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Coco Gauff sets two negative records following horrendous serving display in Wuhan
Coco Gauff blowing a big lead versus Aryna Sabalenka in Wuhan wasn’t the only negative thing for the 20-year-old as she also set two negative records with her lackluster serving performance. On Saturday, the American tennis star blasted 21 double faults in a match where the top-seeded Belarusian came back from a set and a…
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Sergio Garcia: “Being Captain is incredible”
The echo of Luke Donald’s words in New York has not yet died down, and here is the person directly concerned, Sergio Garcia, expressing his thoughts, completing the overall picture. In an interview with GolfMagic on the sidelines of FORE Kids ATX, a charity event in favor of the Sergio & Angela Garcia Foundation, now…
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Watch: Rafael Nadal arrives in Riyadh for Six Kings Slam
The Six Kings Slam will gather a stellar field in Riyadh between October 16 and 19. Rafael Nadal arrived in Saudi Arabia on Sunday night, preparing for the penultimate tournament of his career. The Spaniard is already linked to sports development in the Kingdom, and the crowd in Riyadh will have one last chance to see him compete as an…
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OSAKA DRAW. Elisabetta Cocciaretto’s prediction with Ponchet next. H2H and rankings
Elisabetta Cocciaretto is about to go ahead with her bid in the draw in Osaka. Draw prediction with head to head records This is Elisabetta Cocciaretto’s projected draw together withherplausible opponents in Japan Open Tennis Championships. Cocciaretto has a winning record (4-2) with the presumable opponents. R1 – Jessika Ponchet (109) – H2H 0-0 R2…
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ANTWERP DRAW. Roberto Carballes Baena’s prediction with Koepfer next. H2H and rankings
Roberto Carballes Baena is about to commence his campaign in the draw in Antwerp. Draw prediction with head to head records This is Roberto Carballes Baena’s projected draw together withhisplausible opposition in European Open. The Spaniard has a unfavourable record (2-5) against the presumable opponents. R1 – Dominik Koepfer (82) – H2H 1-0 R2 –…
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Ricky’s picks for this week’s events in Antwerp, Stockholm, and Almaty
Now that the Asian swing is over, the home stretch of the 2024 tennis season is really upon us. European hard courts mark the finale of each year, and this time around the Euro swing begins in Antwerp, Stockholm, and Almaty. A whole host of top players–including plenty of Nitto ATP Finals contenders–are in action.…
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H2H, prediction of Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs Richard Gasquet in Antwerp with odds, preview, pick | 14th October 2024
Tomas Martin Etcheverry and Richard Gasquet will play each other in the 1st round of the European Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 6:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction. Prediction, odds and live streaming The pick for…
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Bernard Tomic notches his best result in six years in Fairfield
Former world no. 17 Bernard Tomic will chase his first Challenger title in over six years! The Aussie is through to the final of the Taube – Grossman Pro Tennis Tournament Challenger in Fairfield, achieving his best result since September 2018. If he wins the title, the former Wimbledon quarter-finalist will return to the top-200…
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Jannik Sinner & Novak Djokovic Discuss Their Shanghai Final Meeting And Year-End Plans
In the Shanghai final meeting and year-end plans discussion between Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic, Sinner reflects on his victory against Djokovic, expressing gratitude for the supportive atmosphere and Roger Federer ‘s presence. He acknowledges the challenges he faced on and off the court, crediting his composure to focusing on what he can control. Sinner discusses how…
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H2H, prediction of Daria Kasatkina vs Anna Bondar in Ningbo with odds, preview, pick | 14th October 2024
Daria Kasatkina and Anna Bondar will square off in the 1st round of the Ningbo Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 2:00 pm on Center Court. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction. Prediction, odds and live streaming…
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H2H, prediction of Leylah Annie Fernandez vs Clara Tauson in Osaka with odds, preview, pick | 14th October 2024
Leylah Annie Fernandez and Clara Tauson will square off in the 1st round of the Japan Open Tennis Championships for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 10:30 am on Center Court. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction. Prediction, odds…
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Sinner Stops Djokovic in Shanghai Final for Seventh Title of 2024
Italy’s Jannik Sinner (R) speaks while holding his winner’s trophy following victory against Serbia’s Novak Djokovic (L) in their men’s singles final match at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai on October 13, 2024. Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images Jannik Sinner slammed his eighth ace to realize seventh heaven. World No. 1…
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LIVE UPDATE. Aryna Sabalenka wins the Wuhan Open – WUHAN RESULTS
Aryna Sabalenka dispatches Qinwen Zheng 6-3 5-7 6-3 in the final in Wuhan on Sunday. This is the 3 time that Sabalenka has won the tournament. Here, you can see when her history at this event. (image) Wuhan Sabalenka’s Record (image) After this encounter, the head to head between Sabalenka and Zheng is 4-0 for…
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Unstoppable Jannik Sinners tops Novak Djokovic for Shanghai Masters crown
World no. 1 Jannik Sinner conquered his fourth Masters 1000 title in Shanghai. Jannik bested the four-time champion Novak Djokovic 7-6, 6-3 in the title clash, lifting his seventh ATP title of the season and the third at a Masters 1000 level. Thus, the Italian confirmed his year-end no. 1 status, playing miles above everyone…
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Novak Djokovic on chasing 100th ATP title: ‘It’s an extra motivation’
Novak Djokovic will chase his 100th ATP title in Shanghai against Jannik Sinner. The 24-time Major winner is trying to become the third player in the Open era with a century of trophies, hoping to join Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer. Novak claimed his first ATP title in Amersfoort in July 2006, embracing an incredible…
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Medvedev plays left handed vs. ball kids in Shanghai
Daniil Medvedev has fun in Shanghai playing left-handed against 10 ball kids. Here is the funny video. Grand Slam champion @DaniilMedwed. Playing left-handed. Against 10 ball kids. Who wins?! (image) pic.twitter.com/s7JbmwF7DZ — Rolex Shanghai Masters (@SH_RolexMasters) October 13, 2024 Daniil Medvedev in 2024 Daniil Medvedev(image) (image) 45 – 18win/loss Hard 28–9 I Hard 0–2 Clay…
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Novak Djokovic shares honest perspective on Shanghai final against Sinner
Novak Djokovic will have in a few hours the great chance to win the 100th title of his glorious career, as he will be the most anticipated protagonist of the Shanghai Rolex Masters final. The Serbian champion reached the 59th final in an ATP Masters 1000 by beating Taylor Fritz in straight sets, despite physical…
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ATP ANTWERP DRAW, PRIZE MONEY. Tsitsipas, De Minaur, Auger-Aliassime, Baez are the leaders
Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alex De Minaur, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Sebastian Baez are the top seeds of the ATP draw in Antwerp. The defending champion is Alexander Bublik who defeated Arthur Fils 6-4 6-4. The winner will earn €104,985 in prize money while the runner-up will take home €61,235. This is the overall prize money with a comparison…
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Ryder Cup 2025: Mickelson no, Garcia yes
We have officially entered the 365 days of the 2025 Ryder Cup. The “One year to go” event was held at The Times Center in Manhattan on Tuesday morning, a press conference held by the two Captains. Bradley and Donald answered questions from journalists present and connected via Zoom. Both confirmed the possibility that LIV…
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Emma Raducanu gets gift and offer amid news of Porsche taking away her dream supercar
Emma Raducanu already has a new offer on the table after the reports of Porsche taking away one of her cars as Dacia is ready to gift the 21-year-old with a new vehicle and presumably make her one of their ambassadors. Last week, The Daily Mail claimed that one of the people close to the…