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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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Connors says he bounced the ball up to eighteen times, Jean-Pol counts the same
Penalised several times for taking too long over his serve at the 2026 US Open because of his ball bouncing, Alexander Zverev has been backed by Jimmy Connors, who said on his…
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Tsitsipas lands in Košice for a rematch, and the club player knows that third set
Stefanos Tsitsipas has arrived in Košice with Greece to face Slovakia on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September, in the first round of Davis Cup World Group I. In 2023, Slovakia won…
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Fritz can’t find the US Open balls in any shop, and Jean-Pol saw it coming
Taylor Fritz, the world number 10, has criticised the way balls change from one tournament to the next on the ATP Tour. After his US Open exit against Francisco Cerúndolo, he could…
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South Korea resurfaced its court before India, Maxime asks if that’s allowed
South Korea host India on Friday 18 and Saturday 19 September at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center, in the second round of Davis Cup qualifying. The hard court was resurfaced before…
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Buse says a world No 1000 would beat Rybakina, Maxime hunts for the scorecard
Ignacio Buse, ranked 35th in the world, said on a live stream that a player ranked 1000th would beat Elena Rybakina, the new world No 1, and that he himself would have…
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A match finished at 3.30am, says Rennae Stubbs, and the club player thinks of court 4
In the podcast episode she devoted to wrapping up the end of the US Open, Rennae Stubbs came back to Carlos Alcaraz’s return to competition. She mentioned a match played until 3.30…
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Mathieu bills the tie as “nice, lovely and real”, Maxime hunts for the difference
Ahead of the Davis Cup second round between Canada and France, in Quebec City, French captain Paul-Henri Mathieu described the tie as “nice”, “lovely” and “real” in a single sentence.
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Zverev passes Becker’s 22 wins from 1989, Roland was busy counting titles
Alexander Zverev won the 2026 US Open against Ben Shelton (6-3, 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-2). He is the second German to win the tournament after Boris Becker in 1989, and his 24 Grand…
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Boris Becker defends Zverev on a podcast, Jean-Pol still has no podcast
Alexander Zverev won the 2026 US Open, beating Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-2. A few hours later, Boris Becker took his side on « Becker Petkovic », the podcast he records with Andrea…
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Coria films the tour’s backstage on YouTube, Roland preferred the door shut
Federico Coria, a former world No. 49 now ranked 900th, has announced he will end his career if he does not win a tournament by February. He is also known for his…
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Zverev at Tao Downtown after the US Open, and Roland reaches for 1980
Alexander Zverev won the 2026 US Open, his second Grand Slam title, as world number two. After the final he was seen at Tao Downtown, a well-known New York nightclub.
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Shelton got two days between matches, the C30.4 gets twenty minutes
Ben Shelton beat Frances Tiafoe 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 to reach his first Grand Slam final. He put the emphasis on the two days between that semi-final and his quarter-final against Carlos…