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Sabalenka dethrones Swiatek, returns to No. 1
Aryna Sabalenka’s outstanding form in the final months of the 2024 season has propelled her back to the top of the WTA rankings. With victories in three of her last four tournaments—Wuhan, Cincinnati, and the US Open—Sabalenka’s rise was bolstered by Iga Swiatek’s absence and the ranking rules tied to mandatory WTA 500 event commitments.…
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LIVE UPDATES. Petra Martic overcomes Parks in the qualifications at the Guangzhou Open – GUANGZHOU RESULTS
Petra Martic ousts Alycia Parks 6-4 6-4 in the qualifications in Guangzhou on Monday. Her best achievement in this competition was reaching the quarter in 2011. Here you can see her history at this event. (image) Guangzhou Martic’s Record (image) After this match, the head to head between Martic and Parks is 1-1 for Alycia.…
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Sabalenka is the new world no.1 after overtaking Swiatek
In a thrilling turn of events, Aryna Sabalenka has overtaken Iga Swiatek to become the new World No. 1 in women’s tennis. This achievement marks a significant milestone in Sabalenka’s career and highlights her incredible consistency and determination throughout the 2024 season. Sabalenka’s journey to the top spot has been nothing short of remarkable. She…
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H2H, prediction of Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs James Duckworth in Basel with odds, preview, pick | 21st October 2024
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and James Duckworth will play each other in the 1st round of the Swiss Indoors Basel for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 7:30 pm on IWB COURT 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction. Prediction, odds and…
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In a glistening brown bikini, Emily Elizabeth tantalizes fans with her goddess-like looks.
In another seductive video, renowned bikini model Emily Elizabeth wowed her 2.7 million Instagram fans by showcasing her amazing physique in a glossy light brown bikini. In the film, Emily tormented her admirers with sultry appearances, highlighting her enormous breasts and fearlessly flaunting her curvy figure. As usual, Emily exuded glitz and confidence, captivating admirers…
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Ugo Humbert rips ATP over Masters changes, shuts down Jannik Sinner’s opinion
Ugo Humbert ripped two-week Masters tournaments as “the biggest bull—-” in tennis and also disagreed with Jannik Sinner’s claim that players can simply choose where to play in a very demanding calendar. This season, the events in Madrid, Rome and Shanghai joined Indian Wells and Miami in becoming two-week events. Next year, the Masters tournaments in…
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Iga Swiatek’s new coach has stern warning for Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina
Coach Wim Fissette is keen on making Iga Swiatek a much bigger threat outside clay and he has also warned Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina that he has his ways of preparing his player the best possible way for a match. After splitting with long-time coach Tomasz Wiktorowski because the world No. 1 felt he…
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Swiss Indoors Basel Draws and Schedule for Monday, October 21, 2024
Top-seeded Andrey Rublev takes the court in Basel on Monday. Photo credit: Clive Brunskill/Getty 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…
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Paula Badosa makes important announcement after heartbreaking end to Ningbo run
Paula Badosa has announced that her 2024 season on the WTA Tour is over due to ongoing health issues but also noted that she still plans to represent Spain at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Malaga next month. On Saturday, the 26-year-old was playing in her fourth semifinal of the year in Ningbo.…
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GUANGZHOU DRAW. Jaqueline Cristian’s prediction with Golubic next. H2H and rankings
Jaqueline Cristian is about to begin her campaign in the draw in Guangzhou. Draw prediction with head to head records This is Jaqueline Cristian’s projected draw alongsideherplausible opposition in Guangzhou Open. Jaqueline has a losing record (3-11) with the plausible opponents. R1 – Viktorija Golubic (124) – H2H 0-2 R2 – Elina Avanesyan (48) –…
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H2H, prediction of Colin Sinclair vs Thomas Fancutt in Playford Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 21st October 2024
Colin Sinclair and Thomas Fancutt will fight against each other in the qualifications of the Playford Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 12:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction. Prediction, odds and live streaming The…
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Serbian tennis player welcomes first child in California
Retired Serbian tennis player Jovana Jovic, formerly known as Jaksic, and her husband Vujadin Jovic welcomed their first child together this October. The 31-year-old former WTA player shared the joyful news on Instagram, revealing that they have a baby boy named Marko. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jovana Jović…
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Inexorable Karen Khachanov conquers the Almaty Open. HIGHLIGHTS – ALMATY RESULTS
Karen Khachanov bests Gabriel Diallo 6-2 5-7 6-3 in the final in Almaty on Sunday. The battle lasted 2 hours and 22 minutes. This is the first time that Karen conquered this tournament. His best achievement in this tournament so far was reaching the quarter. Here you can see when his history at this event.…
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Karen Khachanov Defeats Gabriel Diallo to win Almaty Crown
Karen Khachanov captured his seventh career title at the Almaty Open. Photo by Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Karen Khachanov reinforced his reputation as a convincing closer. The third-seeded Khachanov grounded maiden finalist Gabriel Diallo 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 to win his seventh career title at the Almaty Open. Khachanov improved to 7-2 in Tour-level finals, collecting his first championship…
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Fans dream of seeing Rafael Nadal in Paris this year
The Davis Cup Finals in Malaga will host the last official event of Rafael Nadal’s career. The former world number 1 announced his decision to leave professional tennis at 38, having realized that it would be impossible for him to win any other major titles. The legend from Manacor has not been competitive at the highest…
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Daria Kasatkina wins 8th career title at Ningbo Open
Daria Kasatkina defeated fellow Russian Mirra Andreeva 6-0 4-6 6-4 in the final of the Ningbo Open in China to win her eighth career title and second of the season, after losing four finals earlier this year. Daria Kasatkina wearing the Adidas Fall Slam Pro Match Tank and Adidas Winter Pro Wow Short The fifth-seeded…
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Ruthless Suzan Lamens claims the Japan Open Tennis Championships. HIGHLIGHTS – OSAKA RESULTS
Suzan Lamens extinguishes Kimberly Birrell 6-0 6-4 in the final in Osaka on Sunday after playing a superlative match to win her 1st career title. The match lasted 1 hour and 12 minutes. She won this tournament after playing this event for the first time in her career. (image) Osaka Lamens’s Record (image) Highlights Suzan…
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WTA TOKYO DRAW, PRIZE MONEY. Zheng, Haddad Maia, Kasatkina, Kalinskaya are the top seeds
Qinwen Zheng, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Daria Kasatkina, Anna Kalinskaya are the top seeds of the WTA draw in Tokyo. The defending champion is Veronika Kudermetova who defeated Jessica Pegula 7-5 6-1. Last year final (image) See fullDRAW Qinwen Zheng in 2024 Qinwen Zheng(image) (image) 45 – 16win/loss Hard 27–10 Clay 17–4 Grass 1–2 Rank 7…
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H2H, prediction of Daniel Altmaier vs Jacob Fearnley in Basel with odds, preview, pick | 20th October 2024
Daniel Altmaier and Jacob Fearnley will face off in the qualifications of the Swiss Indoors Basel for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 6:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction. Prediction, odds and live streaming The pick for Tennis Tonic…
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Jannik Sinner’s machine-like performance stuns Medvedev: ‘I have never seen this’
Daniil Medvedev has had a chance to fight against the greatest players of all time, sharing the court with Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. However, the Russian has never experienced anything like Jannik Sinner’s level from the Six Kings Slam in Riyadh! Daniil and Jannik battled in the quarter-final in Saudi Arabia, and…