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• Murray plans latest comeback bid after groin injury

  07-05-2021 23:53 via skysports.com
  
  Andy Murray is planning to make his latest comeback in just over a week's time as he looks to put more injury problems behind him.
  
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• Rafael Nadal reacts to losing to Alexander Zverev in Madrid

  07-05-2021 23:45 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Former world No. 1 Rafael Nadal showed his class after losing to Alexander Zverev as he congratulated the German on his big win.Zverev, ranked at No. 6 in the world, claimed a shock 6-4 6-4 win over Nadal to make the Madrid Masters semifinal. Nadal was up by 4-2 in the first set before Zverev claimed back-to-back breaks to overturn the deficit and steal the opener.Zverev then broke Nadal in the fifth game of the second set and routinely held on to his serve to book a straight-set win. 
  
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• Roger Federer came back to train on clay-court for Geneva

  07-05-2021 23:40 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  With a slight delay, Roger Federer also hits a beat and shows his followers to warm up their engines for the upcoming season on the red which, for him, will be reduced to the bone. From his social profiles, the Swiss posted a reel that portrays him in training on a clay court.Simple writing that accompanies the always graceful and elegant movements of the former world number one: "Gearing up for Geneva". Roger, in fact, will open his two stages on clay right from the home tournament in Geneva -
  
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• Andy Murray to practise with Novak Djokovic in Rome before return

  07-05-2021 23:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andy Murray will practise with Novak Djokovic in Rome on Sunday and hopes to return to action in 10 days' time.
  
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• John Isner: Andrey Rublev was the better player but I won

  07-05-2021 23:22 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Big-serving American John Isner admitted that Andrey Rublev was the better player but he was happy that he managed to find a way to beat the Russian. Isner, ranked at No. 39 in the world, beat world No. 7 Rublev 7-6 (4) 3-6 7-6 (4) in the Madrid Masters round-of-16. Rublev did not face a single break point during the match but still ended up losing in three sets. “I’m very happy,” Isner said, per the ATP website. “I wasn’t the better player out there
  
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• Madrid Open: Rafael Nadal beaten by Alexander Zverev in quarter-finals

  07-05-2021 23:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Germany's Alexander Zverev beats Rafael Nadal for the first time on clay to reach the Madrid Open semi-finals.
  
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• 'Victory over Rafael Nadal on clay is one of the biggest in my career,' says Zverev

  07-05-2021 23:10 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Facing Rafael Nadal for the fourth time on clay, Alexander Zverev defeated the king of clay in the Madrid Open quarter-final. In the clash of former champions, Zverev overpowered Nadal 6-4, 6-4 in an hour and 44 minutes, beating the Spaniard for the third time in a row and the first on the slowest surface. Alexander describes the victory as one of the most significant ones of his career, praising Nadal and highlighting how tough is to beat him on clay. Rafa played well against Carlos Alcaraz and
  
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• Kenin drops dad as coach ahead of French Open

  07-05-2021 22:21 via espn.com
  
  Sofia Kenin no longer will be coached by her father, announcing the move just weeks before the French Open. Kenin won the Australian Open and finished second at Roland Garros in 2020.
  
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• Rafael Nadal on Alexander Zverev loss: Very difficult to understand

  07-05-2021 22:21 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Spanish tennis superstar Rafael Nadal suffered a shock Madrid Masters quarterfinal loss but still he is leaving the tournament with a positive feeling. Nadal, seeded at No. 1, was beaten in straight sets by Alexander Zverev as the German won 6-4 6-4. "I’m leaving Madrid with an overall positive feeling, but at the same time with the ugly feeling of having played a match like this today against a great player,” Nadal admitted in his post-match press conference, per the ATP w
  
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• 'Rafael Nadal brings such enormous spin to the game that...', says former star

  07-05-2021 22:10 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Five-time Madrid Open winner Rafael Nadal progresses to the quarterfinals at the Caja Mágica, beating Alexei Popyrin 6-3, 6-3 in one hour and 19 minutes. It was Nadal's 54th victory at the Madrid Open and another comfortable one after beating Carlos Alcaraz on Wednesday, sailing into the round of 16 where he faces Daniel Evans or Alexander Zverev. Popyrin remained aggressive from start to finish, scoring 20 winners and the same number of unforced errors, while Rafa stayed at an 11-15 rati
  
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• ATP Madrid 2021: Zverev vs Rafael Nadal's HIGHLIGHTS

  07-05-2021 21:23 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  At the ATP Mutua Madrid Open 2021, after the misstep in Monte-Carlo and the very complicated victory in Barcelona, ​​Rafael Nadal also loses against Alexander Zverev with the final score of 4-6 4-6. Waiting for Zverev for the remake of the most recent final of the US Open obviously Dominic Thiem, executioner of John Isner.Zverev serves well, moves the game well with the forehand, but above all he manages not to get trapped in the network of prolonged exchanges. After a rather prolong
  
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• 'Roger Federer is like a golfer who leads...', says Grand Slam champion

  07-05-2021 20:10 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Rafael Nadal's start to the season on clay did not see him shine especially. The Spanish tennis legend and king of clay, after the elimination in the quarterfinals in Monte Carlo, is struggling especially in the ATP tournament in Barcelona.The Spaniard reached the quarterfinals but disappointing in both games as he lost a set so much with the Belarusian Ivashka and with the Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori. Having clearly dominated the first set, the Spaniard fell into the distance and the f
  
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• Yastremska fails in latest appeal to lift doping ban

  07-05-2021 18:58 via skysports.com
  
  Dayana Yastremska has failed in her latest bid to overturn a provisional suspension for failing an out-of-competition drugs test.
  
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• Zverev stuns Nadal to reach Madrid Open semi-finals

  07-05-2021 18:41 via skysports.com
  
  Alexander Zverev claimed his third-straight victory over Rafael Nadal to make it through to the semi-finals of the Madrid Open on Friday.
  
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• Zverev trips Nadal in straight sets on Madrid clay

  07-05-2021 18:26 via espn.com
  
  Alexander Zverev beat Rafael Nadal for the first time on clay and for the third time in a row overall with a 6-4, 6-4 victory in the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open.
  
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• 'So you have Rafael Nadal bringing that into it', says former ATP ace

  07-05-2021 18:10 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Audience and Roland Garros: the decision of the French government arrives. After many discussions, opinions, delays, there is finally clarity on the public frame that will accompany the French Open, the start of which has been postponed by two weeks compared to the originally scheduled date. The news of the day is what the French government has communicated through the minister of sport, Jean-Michel Blanquer, and reported by the Reuters agency: at Roland Garros 2021 there will be public and to a
  
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• ATP Madrid: Passive Rafael Nadal loses to Alexander Zverev in straight sets

  07-05-2021 17:27 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  The four-time Caja Magica champion Rafael Nadal stayed empty-handed in front of the home fans in Madrid for the third straight season, losing to Alexander Zverev 6-4, 6-4 in an hour and 45 minutes. Alexander had the upper hand over Rafa in the battle of former Madrid Open champions, playing aggressive tennis and delivering his third straight triumph against the Spaniard and the first on clay from four encounters, previously winning only one set. Nadal struggled on the first serve and couldn't do
  
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• Dean Burmester: "That makes you feel great"

  07-05-2021 17:10 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Dean Burmester said he is just going to take it one shot at a time as he aims to continue momentum following his second European Tour victory at last week’s Tenerife Open.Speaking ahead of the Canary Islands Championship, also held at Costa Adeje, Burmester reflected on his 'special' win - which saw him match his career-low of 62 during the final round.Dean Burmester, statements“It was pretty special (the manner of the win). I don’t think I realised until Monday afternoon. I wa
  
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• 'I hope that Rafael Nadal wouldn't kill me on the court as before,' wishes Zverev

  07-05-2021 16:52 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev are battling for the place in the Madrid Open semi-final at Caja Magica. The German scored victories over Rafa in the previous two matches and will try to beat the Spaniard on clay for the first time, taking only one set in their encounters in 2018 and 2019. Zverev scored solid wins over Kei Nishikori and Daniel Evans, and will seek a similar one against the 20-time Major winner, knowing he has to stay aggressive and dictate the rallies if he wants to stand a ch
  
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• 'At the time Roger Federer probably had the best forehand in the world', says legend

  07-05-2021 16:10 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  After two operations on his right knee and a whole year spent more in the infirmary than on the playing fields, Roger Federer prepares to become a protagonist again. The former number one in the world rankings is training for the Geneva tournament, scheduled for May 16. On his Instagram profile he showed a video in which he stepped up his workout. The goal is to get back in shape at the most prominent of Roland Garros, but above all for Wimbledon (won eight times in the past) and the Tokyo Olymp
  
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• 'Rafael Nadal is still favorite, although I like Madrid's conditions,' says Zverev

  07-05-2021 14:45 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  After a couple of early exits in Miami, Monte Carlo and Munich due to an elbow injury, Alexander Zverev has raised his level in Madrid. The German beat Kei Nishikori and Daniel Evans to reach the quarter-final at the event where he claimed the title in the past, hoping for another strong run against the five-time Madrid Open winner Rafael Nadal. Alexander claimed the Madrid Open crown in dominant style three years ago, barely facing a break point in five matches and finding a perfect balance bet
  
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• Rafael Nadal: 'I try to win games without doing...'

  07-05-2021 14:10 via tennisworldusa.org
  In the spring of 2007, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal had been the best players in the world for two years, competing at a different level compared to all opponents and dominating their favorite surfaces like almost no one before them. Nadal had not lost on clay in 72 surreal matches (Roger would end that streak in the final in Hamburg two weeks later). In contrast, Federer had won 48 straight grass court matches since Mario Ancic defeated him at Wimbledon 2002, adding four Wimbledon titles to h
  
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• Rory McIlroy is against Premier Golf League

  07-05-2021 13:10 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  The green champions are divided on the "Superlega" of golf, the nascent Premier Golf League (PGL) which, through a Saudi fund, would be ready to put 1 billion dollars to convince many big names to leave the traditional circuits to embark on a new adventure."I think this project is really interesting and certainly deserves to be evaluated carefully". This is the position of Phil Mickelson who in the past had already winked at the Premier Golf League which aims to take the limelight from 2022.The
  
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• 'When I played Roger Federer I was a worse player than now', says ATP ace

  07-05-2021 12:10 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Daniil Medvedev is considered by many to be the future number 1 in the world once Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have hung up the racket. On the other hand, the young Russian occupies the third place in the world ranking after having pushed up to second position on the eve of Monte Carlo. Shortly before his debut in the Principality, the Moscow tennis player tested positive for Coronavirus, thus unable to take the field and being forced into isolation. Thanks to the triumph obtai
  
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• 'Rafael Nadal will try everything to beat me after two straight losses,' says Zverev

  07-05-2021 11:41 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev will face each other for the eighth time at the Madrid Open on Friday, battling for the semi-final spot. Nadal defeated the German in their opening five encounters before Alexander took charge in the previous two, beating the Spaniard on an indoor court in Paris in London to taste a smell of victory against the 20-time Major winner. After early losses in Miami, Monte Carlo and Munich due to an elbow injury, Zverev played well in the opening two matches in Madrid
  
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• 'Rafael Nadal wished me a happy birthday and encouraged me to work hard,' says..

  07-05-2021 11:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  The young Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz has been one of the players to watch in the last couple of seasons, earning numerous age records for his 2003 generation. Under the close guidance of a former world no. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero, Carlos has made fantastic progress through the ATP ranking list since the first Futures title in 2019 at 16, showing his full potential since August last year. The young gun claimed three Challenger titles in the closing stages of 2020, moving closer to the top-100 and sett
  
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• Madrid Open: Ashleigh Barty to play Aryna Sabalenka in final

  07-05-2021 10:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  World number one Ashleigh Barty wins her 16th consecutive match on red clay, beating Spain's Paula Badosa to reach the Madrid Open final.
  
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• Roger Federer as a Major champion - 'I'm much more relaxes after winning Wimbledon'

  07-05-2021 10:18 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Roger Federer claimed his first Major title at Wimbledon 2003, dominating over the rest of the field and dropping one set in seven encounters to join the tennis immortals. Missing a chance to become world no. 1 in Montreal and Cincinnati, Roger headed to the US Open as one of the favorites, seeking the second consecutive Major crown and his first notable result in New York. After beating Jose Acasuso and Jean-Rene Lisnard, Federer faced James Blake in the third round and toppled the American 6-3
  
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• Rafael Nadal: 'I was with quite a lot of problems in the knee'

  07-05-2021 10:10 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Despite having won the title five times, the Mutua Madrid Open is the least suited to Rafael Nadal's characteristics among the tournaments held on clay. The latest success of the Spanish phenomenon dates back to the 2017 edition, although it should be remembered that the 2020 edition was skipped due to the global pandemic. The 20-time Grand Slam champion began his journey very well by giving a sound lesson to his compatriot Carlos Alcaraz, to whom he did not discount the Caja Magica power plant.
  
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• 'Rafael Nadal and I didn't talk before the match,' says Carlos Alcaraz

  07-05-2021 09:21 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  On Wednesday, the young gun Carlos Alcaraz celebrated his 18th birthday in front of the home fans at Caja Magica, facing his idol Rafael Nadal in the second round. Nadal defeated Alcaraz 6-1, 6-2 in an hour and 17 minutes in the clash between the present and the future of the Spanish and world's tennis, with Carlos standing as one of the players to beat in the following decade. Alcaraz conquered the first Futures title in 2019 at 16 and improved his game under the guidance of a former world no.
  
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• World Cups among 97 events UK wants to host

  07-05-2021 09:14 via skysports.com
  
  The UK has identified almost 100 international sporting events it has aspirations to host over the next decade which would bring a combined benefit to the economy of almost £7bn.
  
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• Premier Golf League, espulsion in PGA Tour

  07-05-2021 09:10 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Contracts worth 30-50 million dollars to convince some of the best players in the world - from Dustin Johnson, number 1, to Justin Thomas to Brooks Koepka - to 'marry' the new golf league. The Premier Golf League (PGL), with the support of a Saudi fund, returns to undermine the safety of the most important men's green circuits.Premier Golf League, the Pga TourImmediate reaction of the PGA Tour which, as has already happened in football with FIFA and Uefa, imposes a hard line. "Anyone who decides
  
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• WTA Madrid 2021 semifinals HIGHLIGHTS: Barty got the final!

  07-05-2021 08:10 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Ashleigh Barty defeated Paula Badosa for 6-4 6-3 to reach the final of the WTA Mutua Madrid Open 2021. Both players showed great solidity in serving and only the tenth game was able to permanently shift the balance.Badosa bravely saved two set points, but committed a painful double foul on the third and handed the set to her opponent. At the start of the second set, Barty lost control of the backhand and found the worst game of his serving game, but immediately recovered the break from behind an
  
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• 'I'd like to become like Roger Federer', says young ATP star

  07-05-2021 08:10 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Roger Federer wanted to give himself one last chance to enrich his already illustrious showcase, which is why he decided to return to the field after undergoing two knee surgeries last year. At the age of 40, the Swiss phenomenon has repeatedly reiterated that his great goals in 2021 will be Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics, without forgetting the US Open scheduled for late summer. After a brief return to Doha at the beginning of March, King Roger will begin his season on red in Geneva, before t
  
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• Rafael Nadal: 'Winning Roland Garros and equaling Roger Federer's record was..'

  07-05-2021 08:07 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  For the second time in his career, the Spanish superstar Rafael Nadal earned the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year! It is the second Laureus honor for Nadal and the first in ten years, as he becomes the third tennis player with multiple awards after Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, who are on nine combined. Nadal earned the award in front of Joshua Cheptegei, Armand Duplantis, Lewis Hamilton, LeBron James and Robert Lewandowski, mainly thanks to his 13th Roland Garros crown a
  
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• ThrowbackTimes Barcelona: Rafael Nadal fires 15 forehand winners vs. Hyeon Chung

  07-05-2021 07:48 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  The Barcelona 2017 quarter-final clash between Rafael Nadal and a qualifier Hyeon Chung produced one of the best sets on clay that year. The young Korean pushed the nine-time champion to the limits in the opening set before falling 7-6, 6-2 after an hour and 44 minutes. The 20-year-old had to qualify for the main draw and played some great tennis once he reached it, beating Denis Istomin, Philipp Kohlschreiber and Alexander Zverev in straight sets to set the ultimate clash against Rafael Nadal.
  
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• ATP Madrid 2021 day 5 HIGHLIGHTS: Rafa Nadal got the quarters!

  07-05-2021 07:36 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Rafael Nadal qualified for the quarter-finals of the Mutua Madrid Open 2021, thanks to the victory in in straights sets for 6-3 6-3 against Alexei Popyrin. The Australian wasted three consecutive break points that would have allowed him to extend 2-0 in the first set.Instead, ahead 4-1 and serve, the 20 Grand Slam champion hit a bad drop shot and broke the serve for the first time. The Australian's last blast in the first set, and in the whole game in general, came in the eighth game, but Nadal
  
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• Rafael Nadal: 'I feel comfortable with the service again thanks...'

  07-05-2021 06:10 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  High-profile tennis never stops. This year the clay season is really full of commitments; immediately after Madrid we fly to Italy for the Masters1000 in Rome, with the Foro Italico that will be able to welcome some audiences starting from the round of 16. All this, to better prepare for Roland Garros, which will begin at the end of May. After the slip with Andrey Rublev, Rafael Nadal has regained his usual lucidity. The victory in Barcelona in a beautiful match with Stefanos Tsitsipas and the e
  
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• Canary Island Swing, the third appointment

  07-05-2021 05:10 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  The "Canary Island Swing" third and last consecutive appointment in the Canary Islands of the European Golf Tour. In Tenerife, on the Golf Costa Adeje course, where the Tenerife Open was played last week, the Canary Island Championship is staged. From tomorrow to Sunday (6-9 May) there will be six blues in the race: with Nino Bertasio (fresh from 22nd place at the Tenerife Open) also Guido Migliozzi, Francesco Laporta, Renato Paratore, Edoardo Molinari and Andrea Pavan.Canary Island Swing, previ
  
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• Mutua Madrid Open: Ashleigh Barty marches to 2021's 4th final; faces Aryna Sabalenka

  07-05-2021 04:28 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Ashleigh Barty won her 16th match on the trot as she defeated Paula Badosa 6-4, 6-3 to reach the final of the Mutua Madrid Open. In doing so, the top-seeded Australian also avenged her loss to the Spaniard in Charleston, in April.Barty finished the 75-minute encounter with 30 winners and 23 unforced errors.Post-match, speaking about playing Badosa again, Barty said, “You have to learn from every game, every match you play against an opponent. I definitely learnt a lot from the match we pla
  
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• 'Can you imagine if Federer, Nadal, Djokovic was playing during...', says legend

  07-05-2021 04:10 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  According to numerous insiders, 2021 should have been the right year for the definitive changing of the guard at the top of men's tennis. With Roger Federer now almost out of the game (don't want the champion from Basel), the challenge of ousting Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal from the top seemed within reach given what happened at the ATP Finals last year. The Australian Open 2021 was the ideal context to seal the rise of the Next Gen, after Thiem became the first player born in the 90s to win
  
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• Dominic Thiem 'satisfied' after Alex de Minaur win

  07-05-2021 02:10 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Austrian tennis star Dominic Thiem was extremely satisfied with the way his Madrid Masters round-of-16 clash against Alex de Minaur went. Thiem, seeded at No. 3, overcame de Minaur in two sets 7-5 (7) 6-4 to reach the Madrid Masters quarterfinal.De Minaur made a perfect start to the match, having broken Thiem in the opening game of the match. Thiem failed to convert any of his three break points in the second game but broke back de Minaur in the sixth game to eventually force a tie-bre
  
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• Francesco Molinari back at The Wells Fargo

  07-05-2021 01:10 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  The return of Francesco Molinari. And then the presence of four of the best five players in the world. The Wells Fargo Championship, the PGA Tour golf tournament scheduled from tomorrow to Sunday (May 6-9) in Charlotte (United States), will be a big challenge. A month after the last appearance at The Masters there is expectation for Chicco Molinari, who has slipped to 128th place in the world ranking. Major trials for the Turin-born who next week (May 13-16) will not play AT&T Byron Nelson i
  
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• ThrowbackTimes Barcelona: Rafael Nadal bagels David Goffin for massive milestone

  07-05-2021 00:46 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  World no. 1 and the defending champion Rafael Nadal was on a steady course towards another title at one of his favorite tournaments in Barcelona 2018 after a dominant 6-4, 6-0 triumph over the 4th seed David Goffin in an hour and 22 minutes. Nadal reached the 113th ATP final and the 11th in Barcelona from 14 trips, never losing a title match at this ATP 500 event and winning 57 out of 60 encounters! Also, Rafa claimed a staggering 44 straight sets on his beloved clay since the Roland Garros 2017
  
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• 'If I beat Roger Federer now it wouldn't be the same as...', says Top 5

  07-05-2021 00:32 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  In the Mutua Madrid Open the season will open on Daniil Medvedev's red with a few weeks of delay due to the covid-19 positivity found in the first days of the Monte-Carlo tournament which forced the Russian to forfeit. Not an idyllic relationship, to put it mildly, the one between the number 3 in the world and the crushed brick. The characteristics of him, in fact, do not blend well with the surface, indeed. And this is exactly what the Russian spoke about on the eve of the Spanish tournament th
  
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• ATP Madrid: Cristian Garin downs Daniil Medvedev. Matteo Berrettini advances

  07-05-2021 00:11 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Competing on clay for the first time in 2021, world no. 3 Daniil Medvedev confirmed once again that he can't handle the slowest surface at the moment. The Russian passed the second round at the Madrid Open but couldn't do the same against the 16th seed Cristian Garin, with the Chilean beating the Russian 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 after two and a half hours. Daniil stayed in touch in the opening two sets before losing ground in the decider, getting broken thrice and creating only one chance on the return tha
  
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