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Rival captain gets brutally honest on his wish for Rafael Nadal in Davis Cup farewell
Argentine Davis Cup team captain Guillermo Coria admits he will be the first to root for Spain to win the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga if his team exits the event early and avoids the host nation. Last month, the 22-time Grand Slam champion announced via a video message that his retirement would officially come…
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Stefanos Tsitsipas shares first crush on Paula Badosa, when he knew they’d be couple
Stefanos Tsitsipas shares he was left “mesmerized” by Paula Badosa when he first saw her during the 2020 Australian Open and that was when he predicted that one day they would one day be a couple. After the Spaniard was spotted in the stands for one of the Greek’s 2023 French Open matches without a…
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David Ferrer highlights what happens if Rafael Nadal isn’t ready to play DC singles
Team captain David Ferrer says he is not worried a bit that Rafael Nadal will cause him or the Spanish Davis Cup team any problems in Malaga because he is certain that the 38-year-old will be the first to admit that he is not ready to play if that’s the case. After competing at the…
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Stefanos Tsitsipas’ deeply honest confession on why splitting with dad was necessary
Stefanos Tsitsipas says he has nothing but love and respect for his father Apostolos but ending their professional partnership with him was necessary to “save” their relationship. During a Montreal Masters match in August, the world No. 11 got extremely annoyed with his dad to the point where he confronted him and demanded to leave…
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Indian legend Rohan Bopanna reveals who is the GOAT of tennis
In an exclusive interview with Clay, Indian tennis legend Rohan Bopanna talked about many interesting topics, one of which is the age-old question of the GOAT of tennis. A choice that obviously falls on one among Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. “The greatest tennis player of all time is Novak Djokovic. His consistency…
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Rising star Coleman Wong reveals who prefers between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner
Coleman Wong’s goal is to qualify for the Next Gen ATP Finals. An event that has seen some of the best players in the world, including Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, triumph. The young rising star has made history this season, becoming the first player from Hong Kong since 1972 to win an ATP match.…
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Paris Rolex Masters director rips the Six Kings Slam
Cédric Pioline, director of the Paris Rolex Masters, explained the reasons for Jannik Sinner’s renunciation of playing the last ATP Masters 1000 of the season, underlining the danger of exhibition tournaments for the Tour. Every decision, a controversy. Jannik’s withdrawal from Paris-Bercy has generally raised – it must be said – some negative comments on…
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Impressive Jannik Sinner got a 30-year record belonged to the Big 3!
A sensational record underlines the rise of Jannik Sinner, who became the fourth tennis player since 1990 to reach at least the quarterfinals in all tournaments played on the ATP Tour. No player had come close to this impressive record of consistency achieved only by the Big Three Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, in…
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Grigor Dimitrov said he would give everything to get the ATP Finals
Seven years after his triumph at the ATP Finals in London, Grigor Dimitrov – who in his first participation at the year-end tournament obtained a historic success by beating David Goffin, in the final – will try to qualify for the year-end Masters of Turin, declaring that he would give everything to get there. After…
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Another major blow for Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Stefanos Tsitsipas can certainly not be satisfied with the results obtained this season. It’s true that the Greek player won his third title in Monte Carlo during the spring, but he could have expected much more from a guy who can’t make the ultimate quality jump to very high levels. Not only has the champion’s…