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Unstoppable Jannik Sinners tops Novak Djokovic for Shanghai Masters crown
World no. 1 Jannik Sinner conquered his fourth Masters 1000 title in Shanghai. Jannik bested the four-time champion Novak Djokovic 7-6, 6-3 in the title clash, lifting his seventh ATP title of the season and the third at a Masters 1000 level. Thus, the Italian confirmed his year-end no. 1 status, playing miles above everyone…
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Novak Djokovic on chasing 100th ATP title: ‘It’s an extra motivation’
Novak Djokovic will chase his 100th ATP title in Shanghai against Jannik Sinner. The 24-time Major winner is trying to become the third player in the Open era with a century of trophies, hoping to join Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer. Novak claimed his first ATP title in Amersfoort in July 2006, embracing an incredible…
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Medvedev plays left handed vs. ball kids in Shanghai
Daniil Medvedev has fun in Shanghai playing left-handed against 10 ball kids. Here is the funny video. Grand Slam champion @DaniilMedwed. Playing left-handed. Against 10 ball kids. Who wins?! (image) pic.twitter.com/s7JbmwF7DZ — Rolex Shanghai Masters (@SH_RolexMasters) October 13, 2024 Daniil Medvedev in 2024 Daniil Medvedev(image) (image) 45 – 18win/loss Hard 28–9 I Hard 0–2 Clay…
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Novak Djokovic shares honest perspective on Shanghai final against Sinner
Novak Djokovic will have in a few hours the great chance to win the 100th title of his glorious career, as he will be the most anticipated protagonist of the Shanghai Rolex Masters final. The Serbian champion reached the 59th final in an ATP Masters 1000 by beating Taylor Fritz in straight sets, despite physical…
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ATP ANTWERP DRAW, PRIZE MONEY. Tsitsipas, De Minaur, Auger-Aliassime, Baez are the leaders
Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alex De Minaur, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Sebastian Baez are the top seeds of the ATP draw in Antwerp. The defending champion is Alexander Bublik who defeated Arthur Fils 6-4 6-4. The winner will earn €104,985 in prize money while the runner-up will take home €61,235. This is the overall prize money with a comparison…
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Ryder Cup 2025: Mickelson no, Garcia yes
We have officially entered the 365 days of the 2025 Ryder Cup. The “One year to go” event was held at The Times Center in Manhattan on Tuesday morning, a press conference held by the two Captains. Bradley and Donald answered questions from journalists present and connected via Zoom. Both confirmed the possibility that LIV…
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Emma Raducanu gets gift and offer amid news of Porsche taking away her dream supercar
Emma Raducanu already has a new offer on the table after the reports of Porsche taking away one of her cars as Dacia is ready to gift the 21-year-old with a new vehicle and presumably make her one of their ambassadors. Last week, The Daily Mail claimed that one of the people close to the…
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Zheng Qinwen confesses past mistake, shares how she plans to beat Aryna Sabalenka
Zheng Qinwen revealed to reporters that she was overthinking and putting too much pressure on herself in her last two matches against Aryna Sabalenka but this time has an idea of how to avoid that and hopefully play her game. On Saturday, the No. 5 seed ousted Wang Xinyu 6-3 6-4 to reach the final…
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Old Tom Morris, forever on the Old Course
Old Tom Morris’ life has always been closely tied to St. Andrews. Apart from the stint at Prestwick Golf Club (where he played a major role in the birth of the Open Championship, Ed.), we could say, despite himself, Morris Senior certainly lived the most important moments of his professional life at St. Andrews. Golf,…
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Aryna Sabalenka shows true colors with this statement after Coco Gauff hit 21 DFs
Aryna Sabalenka admits she deeply felt for Coco Gauff during their Wuhan Open semifinal match as watching the 20-year-old struggle so much on her serve reminded the Belarusian of her own struggles from 2022. On Saturday, the American led by a set and three times went up by a break in the second set but…