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Rolex Paris Masters Draws and Schedule for Friday, November 1, 2024
Grigor Dimitrov faces Karen Khachanov for a spot in the Rolex Paris Masters semifinals. Photo credit: Rolex Paris Masters Facebook 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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Simona Halep blasts Romanian publication after brutal headline on her Hong Kong loss
Simona Halep wasn’t impressed at all with a Romanian publication brutally calling her out and ripping her Hong Kong Open performance as “embarrassing.” After returning to tennis in March and picking up an early knee injury, it was announced a month ago that the former world No. 1 was granted wildcards into the Challenger and…
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Ugo Humbert attacks the Paris Rolex Masters board: the reasons
“I’m disappointed, because I think I deserve better. I’m the French number 1 and I trained on Center Court. It’s my favorite tournament and I’m disappointed not to have played on Center Court. I’m a nice person and this thing is used against me sometimes. I’m happy to have won, I deserve to play on…
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LIVE UPDATES. Holger Rune topples Cazaux in the 3rd round at the Rolex Paris Masters – PARIS RESULTS
Holger Rune aces Arthur Cazaux 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the 3rd round in Paris on Thursday. Holger won this tournament once in 2022. Here you can see his history at this event. (image) Paris Rune’s Record (image) Holger added to his prize money € 69,620 after conquering this match. He has already won € 149,685…
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Live Tennis Paradise with BNP Paribas Open Travel Package
Around the grounds at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Sunday, March in Indian Wells. Photo credit: Kathryn Riley/BNP Paribas Open Embark on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the 2025 BNP Paribas Open next spring with Steve Furgal’s International Tennis Tours — the Official Travel Package Provider of Tennis Paradise! A variety of packages are available…
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LIVE UPDATES. Alex De Minaur overcomes Draper in the 3rd round – PARIS RESULTS
Alex De Minaur downs Jack Draper 5-7 6-2 6-3 in the 3rd round in Paris on Thursday. His best achievement in this event was reaching the quarter in 2023. Here you can see his history at this event. (image) Paris De Minaur’s Record (image) Alex added to his prize money € 69,620 after conquering this…
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H2H, prediction of Katie Boulter vs Anastasia Zakharova in Hong Kong with odds, preview, pick | 1st November 2024
Katie Boulter and Anastasia Zakharova will clash against each other in the quarter of the Hong Kong Tennis Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 4:00 pm on Centre Court. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction. Prediction, odds and live streaming The pick…
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Tennis Channel TV Schedule for WTA Finals
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus will be in action at the WTA Finals in Riyadh. Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images The WTA Finals debuts in Riyadh this weekend and Tennis Channel is your ticket to all the action. Tennis Channel and the network’s app will featured live coverage of the 2024 WTA Finals…
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LIVE UPDATES. Stefanos Tsitsipas wins against Cerundolo in the 3rd round at the Rolex Paris Masters – PARIS RESULTS
Stefanos Tsitsipas victorious over Francisco Cerundolo 6-7(1) 6-4 6-2 in the 3rd round in Paris on Thursday. His most significant achievement in this tournament was reaching the semifinal in 2022 and 2023. Here you can see his history at this event. (image) Paris Tsitsipas’s Record (image) Tsitsipas added to his prize money € 69,620 after…
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WATCH – Novak Djokovic’s viral image in Maldives
While the other top players are playing the Paris-Bercy Masters 1000 in an attempt to secure a spot at the Nitto ATP Finals, Novak Djokovic is on vacation in Maldives. The former world number 1 is currently qualified for the last major event of the ATP season, but his presence is at huge risk. Jannik…
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Ex Roger Federer’s coach analyzes why Jannik Sinner skipped Paris Rolex Masters
Jannik Sinner was forced to skip the Paris Rolex Masters due to an intestinal virus contracted in recent days, also to avoid compromising the end of the season that will see him protagonist first at the ATP Finals in Turin and then at the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga. Sinner’s desire is to arrive at…
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Ugo Humbert dreams of imitating Gaston to beat Carlos Alcaraz
Carlos Alcaraz is considered the top favorite for the victory in Paris-Bercy, especially after the forfeit of Jannik Sinner due to a intestinal virus. The Spanish ace did not express his best tennis in the last Masters 1000 of the season, but he confided that he arrived at this year’s edition with better feelings than…
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Jannik Sinner passes Mats Wilander. His next rival – Carlos Alcaraz!
Jannik Sinner is missing this week’s Paris Masters, withdrawing due to an illness. However, the Italian is safe at the top of the ATP ranking list, building a massive advantage over his closest rivals and enjoying his 21st week as world no. 1. Thus, Jannik passed Mats Wilander, leaving the Swede on 20 weeks and…
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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…