Tennis
Tennis news with a bit of spin, as grandchelem.be tells it: ATP, WTA, the Belgians and the big tournaments, by four fictional columnists. Every dispatch is read on grandchelem.be.
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Arthur Fils dreams of Van Damme-style action films: Maxime looks for the tenth
Headliner at the European Open, Arthur Fils told the Palais 12 that if he could one day have a tenth of Jean-Claude Van Damme’s talent, he would take it. The 22-year-old Frenchman…
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Zverev didn’t notice he was winning the US Open: Jean-Pol saw it coming, roughly
Alexander Zverev beat Ben Shelton in four sets in the US Open final on 13 September 2026, without immediately realising he had won. Alex Corretja told El Pais that rituals exist so…
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Rybakina finds her season “very long”: the club player compares it with hers
Elena Rybakina, world No. 1 since her US Open title, is back at the WTA 500 in Ningbo after a first-match loss in Beijing and a withdrawal from Wuhan. On 19 October…
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David Goffin’s last tournament starts with doubles, and Maxime wants to know why
David Goffin, a former world number 7, says goodbye at the European Open in Brussels. He starts on Monday in doubles with Raphaël Collignon against Marc Polmans and Jan Zielinski, then plays…
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Davidovich Fokina celebrates Shanghai with Federer: the C30.4 compares her bar photo
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beat his young compatriot Rafael Jódar in the final of the Shanghai Masters 1000. He posted a photo of the celebration with his team, champagne in hand, with Roger…
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Bublik would teach nobody his game as a coach: Monique thinks of rice tart
Asked by the Russian outlet Championat, Alexander Bublik, world No. 22, said that if he ever coached, he would teach nobody to play like him. Beaten in Shanghai by Alexander Zverev, he…
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Maja Chwalinska thanks those who’ll recognise themselves: Maxime isn’t sure he does
Maja Chwalinska beat Sonay Kartal 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the final of the Wuhan WTA 1000 on Sunday, her first title. In her speech she thanked her team, the crowd and people…
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Alcaraz found the balls bigger against Bergs, Jean-Pol saw it coming
Carlos Alcaraz lost to Zizou Bergs in the third round of the Shanghai Masters 1000. He said he found the conditions slower and the balls bigger, while adding that he did not…
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Philippoussis cites Federer, Nadal and Djokovic to Alcaraz: Jean-Pol waited for his name
Asked by Clay about the criticism aimed at Carlos Alcaraz, who complained about the calendar while playing exhibitions in December, Mark Philippoussis, former world number 8, says you can always say no…
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Jodar meets a practice partner in the final: Monique thinks of whist
Rafael Jodar plays his fellow Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Sunday in the Masters 1000 final in Shanghai. He said they had trained together a few times, while judging that a match…
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Jodar-Davidovich Fokina in Shanghai: Maxime asks who the crowd cheers for
Rafael Jodar, who beat Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-4, will play Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the Shanghai Masters 1000 final. It is Jodar’s first Masters 1000 final, and he is the first player…
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Davidovich Fokina beats Zverev on fitness: the club player recognises her third set
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beat Alexander Zverev 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 in 2h02 in the Shanghai Masters 1000 semi-final, after losing six of their seven meetings. He says he was in better physical shape…