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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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Robinson Le Meur, -4/6, gives up tournaments: the C30.4 has done the same for years
Robinson Le Meur, a 23-year-old French player ranked -4/6, tells Ecolosport he sometimes prefers to give up tournaments rather than fly. He finds the French federation’s efforts (FFT), including the Fresque écologique…
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Alcaraz played more golf than tennis at Indian Wells: Maxime looks for the rule book
Guesting in Tomas Martin Etcheverry’s vlog, shot at the ATP 500 in Tokyo, Carlos Alcaraz named Indian Wells as his favourite tournament outside Spain. Asked by Jaume Munar, he cited golf, relaxing…
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Fritz says Shanghai balls wear out too fast: Jean-Pol claims the credit
Taylor Fritz, world No. 12, has criticised the balls at the Shanghai Masters 1000: very fast when new, worn out quickly, according to remarks reported by Championat. He plays Stefanos Tsitsipas in…
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Jodar sidesteps the Ferrero question in Shanghai: Monique calls it good manners
Asked after his win over Tirante (4-6, 6-2, 6-3) at the Shanghai Masters 1000 about possible talks with Juan Carlos Ferrero, Rafael Jodar neither confirmed nor denied them and went through the…
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Musetti beaten by wildcard Yi Zhou in Shanghai: Monique compares with Couvin
Lorenzo Musetti, ranked 25th, lost to local wildcard Yi Zhou at the Shanghai Masters 1000, 7-6(7), 3-6, 7-6(1). The ATP Tour account called it the biggest win of Yi Zhou’s career.
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McEnroe can’t understand why Nadal never broke a racket, and neither can Maxime
Guest on the Spanish radio show El Larguero, John McEnroe said he does not understand how Rafael Nadal never broke a racket in his career. He named Roger Federer and Carlos Alcaraz,…
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Alcaraz tells the ATP to fix the calendar, but Jean-Pol said it first and better
Asked about Jannik Sinner pulling out for the rest of the season, Carlos Alcaraz, a seven-time Grand Slam champion, again criticised the ATP calendar, which he finds overloaded. He wished Sinner good…
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Zverev wins in Shanghai while the match didn’t depend on him: Maxime seeks the culprit
Speaking on the ATP’s microphone, Alexander Zverev said that, serve aside, his match against Yibing Wu did not depend much on him. He won it 6-4, 7-6(4) in the second round of…
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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…