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Carlos Alcaraz is a record-breaking machine
Carlos Alcaraz had his fans worried after losing to Botic van de Zandschulp in the second round of the 2024 US Open. The former world number 1 had one of the worst performances of his young career, losing three sets to zero and making huge mental steps back. The young Spanish champion took longer than…
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Carlos Alcaraz reaches Beijing SF. Daniil Medvedev is next
Carlos Alcaraz is through to his second consecutive semi-final at the ATP 500 Beijing Open. World no. 3 faced Karen Khachanov in the quarter-final and scored a 7-5, 6-2 victory in an hour and 36 minutes, booking a clash against Daniil Medvedev. Carlos outplayed Karen behind the first and second serve, facing only two break…
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Italian legend has clear ideas about Jannik Sinner’s case
Jannik Sinner confirmed he had a great feeling with the ATP 500 in Beijing, having reached the semi-finals for the second year in a row. The Italian ace had shown an exceptional level last year, defeating Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz and Russian Daniil Medvedev in a sequence to start a powerful rise. Jannik Sinner© YouTube screenshot The…
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LIVE UPDATES. Arthur Fils beats Rune in the semifinal at the Japan Open Tennis Championships – TOKYO RESULTS
Arthur Fils victorious over Holger Rune 7-6(8) 7-6(10) in the semifinal in Tokyo on Monday. (image) Tokyo Fils’s Record (image) Arthur added to his prize money $ 85,440 after winning this match. He has already won $ 182,950 after this win. If he wins the next match, Arthur will add $ 157,060 to his earnings…
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LIVE UPDATES. Qinwen Zheng trashes Podoroska in the 3rd round at the China Open – BEIJING RESULTS
Qinwen Zheng clobbers Nadia Podoroska 6-3 6-2 in the 3rd round in Beijing on Monday after playing an impressive match. This will be her most significant achievement in this competition. In the past, the best she could do was reaching the 1st round in 2023. Here you can see her history at this event. (image)…
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LIVE UPDATES. Amanda Anisimova upsets Kasatkina in the 3rd round – BEIJING RESULTS
Amanda Anisimova stuns Daria Kasatkina 7-6(1) 6-4 in the 3rd round in Beijing on Monday. This will be her best result in this tournament. Previously, the best she could do was reaching the 1st round in 2019. Here you can see her history at this event. (image) Beijing Anisimova’s Record (image) The American added to…
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H2H, prediction of Jessica Pegula vs Paula Badosa in Beijing with odds, preview, pick | 1st October 2024
Jessica Pegula and Paula Badosa will square off in the 4th round of the China Open for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 11:00 am on LOTUS. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction. Prediction, odds and live streaming The pick for…
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Madison Keys wins against Haddad Maia in the 3rd round to set up a clash vs Sabalenka at the China Open. HIGHLIGHTS – BEIJING RESULTS
Madison Keys aces Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-3 6-3 in the 3rd round in Beijing on Monday. Keys will play Aryna Sabalenka in the 4th round. The match lasted 1 hour and 26 minutes. Her best achievement in this competition was reaching the semifinal in 2016. Here you can see her history at this event. (image)…
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Beijing: Naomi Osaka annihilates world No. 60 to set up blockbuster quarterfinal
Naomi Osaka put up a big performance on Monday to beat world No. 60 Katie Volynets 6-3 6-2 and set up a blockbuster Beijing quarterfinal versus fourth-seeded Coco Gauff. After not taking to the court on Sunday due to rain, the Japanese didn’t appear to be bothered too much by that since she started her…
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ATP SHANGHAI DRAW, PRIZE MONEY. Sinner, Zverev, Alcaraz, Djokovic are the top seeds
Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic are the top seeds of the ATP draw in Shanghai. The defending champion is Hubert Hurkacz who defeated Andrey Rublev 6-3 3-6 7-6(8). The winner of the competition will earn $1,100,000 in prize money while the finalist will take home $585,000. This is the prize money compared…
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H2H, prediction of Carl Emil Overbeck vs Denis Kudla in Tiburon Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 30th September 2024
Carl Emil Overbeck and Denis Kudla will fight against each other in the 1st round of the Tiburon Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 4:30 pm on BAKER MCKENZIE. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction. Prediction, odds and live…
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Race to the Nitto ATP Finals heating up in Asia
With less than two months left the 2024 tennis calendar, the race to Turin for the Nitto ATP Finals is heating up in a big way on the Asian swing. Three have clinched spots: Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, and Carlos Alcaraz. That means five place remain. have clinched, so five spots remain Here are the…
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Coach answers if Aryna Sabalenka can relate to Maria Sharapova’s iconic clay quote
Coach Anton Dubrov says the days of Aryna Sabalenka not believing she can do well on clay are long gone and therefore he wouldn’t draw any similarities between the Belarusian and the iconic comment Maria Sharapova made about playing on the slowest tennis surface. After winning her first Grand Slam title as a 17-year-old girl…
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Emma Raducanu’s ex-coach issues strong reaction amid latest attacks on Jannik Sinner
Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray’s former coach Mark Petchey issued a very harsh statement on some of the comments made about the Jannik Sinner doping case, saying that it is plain ridiculous to believe that the Italian avoided any suspension because double standards were involved. For context, ever since the ITIA announced that the world…
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Challenge Tour: second title for Euan Walker
The Scotsman Euan Walker, with a final round of 66 (-6) shots, the best score of the round, recovered six positions and won with 135 (69 66, -9) the Swiss Challenge, played on the Golf Saint Apollinaire course (par 72) in Folgensbourg, a French city on the border with Switzerland. The Challenge Tour tournament, due…
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Aryna Sabalenka’s coach on Elena Rybakina-Stefano Vukov split amid shock accusations
Aryna Sabalenka’s long-time coach Anton Dubrov claims the Elena Rybakina and Stefano Vukov split isn’t something that is being discussed in the locker room but dropped some hints about what may have happened in the case that shocked the tennis world. After the 2022 Wimbledon champion arrived at the US Open with Vukov but then…
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[UPDATED R3]. Prediction, H2H of Naomi Osaka’s draw vs Volynets, Gauff, Kalinskaya, Pegula, Sabalenka to win the Beijing
Naomi Osaka is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Beijing. Osaka has defeated Lucia Bronzetti 6-3 6-2 and Yulia Putintseva 3-6 6-4 6-2 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Katie Volynets. Draw prediction with head to head records This is Naomi Osaka’s projected draw andherpresumable opponents in China Open. Naomi…
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H2H, prediction of Adria Soriano Barrera vs Justin Engel in Villena Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 30th September 2024
Adria Soriano Barrera and Justin Engel will square off in the qualifications of the Villena Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 1:30 pm on PISTA 1. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction. Prediction, odds and live streaming The pick for Tennis Tonic…
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Halep to launch her comeback against Rodionova in Hong Kong
Former world No. 1 Simona Halep will play her first match since May at the upcoming Hong Kong 125 Open. The two-time Grand Slam champion was cleared to compete earlier this year after her initial four-year ban for an anti-doping violation was reduced to nine months in March. After an absence of more than 18…
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H2H, prediction of Clement Tabur vs Hynek Barton in Braga Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 30th September 2024
Clement Tabur and Hynek Barton will face off in the qualifications of the Braga Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 10:00 am on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction. Prediction, odds and live streaming The…