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• BREAKING: Carlos Alcaraz leapfrogs Zverev to No.2 in ATP ranking

  30-09-2024 15:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Carlos Alcaraz reached the semi-finals in Beijing without losing a set, a clear indication that the Spanish ace has found his best tennis after a period of decline. The former world number 1 - who didn’t shine in the American tournaments and was eliminated in the second round at the 2024 US Open - defeated Karen Khachanov in the quarterfinals in Beijing struggling only in the first set.Carlos Alcaraz© Jose Morgado/X - Fair Use The four-time Grand Slam champion seems to have found
  
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• Carlos Alcaraz is a record-breaking machine

  30-09-2024 18:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Carlos Alcaraz had his fans worried after losing to Botic van de Zandschulp in the second round of the 2024 US Open. The former world number 1 had one of the worst performances of his young career, losing three sets to zero and making huge mental steps back. The young Spanish champion took longer than expected to digest his defeat against Serbian legend Novak Djokovic in the final of the Olympic tournament, when he seemed close to winning the gold medal for his country.Carlos Alcaraz©
  
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• Carlos Alcaraz reaches Beijing SF. Daniil Medvedev is next

  30-09-2024 17:01 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Carlos Alcaraz is through to his second consecutive semi-final at the ATP 500 Beijing Open. World no. 3 faced Karen Khachanov in the quarter-final and scored a 7-5, 6-2 victory in an hour and 36 minutes, booking a clash against Daniil Medvedev. Carlos outplayed Karen behind the first and second serve, facing only two break points and suffering one break. The Spaniard grabbed 45% of the return points and turned them into four breaks from 12 opportunities. The four-time Major winner prevailed in t
  
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• Stefanos Tsitsipas mysterious AI post against ATP, then deleted

  30-09-2024 17:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Stefanos Tsitsipas, with a long statement released through a post, highlighted some proposals to make the program more streamlined and the most prestigious events less close to each other. This follows the controversy on the very delicate issue of the busy schedule during the season in the ATP Tour."We are on the brink of a revolution in tennis, driven by the players. Change is not easy, but if we do it right, tennis could enter a new era. "Think about how different the sport could be if players
  
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• Sinner, Alcaraz into China Open semifinals

  30-09-2024 16:55 via espn.com
  
  Two days after WADA called for Jannik Sinner to be banned 1-2 years after testing positive twice for an anabolic steroid, the top-ranked player moved into the China Open semifinals with a 6-2, 7-6 (6) win over Jiri Lehecka on Monday.
  
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• Sinner through to China Open semis | Alcaraz to face Medvedev

  30-09-2024 16:50 via skysports.com
  
  Jannik Sinner moved into the semi-finals of the China Open with a 6-2 7-6 victory over Jiri Lehecka on Monday.
  
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• Italian legend has clear ideas about Jannik Sinner's case

  30-09-2024 16:30 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Jannik Sinner confirmed he had a great feeling with the ATP 500 in Beijing, having reached the semi-finals for the second year in a row. The Italian ace had shown an exceptional level last year, defeating Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz and Russian Daniil Medvedev in a sequence to start a powerful rise.Jannik Sinner© YouTube screenshot The world number 1 has not yet expressed his best tennis to this moment, but his mental strength and ability to make a difference in decisive moments
  
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• Novak Djokovic has a tricky path in Shanghai

  30-09-2024 16:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  For the first time since 2019 - when he was defeated by Stefanos Tsitsipas - Novak Djokovic will return to play the Masters 1000 in Shanghai. The former world number 1 has decided to return to China for sponsor reasons after a long absence, as he admits that certain tournaments are no longer important to him at this point in his career.The 37-year-old from Belgrade is only focused on Grand Slam tournaments and events in which he can represent Serbia, such as the Davis Cup and the Olympics. The S
  
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• Nicolas Mahut believes that Rune is not as strong as Alcaraz and Sinner

  30-09-2024 16:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Why has Holger Rune not yet reached the same level of Carlos Alcaraz and Janniks Sinner? The Frenchman Nicolas Mahut, in an interview with Tennis Infinity, tried to give an answer to this question. According to the Frenchman, the young Dane is not yet at the level of the Spaniard and the Italian but, in the future, he will have his opportunities to win a Major, there being more space than in the Fab 4 tennis era."Rune will not be satisfied until he wins a Grand Slam tournament. I would not be su
  
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• Sabalenka extends winning steak as Osaka sets up Gauff clash

  30-09-2024 15:30 via skysports.com
  
  Aryna Sabalenka's dominant hard-court season showed no signs of slowing down as she cruised into the last 16 of the China Open with a dominant win over Ashlyn Krueger.
  
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• Sinner doping case: Key questions answered after WADA appeal

  30-09-2024 15:00 via skysports.com
  
  Following an appeal against Jannik Sinner being cleared of responsibility for testing positive for a banned substance, Sky Sports News' Geraint Hughes analyses the situation facing men's tennis world No 1.
  
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• Jannik Sinner got another impressive data

  30-09-2024 14:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  These are not easy days for Jannik Sinner, under the spotlight for the WADA appeal at the CAS in Lausanne against the ITIA ruling relating to the positivity to the doping substance Clostebol, found during Indian Wells: but this is not distracting the young Italian from the tennis court and from pursuing new incredible milestones.On the court there is a data that testifies to all this; the Italian, in 2024, managed to win 9 times out of 11 cases when he was down after losing the first s
  
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• Alcaraz to face Medvedev in China Open semis

  30-09-2024 13:35 via espn.com
  
  For the second straight year, No. 3-ranked Carlos Alcaraz has advanced to the China Open semifinals after beating Karen Khachanov 7-5, 6-2 on Monday. Alcaraz will face Daniil Medvedev, who beat Flavio Cobolli 6-2, 6-4.
  
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• What does WADA have to prove in the appeal against Jannik Sinner?

  30-09-2024 13:30 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Against all expectations, WADA decided to appeal the acquittal of Jannik Sinner by the ITIA. The world number 1 will face a new trial in the coming months, just when it seemed that this dispute was now over. WADA seems to have accepted that the contamination of the Italian ace was not voluntary, but believes that Jannik deserves a suspension for being negligent. The two-time Grand Slam champion - who is playing the ATP 500 in Beijing this week - has admitted that he was very disappointed by
  
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• ATP Shanghai: the draw is a show with Alcaraz and Sinner on the same side

  30-09-2024 13:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  The draw of the Shanghai Rolex Masters is out! The penultimate ATP Masters 1000 of the season will start on October 2nd with the final on Sunday October 13th: a draw that will be a show, with Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas all in the top-half, and with Novak Djokovic who come back on the court, drawn in the bottom-half together with Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe and Alexander Zverev.This is the most important official men's event of the Asian Swing
  
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• Sabalenka wins again in China; Osaka-Gauff set

  30-09-2024 12:04 via espn.com
  
  Aryna Sabalenka cruised to her 14th straight victory with a win over Ashlyn Krueger in the third round of the China Open. Naomi Osaka also won to set up a showdown with Coco Gauff.
  
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• Sinner's lawyer: "WADA believes Jannik is responsible and he should be punished"

  30-09-2024 12:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Jamie Singer - the lawyer who assisted Jannik Sinner in the path that led to the acquittal by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) in the Clostebol case, when the Italian tested positive for one of the prohibited substances due to an involuntary contamination - has given an exclusive interview to the Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, focusing on the appeal to the TAS in Lausanne presented by the World Anti-Doping Agency.Singer talked about the technical times relating t
  
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• Beijing: Naomi Osaka annihilates world No. 60 to set up blockbuster quarterfinal

  30-09-2024 10:24 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Naomi Osaka put up a big performance on Monday to beat world No. 60 Katie Volynets 6-3 6-2 and set up a blockbuster Beijing quarterfinal versus fourth-seeded Coco Gauff.After not taking to the court on Sunday due to rain, the Japanese didn't appear to be bothered too much by that since she started her round-of-16 match with an early break in the second game and that was enough for her to seal the opener. Up by a set, it didn't take long before the former world No. 1 went on to open an even
  
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• Brad Gilbert shocked by Wada appeal for Jannik Sinner's doping issue

  30-09-2024 10:14 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Brad Gilbert, former coach of Andre Agassi and Coco Gauff, has said he is shocked by WADA's decision to appeal against to Jannik Sinner's doping issue ITIA sentence.The World Anti-Doping Agency confirmed that it has filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday, September 26, in the case of the Italian tennis player, who was found by an independent tribunal of the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) to be without fault or negligence for testing positive twice
  
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• 2024 Beijing Day 6: Alcaraz v Khachanov, Sinner v Lehecka, Sabalenka Monday

  30-09-2024 05:19 via tennis-x.com
  We are down to the quarterfinals in the men's draw.
  
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• Coach answers if Aryna Sabalenka can relate to Maria Sharapova's iconic clay quote

  30-09-2024 04:25 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Coach Anton Dubrov says the days of Aryna Sabalenka not believing she can do well on clay are long gone and therefore he wouldn't draw any similarities between the Belarusian and the iconic comment Maria Sharapova made about playing on the slowest tennis surface. After winning her first Grand Slam title as a 17-year-old girl at 2004 Wimbledon, the former Russian tennis star also landed her first US Open trophy in 2006. But while the now 37-year-old quickly established herself as a superstar
  
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• In Spain Hidalgo beats Rahm at the play-off

  30-09-2024 04:16 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  A Spaniard wins the Open de España, but not the favorite on the eve. In fact, the title went to Angel Hidalgo, fully deserved after a lead that ended with 270 (65 67 68 70, -14) shots, even if he had to resort to a playoff to get it. After 71 holes all in the lead, he was reached on the last one by his compatriot Jon Rahm (270 – 68 69 65 68), who then gave in on the second extra hole, failing to go beyond par in front of the winner’s birdie and missing the quartet after having
  
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• Emma Raducanu's ex-coach issues strong reaction amid latest attacks on Jannik Sinner

  30-09-2024 02:25 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray's former coach Mark Petchey issued a very harsh statement on some of the comments made about the Jannik Sinner doping case, saying that it is plain ridiculous to believe that the Italian avoided any suspension because double standards were involved. For context, ever since the ITIA announced that the world No. 1 tested twice positive for a banned substance in March but didn't get any ban because he was able to quickly prove that it came unknowingly from a conta
  
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• 'It Sounds Terrible!' Roger Federer jokes about 20th anniversary of US Open glory

  30-09-2024 02:16 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  The five-time champion Roger Federer attended this year's US Open in New York. As always, the crowd appreciated seeing one of the greatest players of all time and the last defending champion of the season's last Major. The organizers announced the Swiss legend and reminded them of the 20th anniversary of his first US Open crown, which sounded crazy to the 43-year-old. Roger competed in New York 19 times between 2000 and 2019, missing it only in 2016 due to a knee injury. The crowd favorite claim
  
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• Challenge Tour: second title for Euan Walker

  30-09-2024 01:14 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  The Scotsman Euan Walker, with a final round of 66 (-6) shots, the best score of the round, recovered six positions and won with 135 (69 66, -9) the Swiss Challenge, played on the Golf Saint Apollinaire course (par 72) in Folgensbourg, a French city on the border with Switzerland. The Challenge Tour tournament, due to bad weather, was reduced from 72 to 36 holes with flooding of the course and related interruptions.Challenge Tour, resultsWalker, 29, obtained the second success on the circuit, af
  
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• Aryna Sabalenka's coach on Elena Rybakina-Stefano Vukov split amid shock accusations

  30-09-2024 00:40 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Aryna Sabalenka's long-time coach Anton Dubrov claims the Elena Rybakina and Stefano Vukov split isn't something that is being discussed in the locker room but dropped some hints about what may have happened in the case that shocked the tennis world. After the 2022 Wimbledon champion arrived at the US Open with Vukov but then ditched the Croatian coach just three days before the start of the tournament, fans but also some past stars were left stunned by the move because it simply didn't mak
  
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• Jacob Fearnley claims fourth Challenger title and achieves a milestone

  29-09-2024 22:45 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Former Texas Christian University star Jacob Fearnley claimed his fourth Challenger title of the season at the Co'met Orleans Open. The Briton faced Harold Mayot in the final and scored a 6-3, 7-6 victory in an hour and a half, earning 125 ATP points and cracking the top-100! Jacob notched his third consecutive Challenger title and the second on an indoor court in France within four weeks, extending his incredible run that started in June. Fearnley served at 55% and landed seven winners and doub
  
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• ITIA responds to WADA appealing their decision in Jannik Sinner doping drama

  29-09-2024 22:40 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  The International Tennis Integrity Agency issued a statement after the World Anti-Doping Agency decided to appeal their verdict in the Jannik Sinner doping case as the ITIA said they accepted the move made by the WADA but also underlined that they believed their ruling was correct. Just a week before the start of the US Open, it was announced that the ATP world No. 1 twice tested positive for banned steroid clostebol in March. However, he didn't face a provisional or a concrete suspension a
  
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• Tom Kim calls out U.S. team for poor sportsmanship at Presidents Cup

  29-09-2024 22:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Tom Kim has attracted immense attention this week while competing at the Presidents Cup, becoming a central figure in the storyline. The International Team entered the tournament as underdogs, especially considering the historical challenges and negative results they have faced. While predictions largely came true, some members of the International Team expressed dissatisfaction with the behavior of certain individuals from the US Team.The South Korean golfer Tom Kim has been in the spotlight, f
  
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• Alcaraz wins ATP match No. 200, into China QFs

  29-09-2024 21:48 via espn.com
  
  Carlos Alcaraz reached the quarterfinals of the China Open on Sunday with an easy victory against Tallon Griekspoor for his 200th ATP Tour-level victory.
  
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