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Tennis: De Minaur knocked out at the first hurdle
Acapulco shock On tour there are nights when everything unravels. Nights when the favourite trips up, when sport’s logic goes missing, and a court turns into a plot twist. That’s exactly what happened in humid Acapulco when Alex de Minaur, world No.6 fresh off Rotterdam, saw his momentum smashed by a player ranked outside the…
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Tennis: Arthur Fils owns his foreign crew
A young Frenchman shaped by outside influence Arthur Fils has opened a new chapter in his fledgling career like you’d crack a window for fresh air. Days after his eye-catching run at the ATP 500 in Doha — stopped cold by Carlos Alcaraz in the final — he turned up on Marion Bartoli’s RMC Sport…
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Tennis: Debate Erupts Around Alcaraz
Carlos Alcaraz: four Slams and a shock By beating Novak Djokovic last Sunday in the Australian Open final, Carlos Alcaraz grabbed his fourth Grand Slam. Twenty-two, still with a boyish grin, a forehand already part of the highlight reels, and a new tag: the youngest player to tick off all four majors. On paper, that…
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Tennis: Nick Kyrgios flops on his comeback
Nick Kyrgios returns to singles after nine months sidelined Nick Kyrgios put a foot back on a singles court, nine months after he last played. A return everyone had circled. Like a trailer you rewind over and over. The opening scene didn’t match the dream script. In Brisbane, on home soil, the 2022 Wimbledon finalist…
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Tennis: Mouratoglou wants a third man to shake up the Alcaraz–Sinner duel
Mouratoglou calls for a third man to rattle Alcaraz and Sinner Tennis is in a golden age. Incomplete, though. That’s Patrick Mouratoglou’s take. In a recent Instagram video, the French coach put into words what many already whisper: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner sit above the pack… maybe a touch too high. A two-horse dominance…