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Jack Draper finds positives despite humbling by Hurkacz at Madrid Open

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Friday, 26 April - 17:29

22-year-old loses 6-1, 7-5 against Polish eighth seed
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz wins in straight sets

For most of this season, when Jack Draper has faced off against elite opponents, those matches have played out as long, tight battles. Even when the 22-year-old has lost, he has usually offered a full demonstration of his talent.

Draper’s time at the Madrid Open this year, however, ended with unusual haste on Friday as his poor serving was punished by a spectacular Hubert Hurkacz, the eighth seed, who rolled through to reach the third round with a 6-1, 7-5 win.

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news.movim.eu / JournalDuGeek · Friday, 26 April - 14:45

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Rafael Nadal prolongs Madrid farewell by dispatching teenager Darwin Blanch

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Thursday, 25 April - 18:13

Spaniard eases to 6-1, 6-0 victory over 16-year-old wildcard
Veteran to face Alex de Minaur in second round of Madrid Open

As Rafael Nadal prepared to enter the Estadio Manolo Santana for what could have been his final match on home soil, like every single match this week could be, much of the 12,400 capacity crowd filled out the walkway around the stadium. He emerged to a prolonged standing ovation, necks craning to catch a fleeting glimpse of his entrance.

It was a moment. The start of a final homecoming for the greatest athlete from these lands, but it remains to be seen if he has more to give. Against an extremely young opponent out of his depth, Nadal moved into the second round of the Madrid Open with efficiency and ease, dismantling Darwin Blanch – 21 years his junior - 6-1, 6-0 in an hour. “At least two more days,” said Nadal afterwards, laughing. “In the end, I’m happy.”

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Guaranteed Centre Court seat for Wimbledon? That’ll be £116,000 … each

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Thursday, 25 April - 13:00

Super-rich can avoid queues as club puts five-year debentures up for sale – applications close on Friday

Tennis fans who struggle each year to secure tickets in Wimbledon’s public ballot or wait hours in the famous queue may be surprised to discover that almost a fifth of the seats on Centre Court are being sold to the global super-rich for £116,000 – each.

A total of 2,520 of the “debentures” are on sale, offering a reserved seat for each of the 14 days of the tournament for five years from 2026-30. Applications to buy the exclusive seats – positioned on the same level as the royal box – close at midday on Friday.

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Raducanu shows progress despite straight sets loss to world No 1 Swiatek

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Friday, 19 April - 19:46

Polish champion beats Raducanu 7-6 (2), 6-3 at Stuttgart Open
Swiatek will face Elena Rybakina in semi-final

Emma Raducanu’s progress in the Stuttgart Open was halted in straight sets by the world No 1, Iga Swiatek.

The Polish four-time grand slam champion, in her 100th week on top of the world rankings, prevailed 7-6 (2), 6-3 to set up a semi-final with Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina. It was, however, an encouraging quarter-final performance from Raducanu, who has slipped to 303 in the rankings after a torrid 2023.

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Rafael Nadal’s comeback ends in second-round defeat by Alex de Minaur

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Wednesday, 17 April - 16:51

Spaniard ran out of steam against Australian in Barcelona
The 37-year-old 22-time slam winner went down 7-5, 6-1

Rafael Nadal’s comeback effort ended on Wednesday with a second-round loss to the No 4 seed Alex de Minaur at the Barcelona Open.

Competing for the first time since early January, Nadal began his Spanish homecoming on Tuesday with a 6-2, 6-3 win against Italy’s Flavio Cobolli .

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Andy Murray on French Open entry list but Emma Raducanu not in the draw

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Wednesday, 17 April - 11:28

The 36-year-old Scot has been struggling with injury
Former US Open champion may need a wild-card entry

Andy Murray has been included in the entry list for next month’s French Open but Emma Raducanu, fresh from her success in Great Britain’s qualification for the Billie Jean King Cup finals, may yet need a wild card for Roland Garrros.

The 36-year-old Murray has been struggling with injury since he was forced to withdraw from last year’s French Open and he ruptured ankle ligaments at the Miami Open last month. But the former Wimbledon champion is listed at 56 in the 99 players named with five weeks to go before the qualifying rounds begin.

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Rafael Nadal makes winning return in first round at Barcelona Open

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Tuesday, 16 April - 17:57

37-year-old beats Cobolli 6-2, 6-3 in first match since January
‘I’m just having fun and happy to start with a victory’

Rafael Nadal made a winning return to the court with victory over Flavio Cobolli in the first round of the Barcelona Open.

The 37-year-old was playing his second tournament in 15 months after suffering another injury problem in his hip at his comeback event in Brisbane in January.

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LTA reveals plans for new Queen’s Club women’s tournament from 2025

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Monday, 15 April - 16:00

New tournament would take place week before men’s event
LTA confident quality of grass courts makes two events viable

The Lawn Tennis Association is in discussions to bring women’s tennis back to the Queen’s Club in Barons Court, west London, for the first time since 1973 with a new high-profile event at the beginning of the grass-court season.

A new women’s tournament at Queen’s would take place a week before the men’s event begins and a week after Roland Garros. Since Queen’s is a relatively small club, it has neither a sufficient number of courts or space in its clubhouse to accommodate the number of players that would be on-site for a joint men’s and women’s event in the same week.