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Leona Maguire struggles while Suwannapura showcases her talent
Leona Maguire, a 29-year-old Irish golfer, came to the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship with big ambitions. However, her start was not promising, as her score of 69 left her six shots behind Jasmine Suwannapura, a 31-year-old golfer who clearly knows what she wants in this tournament. The Thai golfer had a great day and holds…
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LIVE RANKINGS. Draper’s rankings before competing against Humbert in Tokyo
Jack Draper is about to play against Ugo Humbert on Sunday the 29th of September in Tokyo. Here is an update about his live rankings. Jack Draper is at present ranked no.20 with the status of Brit no.1 with 2315 points before Cameron Norrie who has 995 points and is ranked no.52. On the opposite…
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H2H, prediction of Harold Mayot vs Jacob Fearnley in Orleans Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 29th September 2024
Harold Mayot and Jacob Fearnley will fight against each other in the final of the Orleans Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 3:30 pm on CENTRAL ARENA. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction. Prediction, odds and live streaming The pick for Tennis…
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Jannik Sinner doping-issue splits tennis
WADA has announced the appeal on the ITIA verdict regarding Jannik Sinner’s doping issue, positive result for Clostebol in a test carried out this year in Indian Wells. A decision that has obviously divided the opinion of the media, insiders, tennis players, former tennis players and fans, considering that the Italian risks a 1-2 year…
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The Greater London Authority approves 39 new courts on Wimbledon’s expansion plan
The Greater London Authority has given its approval to the All England Club’s plans to expand into Wimbledon Park. Wimbledon’s contentious plan to construct 39 new courts, including an 8,000-seat show court, on the former Wimbledon Park Golf Club site—nearly tripling the size of its current site—seems likely to proceed, thanks to the decision made…
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[UPDATED R3]. Prediction, H2H of Jessica Pegula’s draw vs Kudermetova, Badosa, Shnaider, Gauff, Sabalenka to win the Beijing
Jessica Pegula is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Beijing. The American has defeated Diane Parry 6-1 7-64 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Veronika Kudermetova. Draw prediction with head to head records This is Jessica Pegula’s projected draw together withherplausible opponents in China Open. Pegula has a positive record…
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Unstoppable Qinwen Zheng annihilates Rakhimova in the 2nd round to set up a clash vs Podoroska. HIGHLIGHTS – BEIJING RESULTS
Qinwen Zheng too good for Kamilla Rakhimova 6-1 6-1 in the 2nd round in Beijing on Saturday after playing a good match to fight against Nadia Podoroska in the 3rd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 15 minutes. This will be her most significant achievement in this competition. In the past, the best she…
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Carlos Alcaraz needs to do one thing by the end of 2024
Carlos Alcaraz has won two Majors this year and the Indian Wells Masters 1000, as well as a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The former world number 1 has had some ups and downs during the 2024 season, which is why he is more than 4000 points away from the top of the…
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Jannik Sinner shares big disappointment after WADA appeal
It must not have been easy for Jannik Sinner to play the 2nd round of the China Open against Roman Safiullin with rather negative thoughts in his head, but the young Italian was able to beat his opponent in 3 sets, qualifying for the 3rd round of the Beijing tournament, WADA appeal to the CAS ruling…
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Stefanos Tsitsipas’ crisis has no end
The season of Stefanos Tsitsipas is taking an increasingly negative turn. The Greek champion has not played his best tennis since spring, when he won the Masters 100 in Monte Carlo for the third time in his career. The best Tsitsipas can only be seen on red clay, too little for a player who seemed…
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Top seed Aryna Sabalenka on her China Open journey and sums up the atmosphere after opening win
Top seed Aryna Sabalenka shared her thoughts after her opening win at the China Open , expressing her determination to perform her best in each match and fight for every point to potentially win the title. Sabalenka also expressed her enjoyment of playing in front of the supportive crowd in China, finding the atmosphere enjoyable…
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Nick Kyrgios has horrible dig at Jannik Sinner over WADA appeal
Nick Kyrgios, known for his outspoken and often controversial demeanor, recently made headlines again by reacting to the latest development in Jannik Sinner’s doping case. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has decided to appeal the International Tennis Integrity Agency’s (ITIA) decision, which had previously cleared Sinner of any fault or negligence despite testing positive for…
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Anna Kalinskaya’s first Nike outfit: A closer look at her winning separates
Anna Kalinskaya, who previously sported Adidas and most recently Alo Yoga, has now joined forces with Nike, debuting the partnership at the China Open in Beijing. Let’s take a closer look at the Russian’s first on-court outfit in her new Nike gear. In her opening match, Kalinskaya battled through a tough three-setter against American Hailey…
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Jasmine Paolini dispatches Tauson in the 2nd round to play vs Linette at the China Open. HIGHLIGHTS – BEIJING RESULTS
Jasmine Paolini defeats Clara Tauson 1-6 7-5 6-4 in the 2nd round in Beijing on Saturday. Paolini will seek to keep on going in this event against Magda Linette in the 3rd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 8 minutes. This run will match her best achievement in this tournament. Here you can see…
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Beijing: Aryna Sabalenka crushes rival in first post-US Open match, streak continues
Aryna Sabalenka has made a winning start to her Asian swing as the world No. 2 dismantled qualifier Mananchaya Sawangkaew 6-4 6-1 to reach the Beijing round-of-16. In the absence of Iga Swiatek, the Belarusian – seeded at No. 1 – struggled a bit early on as she blew a break and found herself tied…
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Gareth Bale back to Dunhill Links next week
Gareth Bale will once again take part in a professional golf tournament from 3 to 6 October at the Dunhill Links, the European tournament that brings together professionals and amateurs on the Scottish courses of Kingsbarns, Carnoustie and St. Andrews. Gareth Bale, results Bale, handicap 2, will be accompanied by other famous athletes such as…
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H2H, prediction of Harold Mayot vs Marc-Andrea Huesler in Orleans Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 28th September 2024
Harold Mayot and Marc-Andrea Huesler will square off in the semifinal of the Orleans Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 7:00 pm on CENTRAL ARENA. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction. Prediction, odds and live streaming The pick for Tennis Tonic is…
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Jessica Pegula’s candid admission on she was left feeling after very rough six months
Jessica Pegula didn’t believe reaching the WTA Finals was possible just two months ago but then she pulled off what she described as “magic” and now she is in a great position to make the prestigious season-ending tournament for a third year in a row. After struggling with multiple injuries in the first part of the…
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Late bloomer Jasmine Paolini confesses what didn’t allow her to be successful in past
Jasmine Paolini didn’t only make evident progress in her game but she also changed her mindset this year as the 28-year-old admitted that she used to fear in the past and that was one of the things that kept her being where she was for years. As all of you probably know very well, the…
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Carlos Alcaraz bluntly rips umpire mid-match in Beijing opener
Carlos Alcaraz wasn’t happy with chair umpire Raluca Alexandra Andrei during his opening match in Beijing and he made sure to let the Romanian hear about it. During the first set of his match against rising French star Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, the No. 2 seed was hit with two time violations. The second one didn’t…