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Jon Rahm, the flu costs his LIV team dearly
When Jon Rahm landed at LIV Golf and created his team, the name was surprising: Legion XIII. There were two reasons that inspired the former world number one to choose it. On the one hand, the group of Romans who were always crushed by the Gallic village of Asterix and Obelix and that the Spaniard,…
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Aryna Sabalenka makes interesting statement amid good chance to overthrow Iga Swiatek
Aryna Sabalenka may have attempted to downplay some pressure ahead of the start of Beijing as the world No. 2 admits she wants to overthrow Iga Swiatek from the top spot but also claimed that not her primary focus. After successfully defending her US Open title, the Belarusian currently has 2,169 fewer points than the…
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Iga Swiatek’s father slams ‘so-called experts’ and ‘nonsense critics’
Iga Swiatek’s father Tomasz says some of the comments made about her daughter are plain “false assumptions” but adds that he is not interested in publicly correcting “the so-called experts.” This Monday, the Polish tennis superstar entered her 122nd week at the world No. 1 spot, making it past Ashleigh Barty on the seventh place…
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The Presidents Cup 2024 returns to Canada
This week, the Presidents Cup returns to Canada for the second time in the tournament’s history, on the Blue Course at Royal Montreal Golf Club. The international team will be looking to be more competitive than they were in 2007, where they lost 19½ to 14½ to the United States. The Blue Course has remained…
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Three ex-American stars recount ‘extremely intimidating’ Roger Federer move
Former American tennis stars Sam Querrey, Jack Sock and John Isner made quite an interesting observation during a podcast conversation as all three agreed that Roger Federer celebrating was “an intimidating” sight. During their careers, each of the three mentioned Americans above played against the Swiss tennis icon multiple times. Querrey and Sock didn’t have…
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China Open Draws and Schedule for Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Amanda Anisimova takes the court in Beijing on Wednesday. EPA-EFE/DEAN LEWINS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND 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 expanded to…
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World No. 299 asks Novak Djokovic for help: I’d earn more by working in McDonald’s…
Karue Sell achieved a special milestone this Monday but it is safe to say he didn’t celebrate too much as the Brazilian tennis player ripped the money that is being distributed to the lower-tier tournaments and even asked Novak Djokovic for help because he thinks McDonald’s workers earn more than players in his position. The…
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BEIJING DRAW. Diane Parry’s prediction with Liang next. H2H and rankings
Diane Parry is about to commence her run in the draw in Beijing. The past year in Beijing, Diane lost in the qualifications to Magdalena Frech 6-4 6-4. Draw prediction with head to head records This is Diane Parry’s projected draw together withherlikely opponents in China Open. Diane has a losing record (0-2) with the…
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H2H, prediction of Erika Andreeva vs Greetje Minnen in Beijing with odds, preview, pick | 25th September 2024
Erika Andreeva and Greetje Minnen will face off in the 1st round of the China Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 11:00 am on LOTUS. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction. Prediction, odds and live streaming The…
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Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa are closer than ever
Stefanos Tsitsipas’ 2024 cannot be considered to be fully satisfactory. The Greek champion is struggling to complete that leap of quality expected from a player with his talent, especially after showing flashes of crystal class in the early years of his career. The truth is that the player from Athens is no longer improving, his…