo Djere is currently ranked no.141 with 419 points occupying the position of Serbian no.4. On the other side, Fabian Marozsan is currently ranked no.59 with the status of Hungarian…
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H2H, prediction of Quentin Halys vs Benjamin Bonzi in Metz with odds, preview, pick | 7th November 2024
Quentin Halys and Benjamin Bonzi will square off in the quarter of the Moselle Open for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 6:00 pm on COURT CENTRAL. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction. Prediction, odds and live streaming The pick for Tennis Tonic is…
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Elena Rybakina conquers Sabalenka in the round robin. HIGHLIGHTS – RIYADH RESULTS
Elena Rybakina topples Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 3-6 6-1 in the Round Robin in Riyadh on Wednesday. The epic lasted 5 hours and 49 minutes. This will be her best result in this competition. Previously, the best she could do was reaching the Round Robin in 2023. Here you can see her previous results at this…
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Iga Swiatek very candidly highlights reasons behind loss to Coco Gauff
Iga Swiatek kept it straight honest following her defeat to Coco Gauff at the WTA Finals, admitting that she simply wasn’t good enough and that she paid the ultimate price. On Tuesday, the 20-year-old American crushed the Pole 6-3 6-4 to get to a 2-0 record in Riyadh while the Pole now stands at 1-1…
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Brothers Rasmus and Nicolai Højgaard together on the PGA Tour in 2025: Impressions
Rasmus Højgaard and his twin brother Nicolai have been attracting a lot of media attention. The 23-year-old Danish brothers impressed on the DP World Tour last year, especially in Dubai. Nicolai had the edge over his brother, claiming victory at the DP World Tour Championship, while Rasmus, also highly talented, had a bit of bad…
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Nick Kyrgios shuts down claims of ‘disrespectful’ move in first win vs Rafael Nadal
Nick Kyrgios didn’t think that he did anything disrespectful toward Rafael Nadal when he decided to pull off an underarm serve in their first-ever meeting at Wimbledon. A decade ago, the then-19-year-old stunned the former world No. 1 7-6 (5) 5-7 7-6 (5) 6-3 in the round-of-16 at The Championships. At the time, the Australian…
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Ksenia Efremova, 15, wins third professional title
The upcoming star Ksenia Efremova has forged a special chemistry with Monastir in Tunisia. The 15-year-old claimed her first professional title at the W15 Monastir event at the end of 2024, becoming the youngest player in two decades to lift a professional trophy. Not stopping there, Efremova clinched two more titles in Monastir this year,…
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Daniil Medvedev reveals what he hates the most
Daniil Medvedev has only the Nitto ATP Finals as a means of ‘saving’ his season. The Russian ace did not have a total negative result in 2024, but not having won even one title is a big blow for a player of his caliber. The former world number 1 has very rarely expressed his best…
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Ex Slam ace worried about Jannik Sinner: “It would be a scandal if he were banned”
The former French Open winner Adriano Panatta talked about his young countryman Jannik Sinner, involved in the Clostebol doping-issue; a matter that has not yet found a solution, especially after WADA appealed to CAS in Lausanne against the Italian’s acquittal by an independent ITIA tribunal. Panatta, in an exclusive interview with the Italian media La…
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Qinwen Zheng got a super milestone which had been missing for 11 years
Another great result of the season, which led to a milestone which had been missing for 11 years: Qinwen Zheng became the second Chinese player to reach the semifinals at the WTA Finals, after her countrywoman Li Na, who did it in 2013. The Chinese Olympic gold medalist achieved a doubles 6-1 defeat of Jasmine…
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H2H, prediction of Fabian Marozsan vs Laslo Djere in Belgrade with odds, preview, pick | 7th November 2024
Fabian Marozsan and Laslo Djere will clash against each other in the quarter of the Belgrade Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 3:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction. Prediction, odds and live…
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Picture: World no. 1 Jannik Sinner trains with world’s leading junior in Turin
Jannik Sinner will seek his eighth ATP title of the season in front of the home crowd in Turin next week. The home favorite arrived early in Turin to start the preparations for the ATP Finals, working with his team and hoping to go one step further than a year ago. Two No. 1 players…
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Patrick Mouratoglou would like to change a tennis rule right away
Patrick Mouratoglou, Naomi Osaka’s new coach and former historic coach of Serena Williams, often talks about how to innovate tennis, now proposing a change that he would like to bring to tennis right away. The French coach has proposed several changes during the UTS exhibitions he has organized but now he has strongly urged a…
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Andy Roddick slams ATP: “I hate this”
Andy Roddick has lashed out at ATP regarding the scheduling of ATP Masters 1000 tournaments with the trend that increasingly leads to creating two-week tournaments for this category of events. A change that Roddick calls stupid and that he says he hates in the strongest possible way. Roddick has expressed his disapproval without missing a…
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Aryna Sabalenka got a super deserved milestone
Aryna Sabalenka will close the year as WTA No.1: a well-deserved milestone, given what we saw in 2024, for the Belarusian who put an end to two years of (almost) unchallenged domination of the WTA ranking by Iga Swiatek. A few weeks ago, thanks to the change of coach by the Polish player and her…
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WTA Finals: Impressive Zheng Qinwen annihilates Jasmine Paolini to reach semifinal
Zheng Qinwen has been through to the semifinal at the WTA Finals after absolutely annihilating Jasmine Paolini 6-1 6-1. Since the Chinese and the Italian entered their group-stage finale with a 1-1 record, it was a clear path for both players – win and you reach the knockout stage or lose and go home. And…
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LIVE UPDATES. Qinwen Zheng brushes past Paolini in the round robin at the WTA Finals – RIYADH RESULTS
Qinwen Zheng makes light work of Jasmine Paolini 6-1 6-1 in the Round Robin in Riyadh on Wednesday after playing an impressive match. The epic lasted 3 hours and 48 minutes. (image) Riyadh Zheng’s Record (image) After this match, the head to head between Zheng and Paolini is 4-0 for Qinwen. 1st Zheng Paolini 6-1…