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Lehecka sworn at in the Stuttgart dressing room, then laughter: Jean-Pol knew it
In an interview with the ATP website relayed by We Love Tennis, Jiri Lehecka says that after his 6-4, 7-6(4) win over Frances Tiafoe in the Stuttgart quarter-finals, he heard an insult…
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Musetti wins at 1:17am after 3h33 in Lyon: a C30.4 knows late finishes
Lorenzo Musetti, world number 26, reached the semi-finals in Lyon by beating Luca Van Assche 7-6 (5), 6-7 (7), 6-4. The match lasted 3h33, the longest of his career in a best-of-three…
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Michelsen loses 14/12 tie-break to Fils in Antwerp: Jean-Pol said so, roughly
Alex Michelsen (ATP 37) was knocked out on Friday night at the European Open in Antwerp by Arthur Fils (ATP 10), 6-4, 7-6 (14/12). The 22-year-old American, who had beaten David Goffin…
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Zizou Bergs beats Carlos Alcaraz in Shanghai: Jean-Pol saw it coming back in Tokyo
Zizou Bergs beat Carlos Alcaraz at the Shanghai Masters, ending the Spaniard’s run of eleven straight wins on Asian soil. The Belgian faces Tommy Paul (ATP 18) in the last 16.
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Mertens wins a 7-0 tie-break against Swiatek: Maxime discovers the tie-break
Elise Mertens beat Iga Swiatek 7-6, 6-3 in the quarter-final of the WTA 1000 in Beijing, winning the first-set tie-break 7-0, a first against the Pole on the tour. She plays Zheng…
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Mertens asks Belgians to cheer her on in Beijing, Jean-Pol is still looking for a flight
Elise Mertens plays Zheng Qinwen on Saturday at 1 pm in the Beijing Masters 1000 semi-final, after beating Iga Swiatek 7-6, 6-3. Before the match, she asked “all Belgians” to come and…
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Zheng Qinwen silences her own fans in Beijing, Jean-Pol has wanted that since Kitzbühel
Unsettled by the restless stands in Beijing, Zheng Qinwen twice asked the crowd to stop shouting during the first-set tie-break. She went through when Anna Kalinskaya retired, and will now face Marie…
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Zverev beats Norrie for a third time this year, and the C30.4 knows that kind of rival
Alexander Zverev, world No. 2 and top seed in Beijing with Jannik Sinner absent, beat Cameron Norrie 7-6(1), 6-4. He had already beaten him at the Australian Open and in Cincinnati, and…
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Djokovic beats Borges in Beijing, and the C30.4 asks for the same crowd
Novak Djokovic beat Nuno Borges, world No. 49, 6-3, 7-6 (2) in the first round of the ATP 500 in Beijing, his 30th win in 30 matches at the tournament. He then…
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Mouratoglou finds Laver Cup scoring too traditional, Maxime was looking for the 45
In an Instagram post, Patrick Mouratoglou, creator of the UTS, said the Laver Cup’s scoring system should be “completely rethought”, though he calls the format “great” overall.
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7-6 (7) and 7-6 (6): our intern asks what the numbers in brackets are doing
Alexander Zverev beat Karen Khachanov 6-3, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (6) to reach the US Open final. Two of the three sets were settled in a tie-break.