As for its first spherical, the organizers had chosen the assembly of Gaël Monfils, against Lorenzo Musetti (22 years previous, seeded n° 30), because the poster for the “night time session” this Thursday. There was match, but it surely lasted a set, barely extra. As much as 5-5 within the first set, the 2 males … Read more
He was overcome with laughter, and so were his loved ones courtside. At 6-0, 6-0 against him, when he sat down in his chair, Adrian Mannarino had already been resigned for a while, he who, at the start of the tournament, estimated his chances of beating Novak Djokovic at 1%. Despite two double faults from … Read more
Of course, there will always be grumpy people on their sofas to point the finger at a list of winners only made up of ATP 250 tournaments (16 titles). But that would be to forget the player’s exemplary longevity and consistency. Tuesday morning (French time), he was still hard at work in Auckland. Title holder, … Read more
Le choc de cette quatrième journée de Marmara SpikeLigue opposait le leader, Chaumont, à Nante-Rezé (3e). Derrière un Chizoba Eduardo Neves Atu à 20 points, les Nantais se sont imposés (25-21, 22-25, 25-19, 23-25, 15-17). Les joueurs d’Hubert Henno en profitent pour prendre la deuxième place du classement derrière Tourcoing, nouveau leader. La défaite de … Read more
We had not seen Gaël Monfils in competition since his defeat in the second round of the US Open against Andrey Rublev (6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1), but the Frenchman had not, however, not really cut out with tennis. He made a detour to Frankfurt (Germany) to play Patrick Mouratoglou’s UTS and accepted Roger Federer’s invitation … Read more
It’s hard to believe that Novak Djokovic has “only” won the US Open three times (2011, 2015, 2018) in a stadium and with playing conditions made for him. Deprived of the United States last year because of his vaccination status, the Serb was able to see that his first steps in New York this year … Read more
“It’s good to see you back at this level. Does this remind you of your summer 2019?To be honest, every time you win, you feel great. You have the feeling that you are back at the top level, that you can win even bigger titles. But it’s a matter of trust. It can come very … Read more
The Australian Renaissance Coming back from a long absence to be reborn like a phoenix, the Majorcan has already done this to us several times throughout his career. Indeed, he was hardly spared from injuries throughout his career. From its earliest years, some observers had also worried about its ability to last over the duration … Read more
Dijon is in good shape. After a victory over Roanne last Saturday, the JDA (5th) returned to the courts on Monday for a late match of the 15th day. And not just any match since the opponent was Le Mans (4th), direct rival in the standings. – – The Dijonnais were in front throughout the … Read more
Finalist last year, Pierre-Hugues Herbert qualified on Tuesday for the second round of the Open 13 in Marseille. And the Frenchman (30) was not unhappy to have avoided the trap set by the Kazakh Mikhail Kukushkin (7-6 [5], 7-5). Because “P2H” was badly embarked in both sets. – – Broken from his first face-off and … Read more