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Laver Cup - Tiafoe surprises Medvedev, Team World regains the lead

21/09/2024 14:11 - Elio Valotto

Team World is far from defeated. Up against an impressive European team (5 top 10 players), John McEnroe's men have just won their third match in 5, taking the lead again (4-2). Against Daniil Medved...

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Laver Cup - Tiafoe surprises Medvedev, Team World regains the lead

Alcaraz on Federer in the audience: "It's incredible".

21/09/2024 13:45 - Elio Valotto

It's no surprise, but Roger Federer was in the audience in Berlin on Friday to watch the doubles match between Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev and Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz. Although beaten, t...

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Borg: "I'm writing a book".

21/09/2024 12:29 - Elio Valotto

Captain of the European Laver Cup team for the last time this year, tennis legend Bjorn Borg was kind enough to answer a few questions from our colleagues at The Athletic. Winner of 11 Grand Slam tit...

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Ruud more complimentary than ever about Alcaraz: "He's a fantastic man".

21/09/2024 11:33 - Elio Valotto

Beaten by Cerundolo in the first match of the Laver Cup 2024 (6-4, 6-4), Ruud appeared disappointed, but not despondent in his press conference. Displaying his team's clear desire to win, he spoke in...

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Ruud more complimentary than ever about Alcaraz:

Tsitsipas on the Laver Cup: "More enthusiastic about the Laver Cup than any other tournament".

21/09/2024 11:16 - Elio Valotto

Stefanos Tsitsipas is hard to understand. After a period of considerable self-doubt, the Greek seems to be smiling again in Berlin. As a member of the European team, he played a match of the highest ...

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This Saturday's program at the Laver Cup

21/09/2024 10:12 - Elio Valotto

The eighth edition of the Laver Cup is gradually entering its decisive phase, with four new matches on the program this Saturday. Although the team has done everything in its power to reclaim the tro...

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This Saturday's program at the Laver Cup

Laver Cup - Fritz and Shelton win, perfect tie at the end of day one

21/09/2024 09:46 - Elio Valotto

The counters were reset to zero. After Grigor Dimitrov had given the Europeans the lead by silencing Tabilo, it was the American duo of Fritz and Shelton who prevailed in Friday's final match. Oppos...

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Laver Cup - Fritz and Shelton win, perfect tie at the end of day one

Laver Cup - Dimitrov holds off Tabilo to put the Europeans back in front

20/09/2024 21:00 - Elio Valotto

Grigor Dimitrov didn't miss a beat. Against Alejandro Tabilo, the world number 10 played a very solid match. At times badly beaten, the Bulgarian had an answer for everything, hitting the ball hard ...

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Laver Cup - Dimitrov holds off Tabilo to put the Europeans back in front

Federer on Nadal: "He just has to decide what to do next".

20/09/2024 18:55 - Elio Valotto

Roger Federer is very much in the media spotlight this week. Founder of the Laver Cup, the Swiss is present in Berlin and frequently answers questions from the press. Naturally, the "Maestro" was as...

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Insolite - Zverev on Dimitrov: "If we win, Grigor gets naked".

20/09/2024 17:45 - Elio Valotto

There's a great atmosphere in Berlin. During the European team's press conference, one moment in particular provoked general hilarity. Grigor Dimitrov was asked about his exhibition match against Nov...

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Laver Cup - Tsitsipas reassures himself and relaunches Team Europe

20/09/2024 16:02 - Elio Valotto

The European team didn't have to worry for long in this Laver Cup 2024. Stefanos Tsitsipas played a very convincing match, displaying a very solid level of tennis to dispose of an unsettled Thanasi K...

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Laver Cup - Tsitsipas reassures himself and relaunches Team Europe

Laver Cup - Cerundolo mates Ruud, the "World" team gets off to a perfect start!

20/09/2024 14:18 - Elio Valotto

Francisco Cerundolo did justice to his role as last-minute guest. Called up following the withdrawal of Alex De Minaur and Tommy Paul, the Argentinian played a quality match to bring his team their f...

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Alcaraz wants to keep a cool head: "I'm trying not to think about it".

20/09/2024 12:45 - Elio Valotto

Carlos Alcaraz is a player with a huge following. A true prodigy of his sport, the Spaniard frequently receives high praise, and some specialists are already comparing him to the greatest players in ...

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Federer on Alcaraz: "He'll learn with time".

20/09/2024 12:01 - Elio Valotto

Roger Federer is in Berlin, of course. Founder of the Laver Cup, the Swiss will be keeping a close eye on this new edition. Interviewed on the sidelines of the start of the matches, the Swiss commen...

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Zverev full of praise for Alcaraz: "Someone who is already a legend in our sport".

20/09/2024 11:09 - Elio Valotto

During a press conference with the other members of Team Europe, Alexander Zverev was asked how he felt about playing the Laver Cup on home soil. Very happy, he said he was ready for battle and, in p...

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Friday's program at the Laver Cup

20/09/2024 10:10 - Elio Valotto

The eighth edition of the Laver Cup finally gets underway this Friday, with the first four matches on the program. After two consecutive victories for Team World, the European team has pulled out all...

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Fritz: "It's worse than I imagined."

20/09/2024 09:32 - Elio Valotto

Some defeats are harder to digest than others. Beaten in the US Open final by an excellent Jannik Sinner (6-3, 6-4, 7-5), Taylor Fritz saw his dream of a home title dashed. Speaking on the podcast ho...

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Julia Apostoli, Tsitsipas' mother: "Two or three kids hitting Stefanos".

18/09/2024 14:39 - Elio Valotto

Julia Apostoli, the mother of Stefanos Tsitsipas, recently appeared on "To Proino" and took the opportunity to talk about her son's visibly difficult childhood. Revealing that the Greek had been the ...

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Laver Cup - Alcaraz more impatient than ever: "It's fun to experience this energy".

18/09/2024 13:50 - Elio Valotto

Carlos Alcaraz has arrived in Berlin, where he will take part in the Laver Cup from Friday (September 20-22). Very much looking forward to joining the European team, the Spaniard is expecting an orig...

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Laver Cup - Alcaraz more impatient than ever:

Svitolina undergoes surgery: "It's become more difficult to deal with".

18/09/2024 13:45 - Elio Valotto

Just a few days after announcing that she was calling time on her 2024 season, Elina Svitolina announced on social media that she had undergone surgery on her foot. An injury that had handicapped her...

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Dimitrov beats Djokovic in a successful exhibition in Sofia!

18/09/2024 11:43 - Elio Valotto

The show was on in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Tuesday evening. Novak Djokovic and Grigor Dimitrov faced off in a packed stadium in a highly anticipated exhibition match. In a high-quality encounter in whic...

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Dimitrov beats Djokovic in a successful exhibition in Sofia!

Tsonga: "People talk negatively about the sport I love".

18/09/2024 09:56 - Elio Valotto

Retired from the courts since 2022, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has expressed his disagreement with the current management of the FFT, and more particularly with its president, Gilles Moretton. In an intervie...

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Dimitrov on the Sinner affair: "Double standards".

18/09/2024 08:41 - Elio Valotto

On the sidelines of his exhibition match against Novak Djokovic in Sofia on Tuesday evening, Grigor Dimitrov appeared in a press conference. Not hiding his pleasure at seeing this exhibition become a...

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Kasatkina on Nadal and Djokovic: "Djokovic is the greatest".

17/09/2024 18:14 - Elio Valotto

Daria Kasatkina, ranked 13th in the world, is one of the few players in the top 20 not to have given up on taking part in this week's ATP tournament in Seoul. As a result, she will be the tournament'...

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Muguruza on Nadal: "He told me 'this is my last season' "

17/09/2024 15:43 - Elio Valotto

Garbine Muguruza, two-time Grand Slam winner and former world number one, has not been a professional tennis player since last April. Now retired, the 30-year-old Spaniard recently spoke to Tennis.co...

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Muller prefers to face Alcaraz than Djokovic: "It was almost relaxed".

17/09/2024 14:43 - Elio Valotto

Alexandre Muller is trying to breathe new life into his career. Ranked 70th in the world this week, his career-high ranking, the 27-year-old Frenchman intends to turn a corner in the coming seasons. ...

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Muller prefers to face Alcaraz than Djokovic:

Laver Cup - Tiafoe on Nadal and Federer: "In the end, they hold hands".

17/09/2024 13:56 - Elio Valotto

Frances Tiafoe will be in Berlin this weekend to try and hold off the European armada (5 members of the top 10 will be present) at the eighth edition of the Laver Cup. Interviewed a few days before t...

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Laver Cup - Tiafoe on Nadal and Federer:

Clijsters, former world number 1, on the Rybakina case: "It doesn't look good".

17/09/2024 13:10 - Elio Valotto

Elena Rybakina has many people worried. Forfeited for the Seoul tournament and already forced to withdraw from the second round of the US Open, all without giving any reason, the Kazakh's physical an...

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Clijsters, former world number 1, on the Rybakina case:

Connors on Sinner and Sabalenka: "Winning matches before you even step on the court"

17/09/2024 12:37 - Elio Valotto

Jimmy Connors has never stopped following tennis closely. So, on his latest podcast, he returned to the case of Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka, both of whom have won two Grand Slam titles this sea...

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Laver Cup - Alcaraz: "I really wanted to be part of it".

17/09/2024 11:53 - Elio Valotto

Carlos will be making his Laver Cup debut next weekend. After playing an important role in Spain's qualification for the Davis Cup finals, the Spaniard has expressed his enthusiasm about taking part ...

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