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Patrick Mouratoglou has admitted to ‘having a few fights’ with Serena Williams over her weight during their collaboration as coach and player.

The American, who retired in 2022, has recently made headlines for admitting to using GLP-1 – a group of weight loss medications – to help her lose 14 kilograms in eight months.

Williams did so in order to ‘try something different’, having stated that she saw her weight as another ‘opponent’, combining the medication with ‘training five hours a day’ and ‘running, walking, biking, stair climbing.’

Mouratoglou joined forces with the 23-time Grand Slam champion as head coach in 2012 and continued that role for the remainder of the American’s career.

“Oh, I remember it very well,” remarked the Frenchman to The Guardian, after being reminded of a story in which he was said to have argued her weight was negatively affecting her game.

“It was after the pregnancy – not right after; I know these things take time. I told her: ‘Listen, this is not a comment on how you look. It’s not my problem.’

“But tennis is a sport in which you can’t afford to be overweight. First of all, the pressure on your joints and everything is so big that your chances become much higher.

“The second thing is it’s a sport in which you change directions all the time and with a lot of speed. Even one kilo overweight is a lot.

“When you go full speed in one direction with one kilo extra and then need to stop and come back, the time that you lose is really important. Just look at the best players in the world – Alcaraz, Sinner, Djokovic. Think about their movement.

“The weight was affecting her movement.

“In Serena’s case, she was older – so of course the body is not going to bounce back the same as before, and the risk of injury is even bigger.

“We had a few fights about it. I remember she did not like when I said that because she thought I was judging her. But I kept telling her, I don’t care about your look. It’s not my job.

“My job is your tennis. If you want to come back to the top and make history, then we have to be very efficient on every level – including this one, which for me was the key element.”

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Since Williams retired, Mouratoglou joined forces with Dane Holger Rune from mid-2022 for 24 months – in an on-and-off relationship – and, more recently, worked as the main coach of Naomi Osaka from September 2024 until July 2025.

Over her career, the American collected 23 Grand Slam singles titles and 14 such doubles titles, four Olympic gold medals, and 73 singles trophies overall.

The Frenchman went on to add: “I’m not the type of guy who’s looking back and having regrets. But, yeah, if she would have been in this position physically, the results would have been better.”

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Reports of a relationship between Carlos Alcaraz and model Brooks Nader have been dismissed by a leading Spanish journalist, with world No 1 reportedly claiming he is “single” to members of his entourage.

Rumours that world No 1 and recently-crowned US Open champion Alcaraz was dating Nader first emerged during his campaign in New York, with the 28-year-old Sports Illustrated model also connected to Alcaraz’s rival, Jannik Sinner, in recent weeks.

Some reports have claimed that Nader was dating both Alcaraz and Sinner during the US Open, though her older sister Grace Ann then told E! News that Brooks was dating the Spaniard, a six-time Grand Slam champion.

“The rumours are true,” Grace Ann told the publication. “Dating is such a loose term. But I do know he’s [Alcaraz] the man of the hour.”

However, despite the rumours fuelled by Nader, any reports of a relationship have now been dismissed by Alberto Guzman, a leading Spanish tennis journalist.

Appearing on the TV show No Somos Nadie, Guzman claimed that there was no “official” relationship between Alcaraz and Nader — and that the 22-year-old has “no intention” to pursue anything serious.

“They are not a couple, it is not an official relationship,” said Guzman.

“He confirmed to his entourage that he is single and that he has no intention of having a serious relationship.”

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When asked about Grace Ann’s comments regarding her sister’s rumoured relationship with Alcaraz, Guzman followed up with a dismissive verdict.

He added: “Perhaps she is not well informed.”

Talk about both Alcaraz and Sinner’s love life has grown significantly in recent months, though both have attempted to keep their distance from any gossip.

Outside of Nader, world No 2 Sinner — who split with Anna Kalinskaya towards the end of 2024 — has been connected to Russian model Adrian Brody, and most recently Laila Hasanovic, in recent months.

Alcaraz has famously found himself connected to fellow tennis star Emma Raducanu across the summer, with several reporting on their rumoured relationship despite there having been no official sources connecting the two.

The Spaniard and Raducanu played together during the revamped US Open mixed doubles event earlier this summer, and will be at the same exhibition together in New Jersey this December.

Alcaraz has not been in action since beating Sinner to win his second US Open title on Sunday, with the world No 1 choosing to withdraw from his nation’s Davis Cup tie versus Denmark.

However, he is expected to return to action next weekend in San Francisco, where he will lead Team Europe’s charge at the Laver Cup.

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The Grand Slam season is done and dusted for 2025, and all eyes are now on which WTA Tour stars can make their mark across a fascinating Asian Swing.

With WTA 1000 events in Beijing and Wuhan still to come, alongside the WTA Finals in Riyadh and an array of WTA 500 tournaments still to come, there will be plenty of chances for players to earn big ranking points — though a few players have significant points of their own to defend.

Here, we look at the ranking points that the WTA top 10 have to defend over the next two months, alongside some of the other biggest names on the WTA Tour.

1) Aryna Sabalenka — 1,615 points

The leader in the WTA Race to Riyadh as things stand, Sabalenka will look to defend her world No 1 ranking over the next few months.

Sabalenka has 1,615 points to defend in total, with 1,000 from her 2024 Wuhan Open triumph, 400 from the WTA Finals, and 215 from the China Open.

2) Iga Swiatek — 400 points

Having missed a significant chunk of the 2024 Asian swing due to a provisional doping suspension, Swiatek has comparatively few points to defend this swing.

The Pole, who starts her swing at the Korea Open, has just 400 points to defend from her two WTA Finals round-robin victories last November.

3) Coco Gauff — 2,690 points

World No 3 Gauff has significant ranking points to defend across the rest of the year after a stunning Asian swing in 2024.

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The American has 1,000 champion points from the China Open and 390 Wuhan semi-final points, before a further 1,300 points from last year’s WTA Finals triumph.

4) Amanda Anisimova — 224 points

After back-to-back Grand Slam semi-finals this summer, new world No 4 Anisimova will look to earn further ranking points this Autumn.

She has just 224 points to defend across the rest of the year, with a second-round run at the Korea Open, a fourth-round China Open run, and a second-round Wuhan run to her name.

5) Mirra Andreeva — 604 points

Looking to return to form after a disappointing hard-court summer, world No 5 Andreeva has a handful of points to defend this summer.

The 18-year-old has 325 points to defend from her run to the 2024 Ningbo Open final and 215 points from reaching the last eight of the China Open, alongside round two Wuhan points.

6) Madison Keys — 129 points

Keys’ momentum has cooled in recent months after her stunning Australian Open triumph back in January, though she could surge again with very few points to defend this Autumn.

The American has just 120 points to defend from her fourth-round showing at the 2024 China Open, and was then beaten in the opening round of the Wuhan Open twelve months ago.

7) Jessica Pegula — 124 points

Pegula fell down to world No 7 in the WTA Rankings after the US Open, though could surge back up with only 124 points to defend across the Asian swing.

The American has only round of 16 points to defend in both Beijing and Wuhan, with no points to defend from her short-lived 2024 WTA Finals campaign.

8) Jasmine Paolini — 480 points

After a disappointing year at Grand Slam level, world No 8 Paolini will be hoping to seal WTA Finals qualification across the rest of the season.

The Italian has 480 points to defend across the rest of the year, with 65 in Beijing, 215 in Wuhan, and 200 from the WTA Finals.

9) Zheng Qinwen — 2,340 points

Having undergone shoulder surgery this summer, Qinwen could face a huge drop down the WTA Rankings if she is unable to get back to court — with a staggering 2,340 points to defend.

The world No 9 has a WTA 500 title to defend in Tokyo, though was the WTA Finals and Wuhan Open runner-up, and a China Open semi-finalist, last season.

10) Elena Rybakina — 200 points

After a topsy-turvy season to date, world No 10 Rybakina will look to finish her 2025 season on a high over the next few months.

The Kazakh missed most of the Asian swing last year, and has just 200 points to defend from the WTA Finals.

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Emma Raducanu — 108 points: Raducanu has just Korea Open quarter-final points to defend next week, having missed most of the 2024 Asian swing due to injury.

Naomi Osaka — 120 points: Having surged back into the top 20 after a strong summer, Osaka could rise further this swing, with only fourth-round points from the China Open to defend.

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The best run of Alex Eala’s career may have come to an end on Friday, though there are still plenty of positives for the star to take after an impressive two weeks across Guadalajara and Sao Paulo.

After winning the WTA 125 title in Guadalajara, the biggest title of her career to date, Eala then breezed into the last eight of the WTA 250 Sao Paulo Open, easing past Yasmine Mansouri and then Julia Riera in her opening two matches.

Her quest for a first WTA Tour-level title was ended at the quarter-final stage by Janice Tjen, with the Indonesian on her own rich vein of form in 2025, though the 20-year-old can take huge encouragement from her seven-match winning streak.

With the dust now settling on her SP Open campaign, we look at the ranking points and prize money that the tennis trailblazer earned across her three matches in Sao Paulo.

What ranking points did Eala earn?

Eala had already achieved a huge rankings boost following her run in Guadalajara, with the Filipina surging back inside the top 65 of the WTA Rankings.

And, thanks to her SP Open run, she is now set to soar back inside the top 60 when the WTA Rankings update next Monday.

Just one ranking point was available in the opening round of the SP Open, though Eala safely progressed through to round two, guaranteeing herself 30 points for progressing to the round of 16.

By beating Riera and reaching the quarter-final of the WTA 250, Eala earned herself 54 ranking points from the tournament.

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Eala will drop 25 points from the WTA 500 Guadalajara Open she contested twelve months ago, though she is still set to move up 29 points to 1,083 come Monday.

In the WTA Live Rankings, the 20-year-old currently sits at her career-high of world No 56, though she will drop down based on other results this weekend.

However, a return to the top 60 does look secure for Eala.

What prize money did Eala earn?

It is not just ranking points won by the Filipina in Sao Paulo, with Eala also taking home the quarter-finalists prize money as well.

A total of $3,110 was available for every player in round one, with Eala quickly moving above that thanks to her round-one victory.

The Filipina guaranteed herself at least $4,470 in winnings by reaching the second round and, thanks to her progression to the last eight, will take home $6,820 in prize money.

Had Eala reached the semi-final, she would have earned herself $11,970 in winnings from the event.

However, Eala has now earned over $880,000 in prize money across the 2025 season to date.

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The draw for the WTA 500 Korea Open has been revealed — and Iga Swiatek and Emma Raducanu are set to meet in the quarter-final of the women’s singles draw.

Grand Slam champions Swiatek and Raducanu are both set to be in action for the first time since the end of the US Open, where the Pole reached the last eight, falling to eventual runner-up Amanda Anisimova, and Raducanu fell to Elena Rybakina.

Now, both women return to action in Seoul, with world No 2 Swiatek the top seed and the Brit seeded eighth, and find themselves in the same quarter of the 28-player draw.

Like all the top four seeds, Swiatek will receive a bye in the opening round and will face Sorana Cirstea or Zhu Lin in the second round, marking her Korea Open event debut.

The world No 2 is then projected to face Raducanu in the quarter-finals, though the Brit does not have an easy couple of opening rounds in the Korean capital.

Looking to match her run to the last eight from 2024, the eighth seed — who is seeded after the withdrawals of Anisimova and Veronika Kudermetova — begins her campaign against Jaqueline Cristian.

Raducanu could then face two-time Grand Slam singles champion and former world No 2 Barbora Krejcikova in the second round, with the Czech’s campaign opening against a qualifier.

On paper, Swiatek is then projected to face third seed Clara Tauson in the last four, with the Dane having beaten the six-time Grand Slam champion at the Canadian Open earlier this summer.

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Tauson is projected to face Eva Lys or Ashlyn Krueger in the second round after her round-one bye, and is projected to take on seventh seed Sofia Kenin in the last eight.

Headlining the bottom half of the draw is world No 11 and second seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, who has flown under the radar in 2025 despite the most consistent season of her career.

However, the second seed could have a tough opener in round two versus French Open star Lois Boisson, who begins her campaign against Korean wildcard Ku Yeonwoo in the opening round.

Alexandrova is then projected to face defending champion and sixth seed Beatriz Haddad Maia in the last eight, with the Brazilian searching for form after a challenging year.

Haddad Maia has been handed a favourable draw to reach the quarter-final on paper, with the sixth seed opening against wildcard Back Dayeon, before potentially facing a qualifier in round two.

Also in the bottom half of the draw is fourth seed and 2024 runner-up Daria Kasatkina, who is projected to take on Alexandrova in the semi-final.

Following her opening round bye, Kasatkina is expected to face wildcard Park Sohyun or a qualifier, before a potential quarter-final against fifth seed Diana Shnaider.

Shnaider’s campaign opens against a qualifier, before an expected round-two clash versus Suzan Lamens or Tatjana Maria.

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The rise of Jannik Sinner was a story built around many improving facets of his game, with the serve at the top of the list for his biggest improvements.

Roll the clock back to early 2023 and Sinner’s service motion looks very different from what it is now.

The Italian was serving with his back foot flat on the ground prior to his motion starting, with his highly respected coach Darren Cahill and his lead coach Simone Vagnozzi, deciding that he needed to change if he wanted to take his serve to a Grand Slam-winning level.

That starting position changed as he moved to a stance that saw his back heel elevated, which gave him more height as he reached up to the ball and allowed him to raise his service percentage and also, significantly, his service speed.

He has also tweaked the starting position of his racket, with his starting position now in front of his knee, with Sinner’s service motion now looks more classical than he had a couple of years ago.

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“One thing I did say is, ’The serve needs to improve. You’re six foot four and you’re a strong lad’,” Cahill told the ATP Tour last earlier this year.

“You need to be able to get more miles per hour on that first serve, better direction on that first serve. Then not only do you start winning some free points from your first serve, but also your Plus One becomes much more effective. If people can neutralise your serve, you have to work much harder for your points.’

“Then his questions came, one after the other… i’s typical of him. He wants to compete. He’s a competition animal. We’re seeing an incredible level of tennis at the moment, with Carlos (Alcaraz) and Jannik.

“If you look at their body of work over the past couple of years, they’ve separated themselves from the field. Now it’s up to the field to chase.”

Sinner appeared to be seperating himself from everyone in the men’s game, including Alcaraz, prior to this year’s US Open, but the shot that has helped to inspire his rise to world No 1 and Grand Slam glory started to show signs fo cracking in New York.

With his first serve percentage dropping, Sinner appeared to be searching for a shot that has come so naturally to him at the US Open and that allowed Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime to test him before he struggled again on his serve in the final against Alcaraz.

Giving his Spanish rival too many looks at second serves was a recipe for disaster and it was one of the key areas Sinner suggested he needed to improve as he reflected on the Alcaraz defeat in New York.

“I’m gonna change a couple of things on the serve, just small things, but, they can make big differences and then we see how it goes,” said Sinner.

“You know, I’m looking forward to playing these matches again, something new is now that I’m not number one anymore, so you know, this also changes a little bit for you. You chase, it’s different.”

Alcaraz’s most improved shot over the last year is probably his second serve, with the power and punch he has found on it making it tougher than ever to break him.

Throw in his beefed-up first serve, which saw him regularly hitting 130mph serves out wide to Sinner in the US Open final and you have a package that is hard to halt.

Sinner now needs to find the tweaks to his serve that allow him to keep pace with an improving Alcaraz and the joy of this rivalry appears to be that these two great champions are going to continue to push themselves to the next level time and again over the next few years.

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What constitutes success for Emma Raducanu?

It is a question Tim Henman posed as he spoke to Tennis365 at this year’s French Open, with the answer always likely to be affected by her unique history.

“What is success? It is for her to get back into the top 30 or maybe the top 10? It’s about being the best version of yourself and maximising your potential,” Henman said when he spoke to Tennis365 at Roland Garros.

“She’s already had a positive year. She has played lots of tournaments, been on court for a lot of matches and built up that physical resilience over what is a long season.

“We all know the expectations around Emma are different compared to everyone else, but we need to see the bigger picture here and it has to be that she is making progress in all areas of her game.”

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When you become the first player in tennis history to come through qualifying and win a Grand Slam, the bar of success and the scrutiny on your is going to be more inflated than it would be for anyone else.

Thus has been the story for Raducanu since her incredible 2021 US Open triumph, with her failure to repeat that success a predictable outcome for a player who peaked when she was 18.

The sponsors she attracted added to the pressure that built up around Raducanu, with too many cynics appearing to delight in her failure as she limped from one injury and one coach to the next in double quick time

Yet if any other player was sitting at No 34 in the world at the age of 22, ignoring everything she has come through all that she has over the last four years, it would be considered a story of steady progress.

A British female player in the top 20 of the WTA Rankings has been something of a rarity in recent years, but that could be where Raducanu ends 2025 if she can string some wins together in the final few weeks of the season.

Raducanu’s decision to skip playing for Great Britain in the Billie Jean King Cup and play a WTA 500 event in Korea instead next week may have been seen as a little unpatriotic by some, but others will suggest it was a sign of her ambition.

She has a stated aim of being seeded for the Australian Open in January and a handful of wins between now and the end of the season should secure that ambition.

With limited ranking points to defend from this time last year, Raducanu has a huge chance to build momentum and climb back into the top 30 and maybe even the top 20 of the WTA Rankings if she picks up some wins in upcoming WTA 1000 events in Asia.

Overall, she has put in a solid year that has included wins in all four Grand Slam events, as well as runs to the quarter-finals in the WTA 500 events in Miami and at the Queen’s Club.

If Raducanu could add a quarter-final appearance in a WTA 1000 event to her record over the next few weeks, that Australian Open seeding will be secured and then she can start to target even more in 2026.

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The ATP rankings may be the official gauge on the pecking order of the top players in men’s tennis, but the rolling 52-week system used to compile that list doesn’t always provide an accurate reflection of the current state of play in the men’s game.

Players who play more tournaments than others can pick up ranking points that inflate their ranking, with the game’s finest players not always getting the ranking their current form merits.

There is no doubt that Carlos Alcaraz deserves his position at the top of the ATP Rankings after his US Open final win against Jannik Sinner, but here is our unofficial top 10 reflecting the results and performances served up by the game’s greats in 2025.

Carlos Alcaraz (ATP Ranking No 1)

After his disappointing Wimbledon final defeat against Sinner, the 22-year-old Spaniard bounced back in impressive fashion to beat his great rival in the US Open final in New York.

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Alcaraz’s comprehensive victory over Sinner earned him a sixth Grand Slam title and also the world No 1 ranking, with Alcaraz the man to beat once again.

2. Jannik Sinner (ATP Ranking No 2)

The Italian was challenged by Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime at the US Open and then well beaten by Alcaraz in the final, but he is comfortably the second best player in the world.

Sinner’s power hitting from the back of the court is too much for most of his rivals and he has now vowed to take his game to the next level after his defeat against Alcaraz in Flushing Meadows.

3. Novak Djokovic (ATP Ranking No 4)

It is a remarkable tribute to Djokovic’s enduring brilliance that he remains the third best player in the world at the age fo 38.

Reaching the semi-finals of all four Grand Slam semi-finals in 2025 would be hailed as a stunning year for most players, but Djokovic is extending his career in an attempt to try and win a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title and he can’t find a way to beat Alcaraz and Sinner when it matters most.

4. Jack Draper (ATP Ranking No 7)

One of the shining stars of the opening half of this year, Draper blew his rivals away to win the Inidan Wells Masters in March, as he highlighted when he can do when he is fit and firing.

Draper’s long-running battles with injury are his biggest problem and they have tripped him up again as he has been forced to end his 2025 campaign early with an arm injury. 

5. Ben Shelton (ATP Ranking No 6)

Shelton could have been on course for a deep run at the US Open until injury forced him out of the tournament.

That emotional exit will inspire this fiery young competitor to come back for more and he will be a threat to everyone in the game when he reaches his peak.

6. Felix Auger-Aliassime (ATP Ranking No 13)

This big-serving Canadian was showing signs of a revival in his game ahead of the US Open and he backed that up with some impressive performances as he reached the semi-finals in New York.

With Draper out for the season, Auger-Aliassime is a contender to reach the ATP Finals in Turin in November, as he heads into an indoor phase of the season where he often excels.

7. Taylor Fritz (ATP Ranking No 5)

The American was disappointed to lose against Novak Djokovic in the US Open quarter-finals, with his losing record against the Serbian extending to an alarming 11-0.

That statistic highlights the reality that Fritz is knocking on the door at the very top of the men’s game, but he comes up short when he faces Alcaraz, Sinner or Djokovic.

8. Alexander Zverev (ATP Ranking No 3)

This has been a bizarre year for Zverev, as he has limped from one disappointment to the next and has still managed to hang on to the No 3 ranking in the ATP list.

His true status in the game right now is not so lofty and he needs to find some form as he has plenty of points to defend from his Paris Masters win last year and also at the ATP Finals.

9. Alex de Minaur (ATP Ranking No 8)

One of the great battlers in the men’s game, De Minaur appears to be reaching his potential as a consistent top ten player.
Like Fritz, he comes up short against the true title contenders, but every player has to strive to hit their ceiling and this gutsy Aussie has done that so far in his career.

10. Lorenzo Musetti (ATP Ranking No 9)

Like De Minaur, Musetti has moved his game to another level over the last couple of years and he is closing in on qualification for the ATP Finals that will be staged in his Italian homeland.

A solid player who has few weaknesses, he just can’t repel the pace and power that comes his way when he plays the game’s biggest hitters, as Sinner highlighted as he hammered his compatriot at the US Open.

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Emma Raducanu’s former coach Mark Petchey has claimed that the star must “keep getting better” with her style of play and with her serving if she wants to get back into Grand Slam contention.

Former US Open champion Raducanu won her first matches in New York since her stunning 2021 triumph this summer, beating qualifiers Ena Shibahara and Janice Tjen with two convincing displays in her opening matches at Flushing Meadows.

However, the 22-year-old was then handed a tough reminder of just how difficult it will be to start going deep at Grand Slams once again, the Brit winning just three games to ninth seed and former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in the third round.

Despite the heavy defeat to Rybakina, there have undoubtedly been positives for Raducanu this summer, with the Brit back inside the top 40 of the WTA Rankings.

Currently ranked 34th in the world, she will look to surge further up the rankings over the remaining two months of the 2025 tennis season, starting at the Korea Open next week.

And, speaking to tennis betting site BetVictor, Petchey — who coached Raducanu briefly in 2020, before a spell as her coach this spring and summer — believes she will have learnt plenty from her loss to Rybakina.

“What it said to me is everything that I hope people can see about Emma’s style of play,” commented Petchey.

“We’re in an era of big hitters. We talk about the pace of shots, from both [Aryna] Sabalenka and [Amanda] Anisimova.

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“From Emma’s point of view, her best style of winning matches is up on the baseline redirecting the ball, moving it around, trying to get the opponent to move before they get a chance to set on the ball.

“That’s obviously something that she’s going to have to keep getting better at.

“She can’t get taller; she’s not going to suddenly have a Rybakina serve that’s going to get her as many free points.

“But that serve can get more accurate, it can get her set up to play a little bit better as time goes by.

“But it’s one of those matches which just goes to show you know that it’s not going to be easy to win another Major.

“But that’s what’s going to be so satisfying when she finally does. These big hitters, these power players that make life difficult for her, where they do rush her, are going to make things tricky for her.

“But it’s just motivation for her to keep working on the things that she has been doing.”

After the Korea Open, Raducanu will likely head to play WTA 1000 events in Beijing and Wuhan, before finishing her season in Asia.

The Brit made a surprise decision to pull out of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Shenzhen and instead play in the upcoming WTA 500 event in Seoul, which starts next week.

Raducanu was a quarter-finalist in Seoul last year, winning two matches before retiring against Daria Kasatkina due to injury.

That was the final official WTA event of the season for Raducanu twelve months ago, meaning she will have the opportunity to gain significant points and move back up the world rankings.

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No one is ‘getting close’ to Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner is the verdict of a fellow ATP Tour player after another Grand Slam final contested by the two.

Alexander Zverev is the only man not called Alcaraz or Sinner to have appeared in a Slam final this season as the duo continue to tighten their hold over the men’s singles game.

With the pair having won the last eight Slams, world No 61 Pedro Martinez believes no other player is ‘getting close’ to them in the near future.

“It’s going to be difficult for someone to be on that level soon,” Martinez exclusively told Tennis365. “I don’t see anyone getting close to them, maybe because Djokovic is getting older every time.

“He’s playing amazing tennis but when one of them is on the opposite side, you can feel that he’s not 30 or 28 or 25 anymore. These guys are 15 years younger, and they are in their prime and Djokovic I think already passed [his prime]. He’s playing really good tennis, but it’s not the same job he did 10 years ago, when he didn’t lose so much, until Roland Garros.”

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Away from Djokovic, the likes of Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton and Jack Draper are trying to keep up but even the highest-ranked of them has a little over half the points of the No 1 and 2.

Zverev started the year strong in Australia. I played him there, and he was playing good tennis. But after that, I think he lost a lot of confidence in that final in Melbourne.

“Draper was playing good as well, but not on that level, and he got injured in Wimbledon, so he’s struggling a bit this year as well, with some ups and downs physically.

“Let’s see if there is any young player in the next years, getting into that level. But at the moment, I see a battle between them and a battle between the others.”

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