You had to go back seven years in the long epic of Richard Gasquet on the circuit to find traces ofa victory in Miami. As in Indian Wells, where he had taken a turn for the first time since 2016, before giving in to Jannick Sinner ten days ago, the Frenchman (36 years old, 40th...
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Andy Murray eliminated from entry by Dusan Lajovic in Miami
Eliminated in the third round in Indian Wells, Andy Murray (52nd ATP) took the door on the first Wednesday at the Masters 1000 in Miami. The Briton was too irregular and lost against Dusan Lajovic (6-4, 7-5). The Serb, 76th in the world, will face Maxime Cressy, seeded number 30, in the next round. Broken...
Bianca Andreescu wins attrition over Emma Raducanu in Miami first round
Miami’s WTA 1000 first-round clash turned in Bianca Andreescu’s favor on Wednesday. The Canadian got the better of Emma Raducanu, after a long match of 2h34′ (6-3, 3-6, 6-2). In the first set, Andreescu showed his power, overtaking the Briton (15 unforced errors for 3 winning shots). The 31st in the world was solid on...
Miami: hit in the abdominals, Arthur Rinderknech gives up
After ten minutes and sixteen points (including twelve lost), no need to have done tennis sup, Wednesday, at the start of the program, to guess that Arthur Rinderknech was going to have trouble reaching the second round of the Miami Masters 1000. Moreover, the Frenchman asked, at 3-0 for the Japanese Taro Daniel (30 years...
Adrian Mannarino overthrows Dominic Thiem in Indian Wells
He screamed his rage in a rather rare demonstrative celebration at home. But Adrian Mannarino went through too many different states against Dominic Thiem not to savor his victory after the decisive game of the third set. First roughed up and led by a set, a break, the Frenchman knew how to do violence to...
Gael Monfils beaten by Jordan Thompson for his return to Indian Wells
For his return after seven months away from the circuit, Gaël Monfils had the honors of the night session in Indian Wells but the gift quickly looked like a little trap. The chilly and windy night and the Central three-quarters empty were far from the warm and noisy atmospheres that can galvanize it on American...
Arthur Rinderknech eliminated from entry by Jiri Lehecka in Indian Wells
There was a decent first set spoiled by a complicated tie-break, nice passages in the second but Arthur Rinderknech failed to grab his second victory of the season on the ATP circuit. The French lost (7-6 [4], 7-5) against the promising Jiri Lehecka, quarter-finalist of the last Australian Open. The Czech will face Russian Andrey...
Ugo Humbert joins Denis Shapovalov in Indian Wells Masters 1000 second round
Sacred sequence for Ugo Humbert. Beaten Sunday in nearly four hours in the final of the Challenger de Pau, the Messin immediately flew to California. And three days later, he was scheduled in the first rotation of the Indian Wells Masters 1000 against Bernabe Zapata Miralles (42nd), who has not won a hard match for...
Novak Djokovic defeats Tomas Machac for return to Dubai ATP 500
You can therefore be imperial to win a 22nd Grand Slam title in Melbourne, and fear until the end of losing as soon as you enter the tournament in Dubai against the 130th in the world. Against Tomas Machac in this case, a skilled and cheeky Czech who hasn’t won a match on the main...
Qualified for the Marseille tournament, Laurent Lokoli feels at home in the Marseille city
On the other side of the Vélodrome, where “l’Ohème”, as they sing in this corner of Provence, will challenge PSG on Sunday, are the grounds on which he trains when he is not walking his bundle and his rackets. around the world. “300 meters from here”, smiled Laurent Lokoli yesterday afternoon in front of the...