Tag: Stefanos Tsitsipas
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Birth of the New as Raducanu and Medvedev Win at the US Open

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VENQ_hpgXsg As the crowds flocked back to Flushing Meadows, the talk of the tennis circuit ahead of the 2021 US Open revolved around a few notable absentees. For the first time since way back in 1997, neither Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal, Serena Williams, nor Venus Williams would be present in the singles draw of a major. Novak Djokovic almost seemed...

Novak Djokovic and Barbora Krejčíková Prevail on the Shifting Clay in France

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7O8a68d_xM Familiarity seemed to breed a certain strain of contempt at the French Open in 2021, as players swept aside the established norms even as spectators returned to the stands and Grand Slam tennis made a springtime comeback on the clay of Roland Garros. The air of change was etched in stone prior to the start of the tournament, as for...

Rafa Nadal Adds to His Tally, While Iga Świątek Breaks Through at the French Open

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkIsvlZDG-Y After a wet and windy start, the first week of the French Open threatened to fizzle out. Players complained of the cold, grumbled over inhospitable living conditions, and laboured out on the heavy courts with their slow balls, in front of a drastically curtailed number of fans. Paris was in the throes of a second wave of coronavirus. At least...