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• Dominic Thiem admits lack of confidence is impacting his play

  26-03-2023 08:10 via tennisworldusa.org
  Dominic Thiem admits he is lacking confidence following yet another early tournament exit.Thiem, a former world No 3 who is now ranked at No 106 in the world, was given a main draw wildcard into the Miami Masters.On Thursday, Thiem exited Miami in the first round after suffering a 7-6 (7) 6-2 loss to Lorenzo Sonego.For Thiem, it was his fifth consecutive defeat and the Austrian now owns a 1-8 record in 2023. “It was a tight first set. Unfortunately, after the tie-break, I lost my tens
  
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• Iga Swiatek got dominant milestons at Roland Garros

  09-06-2024 18:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  "I love this tournament very much. Every year I can't wait to go back. It was really very exciting. I thank all the people who work around me with my heart. To my family, for supporting me. Thanks to them that today I can playing at this level. And finally to all the people who made this tournament possible, to my Polish compatriots and the French crowd. Congratulations on your wonderful tournament Jasmine, and congratulations to your team: I was impressed with the way you played. in these two w
  
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• Iga Swiatek looks beyond Roland Garros: "I've some ideas to improve at Wimbledon"

  09-06-2024 16:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Iga Swiatek dominates the WTA Tour, especially on clay courts, where her superiority over all other tennis players is embarrassing. The WTA No.1 ruled at Roland Garros, risking big only in the epic match won in three sets against Naomi Osaka. From the 4th round onwards, however, Iga left only 11 games to her rivals: crazy numbers. But the Polish champion is already looking beyond Paris, analyzing at the press conference what she expects from Wimbledon and the upcoming grass-swing."I have some id
  
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• Jackson Koivun, 19-year-old amateur in PGA

  09-06-2024 15:41 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Light-years ahead of other nations, American golf possesses an inexhaustible reservoir of talent capable of blossoming and breaking through to the highest level at any moment. The latest example in the spotlight this week is at the Memorial Tournament on the PGA Tour. His name: Jackson Koivun.Jackson Koivun, resultsHis name may not ring a bell for you just yet, but Jackson Koivun could very well become one of the very best players in the world in the coming years. His early talent is exploding o
  
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• Empty seats bothersome to French Open officials

  09-06-2024 15:21 via espn.com
  
  Empty seats in court Philippe Chatrier have perplexed French Open officials, with changes possibly to come. Said one official: "We can't force people to go to the stands."
  
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• Carlos Alcaraz vs. Alexander Zverev - Who won their previous RG duel?

  09-06-2024 15:07 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz will seek the second Major title of the season at Roland Garros. Both players passed six obstacles and secured the championship clash, their tenth on the Tour and second in Paris. Carlos is playing for his third Major title at 21, while Alexander pursues his first Major trophy at 27, losing the previous final in New York to Dominic Thiem despite serving for the win. The German ousted the 14-time Roland Garros winner Rafael Nadal in the first round before strug
  
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• 'Carlos Alcaraz's better at the front of the court', says Australian tennis great

  09-06-2024 14:30 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Tennis is a very demanding sport, both physically and mentally, so preparation is vital for success in high performance, with athletes having more and more tools, knowledge and technologies to be able to perform better.In last year's Roland Garros semifinals Carlos Alcaraz suffered severe cramps in the semifinals against Novak Djokovic, which significantly affected his performance and forced him to look for solutions beyond the preparation he does with his entire team.The two-time Grand Slam cha
  
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• Gauff wins 1st career Grand Slam doubles title

  09-06-2024 14:09 via espn.com
  
  Coco Gauff won her first Grand Slam doubles title by teaming with Katerina Siniakova for the French Open trophy.
  
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• French Open final latest updates: Alcaraz-Zverev

  09-06-2024 14:09 via espn.com
  
  Follow live updates from Roland Garros as Carlos Alcaraz takes on Alexander Zverev in the 2024 French Open final.
  
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• Ex-Roger Federer coach analyzes crisis of French men's tennis

  09-06-2024 14:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  These are lean times for French tennis, which is unable to have a quick generational turnover without a true top player, after the golden era of Jo-Wildried Tsonga, Gael Monfils and Richard Gasquet is almost at an end.Ivan Ljubicic, former player and Roger Federer's coach now responsible for high-level affairs at the FFT, talked about the paucity of impressive results achieved by French tennis players at Roland Garros.Gael Monfils© Clive Mason / Staff Getty Images Sport "In Italy we kn
  
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• Alexander Zverev has a huge chance in Paris

  09-06-2024 13:30 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Roland Garros is ready to crown a new champion. Both Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev will play their first finals in Paris after defeating Jannik Sinner and Casper Ruud, respectively, in the semifinals. For both of them this is a special tournament and they will do everything to leave the French capital with the trophy.The Spaniard grew up following with interest the feats accomplished by his idol Rafael Nadal on the Court Philippe-Chatrier; while the German explained very well what this eve
  
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• John Fitzgerald: 'I've got a feeling it's Alexander Zverev's time

  09-06-2024 13:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  The legal case involving Alexander Zverev in the dock for domestic violence charges against his latest ex-girlfriend Brenda Patea has - in all likelihood - reached its happy ending.After several closed-door hearings, the Tiergarten district court reconvened on Friday in the presence of the public and journalists, with several updates on the case that were immediately reported by the German press.Alexander Zverev, Roland Garros 2024© Dan Istitene / Staff - Getty Images Sport The trial w
  
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• Bjorn Borg to present French Open trophy

  09-06-2024 12:35 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  A double victory on the French and German fronts. Alexander Zverev finally broke the semifinal taboo at Roland Garros by pushing all the way to the final act of the tournament in this edition, after no less than three unsuccessful attempts.On Sunday starting at 3 p.m. Sascha will play it all in the final against Carlos Alcaraz, in which he starts as a slight underdog mainly because of the several more hours he spent on court than his opponent.An affirmation of sorts soon came, meanwhile, from th
  
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• Becker crowns Zverev: "He can beat Alcaraz"

  09-06-2024 12:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  What better opportunity than a final at Roland Garros to close a two-year-long circle that was opened with the terrible injury suffered in the semi-final of the French Open 2022? In an interview for Eurosport, Boris Becker talked about Alexander Zverev and the improvements made first since the final lost against Dominic Thiem at the US Open in 2020. Then, obviously, since the terrible injury suffered at the Roland Garros 2022. According to Becker, Zverev has a great chance to win the Roland Garr
  
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• Carlos Alcaraz's secret drink versus Jannik Sinner

  09-06-2024 11:35 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner battled in the Roland Garros semi-final. The Spaniard erased the deficit two times and prevailed 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 after four hours and nine minutes, booking a place in his third Major final. Both players struggled physically, and Alcaraz started to feel cramps like a year ago against Novak Djokovic. However, the Spaniard was ready to prevent them with a simple solution, drinking a pickle juice ahead of the decider and overpowering his opponent! Sinner clai
  
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• Dusan Vlahovic reflects on Novak Djokovic's influence

  09-06-2024 11:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Tuesday, June 4, will remain a date etched in the minds of all Italian tennis fans Never before had it happened that an Italian tennis player achieved such an accomplishment. Jannik Sinner did it and at only 22 years and 9 months old made history in the sport: “What can I say: first of all, it's everyone's dream.I try not to think about it much, because in this tournament I have been struggling for the last 2-3 years and now I am in the semifinals. Thanks to my team, this would not be poss
  
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• C.T. Pan, four caddies in one day and ten holes

  09-06-2024 10:37 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  It wasn't the typical golf tournament for C.T. Pan. It couldn't be when your caddie, in this case a legend like Mike 'Fluff' Cowan, who recently split ways with Jim Furyk and now carries the bag for the Taiwanese golfer, is sidelined due to a fall on the third hole at Ontario's Hamilton Golf and Country Club during the final round of the Canadian Open.C.T. Pan, resultsCowan's slip forced Pan to seek an impromptu assistant, and he found it fitting to accept the offer from a fan following his game
  
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• Alexander Zverev will play another tournament next week

  09-06-2024 10:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Alexander Zverev will play his first Roland Garros final tomorrow. After three stops in the semifinals, his fourth attempt brought him to the final act of the Paris tournament. He beat an unhealthy Ruud and now the toughest challenge against Carlos Alcaraz, with whom the German player holds a 5-4 advantage in the previous round.“I think in a Slam final,” Zverev said after his success over Ruud, “there are no easy matches or opponents. If you are in the final at Roland Garros it
  
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• Gill Gross: 'By far the nerviest match between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner'

  09-06-2024 09:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Jannik Sinner went one step closer to his first historic final at Roland Garros. What prevented the Italian tennis player from trying to win his second consecutive Slam, after the Australian Open, was Carlos Alcaraz, the author of a capital test.Few regrets, however, for the Italian, who arrived at the end of the match at the barrel of gas, but the same generous in every single point. So it will not be the 22-year-old from Val Pusteria who will break a curse never broken in the Open era.Indeed,
  
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• Bertolucci comments on Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner showdown

  09-06-2024 08:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Carlos Alcaraz won the ninth chapter of what could become a historic rivalry; a rivalry that has already thrilled millions of fans. The Spaniard defeated Jannik Sinner in the Roland Garros semifinals with a score of 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 to move to 5-4 in the head-to-head record on the main circuit.Alcaraz came back from a set down on two occasions, demonstrating extraordinary mental strength, also because he lost the third when he seemed in total control. Italian legend Paolo Bertolucci refle
  
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• Jon Rahm, four shots behind the lead in Houston

  09-06-2024 06:33 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Sergio García positioned himself among the top players at the LIV Houston Open, which began this Friday and will continue until Sunday in Texas.German Martin Kaymer, Polish Adrian Meronk, and American Caleb Surratt emerged as leaders after the first round, each scoring a -7.With a score of -6 (seven birdies and one bogey), Mexican Ortiz appeared, while both García (one eagle, five birdies, and two bogeys) and Chilean Niemann (five birdies without bogeys) finished with -5.Sergio Gar
  
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• Slam legend on why Novak Djokovic remains the best despite Jannik Sinner being No. 1

  09-06-2024 05:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Former seven-time Grand Slam champion Mats Wilander acknowledges Jannik Sinner has been "exceptional" over the last several months but believes that Novak Djokovic is still "the best player in the world" in his eyes despite losing the top ranking to the Italian. After finishing his 2023 season on a high note, Sinner also became a Grand Slam champion at this year's Australian Open and also won the Indian Wells Masters and Rotterdam. On the other side, Djokovic failed to defend his Austr
  
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• Serena Williams' ex-coach tells Coco Gauff why Iga Swiatek routinely won their match

  09-06-2024 03:45 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Serena Williams' ex-coach Patrick Mouratoglou identified three reasons behind Coco Gauff's French Open loss to Iga Swiatek with "technical issues on the forehand" being one of the biggest reasons since the Pole heavily exploited that. On Thursday, reigning US Open champion Gauff was hoping to reach her third Grand Slam final but didn't succeed in her goal after Swiatek easily handled the business against her and gave her a 6-2 6-4 loss. When the match started, it was evident that Gauff
  
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• Memorial Tournament, Scottie Scheffler show

  09-06-2024 03:28 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  The golfers of the PGA Tour continue to battle it out in their weekly event. We've reached the end of the second round of the Memorial Tournament, with a prize pool of 20 million dollars. This event, born in 1976, is part of a select range of invitation-only tournaments. Indeed, there are 73 golfers competing, selected according to a list of 15 criteria. At the end of the second round, Scottie Scheffler continues to lead the leaderboard.Scottie Scheffler, resultsThe American finished with a soli
  
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• Andy Roddick gets real on all challenges Novak Djokovic faces now after knee surgery

  09-06-2024 02:30 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Andy Roddick fears Novak Djokovic's Wimbledon and Paris Olympics participation is "seriously at risk" and adds that this type of injury comes at the worst possible time for the Serb. Earlier this week, Djokovic sustained a right knee during a five-set French Open round-of-16 win over Francisco Cerundolo. After the match and after getting an MRI, Djokovic learned that he tore his knee meniscus - which led to the defending French Open champion pulling out of his quarterfinal match and also ha
  
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• Watch: Alexander Zverev's blunt message to media after outcome in assault case

  09-06-2024 01:15 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Alexander Zverev says the outcome of the assault case against his former girlfriend Brenda Patea is proof of his "innocence" and made it very clear to the media that he never again wants to receive a question related to that matter. After Patea - the mother of Zverev's child - made allegations that she was strangled by the German tennis star during their stay at a Berlin apartment in 2020 May, a court in Berlin decided last October to issue a penalty order against Zverev and slap him with a
  
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• Volvo Scandinavian Mixed, Soderberg leads

  09-06-2024 00:23 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Sebastian Soderberg continues undeterred in his progress at the Volvo Scandinavian Mixed 2024, leading by a considerable margin after thirty-six holes. The Swede, playing in front of his home crowd, has excelled even on Friday, putting three shots between him and his nearest pursuer. At one point, the week seemed almost a foregone conclusion, with Soderberg holding a six-shot lead. However, many players posted very low scores in the afternoon, and as we know, golf is the most unpredictable sport
  
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• Chris Evert rips Aurelie Tourte after Coco Gauff was left in tears over 'awful' call

  09-06-2024 00:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Chris Evert slammed "an awful" Aurelie Tourte call in the Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek match as the American tennis legend was heartbroken to see Gauff in tears when she knows the 20-year-old "would never tell a lie to the umpire."During a 2-6 4-6 loss to Swiatek in the French Open semifinal, Gauff was left in tears after being 100 percent sure that a very wrong and unfair call was made against her. After Gauff returned one of Swiatek's serves that was called out late but then overturned by T
  
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• 'It sets Carlos Alcaraz up incredibly well for the final', says ATP legend

  08-06-2024 23:30 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  There are no more words to describe the greatness of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. The two very young champions always give life to exciting battles, with no holds barred. Even the semifinal just concluded at Roland Garros, won in the fifth set by the Spaniard, gave great emotions, with continuous reversals on both sides.In the end, the child prodigy from Murcia won, reaching the first semifinal in Paris, setting an incredible record of precocity. The 21-year-old is in fact the youngest in h
  
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• Paul McNamee praises Jannik Sinner

  08-06-2024 23:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Same stakes and same court - Court Philippe-Chatrier - but different opponent. A rival, however, capable of arousing something special in him: because it is with Jannik Sinner that he will have to fight to win the most important tournaments on the major circuit in the years to come.Who knows how many times Carlos Alcaraz will have thought about the semi-final lost against Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros in 2023, when the cramps caused by the strong tension took over his body preventing him from
  
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