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Rafael Nadal delivers Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner verdict after epic French Open final
Rafael Nadal has claimed that Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are “far above the rest” of the ATP field after being asked about Sunday’s thrilling French Open final. In a contest that lasted five hours and 29 minutes, Alcaraz rallied from two sets down to stun world No 1 Sinner 4-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(2),…
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Emma Raducanu seals a huge win at Queen’s Club – but she still has one big problem
Emma Raducanu stormed into the quarter-finals of the WTA 500 tournament at the Queen’s Club with a thrilling win against Rebecca Sramkova in front of a big London crowd. The 2021 US Open champion produced a classy display to see off a rival who was hitting the ball with more venom for much of the…
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Jannik Sinner must overcome his Carlos Alcaraz kryptonite if tennis’ next great rivalry is to survive
At two sets up and with three Championship points on his side in the French Open final, Jannik Sinner could be forgiven for thinking he had finally overcome his Carlos Alcaraz hurdle. Separated by just a couple of years in age, the pair have come up through the tennis scene together but in their early…
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2025 Berlin Tennis Open Entry List: Sabalenka, Gauff, Raducanu playing. When is the draw?
The 2025 Berlin Tennis Open will boast a star-studded field with seven Grand Slam winners on the entry list for the WTA 500 tournament. In fact, nine of the top 10 players in the current WTA Rankings will feature in Germany with world No 7 Iga Swiatek the only player missing from the list. To…
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Jannik Sinner is ‘the best of all-time’ in one key area claims former world No 1
Jannik Sinner’s reign as world No 1 will continue despite his defeat in an epic French Open final against Carlos Alcaraz, with his reputation enhanced after an epic contest in Paris. Sinner will rue the three match points that passed him by in the five-set classic against Alcaraz, with the Italian left to lick his…
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Aryna Sabalenka’s controversial French Open comments defended by former world No 1
Tennis icon Jimmy Connors has come to the defence of Aryna Sabalenka after the world No 1 faced criticism for comments she made after the French Open final. Sabalenka was beaten 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4 by Coco Gauff in the Roland Garros final on Saturday, a second straight major final defeat after losing to Madison Keys…
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Katie Boulter makes an Alex de Minaur confession as she sets a huge Grand Slam target
Katie Boulter has scaled new heights in tennis over the last couple of years and now she has revealed of her fiancé, Alex de Minaur, has been crucial in her development on and off the court. Roll the clock back to April 2023 and Boulter was ranked outside of the top 250 in the women’s game,…
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‘Proud’ Corey Gauff reveals where he watched daughter Coco’s French Open triumph
Coco Gauff’s dad Corey has revealed where he watched his daughter’s historic French Open triumph, while also discussing how it compared to her previous Grand Slam success. World No 2 Gauff sealed her first Roland Garros title with a battling 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4 triumph over world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday, three years after…
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Emma Raducanu secures significant rankings breakthrough with Queen’s Club win
Emma Raducanu got her campaign at the new WTA 500 tournament at the Queen’s Club in London off to a flying start and she got an instant rankings boost from her win against Spanish qualifier Cristina Bucsa. The British No 2 is now on course to take over the top spot in her national rankings…
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Emma Raducanu makes brutally honest confession after winning first match at Queen’s Club
Emma Raducanu has won her first match on a grass court at the Queen’s Club and she admitted she was filled with nerves before taking to Court No 1 at the iconic London venue. Raducanu teamed up with British No 1 Katie Boulter to seal a a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Wu Fang-Hsien and Jiang…