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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 photos on a computer, and the real result was sometimes very different.
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Zverev wants to drop his bounces before serving: Monique, for her part, compares
Alexander Zverev, who beat Alex de Minaur in the Shanghai Masters 1000 quarter-final, admitted that his bounces before serving were a pointless habit. At the US Open he sometimes took an extra…
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Medvedev 320 points behind Cobolli in the Race: the C30.4 knows that kind of gap
Ahead of his quarter-final at the Shanghai Masters 1000, Daniil Medvedev has 3220 points in the Race, 320 fewer than Flavio Cobolli, 5th. A semi-final would earn him 200 points, a final…
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Rafael Jodar warned over a towel in Shanghai, Jean-Pol wiped his face on his sleeve
Rafael Jodar, world number 13, beat Botic van de Zandschulp 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-2 in the last 16 of the Shanghai Masters 1000. Mid-match, chair umpire Jimmy Pinoargote gave him a warning for…
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Zverev says “Good luck” to Bublik at the net: Maxime wants to know for what, exactly
Alexander Zverev beat Alexander Bublik 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 in the last 16 in Shanghai, in a match with more than 40 aces between them. At the net he told him “Good luck”,…
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Zizou Bergs in Shanghai, then the Heysel: Jean-Pol saw the jet lag coming
Several players announced for the European Open in Brussels, Zizou Bergs among them, are still in the running at the Shanghai Masters 1000, whose final is scheduled for 18 October. Bergs plays…
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Maylin says Arthur Fils has no down-the-line shots, and the club player feels ahead
Arthur Fils, beaten on Monday by Botic Van De Zandschulp in the third round in Shanghai, was criticised by pundit Benoît Maylin for his lack of variation, down-the-line shots and net approaches.…
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Tsitsipas says he “invested mentally” in a few points: Maxime counts which ones
At the Shanghai Masters 1000, Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Taylor Fritz 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 to reach the last 16. In his press conference, the Greek said he had invested mentally in a few…
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Arthur Fils, 1 break point out of 9 in Shanghai: the C30.4 finds it very respectable
Beaten 7-5, 6-4 by Botic Van De Zandschulp in the third round of the Shanghai Masters 1000, Arthur Fils, world No. 10, converted only one break point out of nine. He broke…
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Rafael Jodar says he will “try again next year” if he misses the Finals: Monique compares
In Shanghai, Rafael Jodar, the breakout player of the year and eleventh in the Race, said he does not want to look ahead to the ATP Finals. He says he is happy…
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Zizou Bergs beats Carlos Alcaraz in Shanghai: Jean-Pol saw it coming back in Tokyo
Zizou Bergs beat Carlos Alcaraz at the Shanghai Masters, ending the Spaniard’s run of eleven straight wins on Asian soil. The Belgian faces Tommy Paul (ATP 18) in the last 16.
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Mannarino says tennis is “the only thing” he knows, and Maxime takes notes
Knocked out in the third round of the Shanghai Masters 1000 by Karen Khachanov (6-2, 6-4), Adrian Mannarino, 38, told L’Equipe he still enjoys himself on court and could carry on for…
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Bublik punches the courtside fridge in Shanghai: Maxime learns there is a fridge on court
In the third round of the Shanghai Masters 1000, Alexander Bublik beat Brandon Nakashima 6-7(7), 6-3, 7-6(5) in 2h30. After the first set he smashed his racket, kicked his bench, then hit…
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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.