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Insolite - Tiafoe: "This bastard can't lose".

21/08/2024 18:40 - Elio Valotto

Frances Tiafoe shone this week. Buoyed by a very vocal crowd, the American put in one good performance after another, even reaching the final of the Cincinnati Masters 1000. Finally beaten by a simp...

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Moutet: "When it's me

21/08/2024 16:59 - Elio Valotto

Carlos Alcaraz surprised many at the Cincinnati tournament. Known for his fair play and ability to hold his nerve, the Spaniard went off the rails. Faced with an excellent Gaël Monfils, and plunged ...

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Stats - Sinner, one step closer to the big leagues

21/08/2024 14:06 - Elio Valotto

Jannik Sinner may not be the most popular world number 1 in the history of tennis. Not always expressive on the court, and recently cleared in an astonishing doping case, the Italian is nonetheless o...

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Stats - Sinner, one step closer to the big leagues

Tiafoe savors: "I'm incredibly happy".

21/08/2024 12:30 - Elio Valotto

Frances Tiafoe is smiling again this week. Plunged into a very difficult season, the American seems to be finding his way back to success. After a very high-level tournament in Cincinnati, he reached...

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Rune, a future Grand Slam winner?

21/08/2024 10:59 - Elio Valotto

Holger Rune is not in the form of his life. Crowned champion at Paris-Bercy in 2022, the Dane is now a long way from achieving the level of play that enabled him to break into the world's top 5 so qu...

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Sinner: "What changes when you're No. 1?

21/08/2024 09:50 - Elio Valotto

Jannik Sinner claimed his 5th career title this season, defeating Frances Tiafoe 7-6, 6-2 in the Cincinatti final. Confirming his status as number 1 in the world, the Transalpine doesn't seem to be r...

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Sabalenka: "I'm very happy to see you back at your best".

21/08/2024 08:16 - Elio Valotto

Aryna Sabalenka is truly a champion. Despite a difficult year in which she had to deal with personal trauma and a number of debilitating injuries, the Belarusian is nonetheless one of the best player...

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Sinner: "Turning the page

21/08/2024 08:15 - Elio Valotto

Jannik Sinner had a rather special Tuesday. Having just won the title in Cincinnati, he learned that he had been acquitted in the doping case he was facing. Tested positive for the steroid closterbo...

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Suspected of doping, Sinner is finally cleared!

20/08/2024 16:47 - Elio Valotto

Having just won the Cincinnati Masters 1000, Jannik Sinner received a second piece of excellent news on Tuesday. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has cleared the Transalpine. After t...

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Suspected of doping, Sinner is finally cleared!

Tiafoe: "Don't do that to me at home".

20/08/2024 14:37 - Elio Valotto

Frances Tiafoe played his first career Masters 1000 final on Monday. Far from being ridiculous, the American even gave Sinner doubts in the first set, playing very well and only conceding in the tie-...

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Pegula: "It felt like Serena".

20/08/2024 11:41 - Elio Valotto

Jessica Pegula won't be doing the Toronto-Cincinnati double. After winning the title in Canada last week, the world number 6 came within a whisker of a superb double. However, in the Cincinnati final...

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Untouchable Sabalenka wins in Cincinnati!

20/08/2024 08:15 - Elio Valotto

Aryna Sabalenka is back to her best. After several difficult weeks when her body didn't always leave her in peace, Sabalenka rediscovered all her power and efficiency in Cincinnati, where she won the...

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Untouchable Sabalenka wins in Cincinnati!

Sinner crowned in Cincinnati!

20/08/2024 08:15 - Elio Valotto

Jannik Sinner was smiling again on Sunday. After several weeks of less-than-stellar results, mainly due to a sore hip, the Italian is back to his best tennis. Involved in the Cincinnati Masters 1000...

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Tiafoe praises Sinner: "He'll always be the favorite"

19/08/2024 16:59 - Elio Valotto

Frances Tiafoe shines at home. Having qualified for his first career Masters 1000 final, the American will now face Jannik Sinner in the final. Although the world number 1 is still suffering from a ...

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Tiafoe savors his comeback: "Why not me?"

19/08/2024 14:44 - Elio Valotto

Rune and Tiafoe provided us with one hell of an arm wrestle this Sunday, in the semi-finals of the Cincinatti Masters 1000. At the end of an incredible battle in which the American was dominated for ...

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Sabalenka: "I just want to focus on the moment".

19/08/2024 10:15 - Elio Valotto

Aryna Sabalenka is rediscovering her best tennis. Carried along by her ever-aggressive strokes, the Belarusian is taking advantage of a much faster surface to dictate play this week. Dominant in each...

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Sinner: "I won't take any risks

19/08/2024 09:43 - Elio Valotto

Jannik Sinner is gradually getting back to his best. Although still physically weak, the Transalpine player has notched up two fine wins, first against Rublev (4-6, 7-5, 6-4), then against Zverev in ...

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Tiafoe beats Rune to join Sinner in the final

19/08/2024 08:41 - Elio Valotto

Is Frances Tiafoe saving his 2024 season? Plunged into a very disappointing year, in which he had so far failed to put in any truly satisfying performances, the American champion is resurrecting hims...

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Tiafoe beats Rune to join Sinner in the final

Pegula is on cloud nine!

19/08/2024 07:58 - Elio Valotto

Jessica Pegula is on a roll. She's off to a blistering start on her American tour. After successfully defending her title in Toronto last week, the current world number 6 has not stopped there. In ...

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Sabalenka defeats Swiatek to reach the final!

19/08/2024 07:56 - Elio Valotto

This victory will do Aryna Sabalenka a world of good. The Belarusian has been lacking in confidence for several weeks now, and is now having the perfect tournament in Cincinnati. Having reached the ...

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Sabalenka defeats Swiatek to reach the final!

Sinner in the Cincinnati final after a great battle with Zverev!

19/08/2024 02:17 - Guillaume Nonque

Jannik Sinner has just qualified for the Cincinnati final after a monumental three-hour battle with Alexander Zverev on Center Court. The Italian won in three sets (7-6, 5-7, 7-6) despite once again b...

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Sinner in the Cincinnati final after a great battle with Zverev!

First half for Sinner in the Cincinnati wind

18/08/2024 11:51 - Guillaume Nonque

Jannik Sinner will play in the semi-finals of the Cincinnati Masters 1000 for the first time this Sunday. The world No.1 qualified by defeating Andrey Rublev in three sets (4-6, 7-5, 6-4) after a two-...

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First half for Sinner in the Cincinnati wind

Hurkacz suffers calf injury just days before the US Open

18/08/2024 10:47 - Guillaume Nonque

Hubert Hurkacz was forced to retire from the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Masters 1000 on Saturday with a calf injury. He had just lost the first set (6-3) to Frances Tiafoe. The Pole's injury do...

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Hurkacz suffers calf injury just days before the US Open

Alcaraz: "The worst match of my career. Impossible to win".

17/08/2024 02:51 - Guillaume Nonque

Carlos Alcaraz lost his opening match in Cincinnati on Friday. Seeded no. 2 in the tournament, where he reached the final last year, he was dominated in three sets (4-6, 7-6, 6-4) by Gael Monfils. And...

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Monfils pulls off the feat against Alcaraz, then breaks down against Rune!

17/08/2024 02:36 - Guillaume Nonque

On Friday, Gaël Monfils pulled off the unthinkable feat of dominating Carlos Alcaraz in the second round of the Cincinnati Masters 1000. In a match that had been interrupted by rain on Thursday at 6-4...

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Monfils pulls off the feat against Alcaraz, then breaks down against Rune!

Nothing goes right for Coco Gauff ahead of defending her US Open title!

16/08/2024 08:47 - Guillaume Nonque

It's an understatement to say that Coco Gauff is currently going through a complicated period in her tennis career. Often very nervous on the court, the world No.2 has also been lacking in results sin...

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Nothing goes right for Coco Gauff ahead of defending her US Open title!

Alcaraz and Monfils stopped by rain in Cincinnati

16/08/2024 08:24 - Guillaume Nonque

Carlos Alcaraz and Gael Monfils were unable to complete their duel in Cincinnati on Thursday (6-4, 6-6). The two men were interrupted by rain after the Frenchman had come within a set of levelling the...

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Alcaraz and Monfils stopped by rain in Cincinnati

Arthur Fils in trouble again

16/08/2024 07:48 - Guillaume Nonque

Arthur Fils seemed to have got his season back on track by winning the ATP 500 Hamburg, the biggest title of his career, on July 21. But things haven't quite gone according to plan since then. The 20-...

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Dimitrov and Tsitsipas beaten in the 2nd round at Cincinnati

16/08/2024 07:30 - Guillaume Nonque

Grigor Dimitrov has yet to find his rhythm. Beaten in the 3rd round in Montreal by Popyrin last week, despite match points, the Bulgarian fell in the 2nd round (he was exempt from the 1st round due to...

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Dimitrov and Tsitsipas beaten in the 2nd round at Cincinnati