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🎾 UK’s Most Followed Tennis Journalist 🇬🇧 105,000+ followers across X/FB/IG 📸 Freelance writing at Tennis Majors + Sports Illustrated + Tennis 365 ✍️
Joined January 2018
Federer and Nadal’s connection wasn’t just a rivalry. They weren’t best friends, but they weren’t just competitors. There was a mutual understanding that they were, together, creating history. This iconic video captures the respect, even when victory and defeat separated them.
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They’re crying next to each other. Rafa, Roger. Please make it stop. 🥹
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Federer’s career has been one of firsts, and he did it again tonight, by somehow hitting the ball between the net and the actual net post 😂🔥
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Oh wow. 😳. I never seen this. Sabalenka smashing her racket after yesterday’s final loss to Coco Gauff ☹️
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One of THE best sporting ads. Nike - Rafael Nadal (2019) 🎾🇪🇸🔥
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“Tennis is a tough sport, there are no draws, but if there was going to be one, I would have been very happy to accept one tonight, and share it with Rafa, really” - Roger Federer. Pure sportsmanship. Pure class. Sport is less without this man as an active player.
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ESPN held a vote for the ‘21st Century’s Most Dominant’, in the first two decades of the Century: . 🏆 Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros won, beating out Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps at the Olympics. 14 titles.
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TIME just released their ‘100 Most Influential’ people of 2023. 🇦🇷🇨🇭Roger Federer wrote the article for Lionel Messi, who was included in the ‘Titan’ section of the list:. “What stands out to me about Messi, 35, is his consistent greatness over so many years. This is so
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14 YEARS AGO: . 🇦🇷 20-years old Juan Martín del Potro WINS the US Open, ends Roger Federer’s 5-consecutive title streak, in a 5-set THRILLER! . Even at one set down, and then two sets to one down (at one point being just *2* points away from the loss), Delpo never gave up, fought
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This attitude from Putintseva, very disrespectful to a person just doing their job. Shouldn’t matter what the score is…🤦♂️ .
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Novak Djokovic in a flood of tears as he’s cheered back home in Serbia, following his latest Major victory 🇷🇸🥹
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🤣 Voice imitations of players are fun, but imitations of playing styles and subtle on court behaviours are SO much better. This guy nails it as:. Murray.Djokovic.Wawrinka (the subtlety in this one is superb).Federer.Nadal.Kyrgios.Tsitsipas.Del Potro.Thiem. Stelios Gkontsaris YT
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This Andy Murray tribute 🥹😭. Features Nadal, Federer, Djokovic, Venus Williams and more 🎥
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🤯 Now it’s confirmed, the ‘Big 3’ rivalry ends with exactly *150* matches:. 🇪🇸🇨🇭Nadal vs Federer - 40 meetings. 🇨🇭🇷🇸 Federer vs Djokovic - 50 meetings. 🇷🇸🇪🇸 Djokovic vs Nadal - 60 meetings. Satisfying. 📸 AFP
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🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal has more clay TITLES (63) than *match losses* on clay (51). 🤯 . 📸 Clement Mahoudeau/FFT
Name your favorite celebrity fact.
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🇷🇺 Medvedev won 141 points. 🇮🇹 Sinner won 142 points. A margin of 1. Tennis. No sport like it. 🎾
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Wow, this Nike tribute to Rafael Nadal in Paris is INSANE 🥹🇪🇸🔥
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🇺🇸 US Open 2017 4R: 6 Years ago, Juan Martín Del Potro produced one of his best ever comebacks. From being two sets down to Dominic Thiem, and looking on the verge of retiring, due to illness, to saving match points and winning in 5 sets!. It would eventually lead him to his
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Coco Gauff: “thank you to the people who didn’t believe it me. A month ago, I won a 500 title, people said I would stop at that. Two weeks ago I won a Masters title, and people said that was as big as it was going to get. Three weeks later I’m here with this trophy right now.
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A guy watching Fedal, while wearing *11* Federer and Nadal t-shirts 🤯😂
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18 years apart: first and last meeting as professional players 🥹🇷🇸🇪🇸
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- No sponsors.- Strings strung at 24lbs (half what is ‘standard’ on the Tour).- 35 years-old.- At a CAREER HIGH of World #19.- Through to his FIFTH Fourth Round at the Majors!. Adrian Mannarino! 👏 🇫🇷
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Someone asked Roger to not move while they were taking photos and this happened 🤣🤣
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When Rafael Nadal made this SUPER impressive shot, right into the small commentary booth at the US Open!😯 . Even McEnroe was impressed at the precision 😂👏
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These guys have won 62 of the last 70 Grand Slams. 🤯 . Legends. All four of them.
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6 years ago today. “Tennis is a tough sport, there are no draws, but if there was going to be one, I would have been very happy to accept one tonight, and share it with Rafa, really” - Roger Federer.
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🎾 Don’t think any other sport has seen this level of consistent domination by three athletes:. Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have won 82.5% of all Major events played since July 2004. They have been occupying the World #1 spot for 909 out of the last 1002
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THIS MIGHT JUST BE THE POINT OF THE YEAR! 🤯 . CARLOS ALCARAZ! 🔥🇪🇸
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🇨🇭 When Stan Wawrinka candidly revealed that he suffered a panic attack before the 2016 US Open Final Vs Novak Djokovic, and was close to retiring during the match: . "A lot of people are asking me how I was able to take the court, nonchalantly, when five minutes prior to that I
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Rafa and Mery are now officially PARENTS! 🎉 . The baby boy is called Rafael 🥰
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Of course it’s somewhat basic manners, but Stan Wawrinka makes sure to ALWAYS say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ to the ball kid, when asking for a ball between service points, every time 👍🙌
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This photo HITS HARD. SIR ANDY MURRAY 🫡. 📸 Wimbledon
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🥹🇨🇭 Roger Federer says he has a framed picture of Rafa and himself embracing each other during Laver Cup 2022:. “I have the picture at home, framed, in a space where I have some other images of my career. I don't want photos everywhere, so I have them in a specific area. And
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Last time Alcaraz and Tiafoe met on a tennis court, they produced what can only be described as WII TENNIS 😂😭
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THREAD 🧵 . ONE YEAR AGO TODAY, a sporting legend, Roger Federer, retires. In fitting fashion, the Swiss legend chooses his biggest rival, Rafael Nadal, to play alongside him in a doubles match, to conclude his career. Rafa was one of the very first people Roger told of his
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😂😭 Djokovic wanted Nadal to dance with him in Riyadh tonight
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The Cincinnati final Djokovic-Alcaraz final was great THIS is still my favourite *rally* of the year 👽 . Sinner Vs Alcaraz Miami 2023 SF 🇮🇹🇪🇸
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🧵 THREAD:. 10 YEARS AGO TODAY: US OPEN 2013 FINAL 🔥 . A DECADE ago, Rafael Nadal produced one of his best ever hard court performances, and beat World #1 Novak Djokovic in the final of the US Open! 🔥 . This was his *23rd* consecutive hard court match win in 2013, undefeated
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😭🥹 16 years ago, arguably the greatest ever tennis match took place:. Rafael Nadal vs Roger Federer in the final of Wimbledon 2008 🇬🇧 . 9-7 in the fifth. 🇪🇸🇨🇭
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🇨🇭🇪🇸 Roger Federer said Rafael Nadal was the FIRST person he told about his retirement, after informing his family and team about the decision. When asked if he would play doubles in Roger’s last ever match, Rafa (who was recovering from an abdominal tear he picked up 2 weeks
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Barack and Michelle Obama are in the crowd for the night session at the US Open, Day 1. Supporting Coco 👏
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One of the points of the YEAR! Just insane from Alcaraz and Sinner 💥🤯
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John McEnroe, after the Cincinnati final:. “What Alcaraz has done in the last year is unbelievable. He's put himself in a position where you talk about him in the same way as Djokovic and Nadal in a way which is incredible. The best player I've ever seen at his age. It's
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BTW I’m not a big fan of these cameras, and I think players should probably start arguing for more privacy. Even gym stuff, which looks ‘fun’ and harmless is still a bit too much imo. I get tennis is entertainment and this is their jobs, but the mental toll this all takes….
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🇪🇸🇷🇸 Last time Alcaraz and Djokovic faced in a final, THIS happened:. The longest best-of-three set ATP final since 1990! 😮🤯
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Ben Shelton’s father on Djokovic:. “He wants to be loved so much, Novak. He wanted to mock Ben at the end. It wasn't something he was doing just to copy Ben. It was to mock him. And that's too bad, for that to come from such a great champion”. Source: GQ Sports 🗣️ . 📸 Eurosport
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How about this THIS for accuracy by Rafael Nadal at the US Open, back in 2019?! 🤯🇪🇸🎾. Even McEnroe was impressed 👏
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They made history together. From the beginning right up until the end. Fedal. One of the best rivalries of all time. 🇨🇭🇪🇸
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🤯 Last time that not one of Federer, Nadal or Djokovic reached the Australian Open Final:. - George W. Bush had just began his 2nd Presidential term. - The iPhone, YouTube and Twitter didn’t exist. - Djokovic and Nadal had 0 Majors. - Alcaraz was 1.5 years old.
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John Isner retires with a record 14,470 aces. Poor tennis balls 🥹😂
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⏰ 15 years ago: . Roger Federer wins Roland Garros for the first and only time, after 3 consecutive final losses in Paris, and completes the career grand slam 🏆🇫🇷🥹🇨🇭
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Kyrgios about Kalinskaya (who is Nick’s ex-girlfriend and Sinner’s current partner). … 🤦♂️
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Carlos Alcaraz would love to play doubles alongside Rafael Nadal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, held at Roland Garros:. “It would be a dream to live the experience of playing doubles with your idol" 🇪🇸 . Source: Today, El Partidazo de Cope 🗣️
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🇮🇹 Jannik Sinner’s week in Beijing:. - Mocked by his opponent in R1 🤪. - Threw up into a bucket in QF 🤮. - Beat Alcaraz for the fourth time in the SF, taking a lead in the H2H 👏 . - Won the title, beating Medvedev for the FIRST time in *7* meetings 🏆 . - Didn’t drop a *set*
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Roger Federer, at the US Open (Open Era, ATP):. - Joint most titles won at the US Open (5x) 🏆 . - Only player to win 5 CONSECUTIVE titles (also won 5 consecutive Wimbledon’s at the same time 😉). - Longest winning streak, at 40 matches. - No one has defended a US Open title
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🥹🇷🇸 Just two years ago, Novak Djokovic offered to cover the costs of being a professional player for Hamad Medjedovic, this year’s Next Gen ATP Finals Champion. His father, Eldin, tells the amazing story:. “I remember the second conversation I had with Novak ever, we spoke
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😭 Both del Potro and Djokovic are in tears 🥹. Delpo wins his farewell match 👏
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🇮🇹 Jannik Sinner in 2024:. 🇦🇺 Australian Open 🏆 .🇺🇸 US OPEN 🏆 .🇺🇸 Miami 🏆 .🇺🇸 Cincinnati 🏆 .🇩🇪 Halle 🏆 .🇳🇱 Rotterdam 🏆 . 55-5 win/loss record (91.7%) 🤯 . World #1 by 4105 ATP ranking points 🌎 . BEST. PLAYER. ON. THE. PLANET. 👏
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🏆 US Open 2009:. - Juan Martin Del Potro ended Federer’s FIVE CONSECUTIVE US OPEN title streak (2004-2008) 😮 . - It would be the only Major won by the Argentinian, but in one of the most hard fought finals 👏 . - Only player not named Rafael Nadal to beat Federer in a Major
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🇨🇭 Stan Wawrinka, in his latest interview:. “Being a contemporary of the Big 3 made me better. They pushed me to improve. I had no choice.". “I am 38 years old, but I feel young (. ). I am not winning as much as before, but that is not the only reason why I play Tennis”
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🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal’s last ever singles win was on Philippe Chatrier. 🇨🇭 Roger Federer’s last ever singles win was on Centre Court. Fitting. 🥹
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🧠 Rafael Nadal on commitment and giving your all, every single time: . “I just don’t see the point of playing a sport unless you’re giving it your all. The same goes for training, which has caused me problems sometimes when the players I’ve chosen for practice during tournaments
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🇪🇸🇷🇸 A great story about how Rafael Nadal first came to know about Novak Djokovic:. - It was June 2005, Wimbledon’s first round matches had just started, and the year’s third Major was underway. - Toni Nadal, the coach of the freshly crowd 19-year old Roland Garros winner
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Novak Djokovic and Lionel Messi last night in New York 🇺🇸🇷🇸🇦🇷
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To have a SPANISH athlete be one of the final people to hold the Olympic torch?!. Rafael Nadal. 14 Roland Garros titles. He may have been born in Mallorca, but he will always have a home in Paris. 🇫🇷🫡🇪🇸🥹
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STAT: Carlos Alcaraz is the first male singles player outside of the ‘Big 4’ to make the final of Roland Garros and Wimbledon in the same year in… *25 YEARS!*. 🤯👏🇪🇸
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🤯 THE CRAZY STREAK CONTINUES: NOBODY HAS DEFENDED THE MEN’S SINGLES US OPEN SINCE 2008: . 2008: Federer ☑️ .2009: Federer ❌.2010: Del Potro ❌.2011: Nadal ❌.2012: Djokovic ❌.2013: Murray ❌.2014: Nadal ❌.2015: Cilic ❌.2016: Djokovic ❌.2017: Wawrinka ❌.2018: Nadal ❌.2019:
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🇳🇴 Casper Ruud says it’s not right to only criticise Saudi Arabia, and be silent about other countries: . “I didn't get an offer from Six Kings Slam, but I have had offers in the past to play there, and I chose not to go. It is,.of course, a controversial country in many ways,
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🥹🇪🇸 How fitting:. Rafael Nadal’s last title in his career was winning Roland Garros, in 2022. At his home, and against the odds, defying pain and form. 🏆🇫🇷.
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Rafael Nadal’s last match on Philippe Chatrier was a doubles match alongside Carlos Alcaraz, the best player from Spain since Rafa himself. 🥹🇫🇷😭🇪🇸
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This Novak Djokovic quote hits different after the epic match Vs Carlos Alcaraz:. "In January 2012, I beat Nadal in the Australian Open final. The match lasted five hours and fifty-three minutes, the longest in Australian Open history and the longest Grand Slam singles final of
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Nadal on Federer’s Retirement:. “With Roger's retirement, a part of me has left with him”. Djokovic on Nadal’s Likely 2024.Retirement:. “When Rafa said next year would likely be his last, I felt as if part of me was leaving the sport, too”. Amongst all the GOAT debates, the
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The match up won’t happen on the tour again, with Roger’s retirement, but this rally sums up how good Federer vs Nadal was in their prime. One of the greatest points ever, in the history of tennis 🔥🤯
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🚨 . John Isner will retire at the 2023 US Open. He has played his part in Men’s tennis, from the most aces ever (14,391), to the longest match ever (Wimbledon 2010 vs Mahut, 11 HOURS AND 5 MINUTES) 🇺🇸
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🥹 7 years ago today: Australian Open 2017 Men’s Singles Final. 🇪🇸🇨🇭Federer to Nadal - . “Tennis is a tough sport, there are no draws, but if there was going to be one, I would have been very happy to accept one tonight, and share it with Rafa, really”
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🎾 Have to post this guy’s tennis impersonations again. Just SO good! 😂😭. Murray.Djokovic.Wawrinka.Federer.Nadal.Kyrgios.Tsitsipas.Del Potro.Thiem. Stelios Gkontsaris YT 📸👏
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Roger Federer didn’t fit on the ESPN’s Major Tally screen 😭🥲
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The ONLY man this *century* not named Federer, Nadal or Djokovic to win at least *three* of the Majors:. Stan Wawrinka! 🇨🇭 . 🏆 Australian Open 2014 🇦🇺 .🏆 Roland Garros 2015 🇫🇷 .🏆 US Open 2016 🇺🇸
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The smash. The volley. The FISTPUMP. It’s been too long 🥹
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FIRST FINAL IN 25 MONTHS FOR RAFAEL NADAL! 🥹🇪🇸. What a moment, after major hip surgery last year 😭
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Same players, same court, same epic shots, 8 years apart 🪄🇪🇸🇨🇭
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2 years ago today, Novak Djokovic produced THIS shot 🤯🔥🇷🇸🇬🇧
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Carlos Alcaraz at 20:. - US Open Champion 🇺🇸 .- Wimbledon Champion 🇬🇧 .- Year-End #1 🌍 .- Four Masters Titles.- Wins over Nadal x1 and Djokovic x2
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Judging how people GRIEVE is one of the weirdest things I’ve seen on Tennis Twitter. There is NO wrong way to process loss. If Sabalenka wants to withdraw from the tournament, then let her do so without judgement. On the other hand, if she wants to play Miami and practice
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🇦🇷😢 Juan Martín del Potro says he suffers pain daily, and hasn’t ran for years:. “I haven't run since I was 31, I can’t climb a ladder, I can't kick a ball, I never played tennis properly again. Do I live 15 more years of my life like this so that, at 50, they put the
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Novak Djokovic has now reached *57* Major Quarter-Finals. To put that into perspective, if someone was to reach their first QF in 2024, they would need to make *EVERY* Major Quarter-Final between then and 2039 to equal Novak! 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯. Nearly 15 years worth of Major QFs! 👏
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🇷🇸🇪🇸 I post this every time Alcaraz and Djokovic play, so, HERE IT IS AGAIN! . Roll it back, guys 💥🤌
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🚨🇪🇸🇺🇸 Rafael Nadal has entered the main draw for the 2024 US Open, by using his protected ranking!. 📸 AFP
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Two years ago, 18-year old Emma Raducanu won the US Open. Still some of the craziest stats I’ve seen from one title: . - She was the first qualifier - male or female - to win a Major in the Open Era . - Emma was the first British women to win a Major in 44 years, the first to win
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👴🇨🇭 Stan Wawrinka is the oldest man to win a match at the US Open in *THIRTY ONE* years (Connors in 1992)!. Keep going, Stan. Never gets old. 👏
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🍕🇨🇭 A lesson in sportsmanship, and not losing sight of where you came from:. Every year that he won the title, Roger Federer held a pizza party with the ball kids at the Basel tournament, straight after the final. He felt it was important to recognise their importance,
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US Open 2007, when an outfit is so iconic it gets given its own nickname:. ‘Darth Federer’ 👽🇨🇭
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