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Does Mpetshi Perricard’s Backhand Even Matter?
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in Basel, playing a longer rally than usual.Credit: Skyscraper2010 The story of last week’s tournament in Basel was the blistering service performance of Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. The six-foot, eight-inch Frenchman racked up 109 aces in five matches, including more than one-third of his service points in Sunday’s final against Ben Shelton. Mpetshi…
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Famous coach hails Carlos Alcaraz’s ultimate achievement
Winning Roland Garros and Wimbledon in the same season is one of the toughest challenges in tennis. Rod Laver, Bjorn Borg, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are on the exclusive list of ‘Channel Slam’ warriors, and Carlos Alcaraz joined them this summer! The Spaniard conquered two Major titles within a couple of weeks,…
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VIDEO. Eve and Jessica Gale, two stunning sisters from Love Island, dress up as the seductive Laura Croft for Halloween.
The gorgeous Love Island sisters Eve and Jessica Gale have drawn attention once more with their Halloween costumes. They embraced their inner Lara Croft this year, the legendary video game character renowned for her aggressive fashion sense and spirit of adventure. With each sister sporting the character’s iconic outfit of tight shorts, a fitting tank…
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ATP BELGRADE ENTRY LIST. Tiafoe, Paul, De Minaur, Tabilo the top seeds in the main draw
Frances Tiafoe, Tommy Paul, Alex de Minaur, Alejandro Tabilo will compete in the upcoming ATP that will be staged on the 4th of November 2024 in Belgrade. The defending champion is Andrey Rublev who defeated Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-7(4) 6-0. Lorenzo Musetti, Sebastian Baez and Tomas Machac had to withdraw from Belgrade. This is the…
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LIVE RANKINGS. Rinderknech betters his position prior to playing Dimitrov in Paris
Arthur Rinderknech is about to play against Grigor Dimitrov on Thursday the 31st of October in Paris. Here is an update about his live rankings. Arthur Rinderknech is at the moment ranked no.60 with 872 points positioned as French player no.6. On the opposite side of the net, Grigor Dimitrov is now ranked no.9 placed…
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[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Rebecca Sramkova’s draw vs Wei to win the Jiujiang
Rebecca Sramkova is 1 wins away to conquer the title in Jiujiang. Sramkova has defeated Shuai Zhang 6-1 6-1 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Sijia Wei. Draw prediction with head to head records This is Rebecca Sramkova’s projected draw alongsideherlikely opposition in Jiangxi Open. Sramkova has a unfavourable record (0-1) against…
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How to watch Alcaraz vs. Humbert on live streaming in Paris on Thursday
Carlos Alcaraz will face off against Ugo Humbert in Paris on Thursday at 7:00 pm on COURT CENTRAL. How and when to watch the match on live stream and for free The match between Alcaraz and Humbert can be watched with online streaming on tennistv.com (paying platform) and also on bet365 (for free with a…
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H2H, prediction of Stan Wawrinka vs Dino Prizmic in Bratislava 2 Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 31st October 2024
Stan Wawrinka and Dino Prizmic will face off in the 2nd round of the Bratislava 2 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 7:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction. Prediction, odds and live streaming The pick for Tennis…
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Patrick McEnroe predicts Novak Djokovic’s retirement but also shuts down one notion
Patrick McEnroe doesn’t think Novak Djokovic will be a pro tennis player in 2026 but also doesn’t agree with those claiming that the Serb is definitely done and that he won’t be a Grand Slam contender anymore. After a very dominant 2023 season that saw the Serb make all four Slam finals and land three…
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Nick Kyrgios reveals stunning number of drinks he had during major depressive episode
Nick Kyrgios reveals he used to “drink like a fish” and down up to 30 drinks per night while battling a major depressive episode before also sharing that even today not everything is perfect in his world. In early 2022, the Australian publicly opened up about his battle with depression and anxiety in a very…
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Tournament director Garbine Muguruza shares her goal for WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia
Garbine Muguruza rated the WTA Finals extremely highly as a player and now her goal is to do everything she can to make the season-ending tournament in Saudi Arabia a successful project. In early April, the WTA confirmed what many thought was just a matter of time – Riyadh was named as the host city…
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Rolex Paris Masters Draws and Schedule for Thursday, October 31, 2024
French No. 1 Ugo Humbert faces Carlos Alcaraz for a place in the Paris quarterfinals. Photo by Christopher Pike/Getty Images Rolex Paris Masters Paris, FranceOctober 28-November 3, 2024 Surface: Hard CourtPrize Money: €5,950,575 City of Light is Final Masters 1000 Battle GroundThe Rolex Paris Masters is the ninth and final ATP Masters 1000 event of…
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Alexander Zverev joins Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal in elite Masters 1000 club
Alexander Zverev is through to the last 16 at the Paris Masters. World no. 3 accomplished that feat at all nine Masters 1000 events this season, earning a rare achievement and joining the legends. Zverev is the fourth player with the last 16 run at all Masters 1000 tournaments within a year, joining Rafael Nadal,…
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LIVE UPDATES. Arthur Cazaux surprises Shelton in the 2nd round at the Rolex Paris Masters – PARIS RESULTS
Arthur Cazaux stuns Ben Shelton 6-3 7-6(4) in the 2nd round in Paris on Wednesday. This will be his best result in this tournament. In the past, the best he could do was reaching the qualifications in 2020 and 2023. Here you can see his previous results at this event. (image) Paris Cazaux’s Record (image)…
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LIVE UPDATES. Jack Draper dispatches Fritz in the 2nd round at the Rolex Paris Masters – PARIS RESULTS
Jack Draper overcomes Taylor Harry Fritz 7-6(6) 4-6 6-4 in the 2nd round in Paris on Wednesday. This will be his best result in this tournament. Previously, the best he could do was reaching the 2nd round in 2022. Here you can see his history at this event. (image) Paris Draper’s Record (image) Jack added…
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LIVE UPDATES. Alexander Zverev hustles Griekspoor in the 2nd round at the Rolex Paris Masters – PARIS RESULTS
Alexander Zverev victorious over Tallon Griekspoor 7-6(2) 6-3 in the 2nd round in Paris on Wednesday. His best achievement in this tournament was reaching the final in 2020. Here you can see his history at this event. (image) Paris Zverev’s Record (image) The German added to his prize money € 37,130 after conquering this match.…
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Daniil Medvedev falls to Alexei Popyrin, extends terrible Paris run
World no. 5 Daniil Medvedev extended his terrible streak at the Paris Masters. After winning the title in 2020 and playing in the final a year later, the Russian experienced three early losses in the French capital. He fell to Alex de Minaur and Grigor Dimitrov after tight battles in the previous two years before…
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Carlos Alcaraz reveals he enjoyed a masterclass by Roger Federer, in Shanghai
Speaking to Eurosport after reaching the 3rd round at the Paris Rolex Masters, Carlos Alcaraz shared interesting words about Roger Federer, stating how the former Swiss legend gave a tennis masterclass to the young Spaniard, in Shanghai. During the Shanghai Rolex Masters, in fact, despite the defeat suffered in two sets in the quarterfinals against…
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Katie Boulter conquers Wang in the 2nd round to set up a clash vs Zakharova or Gracheva at the Hong Kong Tennis Open. HIGHLIGHTS – HONG KONG RESULTS
Katie Boulter topples Xiyu Wang 7-6(7) 6-4 in the 2nd round in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Boulter will clash against Anastasia Zakharova or Varvara Gracheva in the 3rd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 15 minutes. Hong Kong Boulter’s Record Katie added to her prize money $ 2,568 after winning this match. She has…
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Wilson manufacturer reflects on working with Roger Federer
Tennis fans could see Roger Federer during the Masters 1000 in Shanghai a few weeks ago. The former Swiss champion participated in some activities with his sponsors and also played a small performance during the prestigious Chinese tournament. The former world number 1 – who was also present at the Laver Cup in Berlin in…