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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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Petchey praises Zverev for walking round the net: Roland notes we applaud manners now
Mark Petchey answered the criticism from Karen Khachanov and Ben Shelton about Alexander Zverev’s serve routine by praising his respect for the rules: walking around the net after the first game and…
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Sabalenka tells a cameraman to back off, and Roland defends the out-of-shot
Straight after losing the US Open final to Elena Rybakina, Aryna Sabalenka used an expletive to tell a cameraman to move away while she sat with her team.
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Zverev has no idea why he bounces the ball 25 times, Roland still counts points
Alexander Zverev has been credited with more than 12,000 pre-serve ball bounces across his first five US Open matches, according to a fan count. The player said he doesn’t know why he…