Rafa needs rest
Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland [CR3] Rafael Nadal (ESP) is a shadow of his former self. In his match today against [CR75] Simone Bolelli (ITA), Nadal spent the majority of his time pushing the ball instead…
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Another pitiful performance
BNP Paribas WTA Finals, Singapore Round Robin, Day 1: [CR4] Simona Halep (ROU) vs. [CR5] Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) Bouchard is not handling the pressure of expectation very well and today was…
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If Stockholm Open, Sweden Men’s Final: [CR7] Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs. [CR10] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) There was no holding back today as both players were focused on winning, for differing reasons…
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Kremlin Cup by Bank of Moscow, Russia Women’s Final: [CR30] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) vs. [CR61] Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) A game built around guile is more dependent on mental fortitude and physical…
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BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg Women’s Final: [CR31] Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) vs. [CR60] Annika Beck (GER) Overwhelmed by nerves, Strycova barely held serve and her game was dominated…
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Kremlin Cup by Bank of Moscow, Russia [CR74] Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) got off to an extremely slow start in his match against [CR27] Mikhail Youzhny (RUS). Maybe it was uncertainty…
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