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• Norrie suffers surprise loss to Barrere at Miami Open

  26-03-2023 09:10 via skysports.com
  
  Cameron Norrie suffered a shock defeat in the second round of the Miami Open when he was beaten in straight sets by France's Gregoire Barrere.
  
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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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• Tim Henman pays tribute to Carlos Alcaraz

  08-06-2024 22:30 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Carlos Alcaraz won the Roland Garros semifinal against Jannik Sinner in five sets and qualified for the Paris final in which he will face German champion Alexander Zverev. Alcaraz with this success further improved a statistic that is impressive.He has won every match he has played in his career in the fifth set with one exception. Beating him was Matteo Berrettini in a fifth-set super tie break in the 2022 edition of the Australian Open. Otherwise, Carlos Alcaraz is confirmed as almost unbeatab
  
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• From stress to serenity - how Swiatek won 'surreal' fifth major

  08-06-2024 22:02 via bbc.com
  
  French Open winner Iga Swiatek's aura at Roland Garros is becoming so great that she is being dubbed the 'Queen of Clay' - and tipped for a career Grand Slam.
  
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• Carlos Alcaraz sets a remarkable data in 5th sets wins

  08-06-2024 22:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  The five-set victory against Jannik Sinner in the Roland Garros semi-final improved a truly sensational that belong to Carlos Alcaraz. The young Spaniard has qualified for the Paris final in which he will face Alexander Zverev thanks to the victory over Sinner. And Alcaraz, with this success over the Italian rival, has further improved a statistic that is starting to have impressive features.Carlitos has won every match he has played in his career in the fifth set with only one exception. M
  
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• Jasmine Paolini: 'I have lived the best days of my life'

  08-06-2024 21:30 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Iga Swiatek proved once again to be the strongest of all in Paris and triumphed at Roland Garros for the fourth time - the third consecutive - beating Jasmine Paolini in the final. The Italian can still be proud of the continuous steps forward made in recent months and the level expressed throughout the tournament.Jasmine Paolini © Getty Images Sport - Clive Brunskill
   From next Monday she will be the new number seven in the WTA ranking: an incredible achievement that will allow her to
  
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• Swiatek: After so much stress, French Open title win is emotional

  08-06-2024 20:39 via skysports.com
  
  Iga Swiatek said her fourth French Open win was "emotional" after emphatically keeping her Queen of Clay title at Roland Garros.
  
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• Iga Swiatek equals another record

  08-06-2024 20:30 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Some already think she can repeat (or at least come close to) the masterpiece achieved by Rafael Nadal, who was able to lift the Paris trophy 14 times in his career. Beyond all kinds of comparisons that are premature and definitely complicated to make, it is now certain how Roland Garros has found its new queen.Iga Swiatek© Getty Images Sport - Tim Goode The unstoppable Iga Swiatek takes home her fourth cup in the prestigious French Slam, all won in the last five editions (the only def
  
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• Jannik Sinner got a 'painful' data, like Roger Federer did in 2019

  08-06-2024 20:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  The improvements in his clay-game were evident at Roland Garros, but Jannik Sinner crashed out in the semifinals against an opponent - Carlos Alcaraz - who mentally bit the match in the decisive moment.Analyzing the last two defeats suffered by the Italian at the French Open, the statistics highlight a very bitter data for the Italian. In both matches that resulted in his elimination in 2023 and 2024, Sinner won more points than his opponents: 198-193 in the match with Daniel Altmaier last year
  
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• Arevalo, Pavic win French Open men's doubles

  08-06-2024 19:56 via espn.com
  
  El Salvador's Marcelo Arevalo and his Croatian partner Mate Pavic prevailed in a battle of nerves to edge Italian pair Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 7-5, 6-3 in the final and win the French Open men's doubles title on Saturday.
  
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• Alcaraz aims to fulfil childhood dream in French Open final

  08-06-2024 19:33 via bbc.com
  
  Carlos Alcaraz aims to become another Spanish French Open winner when he faces Germany's Alexander Zverev in Sunday's men's final.
  
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• Rennae Stubbs impressed by Jannik Sinner

  08-06-2024 19:30 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Jannik Sinner - after a long battle lasting more than four hours - succumbed to Carlos Alcaraz, stopping one step short of his first historic final at Roland Garros. A very generous test put on the court by the Italian champion, who today on the Philippe Chatrier gave everything he had, and perhaps even more.Not even cramps, which occurred during the course of the match, stopped the immense fortitude of the boy from Val Pusteria, who finished in complete reserve, understandably, after the many w
  
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• Hewett & Reid win fifth French Open doubles title

  08-06-2024 19:15 via bbc.com
  
  Britain's Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid win the men's wheelchair doubles final at the French Open for a fifth successive year.
  
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