Michal Samulski
@MichalSamulski
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Tennis media, member of ITWA @tenniswriters and @TennisHalloFame media panel. Covered over 850 Grand Slam/ATP/WTA tournaments.
Joined June 2012
Juan Martin del Potro said that his mother Patricia, who had never seen him play professionally on the court, will come to watch his match against Federico Delbonis on Tuesday evening. @ArgentinaOpen.
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As part of @rnadalacademy project, Rafael Nadal officially opened the “Roland-Garros Restaurant” in Manacor. The décor at the restaurant includes pictures of some of the biggest stars in the history of @rolandgarros - Steffi Graff, Chris Evert, Björn Borg and Rafa himself.
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Juan Martin del Potro just said he is going to retire from professional tennis after next week’s @ArgentinaOpen
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Alexander Zverev has been defaulted (officially: "has been withdrawn") from Acapulco tournament due to unsportsmanlike conduct at the end of his doubles match on Tuesday night.
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Roger Federer confirmed this morning he will play Australian Open, said Craig Tiley.
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13 years ago Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (12-10) to win “The Battle of Surfaces” in Palma de Mallorca. The match was played on a hybrid court comprising of half clay and half grass. The court cost $1.63 million and took 19 days to prepare. #OnThisDay
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@josemorgado Jose, please stop presenting this content as yours or write that you copied it from me, like other screenshots ("schedule information", doubles draws in printable view), because you do not have access to these formats.
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Novak Djokovic has confirmed he will join Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray in a dream Team Europe lineup for the fifth edition of the Laver Cup, to be held at The O2 in London from September 23-25, 2022.
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Stan Wawrinka and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga with main draw wildcards for ATP1000 Monte-Carlo.
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Players confirmed for ATP500 Basel:.Roger Federer.Carlos Alcaraz.Casper Ruud.Felix Auger-Aliassime.Lorenzo Musetti.Dominic Stricker (wildcard).
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Juan Martin del Potro will undergo another knee surgery, this time in the Rennbahnklinik in Switzerland - the same sports clinic where Federer, Djokovic, Tsitsipas, Fognini and Andujar were treated. Source @sebatorok.
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Official: Juan Martin del Potro has withdrawn from Rio Open. It seems that his match against Federico Delbonis in Buenos Aires was the last one in Delpo’s professional career.
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Novak Djokovic has won his court case. Judge Kelly found the decision to cancel the visa was “unreasonable”. He has ordered that Novak must be immediately released.
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Official:.Juan Martin del Potro with main draw wildcards into ATP250 Buenos Aires and ATP500 Rio de Janeiro.
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Indian Wells tournament will require valid proof of full vaccination to enter the venue.
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Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have confirmed they will be teaming up for the 5th edition of the Laver Cup, that will take place at The O2 in London, September 23-25.
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Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas are confirmed for ATP500 in Barcelona, April 18-24.
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Iga Swiatek has withdrawn from WTA500 Charleston with an arm injury.
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Marin Cilic: I'm going for 14 days self-isolation, despite my test was negative. It is important that we all help to reduce the possibility of spreading the infection. If there are any changes, I will inform you.
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Roger Federer has announced to play in 2021:.Halle.Wimbledon.Laver Cup.Waiting for next events. .
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Novak Djokovic wll join Rafael Nadal to play ATP500 Dubai Championships next month.
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Roger Federer has decided to play Doha and Dubai week by week.
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Novak Djokovic faces Lorenzo Musetti at Dubai Championships in his first match of the season.
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Roger Federer is confirmed for ATP500 Swiss Indoors in Basel. He will play his opening match on Tuesday, October 25. After getting through the first round, his next match will be on Thursday, October 27.
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Djokovic on Federer’s injury:.It was a surprise. I knew he was struggling with injury in Australia, but I think no one knew what is the injury. I’m sad to see Roger and Kevin Anderson going through this. I hope they will be back soon. Roger is Roger. This sport needs him.
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Agnieszka Radwanska received a Master’s Degree of the University of Physical Education in Krakow today.
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At 20 years, 308 days of age, Iga Swiatek will become the youngest player to make the WTA World No.1 debut since Caroline Wozniacki did so in 2010, aged 20 years and 92 days.
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Roger Federer to play ATP250 Geneva and Roland Garros.
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Alexander Zverev def. Novak Djokovic to reach Olympics final. Stefanie Graf is still the only tennis player to achieve the Golden Slam. 🇩🇪🎾.
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Juan Martin del Potro to use Protected Ranking to play Australian Open.
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Rafael Nadal remains in 2022 the only man to have won at least 10 titles at a single Grand Slam event. @rolandgarros #AO2022.
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ATP250 Serbia Open field incl. Djokovic, Monfils, Thiem, Khachanov and Garin
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Rio Open champion Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from Acapulco.
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Wimbledon main draw ceremony will be made on Friday 24 June at 10am local time.
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Novak Djokovic's visa has been cancelled for a second time. Now by Immigration Minister Alex Hawke. Novak’s lawyers back in action again (appeal).
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Dominic Thiem is to make his return to competitive tennis at Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi, 16-18 December.
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Roger Federer intends to play Halle in 2021: .We experience difficult times, however, we will arise from it strengthened. Already today I am glad and excited about my return to Halle the next year. Stay healthy!.
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Novak Djokovic will be honored on Sunday at O2 for his 6th year-end No.1 ranking.
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Players confirmed for ATP500 Halle:.Roger Federer.Daniil Medvedev.Kei Nishikori.Karen Khachanov.
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Tennis Australia confirms Novak Djokovic is arriving in Australia on Tuesday. He will start the season playing @AdelaideTennis next week.
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Nick Kyrgios has been awarded main draw wildcard to the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship (ATP250 Houston).
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Goran Ivanisevic, Djokovic’s coach and director of Adria Tour event in Zadar has tested positive for COVID-19.
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Most titles in the Open Era (men).1. Connors - 109.2. Federer - 103.3. Lendl - 94.4. Nadal - 89.5. Djokovic - 86.
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Aryna Sabalenka at the beginning of her Wimbledon presser. The farce continues.
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Stan Wawrinka to use personalized refillable bottles.
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Andy Murray with wildcards into Rotterdam, Doha and Dubai tournaments.
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Novak Djokovic will play doubles at next week’s ATP250 Mallorca Championships.
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Official: Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from Indian Wells and Miami.
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Roland Garros main draw ceremony will be held on Thursday May 27 at 6pm CEST.
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Indian Wells main draw wild cards. ATP: Andy Murray, Nick Kyrgios, Sam Querrey, Jack Sock (1 WC left). WTA: Naomi Osaka, Sofia Kenin, Emma Navarro, Claire Liu, Hailey Baptiste, Katie Volynets, Elvina Kalieva, Robin Montgomery.
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Novak Djokovic’s updated schedule on his official website…
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On this day 2 years ago - the Match in Africa between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal was held in Cape Town with the largest attendance at a tennis match (51,954 fans).
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Top-seeded Casper Ruud has withdrawn from ATP250 Houston due to a wisdom tooth pain.
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2024 @LaverCup by the numbers. - over 60,000 fans from 82 countries.- added 3,000 temporary seats to regular capacity.- 150 accredited media from 25 countries.- broadcasted to 218 territories.- more than 30 million social media interactions.- 2.2 million website views
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Jannik Sinner and Grigor Dimitrov have withdrawn from ATP500 Rotterdam. Their spots are taken by Jakub Mensik and Roberto Bautista Agut. Carlos Alcaraz becomes the new top seed.
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Same player, same author, slightly different covers. Both stories are great. @rogerfederer @staffsky
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Aryna Sabalenka is unable to attend her post-match press conference tonight due to illness and is with the tournament medical team.
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35% (ATP) and 40% (WTA) of players had not been fully vaccinated by the start of last week. All of them faced being banned from the Australian Open.
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On 7 June, 2009 Roger Federer beat Robin Söderling to win Roland Garros title. #OnThisDay he joined Perry, Budge, Emerson, Laver and Agassi as the only men who have won all Grand Slam titles (Nadal did it in 2010 and Djokovic in 2016).
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Iga Swiatek to play WTA Finals.Hubert Hurkacz to play ATP Finals.🇵🇱🎾.
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Big four boost: Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Serena commit to playing Australian Open
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Juan Martin del Potro will play Novak Djokovic in the Argentine’s farewell match called “The Final Challenge". The exhibition will take place on December 1 at Parque Roca in Buenos Aires.
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17-year-old Leo Borg, Björn's son leaves The Royal Tennis Club of Stockholm to train at Rafa Nadal Academy in Manacor, said Rickard Billing, who has been coaching Leo for last 7 years (source Expressen).
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The Federal Government is still preparing a case to revoke Novak Djokovic’s visa and deport him. An online poll by News Corp has attracted over 35,000 votes with more than 80% in support of a government move.
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Indian Wells main draw wild cards. ATP.Andy Murray.Jenson Brooksby.Holger Rune.Jack Sock.Zachary Svajda. WTA.Kim Clijsters.Emma Raducanu.Claire Liu.Catherine Mcnally.Katie Volynets.Elsa Jacquemot.Katrina Scott.Ashlyn Krueger.
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Rafael Nadal met with young players from around the country aged 12-15 who are in Melbourne for the Rafa Nadal Tour Australian Masters. The event is running from 11-15 January at Royal Park Tennis Club in Parkville. #AusOpen
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Just finished reading The Master - unique insight detailing career of @rogerfederer and exciting time of men’s tennis. Captivating story written by one of the top sportswriters @christophclarey Worth your time!
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According to Serbian media (Telegraf) Novak Djokovic is confirmed for ATP250 Serbia Open in Belgrade, April 18-24.
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Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka are confirmed for Swiss Indoors in Basel. Federer is scheduled to play on Tuesday, October 27. Ticket sales starts on April 2. If the tournament cannot be held in October, tickets will be refunded.
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Abu Dhabi’s (16-18 Dec) field is set:.Rafael Nadal.Andy Murray.Dominic Thiem.Andrey Rublev.Casper Ruud.Denis Shapovalov.Emma Raducanu.Belinda Bencic.
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Roger Federer and Kei Nishikori are confirmed for 2022 ATP500 in Halle. This year's edition incl. Federer, Nishikori, Medvedev, Khachanov, Goffin, Rublev and Bautista Agut will be held without spectators.
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Hubert Hurkacz and John Isner become the 3rd and 4th players in history of the Miami Open to win both the men's singles and doubles titles, joining Roger Federer and Richard Krajicek. (via ATP).
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Team Europe has completed its lineup for 2022 Laver Cup. Roger Federer.Rafael Nadal.Andy Murray.Novak Djokovic.Stefanos Tsitsipas.Casper Ruud. 2 places are still to be named on Team World. Felix Auger-Aliassime.Taylor Fritz.Diego Schwartzman.Jack Sock.
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