Note: links are used throughout this article. The links aren't visible naturally, so I've bolded the places where links are embedded (headings are not links). I've been a tennis fan since the 2016 Roland-Garros tournament. Though I've enjoyed every step
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One of the tougher asks in tennis is to win a match after coming incredibly close and being denied. Today, Ashleigh Barty did just that in the 2021 Wimbledon final. She defeated Karolina Plíšková 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3 in a
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Novak Djokovic has played a lot of major semifinals. He's squeaked out wins by slim margins (2011 U.S. Open), he's thrashed his opponents (pretty much every Australian Open semifinal he's played besides 2012), and he's suffered a heartbreaking loss or
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In March, Andrey Rublev and Márton Fucsovics played three times. The first match was close, a 7-6 (4), 6-4 win for Rublev in the Rotterdam final. Even the opening set of their next contest was close -- 7-5 for Rublev
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1. Novak Djokovic, the overwhelming favorite on the ATP side, has handled business well so far. Though the only set he lost in Week One was against Jack Draper, his most interesting match was against Denis Kudla in the third
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Sara Sorribes Tormo is probably one of the most unique players on tour right now. Like many WTA players, she is a great returner of serve, but she pairs this with relentless consistency, outstanding defense, and topspin-loaded groundstrokes. All of
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Since he finished 2016 in furiously dominant fashion, obtaining the #1 ranking for the first time in an era of giants, Andy Murray's career has been crowded with roadblocks. Hip pain held him back, forcing him into arthroscopic hip surgery
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Tennis is a sport built by history. Eras are defined by epic matches and great players, and part of this is due to the fact that tennis hasn't changed much over the years. The racket technology has evolved greatly, and
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Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are two of the greatest tennis players of all time. They have 37 major titles between them, and their prolific rivalry is second on the men's side in terms of volume of matches (Djokovic and
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In the gallery of epic tennis matches lie contests of diverse length, competitiveness, and quality. The Nadal-Federer 2008 Wimbledon final is renowned for not just the eye-popping winners, but for the two rain delays that extended the match, the fact
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