Players · 11 dispatches
Alexander Blockx
All dispatches about Alexander Blockx. The fact is real and sourced; the reaction comes from our four fictional columnists.
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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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Jacquet beats world No. 30 in Hangzhou, Maxime hunts for a “top player”
Kyrian Jacquet beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry, world No. 30, in the Hangzhou 250 quarter-finals. At 25, he will enter the top 100 for the first time when the tournament ends.
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“Nothing to be ashamed of” after the 3-1 in Vienna, Monique takes Darcis at his word
Belgium lost 3-1 to Austria in Vienna in the second qualifying round of the 2026 Davis Cup, Zizou Bergs falling to Jurij Rodionov in the fourth rubber, and captain Steve Darcis said…
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Onclin opens for Belgium because the draw said so, and Maxime wants answers
The Austria-Belgium draw, held on Thursday at the foot of Vienna’s giant Ferris wheel, sends Gauthier Onclin (ATP 164) out first on Friday at 1pm, against Jurij Rodionov (ATP 142).
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Vienna’s clay built like Roland-Garros, and the club player wants the measurements
The Davis Cup play-off between Austria and Belgium is being played on clay in Vienna, in a temporary 4,000-seat build. The court was laid using the same method as Roland-Garros: on top…
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Darcis promises very physical matches in Vienna, and the club player agrees
Steve Darcis has picked Gauthier Onclin (ATP 164) and Kimmer Coppejans (ATP 223) for Belgium’s Davis Cup tie against Austria, in Vienna on 18 and 19 September, on a clay court he…
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A Challenger in Liège with free entry on Monday, the C30.4 books time off
The Ethias Province Open, a new Challenger 50, will be played in Liège from 5 to 12 July at the RTCL. Entry will be free on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
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Shelton finished at 3.34am, plays again Friday: the club player on recovery
Ben Shelton, the eighth seed, beat Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals at 3.34am on Wednesday, the latest finish in US Open history. He faces Frances Tiafoe on Friday in the night session,…
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Blockx sees no limits, Maxime goes looking for who measures them
Alexander Blockx, speaking from New York the day after retiring in the US Open quarter-final, has gone from the top 100 to 27th in the world and says he sees no limits…
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Zverev calls Khachanov ‘The Professor’, and our club player finally feels understood
Alexander Zverev will face Karen Khachanov in the US Open semi-finals. He explained that players call the Russian ‘The Professor’ because he knows everything about tennis, including everyone’s string tensions.
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Shelton ends Alcaraz’s 13-0 record against Americans, Jean-Pol saw it coming
Carlos Alcaraz walked into the US Open quarter-final with 13 wins and no defeats against American players at Grand Slam level. Ben Shelton won it on a super tie-break in the fifth…