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frances, ben, and tommy: *ranked consecutively, each one desperately trying to get ahead of the other two, actually playing tennis*
taylor: *golfing in the rain*
#he's in his casper ruud era#he had one good grand slam result and just noped out for a few weeks#I love my dear american idiots#taylor fritz#frances tiafoe#tommy paul#ben shelton
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some say the greatest empires in history are the British Empire, the Qing Dynasty, or maybe it's the Ottoman Empire.
But my personal favourite is definitely
tennis player's bleached hair era.
#thank u andre for being the icon that u are#roger still traumatises me till this day#everyone should thank the deity for making rafa love his natural brown hair because. if he- bleached. yeah no.#domi saved this era by bleaching his tips only in a few years which he absolutely slayed#tennis#roger federer#casper ruud#dominic thiem#andre agassi#bleached hair
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Alcaraz To Face Sinner In Indian Wells Semis; Rudd To Meet Medvedev
Indian Wells Tennis Garden: Carlos Alcaraz moved into the Indian Wells semifinal after beating Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-1 in a quarterfinal match like no other.Swarmed by bees, Carlos Alcaraz swung his racquet in defense, halting play for nearly two hours. Despite the interruption, Alcaraz showcased incredible resilience and skill, overpowering Zverev with his monstrous ball-striking to secure a victory and a spot in the semifinals.
Reflecting on the surreal moment, Alcaraz described the chaos of thousands of bees surrounding him, illustrating the intensity of the situation. With the help of a beekeeper, play resumed, and Alcaraz emerged from the delay in top form, demonstrating his prowess on the court with blistering forehand winners and impeccable court coverage.
“It was strange, I’ve never seen something like that on a tennis court,” Alcaraz said. “When we ran out of the court, we were watching the bee invasion on the TV and we laughed a lot about it. It was funny for me. It’s going to be remembered for that, not for tennis.”
The bizarre incident occurred in the 20-year-old’s second service game of the match when bees surrounded him and completely covered the spidercam on Stadium 1. "I saw the sky and there were thousands (of bees) flying, stuck in my hair, going to me. It was crazy," Alcaraz said.
A beekeeper was called to the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, and later Alcaraz kept Zverev from defeating him for the third time in six months.
Alcaraz's victory marked his tenth consecutive win at Indian Wells and propelled him into his eighth Masters 1000 semi-final, where he is set to face off against Jannik Sinner.
Jannik Sinner extended his unbeaten streak in 2024 to 16 matches with a comfortable victory over Jiri Lehecka 6-3 6-3 in the other quarter-finals. The world No. 3 won his 19th match in a row since losing to Novak Djokovic at the ATP Finals in November.
At 22 years old, Sinner has become the youngest male player in the Open era to start a season with 16 successive victories.
In another quarter-final match, Tommy Paul battled past Casper Ruud 6-2 1-6 6-3, reaching the semi-finals of an ATP Masters tournament for the second time in his career.
Paul will face Daniil Medvedev in the semis who came from down a break in the second set against Holger Rune to get back on serve and then went on to secure a victory by e 7-5, 6-4 win in the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells for the second consecutive year.
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Carlos Alcaraz Gets a Shot at Novak Djokovic in Wimbledon Singles Final
If Carlos Alcaraz were more patient, perhaps he could just wait for Novak Djokovic to fade away. At 20, Alcaraz is 16 years younger than the great champion, and the day is likely to come when Djokovic is either retired or in decline, and Alcaraz can claim the tennis kingdom as his own.But Alcaraz has never demonstrated an inclination to wait. When he won the United States Open in September at 19 years 129 days, he became the youngest male player to reach the No. 1 ranking, and he was the second youngest, after Pete Sampras at 19 years 28 days, to win that tournament in the Open era. Djokovic was absent from that event.Now, with one more win, he would become the fifth male player in the Open era to win more than one Grand Slam tournament title before his 21st birthday. What better way to do it than to grab it now, straight out of Djokovic’s steely grip? In boxing, it is said that to capture the crown, one must convincingly vanquish the champ, and Sunday’s Wimbledon men’s singles final could be the grass court equivalent of a 15-round heavyweight bout.It features a potentially riveting matchup between Alcaraz, who defeated Daniil Medvedev, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3, in their semifinal on Friday, against Djokovic, who also dismissed Jannik Sinner in straight sets. It is No. 1 against No. 2 — the 23-time Grand Slam tournament winner, who is 7-1 in Wimbledon finals, against a young Spaniard playing in his first.It is also a network programmer’s dream, a premier matchup that will determine whether Djokovic will extend his record of 23 Grand Slam tournament titles by winning his fifth consecutive Wimbledon trophy, or whether the heavy-hitting newcomer overcomes past nerves to ascend the throne.Alcaraz wants it now, and he wants to do it against Djokovic with millions of people watching — not against a lesser-known player like Casper Ruud, his opponent in the U.S. Open final, which was a mostly one-sided affair.“It’s more special to play a final against a legend of our sport,” Alcaraz said. “If I win, it will be amazing for me, not only to win a Wimbledon title, but to do it against Novak. I always say, if you want to be the best, you have to beat the best.”Alcaraz and Djokovic have met only twice on court, and each has won. Alcaraz took a best-of-three match on clay at the 2022 Madrid Masters. Djokovic’s victory was perhaps more telling. It was in a semifinal at the French Open last month, a match that included a second set of remarkable tennis. But then Alcaraz began to cramp up across his entire body. First it was assumed it was from heat or a lack of fluids. But Alcaraz admitted it was from nerves.He managed to play through it, but a match that had been developing into a classic soon deflated into a gentle cruise for Djokovic, who went on to win the French Open, his second major title of the year.“He does nothing wrong on the court,” Alcaraz said. “Physically he’s a beast. Mentally he’s a beast.”Alcaraz promised on Friday, after he had run Medvedev off the court, that he would employ brain exercises to cope with the pressure, and he did not fear a repeat of his last encounter with Djokovic. But when he walks into that Centre Court coliseum in front of an audience thirsting for some sort of history, all of the intellectual games and self-assuring mantras could be worthless, especially against a player of Djokovic’s talent, determination and experience.Sunday will be unlike anything Alcaraz has experienced, even in his one previous major final, against Ruud. Djokovic will be playing in his 35th major tournament final. In Alcaraz’s mind, Djokovic might as well be taking out the trash.“For Novak, it is one more day, one more moment,” Alcaraz said. “For me, it’s going to be the best moment of my life, I think.”One element of intrigue goes back a few days, to when Alcaraz’s father was spotted videotaping Djokovic as he practiced. Alcaraz dismissed the notion that he could gain any competitive advantage from it. All the video evidence he needs of Djokovic’s tactics and tendencies is easily accessible from Djokovic’s eight previous Wimbledon finals, which were shown on television.When Alcaraz was asked about the matter at a news conference, it was presented as a gotcha moment. But he did not hide it.“Oh, probably it is true,” he said. “My father is a huge fan of tennis. He doesn’t only watch my matches. I think he get into the club at 11 a.m., get out at 10 p.m., watching matches, watching practice from everyone. Able to watch Djokovic in real life, yeah, probably it is true he filmed the sessions.”More important than the practice courts is what happens on Centre Court. Alcaraz certainly looked ready on Friday, using his combination of overwhelming forehand and deft backhand slices to outlast Medvedev, who has beaten both and has lost to both.“Interesting match,” Medvedev mused. “We cannot say who is going to win for sure.”We can say that the winner will be one of the two best in the world.
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The highest grand slam title holder Novak Djokovic makes history
The highest grand slam title holder Novak Djokovic makes history
Novak Djokovic became the first man player to win 23 Grand Slam titles in Open Era after defeating his counterpart Norwegian Casper Ruud in the French Open men’s singles final. Novak Djokovic has scripted history to win 23 Grand Slam titles in Open Era.
He subordinated the fourth-seed Ruud in just over three hours at Court…
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To win the 2023 French Open, Novak Djokovic defeated Casper Ruud, the previous year’s runner-up, in straight sets on Sunday at Roland-Garros in Paris. With a 7-6(1), 6-3, 7-5 victory over his opponent, the third-ranked Serb won his 23rd grand slam overall. Ruud gave his all in the game but could not get the better of Serbian master who came on the top to win the game and the title.
NOVAK DJOKOVIC WINS 23RD GRAND SLAM, THE HIGHEST EVER IN MEN’S TENNIS HISTORY
23RD GRAND SLAM AS ROLAND – GARROS
On Sunday at Roland-Garros in Paris, Novak Djokovic defeated Casper Ruud, the runner-up from the previous year, in straight sets to claim the 2023 French Open title.
The title of French Open champion has gone to 27 men since the Open Era began in 1968. On Sunday, Novak Djokovic joined a group of six men who had at least three victories.
At the French Open, Novak Djokovic won a record-tying 23rd Grand Slam title after defeating Norwegian opponent Casper Ruud in straight sets at Roland Garros in Paris, France.
The third-ranked Serbian easily defeated his challenger 7-6(1), 6-3, 7-5 to win his third French Open championship and 23rd grand slam overall.
DJOKOVIC OVERTAKES RAFAEL NADAL’S RECORD
Djokovic surpasses Rafael Nadal’s record of 22 grand slam titles and becomes the most decorated male athlete in the history of the sport as a result of this victory.
NOVAK DJOKOVIC IN FRENCH OPEN
Djokovic won his third championship in Paris, joining Gustavo Kuerten (3), Ivan Lendl (3), Mats Wilander (3), Bjorn Borg (6), and Rafael Nadal (14) on the list of players with at least three victories at Roland-Garros.
In 1968, the Clay Major became the first competition in the Open Era, allowing both novices and pros to compete. Since then, 27 different players have won the prized Musketeers’ Cup.
ABOUT THE MATCH
Ruud battled fiercely against arguably the greatest tennis player in the sport’s lengthy history and put everything he had into the Serb.
The Norwegian had a three-game lead in the opening set when Djokovic won his first game of the championship match on Court Phillipe Chatrier, but the Serb showed his grit by battling back to win the set on a tiebreaker.
Following his successful break of the Norwegian, Serbia’s top player easily won the second set, 6-3, with no trouble.
Up to the 10th game of the third set, which ended in a 5-5 tie, the match was evenly matched. The Serb proved himself up to the task when he broke Ruud’s serve in the eleventh game to make the score 6-5 in his favor. He then sealed the deal with his service to make the score 7-5 in the third set and win the desired championship.
RUUD CONSECUTIVE SECOND-YEAR TOURNAMENT FINALS
Ruud wanted to win his first major championship, but it turned out that he would have to wait a little longer.
Ruud lost to Djokovic in the tournament’s finals at Roland Garros for the second consecutive year, just as he did against Nadal in the event’s previous season.
That shouldn’t detract from the young man’s brave effort, however, since he has the potential to achieve great things in the future.
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Who are the new Big Three? Men's tennis has an exciting future thanks to a rising trio
A week ago, after Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner played the point of the year so far on Miami's Hard Rock court - complete with exchanges of 80 mph cross-court forehands, Sinner hooking the ball back from behind him, Alcaraz falling and recovering, and the kind of exquisite drop shots and physics-defying sliding we've come to expect from both players, culminating in a triumphant Sinner whipping up the crowd after a fruitless dive from Alca
Are you guys indeed from Earth? The posts "What in the Alien" by Aryna Sabalenka and "What in the Alien" by Bianca Andreescu exemplify this curiosity about extraterrestrial endeavors. While John Isner proclaimed, "Tennis is in fine hands," Jessica Pegula called it "absolute craziness."
The 21-year-old Sinner, the 19-year-old Alcaraz, and the 19-year-old Dane Holger Rune are lighting up the ATP Tour like no other players have since those three. The fact that Alcaraz is also Spanish makes comparisons to Rafael Nadal inevitable, something that Alcaraz's coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, needs to be more helpful. Alcaraz and Nadal have known one another since Alcaraz was 13 and won a victory on Nadal's Junior Tour; they both have mental toughness.
Born in Italy close to the Austrian border, Gucci collaborator and peacemaker Stefano Sinner has been likened to Roger Federer for his composed on-court demeanor. Although his style of play, which includes an amazing ability to turn defense into attack, is maybe more akin to Novak Djokovic's, Sinner hit a down-the-line forehand winner at the Australian Open that was so close to a famous Federer point that there is a side-by-side comparison on YouTube. Similar to Djokovic's skill on the skis, Sinner's balance is superb. Nevertheless, Rune is reminiscent of Novak Djokovic in that he has a Marmite personality and can sometimes be a bit arrogant. Nonetheless, each player brings a unique set of skills and styles to the court.
The best men's tennis players have skipped a generation. Mid-20s players who were intended to represent a new era and the passing of the torch have fallen short of lofty expectations. To a greater extent than Andrey Rublev, Casper Ruud, and Matteo Berrettini, Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, and Stefanos Tsitsipas have realized their potential. The collective has yet to come close to challenging the triumvirate of Nadal, Federer, and Djokovic.
Against the guys who were supposed to be their swan song, the Big Three hold dominating head-to-head leads (with the exception of Federer against Zverev and Rublev, who have edged him by one match each). Medvedev, who defeated Djokovic in the 2021 US Open final, is the only potential successor to have already won a grand slam (but still trails him five to nine in head-to-heads). Even late in their careers, three of the aforementioned six have not yet won a Master's.
See how this stacks up against Sinner, Alcaraz, and Rune's earlier demonstrations. Rune, at the age of 19, defeated Djokovic in the final of the Paris Masters last year to become the youngest champion of the tournament since Boris Becker. Alcaraz, the youngest year-end No. 1, won the Madrid Open after defeating Nadal and Djokovic in consecutive days. He also has three Masters titles and one grand slam trophy to his name. In an exciting match at Wimbledon, Sinner won the first two sets against Djokovic. He has also reached the finals of the Masters twice and possesses the hardest backhand on tour in terms of RPM. He's older than the Big Three yet has more match points saved. All of them are in the top 10, and some of them, like Felix Auger-Aliasime and Taylor Fritz, have even surpassed those two in terms of potential.
The early success of the three prodigies isn't the only thing that has fans psyched. The encounters between Sinner and Alcaraz are as exciting as rides on a roller coaster and as entertaining as a Broadway musical. Alcaraz "feels something different from the crowd when the two play together." Their five-hour quarterfinal at the US Open was the year's best contest. They have met six times on the professional circuit, and their head-to-head record is tied at 2-2, portending a fierce future rivalry. Like Stan Wawrinka and Casper Ruud, Rune has a strong personality and is a lot of fun to watch because of his tantrums and feuds on the court. Others have said that his crazy, McEnroe-like intensity is what the sport needs to revive its flagging appeal, and they could be right. After years of relentless baseline power-hitting, their variation is refreshing, bringing drop shots and net playback.
Naturally, in sports, there are no guarantees. There is growing concerned about Alcaraz's injury history, with the latest setback coming in the Rio Open final. Sin needs to work on his erratic ball toss, which weakens his serve. After his breakup with Patrick Mouratoglou, Rune needs to learn to control his violent tendencies (in fairness, he has settled somewhat, thankfully not to the detriment of the spectacle). Many athletes who show promise as teenagers eventually lose their form.
The Big Three, on the other hand, have agreed that this new group is the real deal. With Federer having already knotted his bandana for the final time and Nadal due to following soon following the birth of his kid and owing to a severe foot issue, only Djokovic and a gloriously resurgent Andy Murray will be around to halt the flood of the millennials, including top online casino. Tennis, in Isner's opinion, is in excellent hands.
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19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz wins US Open men’s singles title, and becomes No. 1 in the world Carlos Alcaraz has won the Grand Slam title at the US Open to become the youngest man to be ranked world No 1. The Spanish teenager defeated his opponent Casper Ruud 6-4 2-6 7-6 (7-1) 6-3 on Sunday night, September 11 at Arthur Ashe Stadium to claim his first Grand Slam title and top the ATP Ranking. "This is something I dreamed of since I was a young kid. To be number one in the world, to be the champion of a Grand Slam," said Alcaraz. "All the hard work I did with my team, my family. I'm just 19 years old so a lot of the decisions are with my team, my parents. It's something that is very special for me." Alcaraz admitted with a smile that he was "a little bit" tired, but said: "I always said it's not time to be tired in the final round of a Grand Slam. You have to give everything on court, everything you have inside." The Spaniard becomes the youngest Grand Slam champion since Nadal won his first French Open title 17 years ago, and the youngest at the US Open since Pete Sampras in 1990, while this was the second youngest men's final of the open era. Ruud said: "It's tough to explain everything but things have been going so well. Today was a special day. Both Carlos and I knew what was at stake. "It's fun that both finalists will be number two and number one. I'm disappointed of course that I'm not number one but number two is not too bad either and I will continue to chase for my first Grand Slam title." #carlosalcaraz #usopen #mycelebrityandi https://www.instagram.com/p/CiZloX7r2V5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Roger Federer advances at French Open with win over Leonardo Mayer
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Roger Federer advances at French Open with win over Leonardo Mayer
Rafael Nadal is bidding to become the first player to win 12 singles title at a single Grand Slam event
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer stayed on course for a semi-final meeting at the French Open as both coasted into the last eight with straight-set wins.
Eleven-time champion Nadal beat Argentina’s Juan Ignacio Londero 6-2 6-3 6-3 in two hours 13 minutes.
Federer beat another Argentine, Leonardo Mayer, by the same scoreline.
He plays Stan Wawrinka next after his fellow Swiss prevailed in a marathon five-set wrestle with Greek sixth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Nadal will face either Japan’s Kei Nishikori or France’s Benoit Paire.
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On past form, Nadal would have greater reason for optimism should he meet Federer in the last four, having won all five of their matches at Roland Garros.
Federer, whose sole Roland Garros title came in 2009, is yet to drop a set in the tournament, after straightforward wins over Lorenzo Sonego, Oscar Otte and Casper Ruud, ranked 74th, 144th and 63rd in the world respectively, and Mayer never looked likely to dent his progress.
Victory assured Federer another piece of tennis history as he matched American great Chris Evert’s record of 54 Grand Slam quarter-final singles appearances in the Open era.
Wawrinka digs deep to meet old foe
Wawrinka and Tsitsipas fell some way short of the Roland Garros record of six hours and 33 minutes set when Fabrice Santoro beat Arnaud Clement in 2004
In contrast to Federer’s routine victory, Wawrinka’s gruelling 7-6 (8-6) 5-7 6-4 3-6 8-6 victory stretched over five hours and nine minutes as momentum swapped between him and his 20-year-old opponent.
Tsitsipas spurned eight break points in the final set, taking just five of 27 opportunities in the match, as he failed to tee up another meeting with Federer, who the Greek stunned in a dramatic Australian Open last-16 win in January.
Wawrinka saved three break points at 5-5 in the fifth set before converting the second of two match points with a floated backhand that clipped the outside of the line.
It is the longest match of this year’s tournament, surpassing French pair Benoit Paire and Pierre-Hugues Herbert’s second-round tussle by 36 minutes.
Wawrinka is the last man to beat Federer at the French Open, knocking out his compatriot en route to the title in 2015.
Federer has missed the tournament each year since then in an effort to preserve his body and prolong his career.
Wawrinka has had his own fitness concerns, with a knee injury threatening his career after 2017 Wimbledon. He slipped outside the top 250 after a first-round defeat at last year’s French Open but has since fought his way back to his current ranking of 28th.
“It’s incredible, lots of emotions Thanks to all the fans for staying and the support,” said the Swiss after a victory that featured 123 winners (61 for Tsitsipas and 62 for Wawrinka).
“It’s for these kind of emotions that I live for after coming back from injury.”
Wawrinka’s garish shorts did not stop him winning the title in 2015
“I have a bad memory of it,” said Federer, 37, of their 2015 encounter in the French capital.
“Stan beat me in three sets with his terrible shorts! But he played really great that year.”
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Djokovic needs to learn from this: Shapovalov - Click on link to subscribe my channel https://ift.tt/34vXvMA Facebook - https://ift.tt/2Vjiyz6 Twitter - https://twitter.com/HsrSports Pinterest - https://ift.tt/2ywdZIH Tumblr - https://ift.tt/2z5qwmL Blog - https://ift.tt/2VlBDRu #Sports #Sports_News #Tournament Novak Djokovic talks with the umpire after inadvertently hitting a line judge with a ball. (AP Photo) BENGALURU: Canada's Denis Shapovalov knows the feeling. He was defaulted from a decisive fifth rubber of a Davis Cup tie against Great Britain in 2017. The then 17-year-old launched a ball in frustration which hit chair umpire Arnaud Gabas in the left eye. The Frenchman's cornea or retina fortunately was not damaged. "It's just super unfortunate for everybody," the Canadian said of the Djokovic incident. "I've been in that situation, so I know exactly how Novak is feeling. Of course, he had no intention to go after the lineswoman. Thankfully, she's okay. It could have ended up very, very bad. Hopefully Novak can shake it off and move on. He needs to grow and learn from this." OVER OUT Soeren Friemel, the US Open tournament referee, on defaulting Novak Djokovic. Djokovic's appeal "His point was that he didn't hit the line umpire intentionally. He said yes, I was angry, I hit the ball, I hit the line umpire, the facts are very clear, but it wasn't my intent, I didn't do it on purpose, so I shouldn't be defaulted for that. We all agreed that he didn't do it on purpose but the facts are still that he hit the line umpire and that the line umpire was clearly hurt." Action and result "There are two factors, action and result. While there was no intent, the result of hitting the line umpire and clearly being hurt, is the essential factor in the decision-making process." A judgement call "In any code violation, there is a part of discretion to it. In this instance, I don't think there was any chance of any decision other than defaulting Novak. The facts were so clear, so obvious, that the line umpire was clearly hurt. Novak was angry, he hit the ball recklessly. Taking everything into consideration, there was no discretion involved." KNOCKED OUT John McEnroe - January 1990 McEnroe received three separate code violations in the fourth round of the Australian Open, bouncing him out of his match against Swede Mikael Pernfors. Tim Henman - June 1995 Henman and doubles partner Jeremy Bates became the first players in the Open Era to be defaulted from Wimbledon after Henman accidentally fired a ball into the head of a ball girl. Stefan Koubek - June 2000 Koubek threw his racket and it hit a ball boy during his second-round match of the 2000 French Open. The Austrian had already received three warnings during his match-up against Attila Savolt. David Nalbandian - June 2012 Nalbandian's default cost him the title at Queen's Club, in the 2012 final against Marin Cilic. He kicked an advertising board, hitting a linesperson in the right leg. Denis Shapovalov – February 2017 Shapovalov smashed a ball in annoyance which struck French umpire Arnaud Gabas in the eye, during Canada's decisive fifth rubber against Great Britain in 2017. Latest Comment WHAT A NICE GESTURE WITH FOLDED HANDS,IT LOOKS A COMPLETE APOLOGY,IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN THERE,I WOULD HAVE FORGIVEN HIM NECESSARILY.AT LEAST MODI AND COVID HAVE TAUGHT THE WORLD THE NOBLE WAY OF HONOU... Read More See All Comments Add comment Nick Kyrgios – May 2019 The Australian reacted poorly for receiving a game penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct during a second-round clash against Casper Ruud at the Italian Open. Credit : Times of India Source: https://ift.tt/2Zg56gX
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BENGALURU: Canada’s Denis Shapovalov knows the feeling. He was defaulted from a decisive fifth rubber of a Davis Cup tie against Great Britain in 2017. The then 17-year-old launched a ball in frustration which hit chair umpire Arnaud Gabas in the left eye. The Frenchman’s cornea or retina fortunately was not damaged.
“It’s just super unfortunate for everybody,” the Canadian said of the Djokovic incident. “I’ve been in that situation, so I know exactly how Novak is feeling. Of course, he had no intention to go after the lineswoman. Thankfully, she’s okay. It could have ended up very, very bad. Hopefully Novak can shake it off and move on. He needs to grow and learn from this.”
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Soeren Friemel, the US Open tournament referee, on defaulting Novak Djokovic.
Djokovic’s appeal
“His point was that he didn’t hit the line umpire intentionally. He said yes, I was angry, I hit the ball, I hit the line umpire, the facts are very clear, but it wasn’t my intent, I didn’t do it on purpose, so I shouldn’t be defaulted for that. We all agreed that he didn’t do it on purpose but the facts are still that he hit the line umpire and that the line umpire was clearly hurt.”
Action and result
“There are two factors, action and result. While there was no intent, the result of hitting the line umpire and clearly being hurt, is the essential factor in the decision-making process.”
A judgement call
“In any code violation, there is a part of discretion to it. In this instance, I don’t think there was any chance of any decision other than defaulting Novak. The facts were so clear, so obvious, that the line umpire was clearly hurt. Novak was angry, he hit the ball recklessly. Taking everything into consideration, there was no discretion involved.”
KNOCKED OUT
John McEnroe – January 1990
McEnroe received three separate code violations in the fourth round of the Australian Open, bouncing him out of his match against Swede Mikael Pernfors.
Tim Henman – June 1995
Henman and doubles partner Jeremy Bates became the first players in the Open Era to be defaulted from Wimbledon after Henman accidentally fired a ball into the head of a ball girl.
Stefan Koubek – June 2000
Koubek threw his racket and it hit a ball boy during his second-round match of the 2000 French Open. The Austrian had already received three warnings during his match-up against Attila Savolt.
David Nalbandian – June 2012
Nalbandian’s default cost him the title at Queen’s Club, in the 2012 final against Marin Cilic. He kicked an advertising board, hitting a linesperson in the right leg.
Denis Shapovalov – February 2017
Shapovalov smashed a ball in annoyance which struck French umpire Arnaud Gabas in the eye, during Canada’s decisive fifth rubber against Great Britain in 2017.
Nick Kyrgios – May 2019
The Australian reacted poorly for receiving a game penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct during a second-round clash against Casper Ruud at the Italian Open.
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Toronto 2023 aka one of the most bizarre tournaments of the entire season
Even Daniil winning Rome has nothing on this chaos:
First, let us take a look at some of the seeds in this tournament. Casper Ruud is the third seed, having just flopped his way through the entirety of grass season and getting bageled in the final of a clay 250. Fourth and fifth seeds are Stefanos Tsitsipas and Holger Rune - we'll get to them later. The tenth seed is Félix Auger-Aliassime, who has only managed to hold onto his spot because most of his points are from the end of the season. For reasons inexplicable to me, Cameron Norrie is the eleventh seed. Borna Coric, holding on to his Cincinnati points, is the fourteenth seed.
In round one, lucky loser Vukic immediately upsets Coric 6-2 6-3. Qualifier Purcell takes out FAA 6-4 6-4. Milos Raonic, given a wildcard into his home tournament, beats tenth seed Frances Tiafoe in a tight match in which there was a ton of drama about what areas of the net it is acceptable to touch and win a point. Speaking of Canadian wildcards, Diallo beats Evans, who had just won Washington the week before. And finally, Alex de Minaur (we'll be seeing a lot of him) beats Norrie in a comfortable 7-5 6-4.
In round two, the top seeds come in and a lot of them immediately head out. Fifth seed Holger Rune, about to enter a massive flop era, loses to qualifier Giron in three sets. Tsitsipas gets crushed by Monfils 6-4 6-3. Vukic continues his run by beating Korda in an extremely close match. With the exact same scoreline as Tsitsipas, sixth seed Andrey Rublev loses to McDonald. Thirteenth seed Zverev is utterly destroyed by Davidovich Fokina 6-1 6-2.
Now into the third round, newly crowned Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz loses the first set to Hubi Hurkacz. And, in true Hurkacz fashion, the next two sets go to tiebreaks, both of which Carlos wins handily. Vukic's crazy run is finally ended by Monfils. And Davidovich Fokina continues to show no mercy to top seeds as he takes out Casper. Now, it seems like Alex de Minaur is down and out, seeing as he is down 1-5 against eighth seed Taylor Fritz. But then he wins a game. And then another. And then another. Yes, he somehow manages to win the set and ends up breadsticking Fritz to win the match.
So into the quarterfinals we go. Carlos Alcaraz's streak, starting all the way at Queen's Club, comes to an end as he loses to the inconsistent roller coaster of a player that is Tommy Paul. Davidovich Fokina just keeps winning and beats McDonald 6-4 6-2. And again, it seems like Alex is done for, down 2-5 against Daniil Medvedev. But what do you know: he wins a game. And another. And another. Alex de Minaur does it again and wins the match in straight sets.
In the semifinals, he keeps his momentum going and beats Davidovich Fokina 6-1 6-3. Amidst all this chaos, Alex de Minaur has pulled off numerous feats of excellence and is surely on his way to a title.
But there's one top seed left.
To say that Jannik Sinner cruised through this tournament is almost an understatement. He only lost one set, and he was gifted a walkover in the third round. Tommy Paul, who just beat Alcaraz? Jannik beats him handily, 6-4 6-4.
Alex's reward for his incredible run is a final against someone he is 0-4 against, an in the near future would be 0-7 against.
Before his miracle run ever sprang from that fateful bin, Jannik Sinner emerged from this insane tournament as the winner. And a few months later, it paled in comparison to everything he would do next.
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Rafael Nadal the Focus of the 2017 Clay court Season plus predictions
Novak Djokovic, the defending French Open champion, made his return to tennis over the weekend in the 2017 Davis Cup after continuing to battle an elbow injury that has cost him parts of his 2017 season thus far. Djokovic contested a rubber against Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the World Group quarterfinals of the Davis Cup, beating the Spaniard comprehensively 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. The match was played on the hard-court surface and, if Djokovic can post a score like that against a similar opponent on dirt, then the Serb may yet be a major threat in the upcoming clay-court season. However, the focus of this year's springtime events promises to be Rafael Nadal and not Novak Djokovic. The Serb's elbow injury isn't a new one and, despite the fact that he has played one match in his return, the injury can't be ignored looking forward. Keep in mind that the Davis Cup is a unique event in the year in that you can play one match and be done for the week, win or lose. Whether Djokovic's elbow will hold up over the grind of a possibly lengthy tournament is a different matter than just winning one match in Davis Cup play. Given that the first chatter of an elbow injury for the Serb came in the aftermath of his 2016 French Open title, there's plenty of reason to be skeptical of Djokovic heading into the clay-court season this year. That part of the season has already started as both Houston and Marrakech are currently running on the ATP Tour, 250-level events. For the big events, they start next week as the 2017 Monte-Carlo Masters kick off from Monaco. Roger Federer, a player that has skipped the Monte-Carlo Masters numerous times in the past, will do so again this season. He and Kei Nishikori are the two high-ranked players not on the players' list for the tournament. Andy Murray, Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka, Milos Raonic, Nadal, Dominic Thiem, Marin Cilic, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga are all on the list and are expected in the field next week. For Federer, the change in surface for the big tournaments would likely mean a change in results, even if there wasn't anticipated idleness upcoming (he may only play the French). He hasn't actually had a strong clay-court season since 2009 when he won his only French Open title along with a title in Madrid. You could point out that there was a seven-year gap in title runs between Melbourne Park 2010 and Melbourne Park 2017 to suggest that a French Open title, after a long hiatus, is realistic for Federer. However, Federer is a hard courter more than a clay courter for every year of his career. When Madrid, Rome, and Paris roll around fans should not expect Federer to hoist any trophies even if he enters the events. With Nadal the No. 2 player on year-to-date rankings, the greatest clay-courter of all time is in fantastic form. The Spaniard's results should only IMPROVE on dirt. Given that he's already the year-to-date No. 2, improvement can only mean being the best player in the months ahead. The clay-court season will probably boil down to a showdown between him, Wawrinka, and Thiem - maybe Murray too. Wawrinka is certainly on the radar heading into the clay-court season. He has no titles so far this season, but he has still played well with a 14-5 record. Including the 2015 French Open and the 2014 Monte-Carlo Masters, 40% of his career titles have come on clay. Additionally, he has at least one clay-court title in four years running. Thiem has only had one distinguished Grand Slam result so far in his career, that being making the semifinals of the 2016 French Open. With 8 titles in his career, six of them have come on the clay-court surface. He won a trio in 2015, he won two in 2016, and he already has one this season from the South American swing. In many ways the Austrian almost, but not quite, looks like a man for one surface. Thiem is 23 years of age in a time period when players are blossoming later than they used to and when players, like Federer and the 32-year-old Wawrinka, are lasting a lot longer than they used to. You would think that Thiem is the heir apparent for clay-court success and, as such, you would think that he should be able to win the big tournaments on his preferred surface right now. However, if he won one of Monte-Carlo, Madrid, Rome, or Paris in the next two months it would still be precedent setting and not just for him, but for his generation. The youngest Masters Series champion or Grand Slam champion is still Marin Cilic, a player that's roughly five years older than Thiem. As for other young guns, don't expect much from Nick Kyrgios on the dirt in the months ahead. The clay generally kills the games of the big guys on tour and Kyrgios' ace count promises to suffer. Likewise, you can't expect much out of Milos Raonic, especially since his body hasn't been holding up this season. When you're a coin flip to last the week in terms of avoiding injury you can't be expected to win many titles. Andy Murray, the World No. 1, definitely could enter the picture in the tournaments ahead. He hasn't done much on clay in his career, however, both of his titles on dirt are in recent seasons. If his elbow problems, which are less persistent than Djokovic's have been, are history then he's definitely a threat for the Roland Garros semifinals. If there were peripheral threats to be aware of then they are Tsonga, Grigor Dimitrov, and Jack Sock. Tsonga has won both Marseille and Rotterdam already this season and, at his best, he's a French Open semifinalist. Dimitrov has played well this season as well. However, his consistency isn't quite there yet. Furthermore, there's no real precedent for him on clay except for a piddly title at Bucharest in 2014. Jack Sock, like Dimitrov, has two titles this season as well. That form is very much coming out of nowhere, and tennis fans that are discounting him could be making a mistake. Having won Houston in 2015, there could be more success in the future for Sock, a player who is just 24 years of age in this time new era of tennis where players are taking longer to develop then they used to. Predictions for the clay-court season: Djokovic flops with no titles at the 1000-level or in Paris. Nadal has to miss some time with injury but wins at least two titles before the grass-court season starts. Murray doesn't win a tournament where he has to face Nadal. Thiem makes at least the final of one event at the 1000-series or in Paris. Kei Nishikori makes no finals at the 1000-level or in Paris. Dark horse: Pablo Carreno-Busta Total dark horse: Casper Ruud
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Carlos Alcaraz Gets a Shot at Novak Djokovic in Wimbledon Singles Final
If Carlos Alcaraz were more patient, perhaps he could just wait for Novak Djokovic to fade away. At 20, Alcaraz is 16 years younger than the great champion, and the day is likely to come when Djokovic is either retired or in decline, and Alcaraz can claim the tennis kingdom as his own.But Alcaraz has never demonstrated an inclination to wait. When he won the United States Open in September at 19 years 129 days, he became the youngest male player to reach the No. 1 ranking, and he was the second youngest, after Pete Sampras at 19 years 28 days, to win that tournament in the Open era. Djokovic was absent from that event.Now, with one more win, he would become the fifth male player in the Open era to win more than one Grand Slam tournament title before his 21st birthday. What better way to do it than to grab it now, straight out of Djokovic’s steely grip? In boxing, it is said that to capture the crown, one must convincingly vanquish the champ, and Sunday’s Wimbledon men’s singles final could be the grass court equivalent of a 15-round heavyweight bout.It features a potentially riveting matchup between Alcaraz, who defeated Daniil Medvedev, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3, in their semifinal on Friday, against Djokovic, who also dismissed Jannik Sinner in straight sets. It is No. 1 against No. 2 — the 23-time Grand Slam tournament winner, who is 7-1 in Wimbledon finals, against a young Spaniard playing in his first.It is also a network programmer’s dream, a premier matchup that will determine whether Djokovic will extend his record of 23 Grand Slam tournament titles by winning his fifth consecutive Wimbledon trophy, or whether the heavy-hitting newcomer overcomes past nerves to ascend the throne.Alcaraz wants it now, and he wants to do it against Djokovic with millions of people watching — not against a lesser-known player like Casper Ruud, his opponent in the U.S. Open final, which was a mostly one-sided affair.“It’s more special to play a final against a legend of our sport,” Alcaraz said. “If I win, it will be amazing for me, not only to win a Wimbledon title, but to do it against Novak. I always say, if you want to be the best, you have to beat the best.”Alcaraz and Djokovic have met only twice on court, and each has won. Alcaraz took a best-of-three match on clay at the 2022 Madrid Masters. Djokovic’s victory was perhaps more telling. It was in a semifinal at the French Open last month, a match that included a second set of remarkable tennis. But then Alcaraz began to cramp up across his entire body. First it was assumed it was from heat or a lack of fluids. But Alcaraz admitted it was from nerves.He managed to play through it, but a match that had been developing into a classic soon deflated into a gentle cruise for Djokovic, who went on to win the French Open, his second major title of the year.“He does nothing wrong on the court,” Alcaraz said. “Physically he’s a beast. Mentally he’s a beast.”Alcaraz promised on Friday, after he had run Medvedev off the court, that he would employ brain exercises to cope with the pressure, and he did not fear a repeat of his last encounter with Djokovic. But when he walks into that Centre Court coliseum in front of an audience thirsting for some sort of history, all of the intellectual games and self-assuring mantras could be worthless, especially against a player of Djokovic’s talent, determination and experience.Sunday will be unlike anything Alcaraz has experienced, even in his one previous major final, against Ruud. Djokovic will be playing in his 35th major tournament final. In Alcaraz’s mind, Djokovic might as well be taking out the trash.“For Novak, it is one more day, one more moment,” Alcaraz said. “For me, it’s going to be the best moment of my life, I think.”One element of intrigue goes back a few days, to when Alcaraz’s father was spotted videotaping Djokovic as he practiced. Alcaraz dismissed the notion that he could gain any competitive advantage from it. All the video evidence he needs of Djokovic’s tactics and tendencies is easily accessible from Djokovic’s eight previous Wimbledon finals, which were shown on television.When Alcaraz was asked about the matter at a news conference, it was presented as a gotcha moment. But he did not hide it.“Oh, probably it is true,” he said. “My father is a huge fan of tennis. He doesn’t only watch my matches. I think he get into the club at 11 a.m., get out at 10 p.m., watching matches, watching practice from everyone. Able to watch Djokovic in real life, yeah, probably it is true he filmed the sessions.”More important than the practice courts is what happens on Centre Court. Alcaraz certainly looked ready on Friday, using his combination of overwhelming forehand and deft backhand slices to outlast Medvedev, who has beaten both and has lost to both.“Interesting match,” Medvedev mused. “We cannot say who is going to win for sure.”We can say that the winner will be one of the two best in the world.
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