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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 player, a scene whose video was posted by the account Univers Tennis on 5 October.
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Pellegrino puts Sinner with Federer and Nadal, Jean-Pol saw it from his living room
On 1 October 2026, on a podcast, Andrea Pellegrino, world No. 145, looked back on his last-16 loss to Jannik Sinner at the Rome Masters 1000 in May. He puts his compatriot…
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Djokovic beats Borges in Beijing, and the C30.4 asks for the same crowd
Novak Djokovic beat Nuno Borges, world No. 49, 6-3, 7-6 (2) in the first round of the ATP 500 in Beijing, his 30th win in 30 matches at the tournament. He then…
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Mouratoglou finds Laver Cup scoring too traditional, Maxime was looking for the 45
In an Instagram post, Patrick Mouratoglou, creator of the UTS, said the Laver Cup’s scoring system should be “completely rethought”, though he calls the format “great” overall.
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Kyrgios faults Federer for not creating short balls, Maxime investigates
On Instagram, Nick Kyrgios answered a fan by listing the strengths and weaknesses of the Big 3. For Roger Federer, he cites a backhand that sits too high and an inability to…
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Venus Williams pairs up with the defending champion, and the C30.4 rethinks her doubles
In Guangzhou, from 26 October to 1 November, Venus Williams, 46, will play doubles with Indonesia’s Janice Tjen, who won the event in 2025 with Katarzyna Piter. She has also received a…
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Arthur Fils picks Brussels over Lyon, and Jean-Pol says he advised it
On 29 September, presenting the Grand Prix Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, an ATP 250 running from 18 to 25 October at the LDLC Arena in Lyon, director Thierry Ascione commented on the absence of Arthur…
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Sinner and Alcaraz plan breaks, the C30.4 already schedules hers between sets
According to Adriano Panatta, who won Roland-Garros in 1976, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are right to want to give themselves the breaks they need in future. Speaking to Corriere della Sera,…
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Sabalenka can’t see where social media distracts, and Maxime is still looking
At the WTA 1000 in Beijing, her first event since losing the US Open final to Elena Rybakina two weeks ago, Aryna Sabalenka was asked about social media. In her view, people…
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Mouratoglou defends Alcaraz on the calendar, Jean-Pol got there first
Patrick Mouratoglou has defended Carlos Alcaraz, criticised for calling the season too heavy while playing the Laver Cup, a tournament with no ATP points. According to him, Alcaraz’s complaint isn’t physical but…
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Djokovic separates match play from practice, the club player knows the feeling
Ahead of his first round at the Beijing ATP 500 against Nuno Borges, world number 49, Novak Djokovic spoke about his physical condition to Sportklub. He returns to a tournament he has…
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Agassi: “They’ll do it again in two days,” Maxime counts the hours
After Team World’s 13-5 defeat to Team Europe in the Laver Cup final, captain Andre Agassi said he felt for his players, who must fly straight into the ATP 500s in Beijing…
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A 2017 like from Alcaraz for Cobolli, the club player has a 2016 photo waiting
Flavio Cobolli told BBC Sport, after Team Europe’s Laver Cup win, that he’d spotted a Carlos Alcaraz “like” on one of his Instagram posts from 2017. Both players are straight back on…
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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.