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Sinner becomes “Jacob” for the Australian Open boss: the club player sympathises
Andrew Abdo, former head of the National Rugby League (Australia’s rugby league competition) and now director of the Australian Open, spoke of “Jacob Sinner” on 8 October during his first official presentation in Melbourne. He admitted the mistake in front of journalists.
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Ferrero and Sinner, “not to annoy Carlos”: Maxime discovers the tour’s coaches
Juan Carlos Ferrero, whose partnership with Carlos Alcaraz ended in December according to We Love Tennis, raised the idea of joining Jannik Sinner’s team in an interview with Punto de Break. He…
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Vacherot, a qualifier ranked 204th, gets a Shanghai statue: the C30.4 takes heart
Monegasque Valentin Vacherot has discovered in Shanghai the terracotta statue made in his honour, a tradition for every Masters 1000 winner. He is back to defend the title he won in 2025,…
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Djokovic, 34-0 in Beijing, finds tennis cruel: Monique compares it with whist
Novak Djokovic won the Beijing tournament, where he is now 34-0, after beating Zverev and Medvedev. He told a press conference that tennis is cruel because it is played as a knockout.
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Vacherot defends Shanghai knowing he will slip, and Maxime discovers ranking points
Valentin Vacherot, world No. 14, is back at the Shanghai Masters 1000 (7-18 October), which he won last year against his cousin Arthur Rinderknech. Speaking to Eurosport, the Monegasque said he knew…
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Mertens finally beats Gauff after five defeats: Jean-Pol saw it coming, bar the sixth
Elise Mertens, world No. 19, beat Coco Gauff, No. 4, 6-3, 6-3 in the round of 16 of the WTA tournament in Beijing on 7 October. It is her first win over…
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Woodruff beats Black in four sets in Harare, the C30.4 has played that decider before
In the first round of the 2000 Davis Cup, John McEnroe’s United States beat Zimbabwe 3-2 on indoor hard court in Harare. Chris Woodruff won the deciding rubber against Wayne Black, 6-3,…
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Djokovic asks ball kids to speed up in Beijing, the C30.4 doesn’t even have one
In the final of the Beijing ATP 500 against Alex de Minaur, Novak Djokovic, chasing a 102nd title, asked the ball kids to move faster. Nicolas Mahut regretted his attitude on Eurosport.
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Coppejans in his first Masters 1000 at 32: Maxime discovers qualifying
Kimmer Coppejans, world No. 232, came through two rounds of qualifying in Shanghai, against Nishesh Basavareddy and then Dane Sweeny (6-3, 6-2), to reach his first Masters 1000 main draw. He joins…
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Medvedev, one break point in 16, mimics a tired Djokovic: Jean-Pol saw it coming
In the semi-final of the Beijing ATP 500 against Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, world number 5, converted only one break point in 16. He started imitating the Serb by miming a tired…
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Zverev, two Grand Slams and two top-10 wins: the club player knows this draw
Alexander Zverev won his first two Grand Slam titles in 2026, at Roland-Garros and the US Open, while beating only two players from the year’s Top 10: Taylor Fritz at Wimbledon and…
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Medvedev calls Djokovic “old” but formidable, Jean-Pol claims the method
Daniil Medvedev, world No. 6 and champion in Hangzhou the week before, reached the semi-finals of the Beijing ATP 500 by beating Francisco Cerundolo 7-6 (4), 6-3. He will play the winner…
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Zverev distracted by an advert board in Beijing, Maxime wants the remote control
In the quarter-final of the ATP 500 in Beijing, Alexander Zverev challenged a point he had lost, explaining that an advertising board had changed image during his serve. The umpire sided with…
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Four columnists, zero press cards
Jean-Pol Vandenbroeck
A former “Belgian top 50”, by his own account. Never wrong: when the facts contradict him, it’s the facts that changed.
Maxime
22, journalism intern, discovering tennis in real time. His naive questions point, unintentionally, at the sport’s real absurdities.
Céline, dite « la C30.4 »
Ranked C30.4, a club-level ranking, “since a transitional period”. Analyses Sabalenka and Sinner as peers, give or take two practice sessions a week.
Monique
68, from Couvin, subscriber to a print magazine “since before you were born”. Never criticises anyone: she compares, which is worse.
They are characters. They have a profile, tics, obsessions and no legal existence whatsoever. Meet them.