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Auger-Aliassime: "It was quite complicated to manage everything".

08/08/2024 14:35 - Elio Valotto

Félix Auger-Aliassime disappointed at home. After a high-level Olympic tournament, the Canadian didn't shine in Montreal, losing to Flavio Cobolli (6-3, 6-2). Faced with a very confident opponent (fi...

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Italy, the queen of world tennis?

08/08/2024 13:34 - Elio Valotto

This year, Italy is one of the most impressive nations in terms of results and precociousness in world tennis. With a world No. 1 Sinner, a two-time Grand Slam finalist Paolini and several young play...

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Shapovalov: "I don't want to talk about it anymore".

08/08/2024 12:18 - Elio Valotto

Since the incident of his disqualification in Washington, Denis Shapovalov's name has been on everyone's lips. As a reminder, the Canadian had been disqualified and sanctioned by the ATP following vis...

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Cobolli dominates Auger-Aliassime and the public: "I have to say it works".

08/08/2024 11:14 - Elio Valotto

Flavio Cobolli continues his ascent. A finalist in Washington last week, after beating Ben Shelton in the semi-finals (4-6, 7-5, 6-3), the Italian reached a career-high ranking of 33rd this week. Fa...

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Gauff quips: "So I've managed to achieve both my goals".

08/08/2024 10:09 - Elio Valotto

Coco Gauff had a very special Olympic Games. Flag-bearer for the American nation, she showed a surprising feverishness, losing her composure completely during a refereeing incident, then losing to Ve...

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Nadal skips the US Open!

08/08/2024 09:39 - Elio Valotto

Unsurprisingly, Rafael Nadal has just announced that he won't be playing the US Open this year. While speculation about his possible retirement continues to rage since his elimination, Nadal made his...

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Osaka: "I'm a little sorry I didn't live the Games to the full".

08/08/2024 08:16 - Elio Valotto

Naomi Osaka has been back in action since January. A former world number 1, she is still in search of her best tennis, alternating between top performances and less accomplished matches. Having taken...

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Auger-Aliassime: "It gives me a lot of confidence".

07/08/2024 19:07 - Elio Valotto

Félix Auger-Aliassime was the main surprise in the men's draw at the Paris Olympic Games. Having arrived on the Paris clay court in poor form, the Canadian rediscovered his best tennis at the best of...

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Korda remembers: "That's why I started playing tennis".

07/08/2024 17:03 - Elio Valotto

Sebastian Korda is having a satisfying 2024 season, especially since the arrival of grass. Surprised from the start at Wimbledon, he had previously reached the final at Bois-le-Duc before playing in ...

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Badosa: "I left the court crying".

07/08/2024 15:56 - Elio Valotto

Paula Badosa has rediscovered her taste for success and, above all, final victory on the circuit. Lining up in Washington last week, she won her first title since 2022. After a match marred by rain ...

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Swiatek: "I'm glad my story is part of it".

07/08/2024 14:05 - Elio Valotto

At the age of 23, Iga Swiatek has already achieved great things on the circuit and has already written her name in the World Tennis Hall of Fame. A fairly indisputable world number one, the Pole alre...

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Rune praises Djokovic: "He has finished tennis".

07/08/2024 12:46 - Elio Valotto

Holger Rune doesn't shine in 2024. Plunged into a very disappointing year given his status as a future men's tennis prodigy, the Dane is in search of his best tennis. With frequent changes of team a...

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Medvedev: "They're excellent, I feel very good with these balls".

07/08/2024 11:54 - Elio Valotto

Daniil Medvedev is having a successful 2024 season, but still devoid of a title. With the arrival of the American tour, where he is accustomed to shining, the Russian is determined to turn things aro...

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Djokovic declares his love for Serbia: "Together, we believed in the impossible".

07/08/2024 10:49 - Elio Valotto

Novak Djokovic has fulfilled his Olympic dream. After failing to win gold in 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2021, he finally got his personal grail. On the clay of Roland-Garros, at the end of a tournament of ...

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Roddick bluffed by Evans' choice: "One of the most interesting aspects of Murray's story"

07/08/2024 09:20 - Elio Valotto

It's one of the stories of the Olympic Games. While Andy Murray's retirement was one of the most significant events of this Olympiad, another fact should not be underestimated, without which the jour...

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Sinner: "It's just an act".

07/08/2024 08:29 - Elio Valotto

Jannik Sinner will be making his return to competition this week. Absent from the Olympic Games, the Italian is determined to move forward without delay. And that starts with defending the title he w...

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Sabalenka: "I expected Iga to win the gold medal".

05/08/2024 15:09 - Elio Valotto

Aryna Sabalenka is slowly returning to competition. Having missed out on the Olympic Games, the Belarusian made her return to competition in Washington last week. A semi-finalist in the USA, she has ...

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Roddick pays tribute to Djokovic: "I can't explain the effort I've just witnessed"

05/08/2024 14:19 - Elio Valotto

Sometimes you have to give credit where credit is due. Since Sunday, Novak Djokovic has won every trophy imaginable, both individual and collective. Gold medallist following his victory over Alcaraz...

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Alcaraz: "I felt I'd let the Spaniards down".

05/08/2024 13:19 - Elio Valotto

Carlos Alcaraz lost in the final of the Olympic Games, and he's finding it hard to accept. Beaten by a gala Djokovic (7-6, 7-6), the Spaniard didn't play badly, but was simply a little less effective...

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Badosa's triumph in Washington: the triumph of a madwoman

05/08/2024 12:05 - Elio Valotto

There are stories that only tennis can tell. That's probably the case with Paula Badosa's absolutely mad trajectory. Former world number 2 and a true idol of the Spanish people, the Spanish nugget t...

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Badosa's triumph in Washington: the triumph of a madwoman

Zverev worried: "I need to clarify this with the doctor now".

05/08/2024 10:50 - Elio Valotto

Alexander Zverev is going through a very delicate period. Injured at Wimbledon, he seems to be suffering since Hamburg from physical problems he doesn't even understand himself. Beaten by a flamboya...

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Ferrero reflects on Alcaraz's defeat: "There are painful defeats".

05/08/2024 10:14 - Elio Valotto

At the age of 21, Carlos Alcaraz will not become the youngest Olympic champion in history. After a tournament of the highest level, and more motivated than ever to bring gold back to his nation, the ...

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Djokovic: "It's time to celebrate".

05/08/2024 09:55 - Elio Valotto

Djokovic has done it. He has won Olympic gold. Impressively, he dominated an excellent Carlos Alcaraz in the final (7-6, 7-6). So it's now official: the Serb has won every major title on the tennis p...

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Alcaraz: "I'm leaving the court with my head held high".

05/08/2024 09:47 - Elio Valotto

Carlos Alcaraz ultimately failed to win the gold medal for which he had come to Paris. The youngest-ever finalist in the history of the Games, Alcaraz, who had played at a very high level in the Olym...

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Djokovic, finally appeased: "Is it enough now? I think so".

04/08/2024 18:03 - Elio Valotto

Novak Djokovic has done it. At the age of 37, he has won the only trophy he was missing: the Olympic gold medal. Buoyed by his insane level of tennis, the Serb won a prodigious final against Carlos ...

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Sinner: "It broke my heart".

04/08/2024 17:07 - Elio Valotto

Jannik Sinner was one, if not the big absentee from the Paris Olympics. World number 1 and author of a prodigious season, albeit disrupted by a few physical worries, the Italian had to endure one of ...

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Djokovic is Olympic champion!

04/08/2024 16:05 - Elio Valotto

He finally did it. After several traumatic failures, Novak Djokovic has finally achieved the major accomplishment he was still missing: the gold medal. The story is absolutely crazy. After suffering...

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Djokovic takes the lead against Alcaraz!

04/08/2024 14:54 - Elio Valotto

It's definitely not the same match as a few weeks ago on London grass. At the end of a first act lasting almost 1h30, in which the level of play on both sides was quite exceptional, it was finally Dj...

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Djokovic takes the lead against Alcaraz!

Stats - Djokovic and Alcaraz, two finalists at opposite ends of the spectrum

04/08/2024 13:22 - Elio Valotto

This Olympic final is eagerly awaited by almost everyone. With Djokovic looking for a medal that has eluded him for so many years, and Alcaraz announced as the clear favourite, this duel is the stuff ...

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Stats - Djokovic and Alcaraz, two finalists at opposite ends of the spectrum

Swiatek confesses: "I think it will give me a little more humility".

04/08/2024 12:49 - Elio Valotto

Although bronze medallist, Iga Swiatek fell from very great heights at these Olympic Games. Announced as the undisputed favorite to win the Olympic title, the Pole finally fell, to everyone's surpris...

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