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Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud before the US Open final

Big forehand and physicality, but very different styles: differences and similarities of Ruud and Alcaraz’s games

Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud, who will compete for their first Grand Slam title tonight - and the No 1 ranking - in the US Open final, both rely on the forehand and physical intensity. Yet they have many differences, some glaring, others nestled in the detail of the statistics

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Rémi Bourrières
Serena Williams USO crowd

The raucous US Open crowd: a unique advantage as Serena Williams bids to extend her farewell

The 23-time Grand Slam champion is being swept along at the US Open, with the help of a loud crowd, even by New York standards

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Simon Cambers
Linda Fruhvirtova, 2022

A glimpse of the future in New York as Linda Fruhvirtova puts new sister act on the map

Remember the name, the tournament and the year. The 2022 US Open marks the beginning of the Fruhvirtova sisters' foray into Grand Slam tennis

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Chris Oddo
Daniil Medvedev and Eric Hernandez, 2022

Eric Hernandez, the physical trainer who turned Daniil Medvedev into a “non-violent steamroller” 

Hernandez accompanies Daniil Medvedev on the Tour when Gilles Cervara is absent, like this week in Los Cabos. A key man in the world No 1's team

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Cédric Rouquette
Daniil Medvedev and Gilles Cervara, 2022

Medvedev’s gentle return to clay: we were there

Operated on for an inguinal hernia at the beginning of April, Daniil Medvedev experienced uneventful recovery and preparation. His short-term goals: consolidate the good impression left on clay at Roland-Garros 2021 and win three ATP titles on grass.

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Cédric Rouquette
The Owaki brothers
4 years ago

Gifted, passionate, exposed: the incredible life of Japan’s precocious Owaki brothers

Yunosuke and Koujirou Owaki are true phenomena with their racquets. We met them...
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Cédric Rouquette
Stefanos Tsitsipas, 2021, Melbourne
4 years ago

Serve and volley is not dead; it’s as efficient as ever when it’s done right

The days of top players using the tactic on every first and second...
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Simon Cambers
Tennis courts, Berlin, 2020
4 years ago

How tennis began to boom because of – or thanks to – Covid-19

The pandemic has been a tough time for everyone - but it has...
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Carrie Dunn
4 years ago

Talent, dedication and adaptability; why Emma Raducanu is here to stay

At 18, the US Open champion has the world at her feet. Simon...
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Simon Cambers
4 years ago

How Daniil Medvedev harnessed his mental power to become one of the best players in the world

Equipped with a "monstrous mental potential" according to Francisca Dauzet, the psychoanalyst and...
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Cédric Rouquette
5 years ago

“I want to win everything that I play” : how Pavlyuchenkova found her path with her brother’s help

After reaching the Roland-Garros final and halving her ranking in two months, winning...
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Cédric Rouquette
5 years ago

Why the Olympics means so much, to some

At the height of the Cold War, Communist countries used sport to create...
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Simon Cambers
Tokyo Olympics 2020
5 years ago

Tennis and the Tokyo Olympics: A brilliant, yet complicated relationship

The Olympics offers tennis players a chance to transcend their sport and elevate...
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Chris Oddo
5 years ago

From touch-and-go to touch of magic: How Ashleigh Barty overcame injury to meet her destiny at Wimbledon

Ash Barty's odyssey has been fraught with peril in 2021, but she's emerged...
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Chris Oddo
Djokovic_Roland-Garros_2021
5 years ago

“We’re moving forward and 80% of the Top 500 on the men’s side supports us” – Novak Djokovic on the PTPA and Naomi Osaka

The world No 1 shed some new light on the PTPA, including the...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Bianca Andreescu in practice
5 years ago

No drama, no crisis – Bianca Andreescu will be just fine

Bianca Andreescu has been dealing with injuries and clay has never been her...
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Carrie Dunn
5 years ago

Kovinic, from a flood of tears to renewed ambition

Montenegrin Danka Kovinić, who recently reached the final of the Volvo Car Open,...
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Sasa Ozmo
Petra Kvitova, Roland-Garros
5 years ago

‘I was fighting with myself’: Petra Kvitova on yet another three-set win

Another day, another three-set victory for the Czech. She reflected afterwards on how...
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Carrie Dunn
Naomi Osaka_Western & Southern Open_2019
5 years ago

Unprecedented and intriguing: Naomi Osaka’s latest campaign for players’ rights and mental wellbeing

It was another announcement that shocked the tennis world, courtesy of the world...
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Carrie Dunn
Corentin Moutet vs Taylor Fritz, UTS4 final
5 years ago

“The first point is a match point”: how UTS changes the whole mindset of the tennis player

UTS4 brought in even more radical rules than the previous editions and crowned...
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Geoffrey Steines