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• Medvedev among 8 Russians invited to OIympics

  27-06-2024 19:25 via espn.com
  
  The IOC invited eight top Russian tennis players plus Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Azarenka from Belarus on Thursday to compete as neutral athletes at the
  
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• Wilander reveals who among Djokovic, Federer and Nadal is the GOAT

  30-06-2024 13:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have rewritten the history of tennis, we have not discovered America. Saying who among them is the GOAT is the topic that has split the tennis world in recent years. The numbers and records - objective and real - say Djokovic, but fans are very divided on the issue; everyone chooses based on who they support.Mats Wilander was amazed by the quick recovery made by the 24-time Slam champion, who will participate in Wimbledon three weeks after meni
  
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• Taylor Fritz conquers eighth ATP title in Eastbourne

  30-06-2024 12:13 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  World no. 13 Taylor Fritz conquered his eighth ATP title and the third in Eastbourne, lifting a trophy ahead of Wimbledon. Taylor met the first-time ATP finalist Max Purcell in the title clash and claimed a 6-4, 6-3 victory in 70 minutes, celebrating his second ATP 250 trophy of the season. The American outplayed the Aussie behind the first and second serve. Fritz fired nine aces and dropped ten points in ten service games, keeping the pressure on the other side. Purcell struggled behind the sec
  
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• 'Carlos Alcaraz has already completed this route', says top coach

  30-06-2024 12:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  A few days and the long-awaited Wimbledon tournament will officially begin and there is a lot of curiosity to see the big at work. First, the two most awaited men are undoubtedly Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, authors so far of an extraordinary 2024; an even Slam and a rivalry just born, destined to replace that lasted years by the Big Three.Carlos Alcaraz© Clive Brunskill / Staff Getty Images Sport Famous Italian coach Gipo Arbino, former historical coach of Lorenzo Sonego, spoke a
  
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• Five Wimbledon storylines to look out for

  30-06-2024 11:56 via bbc.com
  
  Raducanu returns, Draper looks to pick up Murray's baton, and more key things to watch out for when Wimbledon starts on Monday.
  
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• Céline Boutier's record card of 59 not approved

  30-06-2024 11:49 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  At the heart of the tournament she is playing this week in Michigan, Frenchwoman Céline Boutier almost achieved a historic feat on the LPGA circuit, but the rules of the week's event decided otherwise. Explanations.Céline Boutier, resultsJoin the illustrious Annika Sörenstam by becoming only the second player in history to return a card of 59 in the history of the LPGA. It was this feat that was in question after the immense performance achieved by Céline Boutier during
  
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• 'Roger Federer was the one who could really just take out in an hour', says ATP ace

  30-06-2024 11:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Roger Federer is enjoying his retirement in many ways and the last one was quite unusual on his part as he gave a very very long speech at Dartmouth University where he explained to the lucky ones present a lot about his career and all that he has overcome to reach the top of tennis.Roger Federer© Clive Brunskill / Staff Getty Images Sport A motivational speech that lasted 25 minutes that pass in lightning as we immerse ourselves in the memories told by the own protagonist. Federer men
  
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• 'Rafael Nadal exceeds all expectations', says former ATP ace

  30-06-2024 10:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Rafael Nadal continues his preparation to play initially in Bastad which will be the prelude to his real goal, the Olympic Games in Paris. Tennis will be played on clay for this edition of the Olympics, and if there is indeed a player who has dominated this surface more than anyone else since the creation of tennis, the Spaniard testifies to the 14 titles he won at Roland Garros.Rafael Nadal © Getty Images Sport - Clive Brunskill
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• Jannik Sinner makes an important revelation about his physical condition

  30-06-2024 09:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Jannik Sinner is ready to play the first Slam since the number one in the world: no Italian has ever managed to achieve this feat. The South Tyrolean has chosen a special tournament to achieve the incredible goal and will lead the seeding at Wimbledon, the most prestigious event on the tour.Jannik Sinner© Clive Brunskill / Staff Getty Images Sport Unlike what happened on the eve of Roland Garros - when he had to deal with a hip problem - Sinner’s preparation for the Championships
  
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• Rafael Nadal receives an unexpected visit to his academy

  30-06-2024 08:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Rafael Nadal received a big guest at his academy. She is a very popular singer in Spain, a real popstar of her country, Aitana. The Catalan went to the Nadal Academy in Mallorca where she even had the honor of exchanging a few balls with the champion of the 22 Grand Slam titles.Rafael Nadal© Clive Mason / Staff Getty Images Sport A moment shared by the singer on her networks and a very very stressful moment for her: "I am more nervous than before my concert at Bernabeu." she explained
  
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• Adrián Otaegui creates chances of victory in Italy

  30-06-2024 04:44 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Adrian Otaegui, the golfer of even-numbered years - four of his five wins have come in an alternative sequence since 2018 -, created a new option for victory after the third day of the Italian Open. The San Sebastian native repeated a card of 69 strokes to position himself in fifth place, one stroke behind the proven Siem, Rozner - 62 strokes on Saturday - and Sharma, and the beardless Sebastien Friederich. As an added bonus there are two places for the British Open among those who do not yet ha
  
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• Alexander Zverev makes big Wimbledon claim amid Novak Djokovic uncertainty

  30-06-2024 04:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Alexander Zverev has made quite a claim during his pre-tournament press conference at Wimbledon as the German tennis star thinks this is "the most wide open Wimbledon" in two decades and he also considers himself a contender to win it all at The Championships for the first time. This year, it will mark one of the most specific Wimbledon editions since Roger Federer is retired - Rafael Nadal isn't playing - Andy Murray is unsure of competing in the singles although he is currently in the dra
  
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• Novak Djokovic opens up about his knee after final pre-Wimbledon test

  30-06-2024 03:42 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  The 24-time Major winner Novak Djokovic is preparing for his 19th Wimbledon, never missing the grass-court Major since debuting as a qualifier in 2005! Novak arrived in London following a right knee procedure in Paris, withdrawing from Roland Garros before the quarter-final and battling with time ahead of Wimbledon. Djokovic played a match against Daniil Medvedev at the Giorgio Armani Tennis Classic in Hurlingham, feeling good on the court and scoring a 6-3, 6-4 triumph in 70 minutes. Novak admi
  
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• Watch: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner train next to each other at Wimbledon

  30-06-2024 03:20 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, along with Novak Djokovic, are among the favorites at the upcoming Wimbledon. Carlos and Jannik trained next to each other, making the final preparations ahead of their first duels at the All England Club on Monday and Tuesday. Two great rivals share the upper half, projecting the semi-final duel if each passes five rivals. Alcaraz came to Wimbledon following the Roland Garros crown and the early exit at Queen's. The Spaniard lost the title at the pre-Wimbledon
  
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• Emma Raducanu pours could water on Tim Henman's big Wimbledon prediction about her

  30-06-2024 02:50 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Emma Raducanu didn't want to get too much into Tim Henman's predictions, saying for the start she would be happy to win her Wimbledon opener. Earlier this month, former top-ranked British male tennis player Henman tipped Raducanu and Katie Boulter to do well at this year's Wimbledon edition and reach the round-of-16 at The All England Club. Leading up to Wimbledon, Raducanu had some promising results as she was a semifinalist in Nottingham and also made the quarterfinal at this week's
  
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• Rafa Nadal, far from the leader in the Balearic

  30-06-2024 02:41 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Rafa Nadal is not in London this week preparing to compete in Wimbledon, since after being eliminated from Roland Garros he decided to continue with his training on clay, thinking about the Paris Olympic Games, which on this occasion will be held in the same location. in which he has been crowned 14 times.Rafael Nadal, resultsThis has allowed him to take some time to return to a tournament that he is very passionate about, although it has nothing to do with tennis. Today he started the Absolute
  
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• Novak Djokovic makes Wimbledon admission, gives deep insight into state of his knee

  30-06-2024 01:40 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Novak Djokovic was straight honest during his Wimbledon pre-tournament press conference as the Serb admitted that he feared he would not make it to Wimbledon before adding that his knee responded to training this week and that he is positive about his chances of playing. As you already probably know extremely well, Djokovic tore his knee meniscus during his French Open round-of-16 match against Francisco Cerundolo and two days later had surgery to repair the damage. When it was reported on
  
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• Italian Open: quartet at the top, De Leo sixth

  30-06-2024 00:33 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Two Italians in the top ten after the "moving day" who will try to compete for the title in the 81st Italian Open presented by the Emilia-Romagna Region, which ends with the fourth round on the Adriatic Golf Club course (par 71) in Cervia. They are Gregorio De Leo, in sixth place with 205 (72 67 66, -8) shots after a great recovery from 34th, and Andrea Pavan, in ninth with 206 (64 73 69, -7).In command with 203 (-10) a quartet made up of the Frenchman Antoine Rozner, the German Marcel Siem, the
  
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• Emma Raducanu's confession on why she had 'horrible' time at 2023 Wimbledon

  30-06-2024 00:30 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Emma Raducanu was all smiling during last year's Wimbledon but she actually had "a horrible time" because just being a visitor wasn't that satisfying for the British tennis star. In early 2023 May, Raducanu announced her decision to surgically address both wrist injuries and her left ankle injury. That move instantly ended Raducanu's hopes of competing at Wimbledon but she did make an appearance at The Championships last year because she had some sponsorship obligations. During her tim
  
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• Roddick shares brutal opinion Rafael Nadal's choice to skip Wimbledon

  30-06-2024 00:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  "The last two years have been difficult, I've been through a lot of complicated moments. Especially after the hip operation, in addition to the abdominal problems and without forgetting the injury I suffered in Australia. All these things made me sad. I didn't feel ready to train and play as I would have liked, but there has been an important evolution lately. I perhaps arrived at Roland Garros in my best moment of the last two years;" said Rafael Nadal in an exclusive interview given a few days
  
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• Frank Bensel, two consecutive holes in one

  29-06-2024 23:38 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Uhe US Open Senior, a tournament reserved for those over 50, held in Rhode Island (Newport) is now part of the history of golf, a sport that at a competitive level has already celebrated more than a century and a half. Frank Bensel Jr., 56 years old, achieved the feat of holing two consecutive holes in one, something almost unprecedented in history since it is very rare for a course to offer two par 3s in a row.Bensel, resultsBensel, whose two cards of 75 and 74 strokes will surely not allow him
  
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• Biden and Trump argue about the golf handicap

  29-06-2024 23:36 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  If there is a sport that could come up during the electoral debate that Joe Biden and Donald Trump had last night, that is golf. It is well known that both contenders for the presidency of the United States are practitioners and Trump also owns an important empire related to this sport. The former president and the current president discussed numerous relevant topics, but when it came to talking about the physical condition they are in, golf came in.Biden and TrumpThe fact is that during the deb
  
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• Carlos Alcaraz reveals what has changed in recent weeks

  29-06-2024 23:30 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  On the same day that the 2024 Wimbledon draw was held, title holder Carlos Alcaraz explained his goals for the third Grand Slam of the year that kicks off Monday, July 1 at Wimbledon.Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz© Ryan Pierse / Staff Getty Images Sport As tradition Carlos Alcaraz, reigning champion will play the first match on the Central Field in the first day. After an untimely defeat at Queen’s, in which he was beaten in the round of 16 by Draper, Alcaraz is aiming for an e
  
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• Jannik Sinner jokes about his passion for skiing

  29-06-2024 23:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Yesterday was drawn the men’s draw of Wimbledon. Clearly the eyes immediately went on what will be the path to the Championships of Jannik Sinner, who will play his first Slam as number one in the world.Jannik Sinner, Wimbledon 2024© Clive Brunskill / Staff - Getty Images Sport A path not without pitfalls, which will probably see him engaged in several fascinating matches, such as the one with his compatriot Matteo Berrettini. From the round of 16 onwards the South Tyrolean could
  
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• Lajovic on facing Rafael Nadal: 'It’s just a nightmare'

  29-06-2024 22:30 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Rafael Nadal skipped Wimbledon preferring not to risk too many surface changes between Roland Garros and the Paris Olympics which are his biggest goal in what could be his last season.Raafel Nadal© Clive Brunskill / Staff Getty Images Sport Nadal is training hard on clay and will play in Bastad as a preparatory stage before the Olympics. For Paris 2024, the champion of the 22 Grand Slam titles will play the two modalities that the tournament allows is the single and the double, and for
  
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• Aaron Rai joins Bhatia at the top of the Rocket

  29-06-2024 22:28 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  The second lap at the Rocket Mortgage Classic 2024 ended overnight, and there is a couple in the lead. In fact, Akhsay Bhatia's -13 is added to that of Aaron Rai in the England quota, by virtue of his recovery of no less than 22 positions due to the -7 on Friday.Rocket, resultsIn this way, Taylor Montgomery drops one position: for him two shots of delay and positioning together with Troy Merritt, Cameron Young and the South African Erik van Rooyen, with Merritt and van Rooyen authors of a notabl
  
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• Andrea Pavan: "Everything is still possible"

  29-06-2024 22:24 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Somehow it is always America that makes the news at the Italian Open. In Cervia, at the Adriatic Golf Club, on the eve there was a lot of talk about Patrick Reed, the US super champion who had become a star-striped symbol in the Ryder Cup so much so as to be nicknamed Captain America, and who is certainly the most powerful player in history personal – he won the Masters in 2018 – and for ability among all those present at the Open. At the end of the first round, the cover went to And
  
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• John McEnroe proposes a 'revolutionary' change for Majors

  29-06-2024 22:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  During an interview with The Times, the American legend John McEnroe, now a BBC commentator, suggested a curious solution to reduce the duration of matches, defined by the American himself as revolutionary. Between those who propose the transition from five to three sets also in the Slams, and those who defend the traditional best-of-five-set system, McEnroe took a stand in the middle, suggesting a 10-point super tiebreak that replaces the deciding set."I would propose a middle ground. It's a co
  
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• Novak Djokovic: 'He was the first person I spoke to after the injury'

  29-06-2024 21:30 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  After training with Jannik Sinner - the new number one in the world - Novak Djokovic did not waste any time and participated in the Giorgio Armani Tennis Classic exhibition event to test again the condition of his knee.Novak Djokovic© Clive Brunskill / Staff Getty Images Sport The Serbian champion played a three-set match against Daniil Medvedev and managed to beat the Russian with the score of 6-3, 6-4. As usual, the Serbian has paid a lot of attention to the movements to be made - es
  
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• Italian Open, American Gunner Wiebe leads

  29-06-2024 21:24 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Entertainment, good play, surprises and a huge audience in the second round of the 81st Italian Open presented by the Emilia-Romagna Region. The American Gunner Wiebe remained alone in the lead with 133 (64 69, -9) shots on the course of the Adriatic Golf Club (par 71) in Cervia where he narrowly precedes the German Yannik De Bruyn, second with 134 (-8) , overtaken at the end after having been leader in the clubhouse for most of the day.Italian Open, resultsAmong the Azzurri, Edoardo Molinari ma
  
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