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Medvedev avoids a fine without smashing his racket in Vienna, Jean-Pol claims credit
Daniil Medvedev has reached the quarter-finals of the ATP 500 in Vienna, beating Cameron Norrie 4-6, 6-3, 7-6. Instead of smashing his racket, he picked a gentle, humorous way to get rid of his frustration, and so avoided another fine, according to We Love Tennis.
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Wawrinka expects a hangover “not necessarily from the alcohol”, Maxime tests it
After his first-round loss in Basel to Jiri Lehecka, the last match of his career, Stan Wawrinka, 41, said he expected a hangover on Wednesday, from sadness rather than alcohol.
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Lehecka sworn at in the Stuttgart dressing room, then laughter: Jean-Pol knew it
In an interview with the ATP website relayed by We Love Tennis, Jiri Lehecka says that after his 6-4, 7-6(4) win over Frances Tiafoe in the Stuttgart quarter-finals, he heard an insult…
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Arthur Fils says “the guy is scared of me”, Maxime wonders how you can tell
In a long interview with L’Équipe given on the sidelines of the Brussels tournament, where he lost in the semi-finals, Arthur Fils, world No. 8 this week, details his great self-belief and…
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Zverev shrugs off “only one person” who criticised him, the C30.4 has a whole club
Alexander Zverev, 29, said in Vienna that the opinion of his one constant critic interests him little, because the opposite of what that person says always happens. According to Tennis Actu, the…
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Alcaraz not quite “in the swing of things”: Maxime goes looking for the swing
Ahead of his first-round match against Karen Khachanov at the Vienna ATP 500, a tournament he had not planned to play, Carlos Alcaraz said in the mixed zone that he is happy…
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Arthur Fils doesn’t see Justine Henin at his back, and neither does Jean-Pol
Through to the European Open semi-finals after beating Alex Michelsen, Arthur Fils learned at a post-match press session that Justine Henin was sitting right behind his bench. He said he would be…
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Musetti wins at 1:17am after 3h33 in Lyon: a C30.4 knows late finishes
Lorenzo Musetti, world number 26, reached the semi-finals in Lyon by beating Luca Van Assche 7-6 (5), 6-7 (7), 6-4. The match lasted 3h33, the longest of his career in a best-of-three…
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Michelsen loses 14/12 tie-break to Fils in Antwerp: Jean-Pol said so, roughly
Alex Michelsen (ATP 37) was knocked out on Friday night at the European Open in Antwerp by Arthur Fils (ATP 10), 6-4, 7-6 (14/12). The 22-year-old American, who had beaten David Goffin…
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The European Open moves overnight, mid-tournament, and Maxime looks for the court
On the night of 22 to 23 October, the European Open in Brussels left Expo 12 for Paleis 5, in the middle of the tournament. According to HLN, a first in tennis,…
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Pegula “a bit obsessed” with Alcaraz’s looks: Jean-Pol still waits for his podcast
In the latest episode of the “Player’s Box” podcast, relayed by Tennis365, Jessica Pegula, world No. 4, commented on Carlos Alcaraz’s changes of look. She “didn’t much like the moustache” but loves…
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Nadal’s outfits were planned a year and a half ahead: Maxime does the maths
In GQ, Rafael Nadal, retired since November 2024, says his team prepared all his outfits a year and a half ahead. For his first eight to ten years, choices were made from…
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Kukushkin retires at 1-0 against Sinner: the C30.4 keeps her statistic too
Mikhail Kukushkin, 38, played the last match of his career on Wednesday at the ATP 250 in Almaty, beaten 6-1, 6-2 by Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Kazakh leaves with a 1-0 record against…
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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.
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