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• The first albatross of the year for Sam Jones

  23-05-2024 23:53 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  The New Zealander Sam Jones surprised with an excellent start at the Soudal Open, part of the DP World Tour, held at Rinkven International in Antwerp, Belgium, by carding a 62 (nine under par), with Spaniard Nacho Elvira, shooting a 64, sharing second place.Sam Jones, resultsAn uncommon 'albatross' (-3) on the 17th hole (a par 5 covered in just two strokes), seven birdies, and a bogey marked Jones' impressive round. At 27 years old, this is his first season on the DP World Tour (formerly the Eur
  
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• Halep refilled with love in magical Agassi and Graf exhibition

  16-06-2024 18:17 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Simona Halep played a dreamy exhibition match with tennis legends Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf, who were joined by former Romanian greats Andrei Pavel and Horia Tecau. Another special guest was the multiple doubles and mixed doubles Grand Slam champion Justin Gimelstob. The match took place in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, in the same polyvalent hall where the WTA 250 Transylvania Open is held. The exhibition, part of the local Sports Festival, had everything: exciting points, jokes, smil
  
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• Rafael Nadal's Joy on Court: Olympic Games Next, Retirement Not Yet

  16-06-2024 17:14 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  The 22-time Major champion Rafael Nadal is enjoying playing tennis again! One of the greatest players of all time managed to overcome the physical issues that ruined his progress and sent him out of the top-600. Rafa is looking forward to the Olympic Games in Paris, skipping Wimbledon and staying on his beloved clay ahead of the most important event of the season. Nadal will try to win his third Olympic medal at Roland Garros next month, the first since 2016. After that, the Spaniard will plan h
  
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• Boulter overcomes Raducanu in all-British semi

  16-06-2024 17:10 via espn.com
  
  Katie Boulter overcame a one-set deficit to beat Emma Raducanu in an all-British semifinal at the Nottingham Open on Sunday.
  
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• Serena Williams reveals the importance of taking care of yourself

  16-06-2024 17:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Taking care of yourself is important for everyone, not just athletes; Serena Williams knows this well and, between work commitments and family, she always has to fight to find some time to dedicate to herself.Serena Williams © Getty Images Sport - Matthew Stockman
   In a post published on Instagram, the 23-time Slam champion revealed how she was given a spa stay as a gift during her latest trip to Paris. Serena explained how it is important to take care of yourself every now and then, a
  
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• Nottingham: Emma Raducanu loses 3-hour thriller, fails to set up final vs former No.1

  16-06-2024 16:45 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Emma Raducanu missed out on a great chance to reach the Nottingham final after losing a tight battle to Katie Boulter, while former world No. 1 Karolina Pliskova created a comeback against Diane Parry to make her second final at the tournament. Raducanu, who kicked off her grass season in Nottingham as a wildcard, made a great start against Boulter as she was just a set away from making her first final since the 2021 US Open. But after the match was suspended on Sunday evening due to rain a
  
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• Boulter beats Raducanu to reach Nottingham Open final

  16-06-2024 16:41 via skysports.com
  
  Katie Boulter is through to the final of the Nottingham Open after defeating fellow Brit Emma Raducanu.
  
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• Draper beats Berrettini for 1st career ATP title

  16-06-2024 15:38 via espn.com
  
  Jack Draper claimed his first ATP title on Sunday by beating Matteo Berrettini in the final of the Stuttgart Open in Germany.
  
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• Rafael Nadal reveals a sensational retrospective on his future

  16-06-2024 15:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  A new detail has emerged regarding the missed ceremony for Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros. In an interview withRafael Nadal © Getty Images Sport - Clive Brunskill
   L'Équipe, the Spaniard revealed how he had in fact initially agreed to the ceremony, in case he lost to Alexander Zverev, but then changed his mind at the last minute."At first I said yes, but at the last minute I realized that I didn't want to. It would have hurt me to announce that it would be my last time in this to
  
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• JUST IN: Emma Raducanu has just made huge decision for this summer

  16-06-2024 13:56 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Emma Raducanu was given a chance to compete at this year's Paris Olympics but the 21-year-old Briton declined a wildcard and therefore won't be making her Olympic debut this summer in the French capital. Raducanu, currently ranked at No. 209 in the world, didn't have a ranking high enough to get directly into the Paris Olympics. However, as a Grand Slam champion, the ITF offered the 2021 US Open champion a main draw wildcard - which she refused because "the timing wasn't right.""I think she
  
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• Murray to play 5th Olympics for GB, Raducanu out

  16-06-2024 13:16 via espn.com
  
  Andy Murray will play in his fifth Olympics for Great Britain this summer having been named in the tennis team for Paris 2024, while 2021 U.S. Open winner Emma Raducanu has turned down the chance to be on the team.
  
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• Matteo Berrettini's brutal analysis: "They have been very difficult years"

  16-06-2024 13:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  His tennis bloomed again as soon as his feet touched the grass courts: Matteo Berrettini will play the final of the ATP 250 in Stuttgart in a few hours. An important achievement, especially after the last difficult years experienced by the tennis player. Years spent more treating his physical problems than playing in the dark. Years in which he ended up at the center of a media storm due to his relationship with the well-known Italian showgirl Melissa Satta. After the end of the relationship wit
  
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• 'Novak Djokovic doesn’t have to be in a hurry', says former ace

  16-06-2024 11:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  It hasn't even been two weeks since Novak Djokovic underwent arthroscopy to repair the medial meniscus injury in his right knee, but the 24-time Grand Slam champion is back at work.Novak Djokovic © Getty Images Sport - Julian Finney
   The Belgrade native suffered the injury that forced him to retire in the Roland Garros quarterfinals against Casper Ruud, two days after that match against Francisco Cerúndolo.The champion of 24 Grand Slams was operated in Paris and it is estimated
  
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• JUST DO IT: Mouratoglou is sure Rafael Nadal can win the Roland Garros 2025

  16-06-2024 10:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  "Next year Rafael Nadal can be a potential winner of Roland Garros, I'm sure of it."Patrick Mouratoglou has shared some surprising thoughts on Rafael Nadal's future at Roland Garros. In fact, for Serena Williams' former coach, 2024 will not be the Spaniard's last year as a professional tennis player. Nadal himself, in recent weeks, has repeatedly said that he has not yet made an official and definitive decision on his retirement, leaving the door open to a sensational comeback for him in both Ro
  
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• Rafael Nadal: 'They have made me sad'

  16-06-2024 09:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Rafael Nadal gave an interesting new interview to the French media, who took advantage of his presence at the opening of a new hotel in Tossa de Mar (Girona) to ask him more trivia ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics.Rafael Nadal© Getty Images Sport - Shaun Botterill The Spanish champion is already projected toward the five-ring event on the clay courts that also host Roland Garros, scheduled to begin in late July. The Mallorcan's ambition can only be to arrive in the best conditions to s
  
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• David Puig: "Olympic Games, it is a dream"

  16-06-2024 08:46 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  With Jon Rahm sidelined due to injury, the Spanish delegation saw a strong performance on Friday at the US Open, the third major of the season, led by David Puig with a superb -2 score (five birdies and three bogeys). This performance allowed him to bounce back from his +6 on Thursday and make the cut with a total of +4.David Puig, resultsPuig's achievement not only secures his place in the weekend rounds of this major but also confirms his spot in the Olympic Games representing Spain alongside
  
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• 'Novak Djokovic was as if nothing had happened', says former ATP star

  16-06-2024 08:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  A man for the record books, even when it comes to injury. Novak Djokovic's recovery from the medial meniscus injury in his right knee that forced him to withdraw from Roland Garros before the quarterfinals against Casper Ruud continues at an astonishing speed.After the arthroscopic surgery he underwent, the 37-year-old responded surprisingly well, as stated by Antoine Gerometta himself, the surgeon who operated on the 24-time slam champion. The Serb returned to walking without the aid of crutche
  
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• US Open, Tiger Woods out in second round

  16-06-2024 07:44 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Young Swedish golfer Ludvig Aberg is leading the US Open, the third major of the golf season, where legend Tiger Woods missed the cut after the conclusion of the second round played on Friday at Pinehurst, North Carolina, USA.Us Open, resultsLudvig Aberg confirmed his rapid rise in the professional golf world at the age of 24, following his 2nd place finish at the Masters. A round of 69 (1 under par) allowed him to capitalize on his excellent first day performance on Thursday (66), placing him a
  
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• Bianca Andreescu details how she, Emma Raducanu found themselves in 'tough position'

  16-06-2024 07:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Bianca Andreescu says she perfectly understands what Emma Raducanu has been going through as the 23-year-old Canadian insists winning a Grand Slam at a very young age brings pressure and attention that is not easily manageable. In 2019, Andreescu was 18 when she became a WTA 1000 champion in Indian Wells, and just after turning 19, she also won a WTA 1000 tournament in Toronto and became a Grand Slam champion at the US Open. Since then, five years have passed and Andreescu hasn't won any ti
  
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• Ex top-10 star fires brutally honest injury warning to Novak Djokovic

  16-06-2024 06:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Former 13-time ATP champion Nicolas Almagro is warning Novak Djokovic to be "extra cautious" with his knee meniscus injury as similar knee issues basically forced him and Roger Federer to retirement.In 2017, Almagro was taking on Juan Martin del Potro in the French Open third round and they were tied to one set apiece and to one game apiece in the third when the former world No. 9 sustained a knee injury. After realizing that it was probably a serious knee injury, Almagro became emotional as del
  
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• Kim Jong Il, the historical 38 under par at 52

  16-06-2024 05:41 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  On June 10, 1977, at the South Course of the Colonial Country Club in Tennessee, Al Geiberger made history as "Mr. 59". On that unforgettable day, Geiberger hit every fairway and green, using only 23 putts to score 59, thus breaking the barrier of 60 strokes on the PGA Tour. Since then, only 10 other players have managed to equal or surpass this feat.Golf, resultsThe most notable of these performances occurred in August 2016, during the final day of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highla
  
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• Stefanos Tsitsipas gets ripped by ex-fitness coach after their partnership ends

  16-06-2024 05:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Fitness coach Christos Fiotakis has left Stefanos Tsitsipas' team and now he is calling out Tsitsipas as he claims he left the Greek tennis star over dissatisfaction with his work ethic and after he was left feeling that the 25-year-old's primary focus wasn't on tennis but on some other stuff.After working with Tsitsipas for a couple of years, Fiotakis became a full-time member of the Greek's team for the 2024 season. But after Tsitsipas' straight-set defeat to Carlos Alcaraz in the French Open
  
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• Novak Djokovic's ex-coach responds to Toni Nadal's comment that angered Serb's fans

  16-06-2024 04:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Former Novak Djokovic's coach and Serbian Davis Cup team captain Bogdan Obradovic has shut down any malicious intent behind Toni Nadal's comments from late 2023, when Rafael Nadal's uncle said they needed the Serb to get injured so the Spaniard could have bigger chances at the Australian Open. After Nadal confirmed that he would be able to kick off his comeback at the start of 2024 and play at the Australian Open, Uncle Toni was asked to rate his nephew's chances at Melbourne Park, where in
  
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• Maria Sakkari opens up on panic attacks on courts, relationship with her boyfriend

  16-06-2024 03:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Maria Sakkari revealed her first panic attack on the court came after her career-high ranking as becoming the world No. 3 brought immense pressure on the Greek's back and made her think she couldn't afford herself to lose because of her high ranking. After finishing as runner-up in St. Petersburg and being a semifinalist in Doha in early 2022, Sakkari continued her fine form at a WTA 1000 tournament in Indian Wells, where she made the final before losing to Iga Swiatek.En route to making he
  
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• Taylor comes back and takes the lead, Fiorellini ok

  16-06-2024 02:33 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  At the Golf Nazionale in Sutri (Viterbo), Italy, Amy Taylor has surged from 12th place to take the lead at the Ladies Italian Open after the second-to-last round. The English golfer posted a score of 137 (70 67, -7 under par), leading the tournament by one stroke ahead of Switzerland's Tiffany Arafi, who sits in second place with 138 (-6).Open, golfTaylor, a 23-year-old from Norwich, had a stellar round of 67 (-5), highlighted by six birdies and marred by just one bogey, marking her best round o
  
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• Serena Williams shares locker room chatter she overheard about her, Venus Williams

  16-06-2024 02:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Serena Williams has told quite a story as she claims she overheard fellow players in the locker room talking about wanting to beat her and her sister Venus Williams because they felt that was what needed to be done in order to win a tournament. The Williams sisters, who have won a combined 30 Grand Slam titles in singles, are widely considered the greatest sister duo in tennis history and their dominance was at its highest level in the 2000s. Shortly after Serena Williams became a Grand Sla
  
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• Roger Federer adds more after confessing he didn't give Novak Djokovic respect

  16-06-2024 01:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Roger Federer added a bit more after confessing that he and his fans probably didn't give Novak Djokovic the respect the Serb deserved early in his career as the Swiss tennis icon says that could have been used as "a fuel" and that the now record 24-time Grand Slam champion certainly did exactly that.During his graduation at the Dartmouth College, Federer admitted that he didn't like Djokovic very much when they first met at the Monte Carlo Masters in 2006. Back then, Federer was the best player
  
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• Us Open, hole in one by Francesco Molinari

  16-06-2024 00:33 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Plot twist at the US Open in Pinehurst, North Carolina, as Francesco Molinari pulls off a spectacular "hole in one" on his final hole, thus making the cut and keeping alive his slim hopes of qualifying for the Paris Olympics. With a precise shot from 194 yards (approximately 177 meters) using a 7-iron, the Turin native notched the 53rd hole-in-one in US Open history, marking his third such feat on the PGA Tour after the 2015 Phoenix Open (third round) and the 2019 Arnold Palmer (first round), wh
  
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• Roger Federer rips early morning doping tests: "That hour of your life goes away"

  16-06-2024 00:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Anti-doping tests are a bastion of regularity in sports competitions but can often cause discomfort in athletes, who have to waste a lot of time in order to be tested. Roger Federer, for example, has been tested many times in his career and, like him, all the other top players. Drug tests are often done early in the morning, such as 7:00 am; it would certainly be an inconvenience for anyone, especially because these checks arrive unexpectedly and at inconvenient times.Roger Federer© Kate Gr
  
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• Jannik Sinner sends a beautiful message to Italy before Euro 2024

  15-06-2024 23:30 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Yesterday officially began Euro2024, the European Club Football Championship where our Italy will try to defend the title it won three years ago. A great adventure and the Azzurri will make their debut tonight against Albania.Jannik Sinner© Clive Brunskill / Staff Getty Images Sport Not an easy round and the Italian national team will have to get the pass for the Round of 16 in the challenges against Albania, Croatia and Spain. For Luciano Spalletti it will not be easy, for him it will
  
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