Tennis

Rafael Nadal defeated by Taylor Fritz

Published

3 years ago

November 13, 2022

Nancy

PHOTO MARCO BERTORELLO, FRANCE-PRESSE AGENCY

Spaniard Rafael Nadal in match against American Taylor Fritz in Turin

Rafael Nadal, 2^e world, was beaten by the American Taylor Fritz (9^e) 7-6 (7/3), 6-1, Sunday in Turin as soon as it entered the ATP Finals.

The 36-year-old Spaniard now has his back against the wall and will have to beat his two other opponents in the Green group, Casper Ruud (4^e) and Felix Auger-Aliassime (6^e), if he wants to go to the semi-finals.

Fritz, drafted after the withdrawal of world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz due to an abdominal injury, is participating at the age of 25 for the first time in the tournament bringing together the eight best players of the season.

He disturbed the Spaniard enormously by being very aggressive in return of service and by holding the exchange. On several occasions, Nadal was even forced to slow down the exchange of a backhand.

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The man with 22 Grand Slam titles, who has never won the Masters despite two finals, held until the tiebreaker in the first set, but he immediately gave his opponent the advantage in the game decisive by committing a double fault and never returned.

In the second set, Fritz made the break twice. The second, he still benefited from a double fault from Nadal, on the fifth break point of the game, to break away 5-1.

In the process, the American concluded on his face-off, without having had to defend the slightest break point in the whole match.

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Source: lapresse

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.

Tennis

Khachanov moved up one place in the ATP rankings

Published

14 hours ago

December 29, 2025

Gary

Khachanov moved up one place in the ATP rankings

Karen Khachanov / Photo: © VCG / Contributor / Visual China Group / Gettyimages.ru

Russian Karen Khachanov moved from 18th to 17th place in the ranking of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), a new version of which was published on the organization’s website.

The best among Russians remains Daniil Medvedev, located in 13th place, Andrei Rublev is 16th. There have been no changes in the top ten rankings: Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz is in the lead, Italian Jannik Sinner is second, and German representative Alexander Zverev is in third.

ATP Ranking, version dated December 29:

1 (1). Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) – 12,050 points

2 (2). Jannik Sinner (Italy) – 11,500

3 (3). Alexander Zverev (Germany) – 5,110

4 (4). Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – 4,820

5 (5). Felix Auger-Alassime (Canada) – 4,190

6 (6). Taylor Fritz (USA) – 4,085

7 (7). Alex de Minaur (Australia) – 4,080

8 (8). Lorenzo Musetti (Italy) – 3,990

9 (9). Ben Shelton (USA) – 3,960

10 (10). Jack Draper (Great Britain) – 2,990…

13 (13). Daniil Medvedev – 2,710…

16 (16). Andrey Rublev – 2,510…

17 (18). Karen Khachanov (all – Russia) – 2,320.

Source: Sportbox

Gary

I am a sports journalist who has written for a number of Sportish. I have a background in journalism and have been writing since I was young. My main focus is sports news, but I also write about general news. I am currently working as an author at Sportish.

Tennis

PHOTOGRAPH. Svitolina showed her life: educational and personal

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21 hours ago

December 28, 2025

Nancy

PHOTOGRAPH. Svitolina showed her life: educational and personal

Elina Svitolina New photos showing how the preparations are going and a few shots of daily life were published on social networks.

In the photos, the tennis player works out under the guidance of a trainer in the gym, does strength exercises and maintains excellent physical shape.

Brighter photos from the life of athletes on the Telegram channel LIFESTYLE on Sport.ua

The athlete also shared Christmas photos from her home – a festive dinner and family atmosphere. Separately, Elina showed a rapid test, noting a slight malaise that did not affect the training process.

The publication received an active response from fans who wished Svitolina health and all the best.

Check out this post on Instagram

Additions, expansions by Svito (@elisvitolina)

Source: Sport UA

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.

Tennis

Kyrgios wins ‘Battle of the Sexes’ against Sabalenka

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1 day ago

December 28, 2025

Nancy

Kyrgios wins ‘Battle of the Sexes’ against Sabalenka

(Paris) Nick Kyrgios won the exhibition match presented as a new episode of the “Battle of the Sexes” against Aryna Sabalenka on Sunday in Dubai.

The rules had been modified to balance the debates, the Australian playing on a field 9% larger than the Belarusian, which immediately made any interpretation of the result difficult. Furthermore, the two opponents only had one serving ball.

Kyrgios, former Wimbledon finalist (2022) fell beyond 650^e world number one, who is preparing to make yet another return to the circuit at the age of 30, won 6-3, 6-3, against the world No.1 without running much or hitting the ball very hard, without us knowing if it was because the field opposite was smaller or for other reasons.

The title of the event referred to another “Battle of the Sexes”, which in 1973 pitted former American champion Bobby Riggs, then aged 55, against the two best players of the time, Margaret Court Smith and then Billie Jean King.

At that time, it was about women asserting their worth while their professional circuit was being organized and King’s victory over Riggs, who had initially dominated Court Smith, had a certain impact.

Nothing like this this time, because women’s tennis is firmly established, as shown, among other things, by the equality of winnings in major tournaments.

This return still attracted 17,000 spectators to Dubai, including celebrities like Brazilian footballer Ronaldo, who did not attend a major tennis match.

The Australian seemed to control the situation and allowed himself some fantasies like a spoon serve (winning), a weapon he had already used in serious matches.

Source: lapresse

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.