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Unstoppable Grigor Dimitrov makes light work of Stricker in the quarter to set up a battle vs Griekspoor at the BNP Paribas Nordic Open. HIGHLIGHTS – STOCKHOLM RESULTS
Grigor Dimitrov blitzes Dominic Stricker 6-3 6-2 in the quarter in Stockholm on Friday after playing a tremendous match to face off with Tallon Griekspoor in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 11 minutes. Dimitrov won this tournament once in 2013. Here you can see his history at this event. (image) Stockholm Dimitrov’s…
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Jon Rahm: “This is a very special course”
The DP World Tour is making another stop in Spain this week. Specifically, in Sotogrande, the venue from this Thursday until next Sunday for the Estrella Damm Andalucía Masters. Among the players who will be at the Cádiz course, the presence of Jon Rahm stands out, who wants to seek his first title in which…
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H2H, prediction of Juan Pablo Ficovich vs Alvaro Guillen Meza in Campinas Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 19th October 2024
Juan Pablo Ficovich and Alvaro Guillen Meza will square off in the semifinal of the Campinas Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 11:00 am on QUADRA JOAO LIMA. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction. Prediction, odds and live streaming…
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Belinda Bencic picks lower-tier tournament to kick off post-pregnancy comeback
Belinda Bencic won’t miss the entire 2024 season after the Swiss tennis star accepted to take a wildcard into an ITF tournament in Hamburg and also represent her nation in their upcoming Billie Jean King Cup tie. Last November, the former world No. 4 announced she was pregnant with her first child. Initially, the belief…
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Carlos Alcaraz shows ultimate respect for Rafael Nadal with this comment
Carlos Alcaraz maybe didn’t have any issues handling Rafael Nadal at the Six Kings Slam but afterward insisted that he had to play his absolute best to end on the winning side. On Thursday, the current world No. 2 ousted the 22-time Grand Slam champion 6-3 6-3 in Riyadh to reach the final at this…
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H2H, prediction of Grigor Dimitrov vs Tallon Griekspoor in Stockholm with odds, preview, pick | 19th October 2024
Grigor Dimitrov and Tallon Griekspoor will square off in the semifinal of the BNP Paribas Nordic Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 6:00 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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Emma Raducanu finally shares some positive news after very unfortunate injury
Emma Raducanu has officially confirmed that she will make her comeback from an injury next week in Hong Kong. In September, it was announced that the British tennis star would play at the WTA 250 tournament in Hong Kong. But after the 2021 US Open champion suffered an unfortunate ligament injury in Seoul in late…
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Rafael Nadal shares what he heard about Carlos Alcaraz before No. 2 became superstar
Rafael Nadal revealed several years ago he was told that there was “someone very good” coming up in Spain and he realized that was true after hitting the practice court with current world No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz during the 2021 Australian Open. After announcing his retirement plans last week, the 22-time Grand Slam champion played…
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PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Khachanov, Vukic, Cerundolo and Diallo to play on CENTER COURT on Saturday – Almaty Open
ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Karen Khachanov, Aleksandar Vukic, Francisco Cerundolo and Gabriel Diallo are the semifinalists that are going to play on Saturday at the Almaty Open on CENTER COURT. [SEE DRAW and ORDER OF PLAY] (image) Karen Khachanov vs. Aleksandar Vukic Head to head 1-1 Karen Khachanov will play Aleksandar Vukic in the…
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RadioTennis.com Broadcasts Mercer Classic with Top Seed Renata Zarazua
Renata Zarazua is top seed at the Mercer Classic in Macon, Georgia. Renata Zarazua means business in Macon—and RadioTennis.com has all the action live. RadioTennis.com brings you live coverage of the Mercer Tennis Classic quarterfinals from Macon, Georgia today. RadioTennis.com host Ken Thomas is live from the Mercer Tennis Classic. Ken Thomas’ quick take: Welcome…
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WTA tour needs Iga Swiatek too much
Iga Swiatek has made several changes to her team in recent weeks and is ready to start the second part of her career. The Polish player expressed her desire to have new stimuli and took several weeks off from tennis to recharge her energy and reflect well on the next steps. After winning the French…
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Texas AeM Mary Stoiana won her first professional title
Mary Stoiana, the No. 1 ranked college player and senior of Aggies team, has conquered her first singles career title on the professional Tour, winning the ITF W75 – Edmond Open, defeating Alana Smith 7-5 6-3. The Southbury (Connecticut) native dropped just one set during her run to the title, in the quarterfinals, when she…
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UNC advances in singles and doubles, at ITA Carolina Regional
University of North Carolina at Chapell Hill started in the best way the ITA Carolina Regional at Chewning Tennis Center. Susanna Maltby and Lindsay Zink both won two matches Thursday in the qualifying draw to advance to the main draw. Zink defeated Charleston Southern’s Brenda Yoris, 6-0, 6-1, in the opening qualifying round, then defeated College…
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ITIA defends decision on Jannik Sinner and rejects accusations of favoritism
In the past few hours, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) – through its CEO Karen Moorhouse in an official note – has returned to talk about the situation related to Jannik Sinner and the controversial management of the Clostebol doping-issue, with the aim of clarifying any doubts and quelling any type of criticism. The…
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LIVE UPDATES. Aleksandar Vukic shocks Tiafoe in the quarter at the Almaty Open – ALMATY RESULTS
Aleksandar Vukic upsets Frances Tiafoe 6-2 7-6(11) in the quarter in Almaty on Friday. Vukic will face Unknown Player in the semifinal. (image) Almaty Vukic’s Record (image) Aleksandar added to his prize money $ 22,740 after winning this match. He has already won $ 54,075 so far in this competition. If he wins the next…
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SHOCK: Andrey Rublev reveals he risked losing a testicle
In these minutes Andrey Rublev is playing the quarterfinals in Stockholm tournament against Stan Wawrinka, but on the eve of the match, the Russian had shared a shocking confidence in a press conference, revealing that he had undergone surgery after the US Open. Andrey had already said in recent weeks that he had undergone a…
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Tennis News: Danielle Collins Reverses Course on Retirement, Will Play in 2025
Danielle Collins of the United States returns during the Miami Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, Mar. 20, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Photo credit: Miami Open/Hard Rock Stadium The Danimal will roar again in 2025. Danielle Collins has reversed her retirement plans and will play on in 2025. Reigning Miami Open and Charleston champion Collins announced…
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Carlos Alcaraz admits: ‘Everybody wanted Rafael Nadal to beat me’
After three official duels on the ATP Tour, Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal embraced another duel at the Six Kings Slam in Riyadh. The younger Spaniard toppled the Spaniard 6-3, 6-3 in Nadal’s penultimate event in a career, moving into the title clash against Jannik Sinner. Alcaraz enjoyed the encounter against his great compatriot and…
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Swiatek must leave comfort zone to discover ‘unexplored world’ of tactical variations
Iga Swiatek has officially announced that she has hired Belgian coach Wim Fissette, who recently ended his collaboration with Naomi Osaka, with the Japanese now being coached by Frenchman Patrick Mouratoglou. The Polish 5-time Grand Slam winner recently parted ways with her coach Tomasz Wiktorowski, who has coached her for the past three seasons. Swiatek,…
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Rafael Nadal shares mature confession: “I feel privileged”
The final of The Six Kings Slam, exhibition tournament currently underway in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, will be between Jannik Sinner against Carlos Alcaraz: in the second semifinal, Carlitos beat the legendary countryman Rafael Nadal with the score of 6-3 6-3 and he reached the Italian tennis player, who defeated Novak Djokovic in three sets in the…