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Teary Rafael Nadal sends out very deep and humble message in retirement speech
Rafael Nadal sent out a pretty emotional and deep message in his retirement speech as the Spaniard acknowledged that he accomplished a lot during his career but that he would prefer more to be “remembered as a good person.” On Tuesday, the 22-time Grand Slam champion saw his career come to an end at the…
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Sara Errani shares what she thought just before serving underarm at Iga Swiatek on MP
Sara Errani says she simply felt like going for an underarm serve and that’s why she pulled it off at Iga Swiatek on a match point for Italy. After earning a match point, the 37-year-old delivered an underarm serve – which the five-time Grand Slam champion managed to return. But in the rally, the former…
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Here’s what Emma Raducanu said before GB suffered two disappointing BJKC losses
Emma Raducanu gave credit to her team following her win against Viktoria Hruncakova but also expressed optimism that Katie Boulter and Co. would go on to complete the job and seal a final ticket for Great Britain. After it was revealed that the former world No. 10 would be the first on the court for…
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Iga Swiatek issues brutal statement on her state after multiple BJKC Finals marathons
Iga Swiatek felt “tired like never before” after Poland lost a Billie Jean King Cup Finals thriller against Italy but underlined that she had no regrets for coming to Malaga to represent her nation. Since Magda Linette lost to Lucia Bronzetti in the first match of ther semifinal tie, the world No. 2 was in…
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Watch: Rafael Nadal cries during Spain’s national anthem
Rafael Nadal lost the Davis Cup Finals match, falling to Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4, 6-4. The veteran picked the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga as his final event in a career, ending his incredible journey after over two decades on the Tour. Nadal is among the ultimate Davis Cup warriors, having suffered only two defeats…
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Marco Panichi reveals where Jannik Sinner can still improve
Jannik Sinner’s level in 2024 was impressive for anyone. The Italian ace ended the season as world No. 1, despite Carlos Alcaraz winning Roland Garros and the Wimbledon Championships in the same year. The young Spaniard is almost 5000 points behind Jannik in the ATP ranking, a huge distance that testifies to the alien consistency…
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WATCH. Alcaraz surprises the fans with an outstanding drop shot in his encounter against Griekspoor in ESP
Carlos Alcaraz played against Tallon Griekspoor in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup, World Group, QF, NED on Tuesday when he lost won 7-6 6-3. Alcaraz struck this outstanding drop shot during the 2nd set. Enjoy this video. A textbook drop shot (image) #DavisCup | @carlosalcaraz pic.twitter.com/8Z8nR1oMFs — Davis Cup (@DavisCup) November 19, 2024…
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Roger Federer Writes Poignant Tribute to Rafa Nadal
Photo credit: Laver Cup Roger Federer has written poignant tribute to his retiring rival and friend Rafael Nadal. The Swiss Maestro posted his personal tribute to 22-time Grand Slam champion Nadal on social media. The 38-year-old Spanish superstar is playing his final event at the Davis Cup Final 8 in Malaga, Spain this week. View…
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H2H, prediction of Luis Carlos Alvarez Valdes vs Valerio Aboian in Puerto Vallarta Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 19th November 2024
Luis Carlos Alvarez Valdes and Valerio Aboian will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Puerto Vallarta Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 7:00 pm on PUERTO VALLARTA. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.…
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H2H, prediction of Alexey Vatutin vs Giovanni Oradini in Rovereto Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 20th November 2024
Alexey Vatutin and Giovanni Oradini will fight against each other in the 1st round of the Rovereto Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 11:30 am on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction. Prediction, odds and live streaming…