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Thiem defeats Djokovic in a thriller as Federer finds his groove too!

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Round two in Group Bjorn Borg was an incredible day of tennis at the quest for a place in the semi-finals opened up. Roger Federer 7-6 6-3 Matteo Berrettini Roger Federer has kept his hopes of qualifying alive. The former champion who is playing in his 17th tour finals saw off debutant Matteo Berrettini in what was a close followed by straight forward match for the third seed. The first set required a tie-breaker to separate the two and from there on in there was only going to be one winner. Federer took it 7-2 against the Italian who has … Continue reading Thiem defeats Djokovic in a thriller as Federer finds his groove too!

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Thiem 7-5 7-5 Federer; How the Austrian learnt from his 2018 drubbing & found his depth in a well executed performance!

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For the third time this year Roger Federer has been beaten by Dominic Thiem. In the previous two encounters at Indian Wells and Madrid the Austrian saved match points but this performance was well-thought and well executed. Federer in an interview with Prime Video before the match had this to say about facing Dominic Thiem; Federer on Prime; "When we played here last year, I thought he (Thiem) played a terrible match against me so I expect him to be better. Here again because he has had a wonderful season and I'm a big fan of Dominic, he is one … Continue reading Thiem 7-5 7-5 Federer; How the Austrian learnt from his 2018 drubbing & found his depth in a well executed performance!

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ATP World Tour Finals Draw

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With just over four days until the ATP World Tour Finals get underway, the draw has been made for the season finale. Rafael Nadal who had to withdraw from his Paris Masters semi-finals with an abdominal injury is in the draw and is expected to train on Thursday and Friday. The groups names this year will be; Singles Andre Agassi Bjorn Borg Doubles Max Mirnyi Jonas Bjorkman After over a 40 minute delay we had our draw get underway! Group Andre Agassi Rafael Nadal Daniil Medvedev Stefanos Tsitsipas Alex Zverev Group Bjorn Borg Novak Djokovic Roger Federer Dominic Thiem Matteo … Continue reading ATP World Tour Finals Draw

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London Calling; The top 8 are on route to the O2!

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The final showdown in London is around the corner. Debutants, defending champion, history makers, history chasers and the future of tennis will battle to end the season with the last piece of silverware but who is in London? Novak Djokovic Well, he is the favourite right? He is the five time champion but has won the tour finals since 2015 and has lost on his last two appearances in the final to Murray and Zverev.  It has been a good year for Novak picking up two majors and the Masters event in Madrid as well as title in Tokyo. He … Continue reading London Calling; The top 8 are on route to the O2!

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Laaksonen loses ATP Cup spot following Federer’s withdrawal from the event

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The big news is Roger Federer has pulled out of the ATP Cup which has seen Switzerland removed from the event however the news should have some focus on another player, Henri Laaksonen. As Wawrinka was already confirmed for Qatar it meant that the number two for Switzerland at the first deadline was Henri Laaksonen but he has now lost his place. Henri is ranked currently down at 105 in the world and this event can be a big stepping stone with big points and prize money on offer. Now the third ranked Swiss will not play and must reschedule … Continue reading Laaksonen loses ATP Cup spot following Federer’s withdrawal from the event

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Roger Federer wins his 10th title in Basel! 🏆🇨🇭

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Roger Federer has won his 10th title at home in Basel where he was once a ball kid during the tournament many years ago for Michael Stich. The first came back in 2006 and he has dominated proceedings in the Swiss capital over the last 13 years. Quite a fun stat coming into the final, this was Roger Federer’s 157th ATP singles final where as it was only Alex De Minaur’s 108th match on the ATP tour. Alex may be disappointed with the closeness of the match but can take plenty of positives from his second career ATP 500 final … Continue reading Roger Federer wins his 10th title in Basel! 🏆🇨🇭

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Shanghai Showdown 🤯 Bartoli’s back 👋🏻 Del Potro set back 🇦🇷 Federer 2023? 🧐 Naomi Osaka 🇯🇵 or 🇺🇸? Bublik’s retirement 🤦🏼‍♂️ & more! 🎾

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This last week saw the final stint in Asia for the men as they competed in the Shanghai Masters. Some of the WTA stars stayed in Tianjin and some of the women returned to Europe in Linz. So what happened? The question is, what didn’t happen? The week isn’t even over yet! Murray/Fognini drama… We all saw it, but if not here it is… This is the rundown version… Fognini shouted as Murray played an overhead at the net. Before the change of ends Fognini then shouted to Murray “stop looking at me”. This continued at the net with Murray … Continue reading Shanghai Showdown 🤯 Bartoli’s back 👋🏻 Del Potro set back 🇦🇷 Federer 2023? 🧐 Naomi Osaka 🇯🇵 or 🇺🇸? Bublik’s retirement 🤦🏼‍♂️ & more! 🎾