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LIVE UPDATES. Alycia Parks ousts Bondar in the 1st round – GUANGZHOU RESULTS
Alycia Parks defeats Anna Bondar 6-3 6-3 in the 1st round in Guangzhou on Tuesday. (image) Guangzhou Parks’s Record (image) Parks added to her prize money $ 1,150 after winning this match. She has already won $ 4,040 after this win. If she wins the next match, Alycia will add $ 2,568 to her earnings…
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H2H, prediction of Mark Lajal vs Liam Draxl in Sioux Falls Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 22nd October 2024
Mark Lajal and Liam Draxl will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Sioux Falls Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 10:00 am on STADIUM 2. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction. Prediction, odds and live streaming The pick…
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Jakub Mensik dispatches Popyrin in the 1st round to play vs Navone or Kecmanovic at the Erste Bank Open. HIGHLIGHTS – VIENNA RESULTS
Jakub Mensik conquers Alexei Popyrin 7-6(3) 6-2 in the 1st round in Vienna on Monday. Mensik will engage against Mariano Navone or Miomir Kecmanovic in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 42 minutes. (image) Vienna Mensik’s Record (image) Jakub added to his prize money € 16,860 after winning this match. He has…
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Ben Shelton brutally honestly tells why he fears ‘nightmare’ matchup vs Rafael Nadal
Ben Shelton has very openly admitted that he would prefer to avoid playing Rafael Nadal at the Davis Cup Finals because he would consider it a match in “nightmare” circumstances. Although the American tennis star hasn’t yet represented his nation in the Davis Cup, that will soon change after the USTA confirmed in September that…
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Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic pay tribute to retiring Dominic Thiem, Austrian reacts
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic maybe weren’t present during Dominic Thiem’s farewell night in Vienna but they made sure to send a kind tribute message to the retiring Austrian. As the 31-year-old prepares to play the last tournament of his career, the Vienna organizers hosted a special night for the former world No. 3. On…
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Naomi Osaka reveals additional injury, ends season after Asian swing plans got ruined
Naomi Osaka’s 2024 season is over after the Japanese tennis star shared that she is dealing with multiple injuries and withdrew from the Billie Jean King Cup Finals. In early October, the four-time Grand Slam champion picked up a back injury in Beijing which forced her to miss the tournaments in Wuhan, Osaka and Tokyo.…
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Swiss Indoors Basel Draws and Schedule for Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Ben Shelton takes the court in Basel on Tuesday. Photo credit: Rob Stone/@RobStoneTennis Swiss Indoors Basel Basel, SwitzerlandOctober 21-27, 2024 Surface: Hard CourtPrize Money: €2,385,100 Andrey Rublev, Casper Ruud Headline Basel FieldAndrey Rublev is the top seed and Casper Ruud is seeded second in Basel. Roger Federer, who once served as a ball boy at…
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Rafael Nadal answers if he is frustrated over finishing behind Novak Djokovic
Rafael Nadal isn’t denying the claim that he could have won more Grand Slams had he stayed healthier throughout his career but insists that he is happy with his success and that finishing behind Novak Djokovic in the Grand Slam race isn’t making him any less happy with his achievements. When the 38-year-old confirmed earlier…
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Jannik Sinner outlasts Carlos Alcaraz in Six Kings Slam final – Reliving the drama
World no. 1 Jannik Sinner claimed the inaugural Six Kings Slam title after besting world no. 2 Carlos Alcaraz 6-7, 6-3, 6-3. The world’s best players played another entertaining final, with the Italian prevailing after two hours and 20 minutes following a single break on his tally in the decider. Thus, Jannik extended his incredible…
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Alexander Zverev sails past Joel Schwaerzler in Vienna
World no. 3 Alexander Zverev is off to a winning start at the ATP 500 event in Vienna. The German faced the young Austrian Joel Schwaerzler in the first round and scored a dominant 6-2, 6-2 victory in 68 minutes. Thus, Alexander notched his 60th ATP win of the season, achieving that for the second…
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H2H, prediction of Edward Winter vs Thomas Fancutt in Playford Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 22nd October 2024
Edward Winter and Thomas Fancutt will face off in the 1st round of the Playford Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 10:00 am on CENTRE COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction. Prediction, odds and live streaming The pick for Tennis Tonic…
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Breaking: Novak Djokovic withdraws from Paris Masters
As was expected, the seven-time Paris Masters champion Novak Djokovic will not compete at the final Masters 1000 event of the season. Novak will not travel to the French capital, missing a chance to earn more ATP points and cement his spot at the ATP Finals. The Serb reached the Shanghai final and boosted his…
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Tennis analyst highlights a detail about Rafael Nadal’s retirement
Rafael Nadal’s career is coming to an end and it will be hard for the Spaniard to achieve another great result before he says goodbye to professional tennis. The former world number 1 has been practicing a lot in his academy over the last few months and his physical condition has certainly improved, but these…
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Paul improves Nitto ATP Finals standing with Stockholm title
This has been the best season of Tommy Paul’s career and it continued on Sunday afternoon at what has become his best tournament. Paul won the Nordic Open for the second time, defeating Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-3 in Stockholm. It was a crucial contest between two players who went into the match at No. 10…
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ATP legend comments on Jannik Sinner’s potential ban
Jannik Sinner’s season is undoubtedly one of the best in modern times, having won more than 60 matches and suffered only six defeats from January to date. Although he had made so much progress already in the second part of 2023, no one could have imagined that the Italian ace would be so dominant this…
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H2H, prediction of Hailey Baptiste vs Kyoka Okamura in Tokyo with odds, preview, pick | 22nd October 2024
Hailey Baptiste and Kyoka Okamura will square off in the 1st round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open for the 3rd time in their career. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction. Prediction, odds and live streaming The pick for Tennis Tonic is Hailey Baptiste who should win in 2…
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Liam Broady impressed by Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner’s level
Despite being both very young, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have already created a rivalry that excites fans around the world. The Spanish ace leads 7-4 in the H2H, if you also consider their clash at the Challenger in Alicante many years ago. The Italian champion and the Spanish ace have faced each other three…
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Rafael Nadal earned $1.5 million for 169 minutes
After Roberto Bautista Agut’s triumph in Antwerp on Sunday, it will be even harder for Spain’s captain David Ferrer to choose who will join Carlos Alcaraz in the Davis Cup Finals. This event – scheduled for next month in Malaga – will also host the last official tournament of Rafael Nadal as a professional tennis…
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Carlos Alcaraz heralds Martin Landaluce’s first Challenger title
The young Spaniard Martin Landaluce claimed his first Challenger title in Olbia, toppling Mattia Bellucci 6-4, 6-4 for a career-best result. At 18 years and nine months, Landaluce became the youngest Spaniard with a Challenger title since Carlos Alcaraz. The four-time Major winner congratulated his compatriot on a notable success, wishing him plenty more in…
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Mackenzie McDonald clinches fourth Challenger title, returns to winning way
The American Mackenzie McDonald lifted the Shenzhen Longhua Open Challenger title, his fourth in a career. Mackenzie faced Arthur Cazaux in the title clash and prevailed 6-4, 7-6 in an hour and 47 minutes for his first trophy since Nur-Sultan 1 in February 2021! The 29-year-old scored a career-high 33 ATP wins in 2023, wrapping…