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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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Woodruff beats Black in four sets in Harare, the C30.4 has played that decider before
In the first round of the 2000 Davis Cup, John McEnroe’s United States beat Zimbabwe 3-2 on indoor hard court in Harare. Chris Woodruff won the deciding rubber against Wayne Black, 6-3,…
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Djokovic asks ball kids to speed up in Beijing, the C30.4 doesn’t even have one
In the final of the Beijing ATP 500 against Alex de Minaur, Novak Djokovic, chasing a 102nd title, asked the ball kids to move faster. Nicolas Mahut regretted his attitude on Eurosport.
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Coppejans in his first Masters 1000 at 32: Maxime discovers qualifying
Kimmer Coppejans, world No. 232, came through two rounds of qualifying in Shanghai, against Nishesh Basavareddy and then Dane Sweeny (6-3, 6-2), to reach his first Masters 1000 main draw. He joins…
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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…
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Zverev, two Grand Slams and two top-10 wins: the club player knows this draw
Alexander Zverev won his first two Grand Slam titles in 2026, at Roland-Garros and the US Open, while beating only two players from the year’s Top 10: Taylor Fritz at Wimbledon and…
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Medvedev calls Djokovic “old” but formidable, Jean-Pol claims the method
Daniil Medvedev, world No. 6 and champion in Hangzhou the week before, reached the semi-finals of the Beijing ATP 500 by beating Francisco Cerundolo 7-6 (4), 6-3. He will play the winner…
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Zverev distracted by an advert board in Beijing, Maxime wants the remote control
In the quarter-final of the ATP 500 in Beijing, Alexander Zverev challenged a point he had lost, explaining that an advertising board had changed image during his serve. The umpire sided with…
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Nadal plays again in Manacor with “no sporting ambition”, the C30.4 never managed that
For the tenth anniversary of the Rafa Nadal Academy, Rafael Nadal gathered Andy Murray, Carlos Moya, Richard Gasquet, Dominic Thiem, Marat Safin, David Ferrer and Fabio Fognini in Manacor on Saturday for…
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Medvedev prefers three sets at the Grand Slams, and so does Jean-Pol, since this morning
Through to the second round of the Beijing ATP 500 after a 6-4, 6-2 win over Pablo Carreno Busta, Daniil Medvedev said he favours best-of-three matches at the Grand Slams. He adds…
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Bublik sold on the Laver Cup after playing it, the C30.4 waits her turn
Alexander Bublik, world No. 20, played his first Laver Cup in London, called up by Roger Federer and Andre Agassi. In Beijing, he said he had completely changed his mind about an…
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Nishikori suggests serving two steps closer, Maxime asks who put the line there
In his last press conference, after the first-round loss to Frances Tiafoe at the Tokyo ATP 500 that ended his career, Kei Nishikori suggested that players under 180 cm should be allowed…
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Vilas beaten by a racket banned the day before, Maxime looks for the ban’s exact date
On 2 October 1977, Ilie Nastase beat Guillermo Vilas in the final in Aix-en-Provence with the spaghetti racket, ending his run of 53 consecutive wins on clay. The International Tennis Federation had…