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Caroline Garcia opens up on major struggle with anxiety, panic attacks
Caroline Garcia announced the end of her 2024 season but also the opportunity to very candidly open up about the struggles she has battling over the last couple of months, including panic and anxiety attacks which make playing the game less enjoyable. After rediscovering her best game in 2022 and returning to being one of…
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China Open Draws and Schedule for Saturday, September 28, 2024
US Open champion Aryna Sabalenka takes the court in Beijing on Saturday. Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images China Open Beijing, ChinaSeptember 25-October 2, 2024Prize Money: ATP $3,720,165 Elite Players Converge at China OpenThe Beijing Olympic Green Tennis Center, built for the 2008 Olympic Games, is the venue for the China Open. In 2011, the centre…
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LIVE RANKINGS. Rakhimova improves her rank prior to fighting against Zheng in Beijing
Kamilla Rakhimova is about to play against Qinwen Zheng on Saturday the 28th of September in Beijing. Here is an update about her live rankings. Kamilla Rakhimova is now ranked no.71 with 905 points with the status of Russian no.11. On the other side, Qinwen Zheng is now ranked no.7 with the status of Chinese…
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LIVE RANKINGS. Mertens down right before fighting against Cocciaretto in Beijing
Elise Mertens is about to play against Elisabetta Cocciaretto on Saturday the 28th of September in Beijing. Here is an update about her live rankings. Elise Mertens is presently ranked no.29 positioned as Belgian no.1 with 1749 points before Greetje Minnen who has 738 points and is ranked no.94. On the other part of the…
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BEIJING DRAW. Elise Mertens’s prediction with Cocciaretto next. H2H and rankings
Elise Mertens is about to start her campaign in the draw in Beijing. The past year in Beijing, Elise lost in the 1st round to Yue Yuan 3-6 6-1 6-4. Draw prediction with head to head records This is Elise Mertens’s projected draw alongsideherpresumable opposition in China Open. The Belgian has a negative record (10-13)…
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LIVE UPDATES. Paula Badosa obliterates Tomova in the 2nd round to set up a battle vs Sramkova at the China Open – BEIJING RESULTS
Paula Badosa Gibert outpaces Viktoriya Tomova 6-3 6-2 in the 2nd round in Beijing on Friday after playing a tremendous match to play Rebecca Sramkova in the 3rd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 24 minutes. This will be her best result in this competition. Previously, the best she could do was reaching the…
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TOKYO RESULTS. Jack Draper, Ben Shelton, Arthur Fils, Ugo Humbert win their matches on Friday
Jack Draper, Ben Shelton, Arthur Fils, Ugo Humbert reach the quarter in Tokyo on Friday. Here is what has happened. 2nd J.Draper H.Hurkacz (image) 6-4 6-4 Spotlight 2nd B.Shelton M.Navone (image) 6-4 6-3 2nd A.Fils M.Berrettini (image) 6-75 ret. 2nd U.Humbert B.Nakashima (image) 6-3 6-2 SeeDraw (image) See fullDRAW Jack Draper in 2024 Jack Draper(image)…
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Bouchard on Djokovic: “He’s just not normal. He’s like a freak, obviously.”
Former world No. 5 Eugenie Bouchard recently sat down with Caroline Garcia on her podcast Tennis Insider Club and opened up about various aspects of her career—from her early passion for tennis and the challenges of balancing school and sports, to the pressure of reaching the Wimbledon final in 2014. The Canadian athlete also shared…
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LIVE UPDATES. Jessica Pegula tops Parry in the 2nd round to set up a battle vs Kudermetova – BEIJING RESULTS
Jessica Pegula overcomes Diane Parry 6-1 7-6(4) in the 2nd round in Beijing on Friday. Pegula will try to keep the momentum against Veronika Kudermetova in the 3rd round. This run will match her best achievement in this event. Here you can see her history at this event. (image) Beijing Pegula’s Record (image) Jessica added…
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H2H, prediction of Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs Juan Ignacio Londero in Antofagasta Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 27th September 2024
Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Juan Ignacio Londero will face off in the quarter of the Antofagasta Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 4:00 pm on CANCHA CENTRAL. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction. Prediction, odds and live…
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Carlos Alcaraz makes winning start in Beijing
World no. 3 Carlos Alcaraz is off to a winning start at the ATP 500 event in Beijing. Last year’s semi-finalist faced another young gun, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, in the first round and scored a 6-4, 6-4 victory in an hour and 21 minutes, earning his 44th win of the season. The Spaniard claimed 11…
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LIVE UPDATES. Carlos Alcaraz topples Mpetshi Perricard in the 1st round – BEIJING RESULTS
Carlos Alcaraz beats Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in Beijing on Friday. His best achievement in this event was reaching the semifinal in 2023. Here you can see his history at this event. (image) Beijing Alcaraz’s Record (image) Alcaraz added to his prize money $ 25,390 after conquering this match. He…
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Zheng, Sinner shines At China Open 2024 Player Party
At the China Open 2024 player party, Jannik Sinner from Italy and Qinwen Zheng from China share their excitement about attending the event for the first time. Jannik, who is back in Beijing for the first time since 2019, expresses her eagerness to enjoy the evening. Zheng, the Chinese woman’s single tennis Olympic champion, is…
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WATCH. Monfils performs a fantastic passing shot during after a tweener in his encounter versus Medvedev in Beijing
Gael Monfils is currently competing against Daniil Medvedev in the 1st round of the China Open on Friday. Monfils entertained the local fans with this outstanding forehand passing shot after a tweener during the 2nd set. This is what has occurred. POINT OF THE WEEK. Gael Monfils pic.twitter.com/8ry6eXXr9s — José Morgado (@josemorgado) September 27, 2024…
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LIVE UPDATES. Ben Shelton gets the better of Navone in the 2nd round at the Japan Open Tennis Championships – TOKYO RESULTS
Ben Shelton prevails over Mariano Navone 6-4 6-3 in the 2nd round in Tokyo on Friday. The American won this tournament once in 2023. Here you can see his history at this event. (image) Tokyo Shelton’s Record (image) Shelton added to his prize money $ 23,225 after winning this match. He has already won $…
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H2H, prediction of Hamad Medjedovic vs Marc-Andrea Huesler in Orleans Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 27th September 2024
Hamad Medjedovic and Marc-Andrea Huesler will play each other in the quarter of the Orleans Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 6:30 pm on CENTRAL ARENA. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction. Prediction, odds and live streaming…
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Coco Gauff shares message from veteran WTA player that deeply stuck into her mind
Coco Gauff sounded extremely happy for Zhang Shuai finally managing to end her 24-match streak and it was for a good reason since the Chinese delivered one message to the American that deeply stuck into her mind. After 603 days without a win on the WTA Tour, the former world No. 22 snapped her losing…
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Roger Federer warns Carlos Alcaraz about one thing that he should change
Roger Federer has nothing but praise for Carlos Alcaraz’s game but the tennis legend has noticed one thing that he believes the 21-year-old needs to change going forward because it could potentially have a negative impact on his health and ultimately career. Last week, the former 20-time Grand Slam champion was in Berlin for the…
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H2H, prediction of Learner Tien vs Tristan Boyer in Charleston Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 27th September 2024
Learner Tien and Tristan Boyer will face off in the quarter of the Charleston Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 4:00 pm on COURT 1. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction. Prediction, odds and live streaming The…
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PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Gauff, Pegula, Badosa and Kalinskaya to play on Friday – China Open
ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Cori Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Paula Badosa and Anna Kalinskaya are going to compete on Friday at the China Open. [SEE DRAW and ORDER OF PLAY] (image) Cori Gauff vs. Clara Burel Head to head 1-0 for Gauff Cori Gauff will play Clara Burel in the 2nd round for the 2nd…