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Madrid, 2021

The eight questions we’re all asking after Madrid

After the Madrid Masters 1000 and WTA 1000, the clay-court season has already yielded some valuable pointers for the French Open, without giving away all its secrets. Here are the eight questions that we are all (more or less) mainly asking ourselves before this week’s next stage, in Rome

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Rémi Bourrières
Madrid Open 2019

Nadal, tickets, dates: 15 questions about the 2021 Madrid Open

Dates, tickets, Rafael Nadal and other previous winners - all you need to know about the upcoming 2021 Madrid Open tournament

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Haresh Ramchandani
Naomi Osaka, Madrid, 2021

Experience on clay, specific drills, Sharapova’s example; how Osaka is setting her sights on Roland-Garros

Almost two years after her last clay-court match, Naomi Osaka made a winning start in Madrid on Friday on a surface she knows will take time to master

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Simon Cambers
Wimbledon Court 1, 2019

Limited capacity, vaccines, no Hawk-Eye Live: What we learned from the Wimbledon press conference

The All England Club announced on Tuesday that it will have a minimum of 25 percent of fans in 2021 while there will be play on the middle Sunday from 2022

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Simon Cambers

In Pictures: The five players that defeated Rafael Nadal on the Monte-Carlo clay

Rafael Nadal has been virtually unbeatable on the red clay of Monte-Carlo ever since he began his 46-match winning streak in 2005. But there are a select few that defeated him, and even one player that achieved the feat twice. Here they are, in pictures.

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Chris Oddo
Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal, 2021
4 years ago

Big 3 vs Young Guns: nine matchups we want to see and why

The rise of young guns like Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Lorenzo Musetti...
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Chris Oddo
Rafael Nadal - Monte-Carlo 2021
4 years ago

Monte-Carlo musings: 7 players to watch at the first clay-court Masters event of 2021

The Big 3 are back and the big names are in action. Here...
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Chris Oddo
Roland Garros
4 years ago

Ticketing, prize money, schedule: 10 questions about 2021 Roland-Garros

Here is everything you need to know about the plans so far for...
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Carrie Dunn
Djorde Djokovic_Adria Tour
4 years ago

“We in Serbia are emotional, and perhaps that is the worst trait Novak has on court” – 5 quotes that stand out from Djokovic’s brother rare interview

Tournament Director Djordje Djokovic also talks about how they got the license for...
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Sasa Ozmo
Aslan Karatsev, 2021
4 years ago

From Challenger to Top 30 – the incredible rise of Russia’s Aslan Karatsev

He is the big story of 2021 so far - and Aslan Karatsev...
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Carrie Dunn
Vasek Pospisil
4 years ago

PTPA, Sock, Canada: 10 questions about Vasek Pospisil

Vasek Pospisil is one of Canada's top players and a leading voice in...
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Simon Cambers
Naomi Osaka, Australian Open 2021
4 years ago

10 facts about WTA Race: Osaka No 1, Barty No 8, Andreescu in freefall

With the temporary move to a two-year ranking system, things are a little...
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Simon Cambers
Dominic Thiem, Australian Open, 2021
4 years ago

10 facts about ATP Race – Nadal outside top 10, Federer No 167

With the official ATP rankings distorted by its extension to a two-year system...
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Simon Cambers
Novak Djokovic in 1994
4 years ago

The origin of the famous video: Why was Djokovic interviewed when he was only seven years old?

When he was just seven years old he went on TV and declared...
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Sasa Ozmo
Cerundolo brothers
4 years ago

Brotherly love: these siblings live their dreams on the ATP Tour together

Francisco and Juan Manuel Cerundolo are next in a long line of siblings...
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Chris Oddo
5 years ago

‘No risks needed’ – Djokovic unlikely to play before clay season, says Ivanisevic

In an exclusive interview with Tennis Majors, Goran Ivanisevic has said Novak Djokovic...
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Sasa Ozmo
Naomi Osaka - Open d'Australie 2021
5 years ago

The 11 Women who saved match point before winning a Grand Slam (Open era)

Naomi Osaka saved a match point earlier in the tournament and went on...
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Lucas Morlier
Naomi Osaka, Melbourne 2021
5 years ago

“New boss” Naomi Osaka primed for next step on path to greatness

Japan's Naomi Osaka will win her fourth Grand Slam title if she beats...
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Simon Cambers
Novak Djokovic, Melbourne, 2021
5 years ago

What we know about Novak Djokovic’s injury (and his chances of victory at the Australian Open)

Novak Djokovic didn’t want to share the result of his MRI, Sunday, after...
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Cédric Rouquette
Elena Rybakina on the WTA Tour, 2020
5 years ago

Who is Elena Rybakina? – Wimbledon semi-finalist, breakout 2020, power game, Kazakhstan

Powerful, poised and rising up the rankings. Find out more about the game...
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Chris Oddo