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The Presidents Cup 2024 returns to Canada
This week, the Presidents Cup returns to Canada for the second time in the tournament’s history, on the Blue Course at Royal Montreal Golf Club. The international team will be looking to be more competitive than they were in 2007, where they lost 19½ to 14½ to the United States. The Blue Course has remained…
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Three ex-American stars recount ‘extremely intimidating’ Roger Federer move
Former American tennis stars Sam Querrey, Jack Sock and John Isner made quite an interesting observation during a podcast conversation as all three agreed that Roger Federer celebrating was “an intimidating” sight. During their careers, each of the three mentioned Americans above played against the Swiss tennis icon multiple times. Querrey and Sock didn’t have…
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China Open Draws and Schedule for Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Amanda Anisimova takes the court in Beijing on Wednesday. EPA-EFE/DEAN LEWINS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND China Open Beijing, ChinaSeptember 25-October 2, 2024Prize Money: ATP $3,720,165 Elite Players Converge at China OpenThe Beijing Olympic Green Tennis Center, built for the 2008 Olympic Games, is the venue for the China Open. In 2011, the centre expanded to…
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World No. 299 asks Novak Djokovic for help: I’d earn more by working in McDonald’s…
Karue Sell achieved a special milestone this Monday but it is safe to say he didn’t celebrate too much as the Brazilian tennis player ripped the money that is being distributed to the lower-tier tournaments and even asked Novak Djokovic for help because he thinks McDonald’s workers earn more than players in his position. The…
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BEIJING DRAW. Diane Parry’s prediction with Liang next. H2H and rankings
Diane Parry is about to commence her run in the draw in Beijing. The past year in Beijing, Diane lost in the qualifications to Magdalena Frech 6-4 6-4. Draw prediction with head to head records This is Diane Parry’s projected draw together withherlikely opponents in China Open. Diane has a losing record (0-2) with the…
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H2H, prediction of Erika Andreeva vs Greetje Minnen in Beijing with odds, preview, pick | 25th September 2024
Erika Andreeva and Greetje Minnen will face off in the 1st round of the China Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 11:00 am on LOTUS. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction. Prediction, odds and live streaming The…
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Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa are closer than ever
Stefanos Tsitsipas’ 2024 cannot be considered to be fully satisfactory. The Greek champion is struggling to complete that leap of quality expected from a player with his talent, especially after showing flashes of crystal class in the early years of his career. The truth is that the player from Athens is no longer improving, his…
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Aryna Sabalenka is really on fire
Aryna Sabalenka’s season has become sparkling with her triumphs at the Cincinnati Masters 1000 and the US Open during the summer. The Belarusian champion took advantage of the negative moment of Iga Swiatek and proved to be the best player in tournaments on the hard court. Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner© YouTube screenshot After struggling…
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John McEnroe admits disappointment over missing Laver Cup win
Team Europe managed to break the curse, beating Team World and returning to win the Laver Cup. The team captained by John McEnroe came close to the result but had to surrender only in the last challenge, where Carlos Alcaraz prevailed over Taylor Fritz. The former American legend, now in his last term as Team…
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Swiatek set for Wuhan comeback after mysterious Beijing withdrawal
Tennis fans are buzzing with questions after Iga Swiatek‘s unexpected withdrawal from this week’s Beijing tournament, where she was set to defend her title and 1000 points. The world No. 1’s PR manager has offered some clarity, revealing to Polish media that while Swiatek is sitting out Beijing, she will not be skipping the entire…
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Taylor Fritz reveals why Carlos Alcaraz is more complete than Jannik Sinner
Taylor Fritz had the opportunity to face both Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner in the space of a few days. The American lost both matches: the first in the US Open final against the ATP No. 1 and the second in the Laver Cup against the young Spaniard. Speaking on the sidelines of the final…
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Jannik Sinner matches Daniil Medvedev, seven-time Major winner is next
The world’s best player, Jannik Sinner, will return to action this week in Beijing, entering his first tournament since winning the US Open crown. The Italian is enjoying his 16th week as world no. 1, matching Daniil Medvedev and moving closer to the next opponent on the list. Jannik has forged a massive advantage over…
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Rafael Nadal’s last dance could be fixed
Yesterday afternoon, the various teams announced the non-definitive list of players who will participate in the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga in November. Given that this is a non-definitive list and subject to changes of the last hour, fans and insiders were shocked by the presence of Rafael Nadal in the Spanish selection. Rafael Nadal,…
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Casper Ruud jokes with Carlos Alcaraz: ‘Thanks for saving us bro’
Team Europe secured their fifth Laver Cup trophy in Berlin on Sunday, ending Team World’s two-year reign. World no. 3 Carlos Alcaraz shined on his debut at this event, delivering three points for the blue squad and sharing the beautiful trophy with his teammates. The Spaniard wrote history books, becoming the first player to collect…
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Lorenzo Musetti hustles Kachmazov in the semifinal to clash vs Shang. HIGHLIGHTS – CHENGDU RESULTS
Lorenzo Musetti dispatches Alibek Kachmazov 6-4 6-2 in the semifinal in Chengdu on Monday. Musetti will try to keep the momentum against Juncheng Shang in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 41 minutes. This will be his best result in this event. In the past, the best he could do was reaching the…
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H2H, prediction of Jana Fett vs En Shuo Liang in Beijing with odds, preview, pick | 24th September 2024
Jana Fett and En Shuo Liang will fight against each other in the qualifications of the China Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 1:30 pm on COURT 5. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction. Prediction, odds and live streaming…
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H2H, prediction of Adam Walton vs Yu Hsiou Hsu in Nonthaburi 4 Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 24th September 2024
Adam Walton and Yu Hsiou Hsu will play each other in the 1st round of the Nonthaburi 4 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 11:30 am on COURT B. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction. Prediction, odds and live…
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Andy Roddick predicts Coco Gauff’s next move after Brad Gilbert split
Andy Roddick would not be surprised if Coco Gauff didn’t find a new coach for the rest of the season as he thinks the American tennis star will take some time before deciding her next hire. After failing to do well in the last couple of major tournaments and also dropping from world No. 2…
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Andy Roddick slams calling in Daniil Medvedev meltdown, mentions Novak Djokovic
Andy Roddick suggests there is definitely a certain level of inconsistency when it comes to disqualifying players for hitting the balls in frustration as the former world No. 1 thinks Novak Dokovic’s infamous 2020 US Open wasn’t worse than the one that didn’t warrant a Daniil Medvedev default over the weekend. If you remember well,…
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Emma Raducanu’s ranking rise continues, here’s what should happen next
Emma Raducanu has gained 16 spots on this week’s updated WTA rankings list as the Briton is on the edge of returning to the top-50 for the first time in over two years. Last Monday, the 21-year-old was sitting at No. 70 in the world. But after reaching the quarterfinal at the WTA 500 tournament…