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Karen Khachanov Defeats Gabriel Diallo to win Almaty Crown
Karen Khachanov captured his seventh career title at the Almaty Open. Photo by Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Karen Khachanov reinforced his reputation as a convincing closer. The third-seeded Khachanov grounded maiden finalist Gabriel Diallo 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 to win his seventh career title at the Almaty Open. Khachanov improved to 7-2 in Tour-level finals, collecting his first championship…
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Fans dream of seeing Rafael Nadal in Paris this year
The Davis Cup Finals in Malaga will host the last official event of Rafael Nadal’s career. The former world number 1 announced his decision to leave professional tennis at 38, having realized that it would be impossible for him to win any other major titles. The legend from Manacor has not been competitive at the highest…
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Daria Kasatkina wins 8th career title at Ningbo Open
Daria Kasatkina defeated fellow Russian Mirra Andreeva 6-0 4-6 6-4 in the final of the Ningbo Open in China to win her eighth career title and second of the season, after losing four finals earlier this year. Daria Kasatkina wearing the Adidas Fall Slam Pro Match Tank and Adidas Winter Pro Wow Short The fifth-seeded…
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Ruthless Suzan Lamens claims the Japan Open Tennis Championships. HIGHLIGHTS – OSAKA RESULTS
Suzan Lamens extinguishes Kimberly Birrell 6-0 6-4 in the final in Osaka on Sunday after playing a superlative match to win her 1st career title. The match lasted 1 hour and 12 minutes. She won this tournament after playing this event for the first time in her career. (image) Osaka Lamens’s Record (image) Highlights Suzan…
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WTA TOKYO DRAW, PRIZE MONEY. Zheng, Haddad Maia, Kasatkina, Kalinskaya are the top seeds
Qinwen Zheng, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Daria Kasatkina, Anna Kalinskaya are the top seeds of the WTA draw in Tokyo. The defending champion is Veronika Kudermetova who defeated Jessica Pegula 7-5 6-1. Last year final (image) See fullDRAW Qinwen Zheng in 2024 Qinwen Zheng(image) (image) 45 – 16win/loss Hard 27–10 Clay 17–4 Grass 1–2 Rank 7…
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H2H, prediction of Daniel Altmaier vs Jacob Fearnley in Basel with odds, preview, pick | 20th October 2024
Daniel Altmaier and Jacob Fearnley will face off in the qualifications of the Swiss Indoors Basel for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 6:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction. Prediction, odds and live streaming The pick for Tennis Tonic…
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Jannik Sinner’s machine-like performance stuns Medvedev: ‘I have never seen this’
Daniil Medvedev has had a chance to fight against the greatest players of all time, sharing the court with Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. However, the Russian has never experienced anything like Jannik Sinner’s level from the Six Kings Slam in Riyadh! Daniil and Jannik battled in the quarter-final in Saudi Arabia, and…
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Watch: Novak Djokovic asks Rafael Nadal to delay retirement
Novak Djokovic would love to see more of Rafael Nadal, so he asked him to delay his retirement and stay longer with us! Of course, Djokovic joked with his great friend during the Six Kings Slam ceremony in Riyadh after beating him 6-2, 7-6 in a battle for third place. Two great rivals exchanged words…
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Kimberly Birrell ousts Ito in the semifinal to play vs Lamens at the Japan Open Tennis Championships. HIGHLIGHTS – OSAKA RESULTS
Kimberly Birrell aces Aoi Ito 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal in Osaka on Sunday. Birrell will fight against Suzan Lamens in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 14 minutes. (image) Osaka Birrell’s Record (image) Highlights Kimberly Birrell vs. Aoi Ito Japan Open Tennis Championships – Osaka Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners Birrell…
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Dominic Thiem gets real on depression in tennis after career-ending wrist injury
Dominic Thiem isn’t shying away from having mental health topics as the 2020 US Open champion suggests that so many things happen over the course of the season that it is normal for a tennis player to go through every possible emotion and state. For several years, the Austrian was one of the top players…