Novak Djokovic is back playing in his top form at the Tel Aviv Watergen Open after the Laver Cup just last week! It is only his second ATP event after his Wimbledon win in July, and he is looking to claim his 11th singles ATP 250 title.
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The 5th Installment of the Laver Cup held in London from September 23rd to 25th this year is a truly special one! From astonishing lineups, spectacular matchups and the final match of one of the greatest of all time - Roger Federer!
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On 15 September Roger Federer announced his retirement through a 4 page long letter on social media. Well, this may have come as a shock to many but it is honestly not a huge surprise, especially with his injuries accumulated throughout his 24-year long career. Having gone through multiple surgeries and rehab over the last 3 years, I guess we knew deep down that Roger was going to take a backseat and retire - we just wished it wasn’t going to be this year, or next….
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On 8 September, the Spaniard no.3 seed Carlos Alcaraz played a grueling 5-set match against his rival, the Italian Jannik Sinner, who had defeated him in their last two meetings - at Wimbledon and the Croatian Open. These two young men are said to be the future of men’s tennis at 19 years old (Alcaraz) and 21 years old (Sinner). They are expected to become long-time rivals as their careers progress. They are now tied 2-2 in their head-to-head stats!
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On 3rd September, the sixth day of the main draw at the US Open, the defending champion Daniil Medvedev and Nick Kyrgios both defeated their 3rd round opponents and they will be meeting at the 4th round on 5th September at the Arthur Ashe Stadium.
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Serena Williams, one of the greatest female tennis players of all time, has been hinting at her impending retirement after the season. Her appearance at the 2022 US Open could be her final one in her 27 year-long career! She’s currently 40 years of age and ranked 605 in singles, due to her absence from the court.
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The US Open is here, and we have witnessed major upsets on the first day. Many of the seeded players have been knocked out in the first round. The seeded men singles players who were eliminated in the first round were: Stefanos Tsitsipas (no. 4 Seed), Taylor Fritz (no.10 seed), Roberto Bautista Agut (no.16 seed), Francisco Cerundulo (no. 24 seed) and Nikoloz Basilashvili (no.31 seed).
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During the past week at the Cincinnati Masters 1000 Open we witnessed how Croatian Borna Coric’s fairytale played out. It was unbelievable! Having just lost to a player ranked out of the top 300 a week before the Cincy Open, no one would have guessed that he would be able to rise from the back and clinch the title.
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On 21 August at the Masters 1000 Tour, Cincinnati Open, world no. 7 Stefanos Tsisitpas from Greece knocked out world ranking no. 1 and top seed Danill Medvedev in the semi-finals of the men’s singles match to advance into the finals to go against the comeback kid -unseeded Croatian Borna Coric.
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On the 14th of August, former WTA no. 1 Simona Halep reached her 18th WTA 1000 Finals after defeating number 7 seed American Jessica Pegula in a 3-set match at the National Bank Open (NBO) in Toronto. The match ended 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 and took 2 hours and 12 minutes. This final will be the fourth NBO final for the two-time NBO champ Simona Halep.
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On 8th August Nick Kyrgios made history as the first person to win both the Citi Open singles and doubles title in the same tournament. Coming off a really good run from Wimbledon last month, he managed to claim his 7th singles title as well as his 4th doubles title at the Citi Open in Washington.
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On 5th August, just 2 days before the start of the Montreal open this year, the 5-time champion of the Canadian Open, Rafael Nadal, announced his withdrawal from the championship due to an existing abdominal injury that has been bothering him for a while now and which was aggravated during his quarter-final match against Taylor Fritz at Wimbledon earlier this year.
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The former world no.1 Andy Murray from Britain was ultimately defeated by the 23 year-old Swedish Mikael Ymer in the first round of Citi Open in Washington earlier today after a 3-set match that took almost 3 hours. Mikael Ymer was able to go through to the second round at the Citi Open after winning the match 7-6(8), 4-6, 6-1.
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On 29 July at the Poland Open in Warsaw the crowd favourite & WTA world ranked no. 1 Iga Swiatek failed to advance to the semifinals against former world no. 4 Frenchwomen Caroline Garcia. It was a huge upset as Iga Swiatek is Polish and the top seed running for the title.
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Just last Sunday on 24 July at the German Open in Hamburg, top seed and the then World no. 6 Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz lost the final match against the Italian Lorenzo Musetti. The match was really close and Alcaraz unfortunately was not able to edge out a win over Musetti.
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One of the scariest injuries we have seen occurred during the semi-finals match between Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev (Sascha). The injury that Sascha sustained was deemed to be too “bad” to be replayed on television.
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I doubt anyone had expected Elena Rybakina to win Wimbledon 2022, including herself. Looking at her scores below, she beat her opponents in straight sets in the first 4 rounds, even though the scores were neck-to-neck. On the road to the finals, she beat 2 former Grand Slam Champions - 2019 Wimbledon Champion Simona Halep and 2019 US Open Champion Bianca Andreescu. No easy feat.
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On the 10th July 2022, top seed Novak Djokovic snagged his 7th Wimbledon gentlemen’s singles title and also his 4th consecutive one. It is definitely one very special day for Novak, not only because he won his 7th Wimbledon title but also because he won it on his wedding anniversary.
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Has tennis changed from a genteel sport to one where the display of aggression has become more acceptable? We look at the on-court behaviour of players like Rod Laver, McEnroe, Agassi, Federer, Nadal, Kyrgios, Tsitsipas, and Serena Williams. What if we say that some conflict and emotional outbursts can help create excitement for the game?
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