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• Sky Sports Tennis Podcast: Rating Draper's chances against Sinner

  06-09-2024 08:25 via skysports.com
  
  Join the Sky Sports team for build-up and reaction from the 2024 US Open with daily episodes from Flushing Meadows.
  
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• Slam icon reveals scary thing now about Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka

  19-09-2024 04:15 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Jimmy Connors thinks Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka have been so great this year that it is safe to state that they will start winning some matches in the locker room because there is now "a fear factor" in playing against them. At the start of the season, the 23-year-old Italian became a Grand Slam champion at the Australian Open after impressively becoming the first player to beat Novak Djokovic at Melbourne Park since 2018 and also recovering from a two-set deficit in the final agains
  
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• Osaka to start '25 at ASB Classic in New Zealand

  19-09-2024 02:41 via espn.com
  
  Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka, who returned this season after an 18-month break, will start her 2025 season at the ASB Tennis Classic in Auckland in January.
  
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• Emma Raducanu lays out her plan after heavy criticism on her scheduling

  19-09-2024 02:25 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Emma Raducanu has revealed that she plans to play a full schedule during the Asian swing as this news comes after a summer during which the Briton's schedule was heavily questioned and criticized. After regularly playing in the opening four months of the season, the former world No. 10 skipped the Rome Open and French Open and many believed it happened because she didn't receive a wildcard and didn't want to play qualifying. Also, the 21-year-old faced backlash after skipping the Paris Olym
  
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• Daria Kasatkina's take on double standards claims in Jannik Sinner doping drama

  19-09-2024 00:35 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Daria Kasatkina doesn't agree with claims that double standards were involved in the handling of the Jannik Sinner doping situation as the Russian believes the Italian being in a position to hire a group of top lawyers ultimately made the difference.When it was announced that the ATP world No. 1 twice tested positive for Clostebol in March - a prohibited anabolic steroid - and avoided suspension, one of the first questions that many asked was how he avoided being provisionally suspended during t
  
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• Justin Rose on the merger issue and the demands of golfers

  18-09-2024 23:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Justin Rose, a well-known name in the world of golf, seems to be struggling to understand how the major tours can finally find common ground and unite. Just a year ago, there was talk of a potential merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, but time has passed, and a final agreement is still nowhere in sight. Progress has been slow, and people are feeling frustrated, leading to a sense of pessimism about whether a deal will ever happen.As a 44-year-old South African golfer gearing up for a big t
  
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• Novak Djokovic and Grigor Dimitrov embrace memorable night in Sofia

  18-09-2024 22:48 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Novak Djokovic and Grigor Dimitrov have been friends for years, battling at tournaments but enjoying the time off the court. The Serb and the Bulgarian met in Sofia on Tuesday night, embracing an exhibition in Arena Sofia and giving the crowd something to cheer about. Dimitrov prevailed 6-4, 2-6, 10-6, with the young Bulgarian player taking the last point instead of the home favorite. After the encounter, two great friends visited a club in Sofia for the after-party, joined by the umpire Marijan
  
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• Novak Djokovic drops major hint he'll end season after upcoming star-studded event

  18-09-2024 22:45 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Novak Djokovic has hinted that the Shanghai Masters may be his last official tournament in 2024 and that he could be putting a curtain on his season after appearing in a star-studded Saudi exhibition.After helping Serbia secure a Davis Cup win over the weekend, the currently sixth-ranked player took on Grigor Dimitrov in an exhibition match in Sofia as the Bulgarian tennis star claimed a tight 6-4 2-6 10-6 win that was played in front of a sold-out crowd that featured 11k attendees. Novak D
  
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• Rory McIlroy: Two main issues hindering PGA Tour and PIF agreement

  18-09-2024 22:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  The golf world has been humming for weeks and months with questions about the PIF and LIV Golf deal, which still hasn't been finalized. Although a framework agreement was reached a while ago, a final deal is still nowhere in sight. Golf fans aren’t the only ones wondering why things are taking so long; professional golfers are just as curious.Rory McIlroy, one of the most popular names in golf, has been vocal about the main roadblocks. It seems that the Department of Justice is trying to f
  
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• Gauff splits with coach Gilbert

  18-09-2024 21:41 via bbc.com
  
  Coco Gauff ends her partnership with coach Brad Gilbert just a fortnight after what she described as a "disappointing" US Open title defence.
  
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• Gauff splits with Gilbert after frustrating US Open

  18-09-2024 21:31 via espn.com
  
  World No. 6 Coco Gauff and coach Brad Gilbert are parting company after the player suffered a frustrating fourth-round exit at the US Open, Gilbert said Wednesday, adding that he was looking forward to the next chapter of his career.
  
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• Roger Federer gave new amazing updates on Laver Cup future

  18-09-2024 21:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  On the eve of the Laver Cup 2024 that takes place from 20 to Sunday 22 September in Berlin, Roger Federer, one of the founders of the event, talked about this edition, revealing how Team Europe is very strong this year and sharing news about the future of the Laver Cup."I think Team Europe is very strong this year. I think we are - I always speak like us - because I am European, strong favorites in the singles matches, Team World has very hot players at the moment but I think most of the singles
  
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• 'I couldn't feel my arms and legs' - Murray on pro-am nerves

  18-09-2024 20:01 via bbc.com
  
  Andy Murray endured a bout of nerves when he played in the BMW PGA Championship pro-am with fellow Scot Bob MacIntyre on Wednesday.
  
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• Roger Federer’s predictions for the next season

  18-09-2024 20:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  This season is entering its final phase, with the indoor hard court tournaments leading up to the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin. 2024 marked the beginning of a new era in all respects, as evidenced by the fact that none of the Big 3 won Grand Slam titles this year. Roger Federer retired in 2022, while his eternal rival Rafael Nadal tried to get back competitive but the results were not satisfactory.After winning three Majors in 2023, Novak Djokovic hoped to play another great season in the major tou
  
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• Gauff splits with coach Gilbert after disappointing US Open title defence

  18-09-2024 19:50 via skysports.com
  
  Former US Open champion Coco Gauff has split with legendary coach Brad Gilbert following a successful 14-month spell together.
  
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• BREAKING: Coco Gauff ditches coach after very disappointing summer, calls to do it

  18-09-2024 19:43 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Coco Gauff has made a team change after a disappointing last couple of months as the American tennis star is moving on from coach Brad Gilbert. After reaching back-to-back Grand Slam semifinals at this year's Australian Open and French Open, the 2023 US Open champion was hoping to do some big things in the summer. But the 20-year-old didn't come anywhere near meeting her expectations after picking up round-of-16 losses at Wimbledon, the Paris Olympics and the US Open. In her last tourn
  
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• Grigor Dimitrov rips Jannik Sinner on doping-issue: "It's all very strange"

  18-09-2024 19:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  During an interview with a Bulgarian broadcasters (he is in Sofia to play an exhibition match organized through his Foundation with Novak Djokovic), Grigor Dimitrov analyzed Jannik Sinner's doping issue, expressing his doubts about what happened.Dimitrov spoke of double standards, to describe the issue, highlighting an alleged different treatment reserved for the young Italian."As I said before in New York, the handling of the protocols is the thing that surprised me the most about this. Th
  
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• Svitolina ends season after having foot surgery

  18-09-2024 18:04 via espn.com
  
  Elina Svitolina's tennis season has ended after she underwent surgery on her right foot to address a long-standing injury, she announced Wednesday.
  
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• WATCH - Carlos Alcaraz's first words in Berlin

  18-09-2024 18:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Carlos Alcaraz helped Spain qualify for the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga in November, redeeming last year’s painful elimination. The young Spanish champion also used the week in Valencia to regain the right feelings after a period of little success on the tennis court.The defeat against Serbian legend Novak Djokovic in the final of the Olympics in Paris hurt him very much, preventing him from doing his best both in Cincinnati and especially at the US Open. The former world number 1 was elimi
  
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• A new career?! Murray smokes driver on opening tee at Wentworth!

  18-09-2024 17:16 via skysports.com
  
  Andy Murray showed off his golf skills at the BMW PGA Championship Pro-Am at Wentworth, much to the delight of the crowd!
  
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• Tomas Berdych will no longer be Jiri Lehecka's coach

  18-09-2024 17:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Just started and already finished: Jiri Lehecka and Tomas Berdych will no longer work together, as announced by the Czech tennis player himself on his social media."From today and by mutual agreement, I have ended my collaboration with Tomas Berdych, we will continue to work in the Davis Cup team. I wish him every success and many victories in his new role as team captain. For the rest, my team remains the same, with coach Michal Navratil, fitness coach Radek Stepanek and physiotherapist Carlos
  
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• LIV and Pga, the agreement that isn't there

  18-09-2024 16:50 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Last week, delegations from the PIF and the PGA Tour met in New York to discuss the legendary merger between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour (and consequently the DP World Tour, Ed.).The latest chapter in the soap opera (I can't think of a different term to define this long-standing affair) saw Tiger Woods (but Jay Monahan?) at the helm of the men of PGA Tour Enterprises, supported by Adam Scott, another member of the Policy Board.LIV Golf – PGA Tour, resultsAccording to ESPN, the parties are tr
  
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• LET, Nuria Iturrioz defends her title in Denia

  18-09-2024 16:50 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  The Ladies European Tour returns after two weeks with a trip to Spain where the La Sella Open is scheduled from 19 to 22 September on the course of the La Sella Golf Resort, in Denia, near Alicante, where Virginia Elena Carta and Alessandra Fanali will be involved.La Sella Open, scheduleSix of the top ten in the order of merit will be in the field, five of whom have won this season: the Swiss Chiara Tamburlini (no. 1), the English Bronte Law (no. 2), leader for a long time and now overtaken, and
  
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• Jon Rahm, the Midas King of Spanish sport

  18-09-2024 16:50 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  If we believe, like Woody Allen, that money does not bring happiness, but it produces a very similar feeling, Jon Rahm must be floating through life. The Spaniard put the finishing touch on Sunday to a successful first season in the LIV in terms of sport and tremendously productive in terms of finances. With his victory in the individual final, held at the Bolingbrook Golf Club in Chicago, he put an end to the first episode of his career in the Saudi superleague, which has made him the highest-p
  
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• DP World Tour, many stars at the BMW PGA

  18-09-2024 16:50 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Many stars at the BMW PGA Championship, one of the symbolic tournaments of the DP World Tour, equated by many to a Major, third event of the five of the Rolex Series scheduled from September 19 to 22 with a prize pool of nine million dollars and first place of 1,530,000 dollars.DP World Tour, scheduleOn the Wentworth Club course, at Virginia Water in England, the quality field will include Matteo Manassero and Francesco Molinari, who won the competition in 2013 and 2018 respectively (in addition
  
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• Elina Svitolina has surgery; Full timeline of her health struggles throughout 2024

  18-09-2024 16:20 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Elina Svitolina has undergone foot surgery to fix an issue that has been hampering her for quite some time and she hopes everything goes right and she returns to being fully healthy ahead of the 2025 season. After launching a very strong post-pregnancy return in 2023 April, the Ukrainian didn't play any tournaments after last year's US Open because of an ankle injury. This year, it is again the same as the 30-year-old's loss to Coco Gauff in the third round at Flushing Meadows turned out to
  
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• Jannik Sinner’s doping case continues to divide other players

  18-09-2024 16:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  The doping case involving Jannik Sinner has generated much discussion in the tennis world. The world number one - who had been found positive to Clostebol in March - was declared innocent by ITIA shortly before the US Open having succeeded in proving his total estrangement from the contamination.The mistake was made by Umberto Ferrara and Giacomo Naldi, who were removed from his team. A few days ago, the 2-time Grand Slam champion announced that their place has been taken by Marco Panichi and Ul
  
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• Tiafoe calls 'incredible time' the victory in Laver Cup over Federer and Nadal

  18-09-2024 15:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Frances Tiafoe is having one of the most positive seasons of his career, reaching the semifinal of the US Open earlier this month. And now for the American there is the Laver Cup, a tournament that evokes special memories for him, having defeated - paired with Jack Sock - Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, in the last match of the Swiss Maestro's career.Tiafoe relived the emotions of that moment, saying he is motivated to do well in this edition too to continue the excellent results obtained this y
  
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• 'I thrive in Asia' - Raducanu reveals plan for rest of 2024

  18-09-2024 14:13 via skysports.com
  
  Britain's Emma Raducanu is determined to play as many matches as she can over the closing weeks of the 2024 season.
  
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• WATCH - Novak Djokovic partying in a night club

  18-09-2024 14:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Novak Djokovic’s season has been quite strange until now. From the point of view of results, the Serbian legend showed signs of a sharp decline compared to its usual standards. If we think that in 2023 Novak had won three Grand Slam titles, then it is difficult not to consider this year as a failure.For the first time since 2017 - when she suffered a serious elbow injury - and for the second time since 2011, Nole has not won a single Major in an entire season. The former world number 1 rea
  
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