Footballers are a competitive bunch. The will to win is rarely ever consigned to the pitch. So when Manchester United strikers Diego Forlan and Ruud van Nistelrooy faced each other on a tennis court at Nike’s HQ in Portland during a 2003 pre-season tour, there was tension. Sir Alex Ferguson and their United team-mates were […]
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Oct 29, 2024, 12:22 PM ET PARIS — Carlos Alcaraz overcame some rusty moments on his serve to beat Nicolas Jarry 7-5, 6-1 and reach the third round of the Paris Masters on Tuesday. The second-seeded Spaniard was troubled by Jarry’s strong forehand at times. The Chilean broke his serve in the ninth game and […]
PIF ATP Live Race To Turin Ruud, Rublev fall in Paris, as De Minaur, Dimitrov, Tsitsipas see Turin path ATPTour.com looks at implications on PIF ATP Live Race To Turin October 29, 2024 Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour Casper Ruud’s second-round defeat in Paris could have major implications on the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin. By […]
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British number one Jack Draper cruised through to the second round of the Paris Masters with a straight-set win over the Czech Republic’s Jiri Lehecka. Draper, who won the biggest title of his career in Vienna on Sunday, won 7-5 6-2 in one hour eight minutes. A tight first set went to serve before Draper […]
Match Report Alcaraz neutralises Jarry, advances to Paris R3 Spaniard to next face Humbert or Giron at ATP Masters 1000 October 29, 2024 Julien de Rosa/AFP via Getty Images Carlos Alcaraz in action against Nicolas Jarry on Tuesday at the Rolex Paris Masters. By ATP Staff Carlos Alcaraz kickstarted his campaign at the Rolex Paris […]
The opening round at the 2024 Rolex Paris Masters is complete, and there were significant casualties across the first two days. Paul, Musetti, Hurkacz, and Tiafoe exited at the first hurdle. Before the opening round was complete, Jannik Sinner withdrew from the event with a stomach virus; he was replaced by Arthur Cazaux, who also […]
Oct 29, 2024, 10:34 AM ET What a season it’s been for Zheng Qinwen. Entering last week’s 500-level Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, the 22-year-old had already won Olympic singles gold and the title in Palermo, and reached the final at the Australian Open and at the 1000-level event in Wuhan. And she showed no […]
Britain’s Katie Boulter made light work of Japan’s Aoi Ito to reach the second round of the Hong Kong Open. Second seed Boulter beat world number 156 Aoi 6-4 6-4. Boulter has enjoyed a career-best season, winning two WTA Tour titles and reaching a high of 27 in the world rankings. The 28-year-old thanked the […]