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Jannik Sinner, 2021

Setting records at his young age, Sinner is promised a brilliant future

Perhaps a victim of the weight of expectations, Jannik Sinner was beaten in the Miami Open final on Sunday. However, he is the only player to reach a Masters 1000 final less than two years after making his debut on the main tour.

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Cédric Rouquette
Ashleigh Barty, Wimbledon, 2019

“I’m still counting down the days” – No 1 Barty looks ahead to defend her title in Paris before a Wimbledon dream

Miami Open champion Barty kicks off her clay-court campaign at Charleston on Wednesday and will also play Stuttgart, Madrid, Rome and Roland Garros before the grass-court season

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Haresh Ramchandani
Jannik Sinner

“Super calm, super chill, and a good person” – Hurkacz on friend, doubles partner Sinner ahead of Miami final

Hurkacz and Sinner will meet for the first time in the Miami final but they are well-acquainted, having practiced and played doubles together recently

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Haresh Ramchandani
Elina Svitolina, Dubaï, 2021

Will players get vaccinated? Rothenberg’s thread shows worrying scepticism on tennis circuit

Diego Schwartzman was quick to take to social media after Monday night's press conferences at the Miami Open and clarify that he will be having a coronavrisu vaccine when it's his turn. But after strong questioning from journalist and Match Points panellist Ben Rothenberg, it seems that many of his peers have not yet been swayed by public health necessity

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Geoffrey Steines
Ashleigh Barty, Miami 2021

Miami Open “feels like home” for World No.1 Ashleigh Barty

Ashleigh Barty won her ninth straight match at the Miami Open, defeating Victoria Azarenka in a rollercoaster three set match 6-1, 1-6, 6-2. 

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Angus Wright
John Isner, Miami, 2018
4 years ago

How ATP calculates and explains the drastic drop in the prize money of the best players

A recent ATP study shows how severely its tournament business model has been...
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Cédric Rouquette
4 years ago

Musetti becomes youngest man in world’s Top 100 after Dimitrov win

Italy's Lorenzo Musetti is expected to rise to No 94 in the rankings...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Novak Djokovic, Australian Open, 2021
5 years ago

Updating the GOAT debate after Djokovic’s latest triumph in Australia

Novak Djokovic has closed the Grand Slam gap and intensified the GOAT debate...
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Chris Oddo
Novak Djokovic, Melbourne, 2021
5 years ago

Analysis: Djokovic wins tactical battle, on and off the court

In every department of the game, both before the match and during it,...
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Simon Cambers
Naomi Osaka, Australian Open 2021
5 years ago

Next step for dominant Osaka is to conquer clay and grass

As the undisputed queen of hard courts, Naomi Osaka's next step on the...
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Simon Cambers
Adrian Mannarino, Melbourne, Feb. 2021
5 years ago

Melbourne’s five-day lockdown leaves “players on edge”

Though the Australian Open will continue behind closed doors, the news that Melbourne...
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Cédric Rouquette
Novak Djokovic, Australian Open 2021
5 years ago

‘Like ice’ – How court speed at the Australian Open has stunned stars for the past decade

Players at the Australian Open have been saying they think these are the...
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Carrie Dunn
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5 years ago

Brilliant Kyrgios thrills crowd as Australian Open comes alive

After two days of relative quiet around the grounds at Melbourne Park, the...
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Simon Cambers
5 years ago

‘Human error, not system error’ – Why automation is already causing a stir at the Australian Open

With no human line judges in place, technology rules all at the Australian...
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Carrie Dunn
Victoria Azarenka, Melbourne, 2021
5 years ago

Tennis is back but “hard quarantine” takes its toll

Many of the 72 players who were forced to do "hard quarantine" have...
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Simon Cambers
Gaël Monfils, Open d'Australie 2018
5 years ago

“Heat will be the biggest problem for players in hard quarantine”

A total of 72 players are spending two weeks in hard quarantine, in...
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Mathieu Canac
Victoria Azarenka, sept. 2020.
5 years ago

COVID-19 at the Australian Open: Azarenka calls for quarantined players to calm down

In an open letter on social media, Victoria Azarenka called for her fellow...
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Cédric Rouquette
Rod Laver Arena stylized
5 years ago

Three planes infected with the coronavirus, 72 players in lockdown: Melbourne’s nerves on edge

The revelation of the presence of four people who tested positive on three...
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Cédric Rouquette
Professional Tennis Players Association
5 years ago

Player politics set to be a lingering factor in 2021

Despite the turmoil caused by the Coronavirus in 2020, the rumblings of discontent...
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Simon Cambers
Hawk-Eye tennis
5 years ago

Djokovic wants to replace line judges with technology – Why it is not that simple

Novak Djokovic suggested that the time is right to replace line judges with...
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Carrie Dunn