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• Rennae Stubbs: Carlos Alcaraz movement is equivalent to one of prime Novak Djokovic

  15-05-2022 22:10 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Australian tennis legend Rennae Stubbs thinks Carlos Alcaraz's game has no weaknesses and she thinks his movement is equivalent to the movement of prime Novak Djokovic. Alcaraz turned 19 last week but he is already a two-time Masters champion and ranked at No. 6 in the world. Alcaraz likes to go to for his shots and his aggressive approach and mindset has been paying off massively in 2022. "His tennis is good enough. He has no weaknesses in his game - zero. I love the fact that he
  
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• Manon De Roey won the Aramco Team Series

  16-05-2022 04:33 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Manon De Roey won the Aramco Team Series, a tournament of the Ladies European Tour which took place on the Thai Country Club course (par 72), in Bangkok, Thailand. The Belgian won with a total of 203 (70 67 66, -13) ahead of the Swedish Johanna Gustavsson, second with 206 (-10). Virginia Elena Carta, the only blue in the race, finished in 26th place with a score of 215 (72 71 72, -1). She continues the good moment of form for the Milanese, a good omen a few weeks before the 26th edition of the L
  
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• Sebastian Munoz remains alone in the lead

  16-05-2022 02:28 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  In the United States, Sebastian Munoz with a total of 195 (60 69 66, -21) remains alone in the lead (just as he did at the end of the first round) of the AT&T Byron Nelson, PGA Tour tournament. A McKinney , in Texas, after the "moving day" the Colombian has only one shot ahead of the American Jordan Spieth (ninth in the world ranking), second with 196 (-20) ahead of Chilean Joaquin Niemann, third with 197 (-19) . On the TPC Craig Ranch course (par 72), the Americans Justin Thomas (eighth in
  
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• Ons Jabeur reveals her regret from Rome final loss versus Iga Swiatek

  16-05-2022 00:40 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur admitted she should have had more belief in her game and shots but also added that Iga Swiatek played unbelievable tennis in the Rome final. Jabeur, who lifted her first WTA 1000 title in Madrid a week earlier, fell short in her attempt to win back-to-back WTA 1000 titles after easily losing to Swiatek in the Rome final. World No. 1 Swiatek gave no chance to Jabeur as she demolished the ninth-seeded Tunisian 6-2 6-2. "I should have believed, I shoul
  
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• Justin Rose: "It hasn't been the smoothest career but.."

  16-05-2022 00:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Justin Rose is motivated like never before to get a good result in the PGA championship. Although he is now outside the top 50, his goals seem to be much bigger."I feel like it's a valuable little reset I have," Rose said, as quoted by skysports. "I've always tried to pride myself on how I play in majors and that's obviously the goal right now."I'm working hard and feeling very motivated, to be honest with you."I think that's what playing badly gives you. It tells you what you've got to do
  
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• Iga Swiatek reacts to winning back-to-back Rome titles

  15-05-2022 23:40 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  World No. 1 Iga Swiatek continued her absolute dominance in Rome as she gave no chance to Ons Jabeur to clinch her 28th consecutive win and lift her fifth fifth consecutive title. Swiatek, seeded at No. 1, dropped a total of four games in the Rome final as she saw off ninth-seeded Jabeur 6-2 6-2 to successfuly defend her Rome title. Swiatek got off to a fast start to the match, taking an early 3-0 lead. Swiatek missed out on a chance to go up by a double break in the fourth game b
  
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• Dominic Thiem to return to Kitzbuhel this year

  15-05-2022 23:10 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Austrian tennis star Dominic Thiem plans to return to Kitzbuhel this year, per Nikolaus Fink.Thiem, a former world No. 3, will be making his ninth appearance on the clay courts of Kitzbuhel this year. Confirmed: Dominic Thiem will play the ATP 250 tournament in Kitzbuhel (25th of July - 30th of July).— Nikolaus Fink (@NikolausFink) May 14, 2022Thiem, 28, debuted in Kitzbuhel as a teenager after he was granted a wildcard into the tournament in 2011. Back then, Thiem suffered a str
  
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• What the Italian Open Is Foretelling About the French Open

  15-05-2022 23:08 via nytimes.com
  
  Though at opposite poles of their careers, the top singles players, Iga Swiatek and Novak Djokovic, both cruised to titles in Rome and are looking strong heading into Paris.
  
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• Texas, Francesco Molinari overcomes the cut

  15-05-2022 22:32 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  In the United States, after three consecutive eliminations, Francesco Molinari overcomes the cut and enters the final phase of AT&T Byron Nelson. In McKinney, Texas, in the PGA Tour tournament, the Turinese slipped from 40th to 61st position with a partial of 70 (-2) out of a total of 139 (69 70, -5) strokes. On the TPC Craig Ranch course (par 72), in the second round the winner of the 2018 Open Championship, starting from hole 10, made three birdies in the first 11 holes played. Then, Chicc
  
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• Paul Annacone on Carlos Alcaraz: First such meteoric rise since Rafael Nadal

  15-05-2022 21:10 via tennisworldusa.org
  Tennis analyst Paul Annacone is absolutely impressed by Carlos Alcaraz as he has stated that the game hasn't seen such a meteroic rise since Rafael Nadal. Just like Nadal, Alcaraz became a Masters champion and broke into the top-18 at the age of 18. Alcaraz, who turned 19 last week, is now determined to lift his maiden Grand Slam title at the French Open. "It's amazing," Annacone said on a podcast hosted by Tennis Channel, per Sportskeeda. "We haven't seen a meteoric rise like thi
  
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• Matti Schmid grabs the British in command

  15-05-2022 20:27 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  In Belgium, in Antwerp, with a score of 134 (-8) hits, the British Sam Horsfield (65 69) and Dale Whitnell (65 69) remain in the lead at the Soudal Open in the middle of the race but are hooked to the top by the German Matti Schmid (70 64). In the DP World Tour tournament, on the course of the Rinkven International Golf Club (par 71), among the Azzurri the best is still Francesco Laporta who slips from 14th to 21st position with a total of 138 (68 70, - 4). The Pugliese precedes in the rank
  
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• Alexander Zverev opens on his relationship with Stefanos Tsitsipas

  15-05-2022 20:10 via tennisworldusa.org
  German tennis star Alexander Zverev says it is all good between him and Stefanos Tsitsipas and he congratulated the Greek on a victory following their Rome clash. On Saturday, Zverev made a good start to the Rome semifinal but failed to sustain the same level of play after the first set as Tsitsipas recovered to win 4-6 6-3 6-3. Last summer at the Cincinnati Masters, Zverev was irate after Tsitsipas took a 10-minute toilet break. Zverev went on a rant and he claimed Tsitsipas left
  
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• Novak Djokovic weighs in on possibility of Wimbledon losing ranking status

  15-05-2022 19:10 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  World No. 1 Novak Djokovic revealed several options are being discussed regarding Wimbledon's ranking status and admitted he is not sure "what is right and what is wrong."Wimbledon's decision to impose player bans on Russian and Belarusian players didn't sit well with the ATP and WTA. Now, there is a reportedly strong chance the ATP decides to strip Wimbledon of ranking status - meaning Wimbledon participants would receive no points this year. "Now I guess it's on player council, the t
  
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• Djokovic beats Tsitsipas in Rome to claim first title of 2022

  15-05-2022 18:50 via skysports.com
  
  World number one Novak Djokovic claimed his first title in over six months after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-0 7-6(5) to win the Italian Open on Sunday.
  
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• Pedro Sottomayor: "Sclerosis was a shock"

  15-05-2022 18:42 via tennisworldusa.org
  Pedro Sottomayor is one of the 'veterans' of the EDGA circuit, he came to play several times in Italy, other times I went to play in Portugal, other times we met in other countries. Always smiling, always accompanied by his wife Margarida, who is also a cheerful and friendly person. They are a really good couple, with whom I had a great time both on the pitch and after the match, speaking a little in English, a little in Portuguese and a little in Italian. That's what happens in EDGA races, and
  
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• ATP Rome: Novak Djokovic tops Stefanos Tsitsipas and wins sixth Foro Italico crown

  15-05-2022 18:24 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  World no. 1 Novak Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-0, 7-6 in the Rome Masters final. Novak needed an hour and 36 minutes to dismiss the Greek, delivering a bagel in the opener and catching the rival in the second set's closing stages to seal the deal in straight sets. Thus, Novak lifted the sixth crown at Foro Italico, standing as the second most successful player at this event after Rafael Nadal. Djokovic secured the 38th Masters 1000 crown, leaving Nadal on 36 and extending his record. I
  
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• Djokovic enters French defense with Italian title

  15-05-2022 18:12 via espn.com
  
  Novak Djokovic raised his first trophy of the year at the Italian Open and showed that he is back in top form exactly a week before the French Open starts.
  
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• Eugenie Bouchard recalls 'traumatic' and 'scarring' 2014 Wimbledon final

  15-05-2022 18:10 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Former world No. 5 Eugenie Bouchard described the 2014 Wimbledon final loss as "scarring" and admitted she hasn't re-watched her first Grand Slam final. In 2014, a 20-year-old Bouchard made Canadian tennis history when she became the first Canadian ever to reach a Grand Slam final. Bouchard was playing great tennis throughout the entire tournament as she reached the final without a dropped set. Bouchard dominantly reached the 2014 Wimbledon final but there she stood no chance as f
  
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• Returning Medvedev says Ukraine war 'upsetting'

  15-05-2022 17:55 via espn.com
  
  Watching the recent news from Ukraine is "very upsetting," No. 2-ranked tennis player Daniil Medvedev said of the war that led Wimbledon organizers to ban him and other Russians from their tournament.
  
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• Paul Annacone warns Rafael Nadal doubters: He has 13 French Opens for a reason

  15-05-2022 17:10 via tennisworldusa.org
  Former world No. 1 Rafael Nadal hasn't had an easy clay season so far but tennis analyst Paul Annacone underlined that beating Nadal at the French Open remains the most difficult thing in the game. Nadal, who sustained a rib stress fracture in Indian Wells, missed Monte Carlo and Barcelona before he returned to action in Madrid. Nadal recovered from a rib injury but he was hampered by his foot in Madrid (quarterfinal) and Rome (round-of-16).Nadal enters the French Open without a title
  
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• Rome: Nikola Mektic, Mate Pavic defend title after saving match point in epic final

  15-05-2022 17:06 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Croatia's Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic have won their first title of the season and successfuly defended their Rome title from 2021 after beating John Isner and Diego Schwartzman in the Rome Masters final. Mektic and Pavic, seeded at No. 3, saved a match point to beat Isner and Schwartzman 6-2 6-7 (8) 12-10 in the Rome final. Mektic and Pavic claimed back-to-back breaks in the third and fifth games to open an early 4-1 lead. Isner and Schwartzman had a chance to get one break
  
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• Boris Becker 'confident' he will be in Germany by Christmas

  15-05-2022 16:10 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  German tennis legend Boris Becker is reportedly "confident" he will be back in Germany before Christmas, Tennis365 reports. Becker, a former world No. 1, was found guilty of hiding millions worth of assets after declaring bankrupt in 2017. Last month, Becker was convicted to two and a half years but he will serve only half of that. "He’s very confident he’ll be back in Germany well before Christmas," a source said, per Tennis365. “He believes he would be out on l
  
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• The Golf Plus celebrates its 40th anniversary

  15-05-2022 16:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  This year, Golf Plus celebrates its 40th anniversary. The time for Golf Planète to pay tribute to the Schmidlin family, which is at the origin of this tremendous success and which has thus actively participated in the development of golf in France.Golf Plus, historyGolf Planète met the siblings – Patrick, Laurence and Claude – as well as the young generation taking over, Alexis and Charlotte.What is immediately striking about the Schmidlins is their calm, their determin
  
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• Andy Murray withdraws from French Open

  15-05-2022 15:43 via skysports.com
  
  Andy Murray has withdrawn from this month's French Open and will focus on building up towards Wimbledon.
  
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• Swiatek takes title in Rome as win streak hits 28

  15-05-2022 15:10 via espn.com
  
  Iga Swiatek overwhelmed Ons Jabeur 6-2, 6-2 to defend her Italian Open title and extend her winning streak to 28 matches.
  
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• Stefanos Tsitsipas idenfities why he lost 2021 French Open final to Novak Djokovic

  15-05-2022 15:10 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas admitted that being stubborn and not being willing to change some things cost him a victory in the 2021 French Open final. At the French Open last year, Tsitsipas reached his maiden Grand Slam final. Tsitsipas was playing world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in his first Grand Slam but he was showing no signs of pressure or anything like that early on as the Greek won the first two sets and put himself in a great position to win his first Grand Slam title.&nb
  
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• Swiatek secures fifth-straight title with Italian Open win

  15-05-2022 14:53 via skysports.com
  
  Iga Swiatek secured a fifth-straight title by beating Ons Jabeur to successfully defend her Italian Open crown.
  
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• Kevin Anderson explains why he decided to end tennis career

  15-05-2022 14:10 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Former world No. 5 Kevin Anderson admitted his passion for the game diminished in recent months and retiring from the game was the logical thing to do.On May 3, Anderson announced he was retiring from tennis.Anderson was clearly struggling with his game and results this year and he decided to call it a career after starting the season with a 1-5 record on the ATP Tour level. Anderson finished his career with seven titles, he was twice a Grand Slam finalist and his career-high ranking saw hi
  
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• Joaquin Niemann from Tiger Woods to a chip

  15-05-2022 14:04 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  The talented 23-year-old Chilean Joaquin Niemann, winner of Tiger Woods' Genesis Invitational in February, has pulled off a magic move that you can watch on repeat without getting tired of it. For fans of ASMR videos, it's pure happiness.With his ball stuck below the green and a flag close to the entrance, it was hard to see how the Chilean Joaquin Niemann would manage to stop his ball close to the hole.Joaquin Niemann, resultsRather than a traditional chip, we bet more on a tight ball in the mo
  
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• Barry Cowan: "Any tournament needs Roger Federer"

  15-05-2022 13:10 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  During an interview with Sky Sports, former ATP number 162 Barry Cowan talked about Roger Federer and his importance for every tennis tournaments he plays.Roger has had to contend with a serious right knee injury in the past two years. The Swiss star played just 13 official matches in 2021, collecting nine wins and four losses. The former world number 1 reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, where he remedied a resounding beating at the hands of Hubert Hurkacz.A few weeks after the Champio
  
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