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Gilles Simon On Competing Against The Big Four: ‘It Was A Nightmare’

Tennis

by el-admin - June 23, 2020 0581

I’m 35 years old, and I have won 14 ATP Tour titles and reached World No. 6. For a long time, the biggest problem my generation faced was that the top four players — Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray — were too good. For someone like

Mike Bryan Awaits Baby Jake In COVID-19 Era

Tennis

by el-admin - April 8, 2020 0580

This time of the year is normally peak season for Bob and me, with two of our favourite tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami. But with the arrival of my first baby less than a month away and the ATP Tour suspended due to the coronavirus, my focus is firmly

ATP Cup: Captain Roig Praises Nadal & ‘Spectacular’ Spanish Team

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by el-admin - December 28, 2019 0653

"Hey, I have to choose the captain because it’s up to each team’s No. 1 player. Would you like to do it?" "Of course! If you want me to do it, I’d be delighted. Go for it." The brief conversation between Rafael Nadal and Francisco Roig was all it took for Roig

Roig: ‘Rafa Is Playing Without Any Weaknesses’

Tennis

by el-admin - July 7, 2019 0702

After a week of continuous buzz and bustle, the All England Club has gone silent — for one day, at least. Apart from organisers of The Championships, some machine operators and one section of the grounds, a small area of SW19 is mostly empty and eerily quiet. It’s in Aorangi Park,