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Oct/25

21

Nadal Was An Ironman On Clay But…

They say red clay is the most challenging surface to compete on physically and mentally because the courts are slower and winning points, games, sets and matches requires more work and effort. Rafael Nadal’s attendance at ATP World Tour clay events indicate he was an iron man competitor… he played Roland Garros 18 straight years […] Continue to read full article...

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Oct/25

19

Rune Ruptures Achilles Tendon

Holger Rune confirmed that he ruptured his Achilles tendon in the Stockholm semifinal vs Ugo Humbert and he will need to have surgery next week. The achilles tendon is a serious injury which likely will sideline Rune for about a year. β€œIt’s gonna be a while before I can step on court again. It’s tough. […] Continue to read full article...

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Oct/25

14

Alberto Ramos Vinolas Retires

Alberto Ramos Vinolas has retired from professional at age 37. The Spanish lefthander who turned pro in 2007, won four ATP singles titles and reached no. 17 in the world in 2017. His final match record is 281-333. He scored some notable wins in his career including a Shanghai upset of Roger Federer in 2015. […] Continue to read full article...

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Sep/25

23

Ernesto Escobedo Retires at 29

Former ATP no. 67 Ernesto Escobedo has retired from the ATP World Tour at age 29. The hard hitting American from Los Angeles, turned pro in 2014 and earned over $1.5m in career prize money. Escobedo did not win an ATP title but amassed a 21-42 match record on the ATP World Tour. Among Escobedo’s […] Continue to read full article...

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May/25

8

Benoit Paire Will Not Give Up

Benoit Paire is 35 now and ranked 556 but he’s still playing a busy schedule – ten tournaments so far – with the aid of plenty of wildcards into Challenger draws. He’s 6-9 on the year and has earned $14,800. This year he has played in: New Caledonia, Thailand, Quimper, Montpellier and Lille France, Bahrain, […] Continue to read full article...

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Dec/24

29

Fiery Felix Slays Fritz At United Cup

The biggest surprise of the new season happened yesterday. Felix Aliassime Auger suddenly utilized emotional adrenaline to snatch a very impressive victory from Taylor Fritz in United Cup. Felix was down a set and a break and was two points away from defeat at 45 30 all in the second when all the sudden the […] Continue to read full article...

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Dec/24

28

Felix Flops Again

Felix Auger Aliassime did it again. The Canadian 24 year old managed to blow 60 20 lead and lost to Borna Coric at United Cup 60 46 46. The former world no. 6 (back in 2022) is now ranked 29 and trending to journeyman status. Felix finished 2024 with a 2-4 record in his last […] Continue to read full article...

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Nov/24

20

Rafa’s Exit From Tennis Competition

Like his partner in court conquering, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal closed out his illustrious career with a crushing loss in Davis Cup finals knockout round to Botic Van de Zandschulp 46 46. Federer lost his final match in Laver Cup two years ago with Nadal to Americans Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe. The 38 year […] Continue to read full article...

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Oct/24

10

Rafael Nadal Has Decided To Retire

By Scoop Malinowski The end of the tennis tunnel is now in sight for Rafael Nadal. His publicist sent an email out earlier today to the International tennis writers association announcing the 22 time Grand Slam king will play his final professional ATP World Tour event at Davis Cup finals in Spain. Moments later, Team […] Continue to read full article...

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Aug/24

23

Cressy vs Choinski Drama At US Open

There were a lot of high drama matches yesterday in the final round of US Open 2024 qualifying tournament, namely the local hero wildcard Elliott Spizzirri upset of Joao Fonseca in three spectacular sets 76 67 64 and also the Jan Choinski marathon epic survival against Maxime Cressy 60 67 76. Cressy was getting dominated […] Continue to read full article...

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