Haarhuis, captain of the Netherlands, beaten in the Davis Cup final by Italy: "I told Sinner we had a Dutch passport for him".

le 25/11/2024 à 11h21

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On Sunday, Italy retained their Davis Cup title by holding their own against the Netherlands in the final. Buoyed all week long by an excellent, untouchable Jannik Sinner, and ably supported by Matteo Berrettini, the Italians confirmed their status as the world's best tennis nation.

Interviewed after his team's defeat, Paul Haarhuis, captain of the Netherlands, paid a humorous tribute to the Italian team and in particular to its leader, Jannik Sinner: "I told him we had a Dutch passport for him next year.

We'll do everything we can. Because he speaks German, it will be very easy for him to learn Dutch."

Haarhuis Paul

Non classé

Sinner Jannik

2e, 11500 points

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As we move to the end of this month and also closing out the year I am wishing all of those following me a Merry Christmas and a Happy/Healthy New Year.

Let's make that wish for all 2000 plus players hoping for 5 wins each day. Hoping ŵhen we open the results page to see all green, and no red. And especially NO CANCELED matches.

From me and my rotti JAZ, I bid you all good night, and see you in...

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I love tennis

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why did tennis tonic void predictions on the match between Chwalinska and Huergo at the Quito tournament? The match was played to completion and on time. If TT feels the match is one sided, and of course it was, then don't put it up for prediction. This is getting irritating.

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The finals are here, and we scramble for the best finish. I've been chasing "King" all year and I was able to shrink the spread a little. Skelp is also closing the gap.

Seasons best to all the regulars in our league.

Will you all be back in the new year.?

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Steffi Graf completed a Golden Slam (not just a career Grand Slam) when she was 19. She is the only person to accomplish that, winning the four majors plus Olympic gold the same calendar year.

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