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• Watch: Novak Djokovic and Holger Rune keep their Monte Carlo tradition

  02-04-2024 23:45 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Top-10 stars Novak Djokovic and Holger Rune keep their Monte Carlo tradition alive, training in the Principality ahead of the third Masters 1000 event of the season. Three years ago, the 17-year-old Dane texted the legend, inviting him to train together in Monte Carlo. Novak said yes, and they forged a nice friendship. Novak and Holger will chase the first title of the season next week after not playing at their best in the opening three months of the season. World no. 1 Djokovic is 8-3 in
  
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• Dustin Johnson on Jon Rahm's Masters Menu Pick and Reuniting with Former Colleagues

  02-04-2024 23:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Considering that he won the Masters last year, Jon Rahm will have the opportunity to present his dishes at the Masters dinner this year. The Spaniard revealed that his menu will include Spanish delights, such as tapas and dishes from the Basque region. Many players, even all players, may be unfamiliar with these dishes, so it will be interesting to see their reactions. However, even before they have the chance to taste Spanish cuisine, some of the golfers have decided to react to Rahm'
  
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• Red-hot Collins, Stephens win Charleston openers

  02-04-2024 22:35 via espn.com
  
  Miami Open champion Danielle Collins and Sloane Stephens were among the winners Tuesday in the first round of the Charleston Open.
  
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• Ohio State University beats Indiana continuing its incredible season

  02-04-2024 22:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  New York National Team Indoor Championships winners Ohio State University beat Indiana 7-0 on Sunday, remaining undefeated in the Big Ten and improving to 22-1 on the season.The Buckeyes remain on the road for a game next weekend at Penn State. The game is set for 4 p.m. Friday afternoon in State College, Pennsylvania.Buckeyes blank Indiana, remain atop the Big Ten at 4-0! #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/wW5LyRFEBu— Ohio State M Tennis (@OhioStateMTEN) March 31, 2024In doubles, the Buckeyes got a
  
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• New DP World Tour CEO Guy Kinnings Aims for Unity in the Golf Scene

  02-04-2024 21:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  After Keith Pelley concluded his tenure at the DP World Tour, the new DP World Tour CEO, Guy Kinnings, will take his place. Judging by his statements and optimism, Kinnings will be a great addition to the DP World Tour. In a media interview after officially assuming the CEO role, Kinnings emphasized that this is a proud day for him and his family. Holding such a position is certainly a great privilege, and he has serious intentions regarding the future of this Tour. He also didn't forget to prai
  
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• Oklahoma State University beat Cincinnati 4-0

  02-04-2024 20:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  The Oklahoma State University women's tennis team - champion at the National Team Indoor Championships in Seattle - beat Cincinnati 4-0 at the Greenwood Tennis Center on Saturday, continuing their incredible start to the season capped by an exceptional three months.Oklahoma State will now focus to its final road trip of the season, facing Houston and UCF next weekend as the conference schedule nears its end.Saturday Sweepin’ 🧹#GoPokes | @MidFirst pic.twitter.com/rYwGRTJZJV&mda
  
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• Sinner reveals the secret behind his friendship with Alcaraz: "We are similar"

  02-04-2024 18:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Take him, a young tennis player with enormous potential: in the last year this young tennis player becomes a man, a champion capable of giving his fans immense satisfaction: Jannik Sinner is all of this.The Italian is experiencing a moment in which his young career has exploded thanks to his incredible performances but, at the same time, he always shows his usual seriousness and humility, thinking mainly about how to improve himself day after day.Winner winner, Jannik Sinner 🤩 pic.twitte
  
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• Jannik Sinner's Streak: From Beating Novak Djokovic to Dominating 2024

  02-04-2024 17:43 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Jannik Sinner has been a player to beat in 2024, lifting two notable titles and becoming world no. 2. Jannik feels very confident following a great run on hard courts since last summer, losing only a couple of matches and winning six titles and the Davis Cup for Italy. Sinner scored two wins over Novak Djokovic in the closing stages of 2023, riding on that boost and standing as the ATP Race leader after three months of the new season. Novak and Jannik played four matches at significant events in
  
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• Rory McIlroy not optimistic about unification: We're still far from it

  02-04-2024 17:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Rory McIlroy is one of the golfers who has rapidly changed his stance regarding LIV Golf, emphasizing that LIV Golfers are welcome on the PGA Tour. His statement came a few months ago, although he had previously been one of the biggest critics of the Saudi Arabia-backed Tour. Rory McIlroy, realizing that division in the world of golf brings nothing positive, hopes that a final deal between the PGA Tour and PIF will be reached. However, he is not optimistic that the agreement will be reached
  
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• The week in tennis: Collins wins first 1000-level, Sinner continues to roll, and what's next

  02-04-2024 16:54 via espn.com
  
  Danielle Collins won her first Miami Open, while Jannik Sinner earned his third title of the year. Plus: Novak Djokovic parted ways with his coach.
  
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• Jannik Sinner: Being Ranked No. 2 Means A lot

  02-04-2024 16:02 via tennis-x.com
  Jannik Sinner made Italian history Sunday.
  
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• Naomi Osaka shares bad feelings for the defeat at the Miami Open

  02-04-2024 16:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  "I'm honestly really devastated to have lost, but extremely grateful and appreciative of the support, it was so fun to play in an atmosphere like this again. I can't wait to see how far I can go and where life will take me. I think my second match was definitely the best I've played so far and I hope to be able to play many more matches like that in the future. Now I'm playing on clay and it's different but fun. Let's see what happens."In a recent post on her X account, the Japanese tennis playe
  
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• Scottie Scheffler sets new PGA Tour record

  02-04-2024 14:22 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  In pursuit of a third consecutive victory on the PGA Tour, Scottie Scheffler took the opportunity to break a PGA Tour record Thursday during the first round of the Texas Children's Houston Open.On Sunday, if successful at Memorial Park, world number 1 Scottie Scheffler will join Dustin Johnson or Rory McIlroy in the history of the American tour, the last players before him to have managed to win three times in a row on the PGA Round.Scottie Scheffler, resultsDJ, it was in 2017 at WGC-Match Play
  
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• A ex-tennis star believes Novak Djokovic wants to enjoy life, now

  02-04-2024 12:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  In an exclusive interview given to the Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, the former WTA No.3 Gabriela Sabatini talked about Novak Djokovic's future. The 1990 US Open winner believes the Serbian wants to enjoy life a little without thinking obsessively about tennis."I don't know, I think that at this point in his career perhaps he wants to enjoy life a little. I think that if he's physically well he can still win, but we have to see what his body decides. At 37 years old, he can play sev
  
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• Watch: Carlos Alcaraz plays golf ahead of Monte Carlo

  02-04-2024 11:04 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  On Monday, Carlos Alcaraz lost his place in the top-2 after 81 weeks, falling behind the Miami Masters champion Jannik Sinner. Carlos suffered a tough quarter-final loss to Grigor Dimitrov, ending his "Sunshine Double" dreams and switching his focus to clay. Alcaraz played golf before heading to Monte Carlo, relaxing and recharging batteries ahead of his potential duels with Rafael Nadal, Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic. Carlos finished the previous season ranked second behind Djokovic, claimin
  
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• Where the Four Majors in golf are played

  02-04-2024 10:13 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Golf is one of the most widely followed sports globally, capable of bringing together and mobilizing a large number of fans at each of the tournaments held almost weekly across various circuits.Throughout history, golf has produced legends and unforgettable moments on courses worldwide, ranging from epic narratives of seemingly impossible victories to comebacks that were barely conceivable.Within the sport's history and mystique, the so-called 'majors' or golf's grand events hold significant imp
  
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• Federer's ex-coach defends Djokovic from criticism: "It's a psychological problem"

  02-04-2024 09:28 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Criticizing Novak Djokovic for not having won anything or not having played well in the first three months of the year (and at 37 years old!) is ridiculous, considering how much he has achieved in his career and how much he has shown in 2023.Of course, comparing the dominant player admired last season with the insecure one seen between January and March 2024 is at the same time inversely proportional. The climax came a few days ago as a twist: Nole and his historic coach Goran Ivanisevic unexpec
  
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• Hijikata battles past Eubanks in men's clay court

  02-04-2024 06:46 via espn.com
  
  Rinky Hijikata defeated fifth-seed Christopher Eubanks in his first career clay-court match at an ATP Tour event in the first round of the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship.
  
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• Barbora Krejcikova reveals some scary details of her illness in latest update

  02-04-2024 05:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Barbora Krejcikova revealed in her latest update that her health condition was more serious than anyone thought as the 28-year-old shared that just on Sunday she was able to leave her bed to spend a full day outside.Krejcikova, the 2021 French Open champion, has been sidelined for nearly two full months now as she hasn't played since losing in the Abu Dhabi Open round-of-16 on February 9th. After Abu Dhabi, Krejcikova had WTA 1000 tournaments in Doha and Dubai on her schedule but ended up withdr
  
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• Volynets gets past Rus in marathon in Charleston

  02-04-2024 04:03 via espn.com
  
  Katie Volynets barely got past Arantxa Rus 6-2, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (6) at the Charleston Open on Monday in 3 hours, 43 minutes, making it the longest match of the year on the WTA Tour.
  
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• Emma Raducanu plummets to No. 300 but here is the best part that starts now

  02-04-2024 03:30 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Emma Raducanu has dropped to No. 300 in the world this Monday but from this moment it's only the way up for the Briton who can now only collect and not lose any points in the remainder of the year.After starting her post-surgery comeback ranked at No. 301 in the world, Raducanu improved to No. 250 in early March. But then, Raducanu had to defend points from her Indian Wells round-of-16 showing in 2023 and there was also some small number of points to defend from just appearing in 2023 Miami, whe
  
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• Nelly Korda wins again, 63rd Roberta Liti

  02-04-2024 03:07 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Once again, Nelly Korda dominates the headlines. The world number one secured her second consecutive victory on the LPGA Tour, triumphing at the Ford Championship presented by KCC with a total score of 268 (66 68 69 65, -20) at Seville Golf & Country Club (par 72) in Gilbert, Maricopa County, Arizona. Meanwhile, Roberta Liti finished 63rd with 282 (68 71 70 73, -6).Nelly Korda, resultsNelly Korda, a 25-year-old from Bradenton, Florida, clinched her third win of the season, following victorie
  
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• Matteo Manassero, ranking improves again

  02-04-2024 03:03 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Matteo Manassero continues to solidify his position as the top Italian golfer. His fifth-place finish at the Hero Indian Open further cements his gradual but steady rise in the world rankings. Currently ranked 173rd globally, Manny surpasses Guido Migliozzi (242nd) and Francesco Molinari (254th). Moreover, Manassero has climbed to the ninth spot in the Race to Dubai, led by Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy.Matteo Manassero, resultsThe Veronese golfer Matteo Manassero showcased his good form over t
  
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• Novak Djokovic building house at Archeological spot he once called paradise on earth

  02-04-2024 02:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Novak Djokovic absolutely plans on continuing to visit the Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun in the future as the Serbian tennis star is reportedly building a house there so he can have his own place to stay whenever he is visiting the place he once described as "a paradise on earth."Over the last couple of years, 36-year-old Djokovic has been a frequent guest at the Archeological Park in Visoko, where he went after some of his biggest wins but also after some of his biggest lows. During the pande
  
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• Jannik Sinner has hilarious reaction to Miami presser gaffe: 'No... Unforced error'

  02-04-2024 01:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Jannik Sinner's post-Miami Masters win press conference started with a hilarious moment as the moderator mistakenly understood that the Italian also ensured reaching the world No. 1 spot by winning the second Masters tournament of the year. On Sunday, Sinner hammered Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 6-1 in the Miami final to lift his third title of the year in four tournaments played. For Sinner, it was also his first Miami title after ending as runner-up at the tournament in 2021 and 2023.By winning Mi
  
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• U18 French Open, Oscar Couilleau triumphs

  02-04-2024 00:10 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  French success at the Internationaux de France U18 Garçons/Trophée Michel Carlhian et Trophée Pierre Massie, where in the final, Frenchman Oscar Couilleau defeated Finnish player Leevi Hellberg 3&2. In the semifinals, the winner ousted German Tjelle Rieger 1 up, while Hellberg defeated British player Charlie Rusbridge 2&1.Golf, resultsAt the Golf de Courson Stade Français (par 72) in Courson-Monteloup, Île-de-France, two Italians made it among the 32 pla
  
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• Jannik Sinner reveals what are his next two top goals

  02-04-2024 00:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  "I don't have much time to adapt to the clay courts because at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters I imagine we will start training on Thursday for the first time. So not even a week to get used to it.Usually there are always some strange results in Monaco, so let's see what happens this year. The main objective is certainly the Roland Garros. Then there is the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome which for me above all is a really, really important tournament.Playing with the home crowd is always fant
  
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