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Team Europe wins Laver Cup 13-11 after Alcaraz beats Taylor Fritz
In a dramatic conclusion to the 2024 Laver Cup, Team Europe emerged victorious with a narrow 13-11 win over Team World. The decisive moment came when Carlos Alcaraz defeated Taylor Fritz in a high-stakes singles match, securing the trophy for Europe for the first time since 2021. The final day of the competition was filled…
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H2H, prediction of Samuel Vincent Ruggeri vs Hazem Naow in Orleans Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 23rd September 2024
Samuel Vincent Ruggeri and Hazem Naow will square off in the qualifications of the Orleans Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 12:30 pm on CENTRAL ARENA. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction. Prediction, odds and live streaming The pick…
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Struggling Rybakina withdraws from Beijing
Elena Rybakina’s 2024 season has been a rollercoaster of highs and lows, and her recent withdrawal from the China Open in Beijing adds another chapter to her challenging year. The Kazakh star, who has been battling a persistent back injury, announced her decision to pull out of the prestigious WTA 1000 event, leaving fans and…
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H2H, prediction of Zhizhen Zhang vs Bu Yunchaokete in Hangzhou with odds, preview, pick | 23rd September 2024
Zhizhen Zhang and Bu Yunchaokete will play each other in the semifinal of the Hangzhou Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 7:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction. Prediction, odds and live streaming…
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CHENGDU RESULTS. Lorenzo Musetti, Alibek Kachmazov, Yannick Hanfmann, Juncheng Shang win on Sunday
Lorenzo Musetti, Alibek Kachmazov, Yannick Hanfmann, Juncheng Shang reach the semifinal in Chengdu on Sunday. This is what has occurred. 1/4 A.Kachmazov N.Jarry (image) 6-3 6-4 Spotlight 1/4 L.Musetti A.Mannarino (image) 6-2 5-7 6-2 1/4 Y.Hanfmann P.Portero (image) 7-61 6-2 Spotlight 1/4 J.Shang A.Bublik (image) 6-4 7-68 Spotlight SeeDraw (image) See fullDRAW Lorenzo Musetti in…
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Jannik Sinner arrives in Beijing and tries to speak Chinese
After his win at the 2024 US Open, Jannik Sinner’s season continues with the ATP 500 in Beijing. This tournament evokes beautiful memories in the mind of the world’s number 1, who won in China last year beating Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals and Daniil Medvedev in the final. That triumph started his splendid season…
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Can Ben Shelton really become a Top 5?
Ben Shelton is a player that fans love and who will win important titles in the future. The young American talent has the right weapons to make a difference in modern tennis, starting with a powerful serve and a very incisive forehand. Ben is also very effective near the net, although he has to improve…
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Reason why Roger Federer has not played any exhibitions yet
Roger Federer is in Berlin this weekend to watch live the 2024 edition of the Laver Cup, which is taking place at the Uber Arena. The 20-time Grand Slam champion – who played the last match of his legendary career two years ago at the O2 Arena in London – is enjoying time with his…
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Laver Cup – Team Europe needs a feat against Team World
The 2024 edition of the Laver Cup is giving show and many surprises. Despite Team Europe being favored on the eve of the event thanks to top players such as Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas, Team World led by John McEnroe shocked fans in the first two days. Laver…
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Ruud calls Alcaraz the best possible news for tennis, snubbing Sinner
Carlos Alcaraz or Jannik Sinner: which is the best news that tennis has received, for the era following the domination of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz? Casper Ruud gave an interesting interview to Punto de Break, after the Laver Cup match played against Francisco Cerundulo, indicating Carlos Alcaraz as the best news for…
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Is Carlos Alcaraz right about the ATP calendar?
Carlos Alcaraz’s level is growing after his premature elimination at the 2024 US Open, which has taken away almost all chance of finishing the season at the top of the ATP ranking. Although Team Europe lags behind Team World on the eve of the last day of the 2024 Laver Cup, the former world number…
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VIDEO. Musetti surprises the spectators with a remarkable forehand passing shot in his contest against Mannarino in Chengdu
Lorenzo Musetti is at the moment taking on Adrian Mannarino in the quarter of the Chengdu Open on Sunday. Musetti performed this remarkable forehand passing shot during the 2nd set. Have a good time watching the video. Musetti the magician (image) Mannarino can only laugh at this shotmaking from @Lorenzo1Musetti (image) @ChengduOpen | #ChengduOpen pic.twitter.com/f2KNwYBnUW…
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Darya Kasatkina dispatches Shnaider in the semifinal to collide vs Haddad Maia. HIGHLIGHTS – SEOUL RESULTS
Daria Kasatkina prevails over Diana Shnaider 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in Seoul on Saturday in what was an all-Russian match. Kasatkina will have to play Beatriz Haddad Maia in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 17 minutes. (image) Seoul Kasatkina’s Record (image) Kasatkina added to her prize money $ 36,450 after conquering…
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ATP LISBON CHALLENGER DRAW, PRIZE MONEY. Moura Monteiro, Altmaier, Seyboth Wild, Agustin Tirante are the top seeds
Thiago Moura Monteiro, Daniel Altmaier, Thiago Seyboth Wild, Thiago Agustin Tirante are the players leading the ATP draw in the Lisbon Challenger. The defending champion is Flavio Cobolli who defeated Benjamin Hassan 7-5 7-5. The winner of the competition will receive €16,550 in prize money while the finalist will take home €9,705. This is the…
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H2H, prediction of Juan Pablo Ficovich vs Gonzalo Bueno in Cali Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 22nd September 2024
Juan Pablo Ficovich and Gonzalo Bueno will square off in the final of the Cali Challenger for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 10:20 am on CANCHA CENTRAL. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction. Prediction, odds and live streaming The pick for Tennis Tonic…
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Fox admits it’s difficult to make friends on Pga
Benefiting from one of the ten spots up for grabs on the Race to Dubai 2023 “qualifying” for the PGA Tour 2024, Ryan Fox does not have great memories of this first season across the Atlantic where individualism and the difficulty in making friends is commonplace. Ryan Fox, statements Like many players who are not…
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Andy Murray-Gareth Bale, Pro-Am at Wentworth
Tennis player Andy Murray, who just hung up his boots after the Paris Olympics, former footballer Gareth Bale (photo), Tom Holland, who plays Spiderman in the movies, were among the distinguished “guests” at the BMW PGA Championship Pro-Am this Wednesday at Wentworth… A Pro-Am at Wentworth is always a guarantee of rubbing shoulders with the…
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Laver Cup Results and Order of Play for Sunday, September 22, 2024
Daniil Medvedev will face Ben Shelton in Laver Cup play on Sunday. Photo credit: Rob Stone/@RobStoneTennis Laver CupUber ArenaBerlin, GermanySeptember 20-22, 2024Surface: Hard Court Laver Cup Results for Saturday, September 21 Team World 8, Team Europe 4 Match 8 Ben Shelton/Alejandro Tabilo (World) d. Casper Ruud/Stefanos Tsitsipas (Europe) 6-1, 6-2 Match 7 Taylor Fritz (World)…
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Royal and Ancient announces record attendance
Despite the weather being far from favourable during the four rounds, the 152nd The Open in history played at Royal Troon (Scotland) attracted 258,174 spectators last July. A record figure, far, far ahead of the previous edition played here in 2016. The Royal and Ancient, news Royal Troon, host of the last British Open where…
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McIlroy smashes his 8 iron but hits crazy shot
It was a strange mishap, fortunately without consequences, that happened to Rory McIlroy this Thursday in the first round of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. The Northern Irishman and the commentators had never seen anything like it! Neither had the spectators or TV viewers! On a very high-speed tee shot, the driver head sometimes…