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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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Norman paid 25 or 30 euros a night at Wimbledon: Jean-Pol finds that expensive
In an interview with the Belgian daily DH Les Sports+, Norman, 55, a native of Waregem and director of the European Open, looks back on his playing career (1992-2013). At Wimbledon in…
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Sabalenka gets angry in game one, says Monica Puig: the C30.4 waits for game three
On the Inside-In podcast, quoted by Tennis365, Monica Puig said Aryna Sabalenka gets angry with herself from the first game. Beaten at the US Open by Elena Rybakina, then early in Wuhan…
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Medvedev doesn’t know if he may speak about Beijing: Maxime looks for someone who does
Winner over Tommy Paul 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 in the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters 1000, Daniil Medvedev would not say whether he will appeal the points lost in Beijing, where he was…
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Zverev wants to drop his bounces before serving: Monique, for her part, compares
Alexander Zverev, who beat Alex de Minaur in the Shanghai Masters 1000 quarter-final, admitted that his bounces before serving were a pointless habit. At the US Open he sometimes took an extra…
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Medvedev 320 points behind Cobolli in the Race: the C30.4 knows that kind of gap
Ahead of his quarter-final at the Shanghai Masters 1000, Daniil Medvedev has 3220 points in the Race, 320 fewer than Flavio Cobolli, 5th. A semi-final would earn him 200 points, a final…
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Rafael Jodar warned over a towel in Shanghai, Jean-Pol wiped his face on his sleeve
Rafael Jodar, world number 13, beat Botic van de Zandschulp 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-2 in the last 16 of the Shanghai Masters 1000. Mid-match, chair umpire Jimmy Pinoargote gave him a warning for…
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Zverev says “Good luck” to Bublik at the net: Maxime wants to know for what, exactly
Alexander Zverev beat Alexander Bublik 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 in the last 16 in Shanghai, in a match with more than 40 aces between them. At the net he told him “Good luck”,…
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Zizou Bergs in Shanghai, then the Heysel: Jean-Pol saw the jet lag coming
Several players announced for the European Open in Brussels, Zizou Bergs among them, are still in the running at the Shanghai Masters 1000, whose final is scheduled for 18 October. Bergs plays…
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Maylin says Arthur Fils has no down-the-line shots, and the club player feels ahead
Arthur Fils, beaten on Monday by Botic Van De Zandschulp in the third round in Shanghai, was criticised by pundit Benoît Maylin for his lack of variation, down-the-line shots and net approaches.…
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Tsitsipas says he “invested mentally” in a few points: Maxime counts which ones
At the Shanghai Masters 1000, Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Taylor Fritz 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 to reach the last 16. In his press conference, the Greek said he had invested mentally in a few…
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Arthur Fils, 1 break point out of 9 in Shanghai: the C30.4 finds it very respectable
Beaten 7-5, 6-4 by Botic Van De Zandschulp in the third round of the Shanghai Masters 1000, Arthur Fils, world No. 10, converted only one break point out of nine. He broke…
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Rafael Jodar says he will “try again next year” if he misses the Finals: Monique compares
In Shanghai, Rafael Jodar, the breakout player of the year and eleventh in the Race, said he does not want to look ahead to the ATP Finals. He says he is happy…