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After 75 months of wait, Olga Danilovic wins a WTA title
Serbia’s Olga Danilovic ended a six-year title drought with a commanding 6-3 6-1 victory over American Caroline Dolehide in the final of the Guangzhou Open, a WTA 250 event in China. The world No. 86 Danilovic first made waves on the WTA Tour at just 17 years old when she captured her maiden title in…
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Relentless Qinwen Zheng conquers the title in Tokyo. HIGHLIGHTS – TOKYO RESULTS
Qinwen Zheng gets by Sofia Kenin 7-6(5) 6-3 in the final in Tokyo on Sunday. The match lasted 1 hour and 52 minutes. This is the first time that Qinwen conquered this tournament. Her best result in this tournament so far was reaching the final. Here you can see when her history at this event.…
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Zheng Qinwen beats Sofia Kenin, wins fifth career title in Tokyo
World No.7 Zheng Qinwen continued her successful Asian swing by defeating Sofia Kenin 7-6(5) 6-3 in the final of the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. Zheng Qinwen at the Toray Pan Pacific Open, wearing the Nike Women’s Fall Slam Tankand Skirt. The match featured only one break of serve, with Kenin unable to convert…
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ATP BRATISLAVA 2 CHALLENGER DRAW, PRIZE MONEY. Safiullin, Diallo, Fucsovics, Fearnley are the leaders
Roman Safiullin, Gabriel Diallo, Marton Fucsovics, Jacob Fearnley are the players leading the ATP draw in the Bratislava 2 Challenger. The defending champion is Gabriel Diallo who defeated Joris De Loore 6-0 7-5. The winner will pocket €20,300 in prize money while the finalist will collect €11,955. This is the prize money with a comparison…
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H2H, prediction of Jakub Mensik vs Corentin Moutet in Paris with odds, preview, pick | 27th October 2024
Jakub Mensik and Corentin Moutet will fight against each other in the qualifications of the Rolex Paris Masters for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 2:00 pm on COURT CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction. Prediction, odds and live streaming…
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CoCo Vandeweghe recounts outbursts, admits why she could never be a Roger Federer
CoCo Vandeweghe seemingly has no regrets over past on-court outbursts as the former American tennis star reveals she admitted to herself long ago that she could never keep it calm and collected like Roger Federer. The 32-year-old, who retired from pro tennis last year, made two Grand Slam semifinals and also reached a career-high ranking…
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Rolex Paris Masters Draws and Schedule for Sunday, October 27, 2024
Fabio Fognini takes the court in Rolex Paris Masters qualifying play on Sunday, October 27th. EPA-EFE/SEBASTIEN NOGIER 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 the season. As…
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Watch: Elena Rybakina practices with Simona Halep, confirms report from this week
Elena Rybakina’s return at the WTA Finals has been confirmed after the 2022 Wimbledon champion revealed that she and Simona Halep had a joint practice in Dubai. After the Kazakh split with her long-time coach Stefano Vukov, some reports came out claiming that she needed time to recover from the stress she was under. And…
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H2H, prediction of Bu Yunchaokete vs Quentin Halys in Paris with odds, preview, pick | 27th October 2024
Bu Yunchaokete and Quentin Halys will play each other in the qualifications of the Rolex Paris Masters for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 12:00 pm on COURT CENTRAL. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction. Prediction, odds and live…
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Swiss publication details shock ‘falling out’ between Roger Federer, Basel tournament
There may be something bigger in Roger Federer not making a guest appearance in Basel since retiring as a Swiss publication reports the tennis legend had a falling out with Swiss Indoors tournament director Roger Brennwald in the past and that there is basically zero mention of the tournament’s legend at this year’s event. If…
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H2H, prediction of Ben Shelton vs Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in Basel with odds, preview, pick | 27th October 2024
Ben Shelton and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard will clash against each other in the final of the Swiss Indoors Basel for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 3:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction. Prediction, odds and live…
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French ace has put his faith in Carlos Alcaraz
The results of 2024 have led many fans and insiders to wonder if Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz can ‘replace’ two legends like Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. The rivalry between the Swiss and Spanish entered the hearts of fans immediately, before Novak Djokovic broke into this scenario and ‘broke’ almost all records. Despite being…
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‘Rafael Nadal is only going to play doubles to say goodbye’, says TD
Rafael Nadal’s farewell to professional tennis is now imminent. The Spanish champion has chosen the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga as the last event of his extraordinary career and hopes to greet fans from all over the world by helping his country in an event he has always honored. The former world number 1 has…
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Stan Wawrinka gave sensational update on his tennis farewell
Stan Wawrinka does not seem to be willing to stop playing tennis: a decision that goes against the grain of what we are experiencing in this epochal 2024, with the announced farewells of Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Richard Gasquet, Angelique Kerber. The Swiss champion, winner of 3 Slam titles, talked at the end of the…
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LIVE UPDATES. Ben Shelton gets the better of Fils in the semifinal at the Swiss Indoors Basel – BASEL RESULTS
Ben Shelton overcomes Arthur Fils 6-3 7-6(9) in the semifinal in Basel on Saturday. (image) Basel Shelton’s Record (image) Ben added to his prize money € 112,090 after winning this match. He has already won € 239,990 after this win. If he wins the next match, the American will add € 206,055 to his earnings…
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Jannik Sinner will have to face a nightmare draw in Bercy
Jannik Sinner has already won seven titles in 2024, but he has no intention of stopping. The Italian ace will play three more events this year: the Masters 1000 in Paris-Bercy, the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin and the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga. The world’s number 1 can get outstanding results in these events,…
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WATCH: Novak Djokovic challenges Neymar
Novak Djokovic’s stay in Saudi Arabia continued beyond The Six Kings Slam, an exhibition tournament held in Riyadh that offered participants the richest prize money ever. The Serbian legend was also a protagonist off the court, taking part in a quiz in which the former ATP number 1 challenged Brazilian soccer star Neymar, currently signed…
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Rafael Nadal may be the greatest competitor of all time
Almost everyone expected that the retirement of Rafael Nadal would take place at the French Open, but the Spanish legend has made a different decision. Fans will remember that the 22-time Grand Slam champion had not wanted any tribute from the organizers after losing to German Alexander Zverev in the first round of 2024 Roland Garros,…
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H2H, prediction of Murphy Cassone vs Colton Smith in Sioux Falls Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 26th October 2024
Murphy Cassone and Colton Smith will square off in the semifinal of the Sioux Falls Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 5:00 pm on STADIUM 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction. Prediction, odds and live streaming The pick…
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Sofia Kenin shocks Boulter in the semifinal to collide vs Zheng. HIGHLIGHTS – TOKYO RESULTS
Sofia Kenin shocks Katie Boulter 6-4 6-4 in the semifinal in Tokyo on Saturday. Kenin will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Qinwen Zheng in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 29 minutes. This will be her most significant achievement in this tournament. Previously, the best she could do…