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Coco Gauff opens up on very challenging thing about changing serve during season
Coco Gauff admits making changes to service during a season is a very tricky thing to handle because it is not easy to work on something and try to correct it while you are actively competing and trying to win matches. Over the past couple of months, there has been a lot of talk about…
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Rolex Paris Masters Draws and Schedule for Sunday, November 3, 2024
Ugo Humbert of France faces Alexander Zverev in the Paris final. Photo by Christopher Pike/Getty Images Rolex Paris Masters Paris, FranceOctober 28-November 3, 2024 Surface: Hard CourtPrize Money: €5,950,575 City of Light is Final Masters 1000 Battle GroundThe Rolex Paris Masters is the ninth and final ATP Masters 1000 event of the season. As the…
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Iga Swiatek’s blunt response on what she needed to do in Riyadh to reclaim No. 1 spot
Iga Swiatek made it perfectly clear during her pre-tournament presser at the WTA Finals that her first and main goal in Riyadh will be to deliver her best tennis and not to think about potentially overthrowing Aryna Sabalenka from the world No. 1 position. As you probably know well by now, the Pole lost the…
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Barbora Krejcikova fires stern warning to Iga Swiatek ahead of WTA Finals meeting
Barbora Krejcikova showed respect for Iga Swiatek but also warned the Pole that she feels “has a good chance” of upsetting her at the WTA Finals. On Sunday, fans in Riyadh will have a chance to see the reigning Wimbledon champion go up against the reigning French Open winner. And while the Pole is the…
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Alexander Zverev downs Holger Rune in Paris, matches Jannik Sinner
Alexander Zverev is through to his 12th Masters 1000 final and the second at the Paris Masters. World no. 3 defeated the 2022 Paris champion Holger Rune 6-3, 7-6 in an hour and 46 minutes, moving to his 36th ATP final and seeking the 23rd title. Zverev defeated Rune for the third time from as…
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ATP METZ DRAW, PRIZE MONEY. Rublev, Ruud, Dimitrov, Rune are the leaders
Andrey Rublev, Casper Ruud, Grigor Dimitrov, Holger Rune are the players leading the ATP draw in Metz. The defending champion is Ugo Humbert who defeated Alexander Shevchenko 6-3 6-3. The winner will pocket €88,125 in prize money while the runner-up will pocket €51,400. This is the prize money compared with the previous edition. 2024…
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Carlos Alcaraz had a bizarre conversation with Alexander Zverev
Carlos Alcaraz was eliminated in the last 16 at the Rolex Paris Masters, struggling a lot due to the very fast surface and giving way to a great Ugo Humbert. The former world number 1 – who had started the match really bad – tried the reaction and managed to win the second set, but…
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Carlos Alcaraz’s Parisian Halloween nightmare – October 31 losses
Carlos Alcaraz has yet to make a name for himself at the Paris Masters. The four-time Major winner reached the quarter-final in 2022 before suffering early losses in the previous two campaigns. Carlos is probably not the greatest fan of Halloween, with both of his recent Paris Masters defeats occurring on October 31, the night…
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WTA Finals Draws and Schedule for Saturday, November 2, 2024
Jasmine Paolini of Italy faces Elena Rybakina at the WTA Finals in Riyadh on Saturday. Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images WTA Finals Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaNovember 2-9, 2024 Prize Money: $15.25 MillionLevel: WTA Finals WTA Finals Launch Three-Year Stay in Riyadh The elite eight convene in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for the season-ending finale. World No. 1…
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Jannik Sinner in the crossfire: imitating Roger Federer’s behavior was a wrong choice
The former Serena Williams’ coach Rennae Stubbs has harshly criticized Jannik Sinner for the words shared by the young Italian about the Six Kings Slam exhibition in Riyadh. The words of the ATP No.1 about the rich exhibition in Saudi Arabia have caused a lot of discussion among the media, tennis players, former tennis players…