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Rybakina finds her season “very long”: the club player compares it with hers
Elena Rybakina, world No. 1 since her US Open title, is back at the WTA 500 in Ningbo after a first-match loss in Beijing and a withdrawal from Wuhan. On 19 October…
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Philippoussis cites Federer, Nadal and Djokovic to Alcaraz: Jean-Pol waited for his name
Asked by Clay about the criticism aimed at Carlos Alcaraz, who complained about the calendar while playing exhibitions in December, Mark Philippoussis, former world number 8, says you can always say no…
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Zizou Bergs in Shanghai, then the Heysel: Jean-Pol saw the jet lag coming
Several players announced for the European Open in Brussels, Zizou Bergs among them, are still in the running at the Shanghai Masters 1000, whose final is scheduled for 18 October. Bergs plays…
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Arthur Fils picks Brussels over Lyon, and Jean-Pol says he advised it
On 29 September, presenting the Grand Prix Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, an ATP 250 running from 18 to 25 October at the LDLC Arena in Lyon, director Thierry Ascione commented on the absence of Arthur…
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Mouratoglou defends Alcaraz on the calendar, Jean-Pol got there first
Patrick Mouratoglou has defended Carlos Alcaraz, criticised for calling the season too heavy while playing the Laver Cup, a tournament with no ATP points. According to him, Alcaraz’s complaint isn’t physical but…
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Agassi: “They’ll do it again in two days,” Maxime counts the hours
After Team World’s 13-5 defeat to Team Europe in the Laver Cup final, captain Andre Agassi said he felt for his players, who must fly straight into the ATP 500s in Beijing…
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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…