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The men’s tour, as seen by four columnists who have never set foot on it. The facts are real, the reactions are theirs.
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Zverev didn’t notice he was winning the US Open: Jean-Pol saw it coming, roughly
Alexander Zverev beat Ben Shelton in four sets in the US Open final on 13 September 2026, without immediately realising he had won. Alex Corretja told El Pais that rituals exist so…
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Bublik and Nakashima already knew it all about each other: Monique thinks of her aunt
Two weeks after the Laver Cup in London, where Team World lost, Alexander Bublik played Brandon Nakashima and told him they already knew everything about each other. He also tells Championat that…
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Davidovich Fokina celebrates Shanghai with Federer: the C30.4 compares her bar photo
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beat his young compatriot Rafael Jódar in the final of the Shanghai Masters 1000. He posted a photo of the celebration with his team, champagne in hand, with Roger…
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Bublik would teach nobody his game as a coach: Monique thinks of rice tart
Asked by the Russian outlet Championat, Alexander Bublik, world No. 22, said that if he ever coached, he would teach nobody to play like him. Beaten in Shanghai by Alexander Zverev, he…
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Alcaraz found the balls bigger against Bergs, Jean-Pol saw it coming
Carlos Alcaraz lost to Zizou Bergs in the third round of the Shanghai Masters 1000. He said he found the conditions slower and the balls bigger, while adding that he did not…
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Philippoussis cites Federer, Nadal and Djokovic to Alcaraz: Jean-Pol waited for his name
Asked by Clay about the criticism aimed at Carlos Alcaraz, who complained about the calendar while playing exhibitions in December, Mark Philippoussis, former world number 8, says you can always say no…
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Jodar meets a practice partner in the final: Monique thinks of whist
Rafael Jodar plays his fellow Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Sunday in the Masters 1000 final in Shanghai. He said they had trained together a few times, while judging that a match…
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Jodar-Davidovich Fokina in Shanghai: Maxime asks who the crowd cheers for
Rafael Jodar, who beat Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-4, will play Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the Shanghai Masters 1000 final. It is Jodar’s first Masters 1000 final, and he is the first player…
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Davidovich Fokina beats Zverev on fitness: the club player recognises her third set
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beat Alexander Zverev 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 in 2h02 in the Shanghai Masters 1000 semi-final, after losing six of their seven meetings. He says he was in better physical shape…
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Medvedev doesn’t know if he may speak about Beijing: Maxime looks for someone who does
Winner over Tommy Paul 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 in the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters 1000, Daniil Medvedev would not say whether he will appeal the points lost in Beijing, where he was…
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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…