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WATCH: Roger Federer meets and mocks Novak Djokovic calling him ‘Old Man’
It seems that the small disagreements and moments of relative tension that Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic indirectly had in their careers are far away. In hindsight, after the end of the Swiss’s career, the two have always shown great respect and esteem for each other. In the meantime, the Swiss Maestro played an exhibition…
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Donald Trump opens new camp in Scotland
Donald Trump will open a new golf course in Scotland in 2025. “It will be one of the most environmentally friendly and sustainable courses ever built,” Trump International announced. It will be built near Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, overlooking the North Sea. Trump, news It will have 18 holes and will complement a links course opened by…
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RAFAEL NADAL RETIRES: Andy Roddick reaction
Andy Roddick talks about the retirement of Rafael Nadal after the Spanish sensation made his announcement on social media. Rafael Nadal in 2024 Rafael Nadal(image) (image) 12 – 7win/loss Hard 2–1 Clay 10–6 Rank 158 High 1 38 year old (image) LWLWWWWLLW 2024 Highlights F Bastad QF Brisbane 4th Madrid SEE ALL At the moment…
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Iga Swiatek comes up with one of best tributes for her retiring idol Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal’s retirement announcement could not have gone without a very special tribute from Iga Swiatek as the Pole made sure to react to the news in the best possible way. After withdrawing from the US Open and also missing the Laver Cup, the 22-time Grand Slam champion broke his silence on Thursday by confirming…
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Barbora Krejcikova bluntly shuts down troll wondering how she won 2024 Wimbledon
Barbora Krejcikova had a very simple but also blunt message to a troll wondering how she won the Wimbledon title this past summer. In July, the 28-year-old won her first title at The Championships after overcoming Jasmine Paolini 6-2 2-6 6-4 in the final. For the current world No. 10, it was her second Grand…
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Coco Gauff tells Rafael Nadal anecdote she will never forget
Coco Gauff a bit funnily remarked that talking about retiring players at times resembles speaking about the dead before paying a very nice tribute to Rafael Nadal and telling an anecdote that she will never forget. As you all know very well by now, the Spaniard confirmed on Thursday that this was the end of…
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Aryna Sabalenka gets real on Rafael Nadal retirement, Coco Gauff showdown in Wuhan
Aryna Sabalenka admitted that she had “teary eyes” while watching Rafael Nadal’s retirement video as the Belarusian tennis star used some pretty big words when describing how she felt about the Spaniard. On Thursday afternoon Spanish time, the 38-year-old uploaded a clip on his social media, where he announced his plans to retire following the…
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H2H, prediction of Nicolas Moreno De Alboran vs Jaime Faria in Valencia Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 12th October 2024
Nicolas Moreno De Alboran and Jaime Faria will play each other in the semifinal of the Valencia Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 6:00 pm on PISTA PABLO ANDUJAR. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction. Prediction, odds and live streaming The pick…
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Ex Sinner’s fired physio on doping-issue: “Sooner or later I’ll tell what happened”
Physiotherapist Giacomo Naldi and athletic trainer Umberto Ferrara were fired by Jannik Sinner at the end of August, after the doping issue had exploded a few days earlier, with related controversy over what had happened and the various ways in which the story had unfolded. Jannik had said how important they had been in his…
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H2H, prediction of Pedro Martinez Portero vs Daniel Elahi Galan in Valencia Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 12th October 2024
Pedro Martinez Portero and Daniel Elahi Galan will face off in the semifinal of the Valencia Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 4:00 pm on PISTA PABLO ANDUJAR. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction. Prediction, odds and…
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Taylor Fritz was surprised by Rafael Nadal’s choice
Rafael Nadal made history of tennis, managing to transcend this sport along with two other legends such as Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. The former world number 1 had said that 2024 would be his last year, but during the season on red clay he did not exclude being able to continue in 2025 if…
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Rolex Shanghai Masters Draws and Schedule for Saturday, October 12, 2024
Novak Djokovic, who stands two match wins from a 100th career championship, takes on American Taylor Fritz in the Shanghai semifinals on Saturday Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Rolex Shanghai Masters Shanghai, ChinaOctober 2-13, 2024 Surface: Hard CourtPrize Money: $8,995,555 No. 1 Jannik Sinner Heads Loaded Shanghai DrawWorld No. 1 Jannik Sinner is the top…
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H2H, prediction of Novak Djokovic vs Taylor Fritz in Shanghai with odds, preview, pick | 12th October 2024
Novak Djokovic and Taylor Fritz will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Shanghai Rolex Masters for the 10th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 7:00 pm on STADIUM COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction. Prediction, odds and live streaming The pick for…
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Carlos Alcaraz suffers a certain type of players
Carlos Alcaraz’s run in the Masters 1000 in Shanghai ended in the quarterfinals against a great Tomas Machac, who is perhaps playing the best tennis of his career. The Czech player – who had defeated Tommy Paul in the previous round – has performed at the limits of perfection by interrupting his illustrious opponent’s streak…
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H2H, prediction of Jannik Sinner vs Tomas Machac in Shanghai with odds, preview, pick | 12th October 2024
Jannik Sinner and Tomas Machac will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Shanghai Rolex Masters for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 4:30 pm on STADIUM COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction. Prediction, odds and live streaming…
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Taylor Fritz tops David Goffin, reaches Shanghai Masters SF
World no. 7 Taylor Fritz will compete in his fifth Masters 1000 semi-final at the Shanghai Masters. Taylor faced David Goffin in the quarter-final and scored a 6-3, 6-4 triumph in an hour and 22 minutes, remaining on the title course and adding more points to his ATP Race tally. The Belgian stopped the clock…
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ATP OLBIA CHALLENGER ENTRY LIST. Lajovic, Ajdukovic, Mayot, Kovalik the top seeds in the main draw
Dusan Lajovic, Duje Ajdukovic, Harold Mayot, Jozef Kovalik will compete in the upcoming ATP that will be staged on the 14th of October 2024 in Olbia Challenger. The defending champion is Kyrian Jacquet who defeated Flavio Cobolli 6-3 6-4. Martin Landaluce, Stefano Napolitano, Joao Fonseca, Kyrian Jacquet, Dusan Lajovic, Jerome Kym and Elias Ymer had…
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ATP ST. BRIEUC CHALLENGER ENTRY LIST. Pouille, Barrere, Droguet, Rodionov the top seeds in the main draw
Lucas Pouille, Gregoire Barrere, Titouan Droguet, Jurij Rodionov will compete in the upcoming ATP that will be staged on the 14th of October 2024 in St. Brieuc Challenger. The defending champion is Ricardas Berankis who defeated Dan Added 6-3 6-7(3) 7-6(5). Jurij Rodionov and Lorenzo Giustino had to withdraw from St. Brieuc. This is the…
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Wuhan: Coco Gauff e Aryna Sabalenka set blockbuster – here’s what’s at stake
Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka are set for a major showdown in Wuhan after routinely clinching semifinal tickets. On Friday, the first on the court was the fourth-seeded American, who annihilated world No. 45 Magda Linette 6-0 6-4. Since the 20-year-old won Beijing before coming to Wuhan, she is now on a nine-match winning streak…
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Novak Djokovic farewells Rafael Nadal: ‘Thank you for everything’
Rafael Nadal will retire at the end of the season at the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga. Thus, the 22-time Major winner will end his incredible tennis journey, giving everything to our sport for over three decades. Rafa’s greatest rival, Novak Djokovic, wrote an emotional post praising the Spaniard and everything he has accomplished while…