Monday March 22
The Internet is like life, and therefore like a box of chocolates: you never know what you will come across. Thus, the week begins with the officialization on Instagram of the romance between Alizé Lim and Tony Parker. Kevin Bacon, he decides to kill his Monday by taking back the Backstreet Boys on guitar in front of a herd of alpacas. Surreal? Not as much as seeing Aslan Karatsev, 112th player in the world at the time of sasting champagne on New Year’s Eve, entering the top 30. A top 30 from which Benoît Paire was ejected with, as a bonus, a tackle in the throat signed Toni Nadal: “Pair does a disservice to tennis and does not help each other either. It is giving little value to effort. If he’s tired of the current situation, he’d better keep it to himself. What is not normal is not to fight. Vlan.
Tuesday 23 March
Playing with the evil Nadal-Federer-Djokovic trio leaves its mark. Juan Martin Del Potro knows this better than anyone and the Argentinian announces on social networks that he will be playing billiards for the umpteenth time to try for a final comeback at the Olympic Games. The Tour de Tandil shouts: “I will not stop trying …” Meanwhile, Stan Wawrinka has surgery on his left foot and Andy Murray returns the wild card offered by the organizers of the Masters 1000 in Miami, embarrassed by new groin pain. Funny picture in Florida, where only five of the top ten in the ATP rankings made the trip. Among girls, only Serena Williams is missing.
Wednesday March 24
400 meters. This is the length of the container ship of the Evergreen transport company which blocks the Suez Canal, and therefore incidentally 12% of world trade, following unfavorable sales and a false maneuver. 41 centimeters. Here is the distance separating the top of Diego Schwartzmann’s head from that of Reilly Opelka, the two current ends of the circuit (1.70m for the first, 2.11m for the second). Lilliputien still, Hugo Gaston takes advantage of his invitation to Miami by eliminating Dominik Köpfer while Vasek Pospisil takes the door with losses and crash, insulting on the road to the exit Andrea Gaudenzi, the boss of the ATP. The floodgates have dropped, as in Iceland, where the Fagfadasfjall volcano suddenly erupts. And it is quite beautiful.
Thursday March 25
According to the conclusions of a study conducted by a Canadian biologist, the best sounds for your health are the sound of water and the song of birds. Madame certainly did not hear the snap of a long backhand Ashleigh Barty, who passes very close to the slide in Miami against Kristina Kucova before coming out, just like Angelique Kerber, on an express mission against Renata Zarazua (6-0, 6-0, 61 minutes of play, goodbye). Yes, 61 minutes, which is 44 minutes longer than the time spent by the people of Pompeii during the eruption of 79 AD According to a recent calculation.
Friday March 26
Poached eggs and avocado toast. Maybe you don’t care what the content of the breakfast Daniil Medvedev swallows, but the Russian is a polite guy, able to answer the most seriously in the world to a trivial question asked by a journalist who just wanted to sort it out. the sound of his microphone. In short, in Miami, the seeded number 1 also transforms into digestive his first opponent, Lu Yen-hsun, 37 years old. On the other hand, Alexander Zverev is turned over like a pancake by Emil Ruusuvuori, who holds THE great perf ‘reference of his early career. Beaten by Petra Kvitova, Alizé Cornet, for his part, has ” a little fed up “. It’s hard to come up with a better maxim for the start of 2021.
Saturday March 27
The right shoulder loose, Simona Halep must throw in the towel before her third Florida round against Anastasija Sevastova. For the men, Fognini, Garin and De Minaur go through the mill, while Ana Konjuh, 338th player in the world and former prodigy with three elbow surgery, offers herself a rebirth by crunching two top 20s (Madison Keys and Iga Swiatek) . But what is Roger Federer doing all this time? He recharges himself, in the cool, quiet.
Sunday March 28
If Francis Ngannou has just been crowned world heavyweight champion in MMA, our favorite fighters remain Marion Bartoli and Benoît Paire, far from the regulatory twelve rounds. While the Avignon player was beaten the day before in Miami by Musetti, the former Wimbledon winner believes he should be penalized for his behavior. Response from Paire, in full swing in Florida: ” Hang me up? I don’t see why, I’m doing my best … »Return to the game, with the victory of John Isner, surprise winner of Félix Auger-Aliassime, and that of Ons Jabeur, who offers himself the scalp of Sofia Kenin while Jannik Sinner wins an epic duel with Karen Khachanov . Glory especially to the Belgian Zizou Bergs, who in addition to having the best name on the circuit, won his second Challenger in three weeks in Lille. ZI-ZOU! ZI-ZOU! ZI-ZOU!
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