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IPTL Day 3: Nishikori Wins but His Team Loses
Kei Nishikori won his second match in two days, but his win was not enough to prevent the OUE Singapore Slammers from defeating his team Japan Warriors on day three of the 2016 International Premier Tennis League at the Saitama Super A
Early Australian Open 2017 Discussions
Greetings. Since the last time I posted, the Argentines won their first Davis Cup title so congrats to them and especially Del Potro who was the hero of the tie. He came back from two sets to love down to defeat Cilic 6-7(4), 2-6, 7-5 6-4, 6-3 in the
Murray Becomes World Number and Wins Paris Masters
(Saturday) Congrats to Murray who became number one today for the first time! Surely deserved after a very consistent year although he’d probably wanted to at least win his match over Raonic to get it done. I must say it feels strange that Murray got
Djokovic and Nadal to Meet for 47th Time in Doha Final
As expected, Djokovic and Nadal made it to the final of Doha but not without some trouble in the case of Nadal who went to three sets twice.
Djokovic hasn’t been at his best either needing a tiebreak in the second set today against Berdych and being 3-5 down in the second set against Mayer yesterday. As usual, though, Djokovic raised his game when it mattered most.
Djokovic was on the verge of losing his first set since the Paris semis last year when he trailed Mayer by 3-5 in the second set but reeled off four straight games to win 6-3, 7-5. It has to be said he had help from Mayer as well.
Today against Berdych in the second set tiebreak, however, he just raised his game to win the breaker 7-3 and the match 6-3, 7-6(3). But like I said, Djokovic has not looked like his old self so far in 2016.
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Nadal and Federer One Match Away from Basel Final Encounter
Hmmm, this is getting interesting. After Nadal dropped the first set against Cilic today I thought the dream had ended but it is still alive after both Nadal and Federer had three-set wins today. Nadal came back to defeat Cilic 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 while Federer defeated Goffin 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in another less than convincing performance. Is it because Nadal is lurking in the draw or because Federer is still burned out?
Maybe a combination of the two. Who knows. The point is he has not been convincing and it will be interesting to see what happens tomorrow if Nadal defeats Gasquet, which is the first semi-final. Federer may even lose to Sock who defeated Young 5-7, 6-4, 6-2. At least Sock has a big serve and forehand as opposed to Goffin who lacks weapons. Federer should win, but the subconscious effect of Nadal can’t be underestimated.
I really wouldn’t be surprised at all if we don’t see a Fedal final, but one can dream. Gasquet today defeated Karlovic 6-4, 6-7(2), 7-6(6) which was a great win for him. It was also the ninth time Karlovic lost in a final set tie-break this year. I’m not complaining. I’m no serve bot fan. Nadal leads Gasquet 13-0 in the head-to-head. I like the way Nadal has been finding a way to win despite the surface not being suitable to his game.
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It's our Final day in Rome.??
Don't miss the action on Tennis Channel and Plus→http://tnns.ch/app
#IBI20
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Nadal Calls Federer the Best
Q. I have a different question for you. Everyone in tennis loves Roger, respects Roger. He is said to be the best of all time. Yet two out of every three times you play him, you win. You’ve won six of the last seven times. Who’s a better player?
RAFAEL NADAL: You like this. You are focused on the Roger thing, eh? (laughter.)
Yesterday with the clay. Today with the if somebody says I am better than Roger, I think this person don’t know nothing about tennis. That’s my answer.
Q. How so?
RAFAEL NADAL: Why?
Q. Yeah.
RAFAEL NADAL: So you don’t know nothing about tennis.
You see the titles of him and you see the titles of me? It’s no comparison. So that’s the answer. Is difficult to compare Roger with me now, because he has 16 Grand Slams; I have 6. Masters 1000, yeah, I have more than him. But for the rest of the things the records of Roger is very, very almost impossible to improve.
Q. The question is: Still, for the fans, it is interesting when you step on the court with him, you usually win.
RAFAEL NADAL: Well, I am No. 2 in the world for five years, so I think I am a good player, too. Sure, I can beat him. No. 2 can beat No. 1. That’s the thing. It’s not a lot of difference between No. 2 and No. 1 or between No. 1 and No. 10. That’s the tennis, and the tennis very close, the level, all the time.
But I can beat him, yes. The same time, the thing is I beat him a lot of times on clay. I beat him on other surfaces, too. But the most of the times I beat him on clay, so I played with him more times on clay than on the rest of the surfaces.
http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/news/interviews/2010-05-29/201005291275162647888.html
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Ellen Perez joins fellow Aussie Ajla Tomljanovic in the main draw of a WTA tournament in France this…
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The 18-year-old Italian, Lorenzo Musetti shined at this year's Internazionali BNL d'Italia Open.
In honor of his impressive performance, here are four more notable ATP Tour debuts from the past.
Lorenzo Musetti followed in the footsteps of others who made a strong first impression.
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Two legends team up.
Rafa Nadal and Tiger Woods have announced their new shoe Nike Rafa x Tiger Vapor Cage 4.
Nike touts its durability, which certainly helps Rafa, the titan of crushed-brick courts.
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A drama-filled day in Rome comes to an end.
Now it’s time for #TCLive to present Sunday’s headlines and highlights.→http://tnns.ch/app
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“The men, they were wanting all the money at all the tournaments and it was leaving us out...something needed to be done.”
ROLAND-GARROS women’s champion, Nancy Richey took matters into her own hands and directly impacted the formation of women’s professional tennis.
WTA
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Bring on the hard-hitters.
Internazionali BNL d'Italia Semifinal:
Denis Shapovalov vs. Diego Schwartzman
Stream now on Plus→ http://tnns.ch/app
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Who will face Simona Halep in the Final?
Internazionali BNL d'Italia Semifinal:
Karolína Plíšková vs. Marketa Vondrousova
Stream now on Plus→ http://tnns.ch/app
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We're getting close to the finish line.
Internazionali BNL d'Italia Semifinal:
Novak Djokovic vs. Casper Ruud
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Rafa Nadal refused to make excuses for his shock defeat by Diego Schwartzman in the quarter-finals of the Italian Open, insisting that his focus is now on fine-tuning his game ahead of the French Open which begins Sept 27.
The nine-time Rome champion looked well off the pace in his 6-2 7-5 loss to the 15th-ranked Argentine, an opponent he had defeated nine straight times heading into Saturday’s encounter in the Italian capital.
“We can find excuses, but I didn’t play well enough. Then we have to think internally, ‘Why? How I can fix it?’” the 34-year-old Spaniard told reporters. “Now is not the moment to find excuses. It’s just to accept that I didn’t play well enough.”
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Rafa Nadal refused to make excuses for his shock defeat by Diego Schwartzman in the quarter-finals of the Italian Open, insisting that his focus is now on fine-tuning his game ahead of the French Open which begins Sept 27.
The nine-time Rome champion looked well off the pace in his 6-2 7-5 loss to the 15th-ranked Argentine, an opponent he had defeated nine straight times heading into Saturday’s encounter in the Italian capital.
“We can find excuses, but I didn’t play well enough. Then we have to think internally, ‘Why? How I can fix it?’” the 34-year-old Spaniard told reporters. “Now is not the moment to find excuses. It’s just to accept that I didn’t play well enough.”
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Another day in Roma.?️??
The Internazionali BNL d'Italia Semifinals will begin at 6am ET.
Tune in on Tennis Channel and Plus.→http://tnns.ch/app
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The competition is fierce.?
Novak Djokovic
Casper Ruud
Denis Shapovalov
Diego Schwartzman
The men will fight for a spot in the Finals tomorrow on Tennis Channel and Plus.→http://tnns.ch/app
#IBI20
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10th time's the charm.?
Diego Schwartzman just played some of his best tennis ever AND defeated Rafa Nadal in the #IBI20 quarterfinals.
The Argentine ousted the nine-time Italian Open champion, 6-2, 7-5, on Saturday night.
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Esteemed Australian coach and former professional player Louise Pleming has created an organisation to help disadvantaged Australians enjoy…
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