The 2023 tennis season started last week in Australia, in Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide, but the festivities began in Melbourne on Monday. While the enclosure which hosts the first Grand Slam of the season is still in full preparation, Hugo Gaston hastened to qualify for the next stage. Before arriving, the Frenchman had prepared...
Tag: 2022 Men’s Singles
Holger Rune “overwhelmed with emotions” after his victory at the Rolex Paris Masters
“You beat five top 10 players to win your first Masters 1000 title. Do you realize what you’ve accomplished?Now yes (laughs). I was overwhelmed with emotions after the game, really. It’s the best feeling of my life, of my entire career. It’s a dream come true. It’s one more step than winning a match like...
Novak Djokovic impressed by Holger Rune: “He deserves this title”
“What impressed you the most about Holger Rune during this final?His “fighting spirit”, his pugnacity. For someone so young to show that maturity in a game like this is impressive. He had the week of his life beating five top 10 players, that’s impressive. He deserves this title. I had opportunities in every set. At...
Holger Rune wins the Rolex Paris Masters after his victory in the final against Novak Djokovic
She pushes the Next Gen hard at the door. Not the one, blocked by a “Big Three” which today belongs to History, Thiem, Zverev, Tsitsipas or Medvedev, but that of the Alcaraz, still world No. 1 today, Félix Auger-Aliassime or Holger Rune . The 19-year-old Dane has also distinguished himself this week by offering nothing...
Novak Djokovic after qualifying for the Bercy final: “Holger reminds me of me when I was younger”
“How did you experience this very close match against Tsitsipas?I started as well as in my quarter-final. There was clarity in what I had to do and I executed it perfectly. I was very solid, I felt every shot well, which allowed me to take control of the game. I won the first set 6-2...
Djokovic wins at the end of the suspense against Tsitsipas and qualifies for the final of the Rolex Paris Masters
It took 2h19 of play and a tie-break in the third set to see Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas decide. But as in eight of their ten previous meetings, it was the Serb who had the last word (6-2, 3-6, 7-6) and will play his 56th Masters 1000 final on Sunday, the eighth in Paris....
Stefanos Tsitsipas ends Tommy Paul’s run at the Rolex Paris Masters and joins Novak Djokovic in the semis
Stefanos Tstisipas, who had never really shone at the Rolex Paris Masters with the exception of a quarter-final against Novak Djokovic in 2019, has finally invited himself to the last four of the tournament. The Greek put an end to Tommy Paul’s fine run in 1h16 of play (6-2, 6-4). In the semi-finals, he will...
Three figures to illustrate Novak Djokovic’s amazing end to the season
19 Since his defeat in the quarter-finals of Roland-Garros, the Serb has won 19 straight on the circuit. After his titles in Tel Aviv and Astana, he is now qualified for his… 74th Masters 1000 semi-final. “I’m mentally fresh, he said after his victory (6-0, 6-3) against Musetti.I’ve played few tournaments this season, and I’ve...
Patrick Mouratoglou, Holger Rune coach: “It makes a lot of sense to beat Alcaraz”
“Holger Rune will have his first Masters 1000 semi-final…This is obviously an important milestone. The Masters 1000 is where we want to shine. That was the talk all week. Holger had shown in recent weeks that he was capable of playing very well, but he also had to show that he was also capable of...
Gilles Simon: “If I could play normally, I would play another twenty years”
“How did you feel about your last appearance as a professional player ?During the game it was difficult, because I was drained and my body was not responding. I was trying to push but I felt very early on that it would be hard. I expected that. I tried to play a little differently in...