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Novak Djokovic confirmed he was not bluffing
As everyone knows, Novak Djokovic will miss the last Masters 1000 of the season in Paris-Bercy. The former world number 1 had anticipated this decision already in September during the Davis Cup, but many fans and insiders thought it was a bluff. The 24-time Grand Slam champion will not defend his title from last year…
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Carlos Alcaraz tops Rafael Nadal’s record with 200th ATP win – A new milestone
At 21 years and five months, Carlos Alcaraz stands on a 206-53 ratio in the ATP matches. The young gun secured his 200th ATP win in the second round of the ATP 500 event in Beijing, securing a new milestone on his already rich list of achievements. Alcaraz passes ‘teenage king’ Nadal Carlos needed 252…
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LIVE UPDATES. Katerina Siniakova grounds Parks in the 2nd round to set up a clash vs Pera at the Guangzhou Open – GUANGZHOU RESULTS
Katerina Siniakova sweeps aside Alycia Parks 6-1 6-4 in the 2nd round in Guangzhou on Thursday after playing a good match to clash against Bernarda Pera in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 18 minutes. This will be her best result in this event. Previously, the best she could do was reaching the…
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Impressive Alexander Zverev downs Marcos Giron, earns career-high win
World no. 3 Alexander Zverev sailed into the ATP 500 Vienna quarter-final. The German defeated the American Marcos Giron 6-2, 7-5 in an hour and 12 minutes, achieving 61 ATP wins for the first time in a single season. Zverev had 60 victories in 2018 and passed that number six years later, playing consistent tennis…
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PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Tsitsipas, Shelton, Rune and Fils to play on Thursday – Swiss Indoors Basel
ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Stefanos Tsitsipas, Ben Shelton, Holger Rune and Arthur Fils are going to play on Thursday at the Swiss Indoors Basel. [SEE DRAW and ORDER OF PLAY] (image) Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Botic Van De Zandschulp Head to head 1-0 for Tsitsipas Stefanos Tsitsipas will face Botic Van De Zandschulp in the…
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H2H, prediction of Roman Andres Burruchaga vs Hady Habib in Curitiba Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 24th October 2024
Roman Andres Burruchaga and Hady Habib will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Curitiba Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 5:30 pm on QUADRA 1. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction. Prediction, odds…
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Stan Wawrinka surprises Mannarino in the 1st round to set up a clash vs Shelton at the Swiss Indoors Basel. HIGHLIGHTS – BASEL RESULTS
Stan Wawrinka upsets Adrian Mannarino 6-3 3-6 7-5 in the 1st round in Basel on Wednesday. Wawrinka will have to play Ben Shelton in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 1 minute. His best achievement in this competition was reaching the semifinal in 2006 and 2011. Here you can see his history…
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Frances Tiafoe issues blunt message to ATP after latest on-court outburst
Frances Tiafoe acknowledges he is aware that there are kids following him but also bluntly remarked that he will change when officials start doing a better job. After hurling 13 F-bombs at chair umpire Jimmy Pinoargote during a stunning Shanghai Masters outburst earlier this month, the American also got annoyed with Adel Nour in Vienna…
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Andy Roddick has interesting perspective on Jannik Sinner earning $6M in Saudi exho
Andy Roddick isn’t denying that the Saudis probably overpaid the Six Kings Slam participants but also noted that it is easier for an event to pay the winner $6 million when there are only six players competing and not over 100 as in Grand Slams. In case you missed it, Jannik Sinner collected the biggest-ever…
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Dominic Thiem’s painful confession on when he saw writing on the wall
Dominic Thiem candidly admitted that he had already seen the writing on the wall two years ago as that was when he started accepting that he was heading toward retirement. On Tuesday, the 31-year-old’s career officially came to an end in Vienna following a 6-7 (5) 2-6 defeat to Luciano Darderi. Moments after the match…