Italian extends his win streak to nine matches, faces Gaston Saturday. The 28-year-old Italian, who in March was floundering outside the Top 150 of the PIF ATP Rankings, advanced to his second ATP 250 final in as many weeks Friday when he defeated Yannick Hanfmann 6-4, 6-4 in the Generali Open semi-finals in Kitzbuhel.

Berrettini advances to second final in as many weeks in Kitzbuhel

H2H: 1-0 Matteo Berrettini has won nine straight matches. Last week in Gstaad, Matteo won the title without dropping a single set. It was another great clay court tournament for him which got him into the top 50 in the rankings. Here in Kitzbuhel,Berrettini won his first round match against Kotov in straight sets as we predicted. Matteo needed to win two tiebreaks to get the job done against Pavel. Once again, Berrettini has shown us how good he is when playing under pressure. In the second round, Matteo won against Tabilo in two tiebreaks as we predicted. Once again, Matteo stayed calm under pressure and converted the most important points. In the quarterfinals, Berrettini won against Moreno de Alboran once again in straight sets as we predicted. We trusted Matteo in the semifinals as well. Berrettini defeated Hanfmann in straight sets as we predicted. Matteo offered only one breakpoint, which he saved as well. Other than that, it was another great serving performance from the Italian. He looks unplayable here in Kitzbuhel. Matteo just needs to stay fit, and he will be a top 10 player soon enough. The last time he played in Kitzbuhel was in 2018, where he reached the quarterfinals.

ATP Kitzbuhel Berrettini vs Gaston Best Bet

Lorenzo Musetti has successfully adapted his all-court game from the grass of Wimbledon to the clay of Umag, charging into the final of the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag with a dominant win over Czech teen Jakub Mensik Friday night. In his first appearance since reaching the Wimbledon semi-finals earlier...

Musetti rides hot form into Umag final vs. Cerundolo

World Record: 3:40.07 — Paul Biedermann, GER (2009) World Junior Record: 3:44.31 — Petar Mitsin, BUL (2023) Olympic Record: 3:40.14 — Sun Yang, CHN (2012) 2021 Winning Time: 3:43.36 – Ahmed Hafnaoui, TUN. 2021 Time to Advance to Finals: 3:45.68. Top 8. Lukas Martens(GER) – 3:44.13...

None Of Tokyo Men’s 400 Free Medalists Will Return After Kieran Smith Misses Final

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Thompson and Davidovich Fokina play longest match in tournament history. During the second rain delay of Shang Juncheng’s Atlanta Open quarter-final against Max Purcell Friday evening, the #NextGenATP star was not stressing over where Purcell would serve when play resumed. Something else was on the 19-year-old’s mind: ice cream!

With ice cream looming, #NextGenATP Shang beats rain & Purcell in Atlanta

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The casual baseball eye might not detect it, but the Los Angeles Dodgers have had a clown car full of players hit the injured list this season. At 61-42, Los Angeles leads the NL West despite nearly all their MLB starting rotation hitting the shelf at one point this season. However, on Wednesday, the Dodgers welcomed back ace Tyler Glasnow after a short IL stint, with the lengthy righty (who looks just like Cillian Murphy from Peaky Blinders) throwing five innings of one-run ball.

Los Angeles Dodgers Get Elite Pitcher Back

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Uros Plavsic will be one of 32 former Tennessee athletes representing the Vols and Lady Vols in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Uros Plavsic playing for Serbian Men’s National Team in Paris Olympics

One year after beating home favourite Ben Shelton in the first round of the Atlanta Open, 19-year-old Shang Juncheng has earned himself a rematch with this year's top seed. The Chinese #NextGenATP star followed up two qualifying wins with a 6-1, 6-1 victory against American wild card Andres Martin on Wednesday in his first tour-level match since Wimbledon. In both of his Atlanta appearances, Shang has reached the second round after a successful qualifying campaign.

#NextGenATP Shang sets Atlanta rematch with Shelton

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal could be on a collision course to meet for what could be one last time at the Olympic Games in Paris – and one half of this enduring rivalry is excited by the prospect. After world No 1 Jannik Sinner’s pulled from the Paris...

Novak Djokovic sends a message to Rafael Nadal ahead of potential Olympics showdown

Gold medal favourite Iga Swiatek began her Olympic campaign with a testing victory over Irina-Camelia Begu in Paris. Polish world number one Swiatek has won the past three French Open titles at Roland Garros and is almost untouchable on clay. But she had to fight hard in a tight second...

Swiatek begins Olympic bid with victory in Paris

Longtime coach reflects on Opelka's comeback from injuries. Reilly Opelka went nearly two years without playing a tour-level match after undergoing hip surgery and later multiple wrist surgeries. The American made a successful comeback last week in Newport, where he reached the semi-finals. ATPTour.com caught up with Opelka's longtime coach,...

Berger on Opelka: 'He is one of the most dedicated athletes I've ever seen'

PARIS -- Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz all are on the Paris Olympics' tennis schedule Saturday, the first day of action at Roland Garros. Serbia's Djokovic will compete in singles only, Nadal in doubles only and Alcaraz in both. Nadal and Alcaraz are teammates in doubles for Spain and will face Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni of Argentina at Court Philippe Chatrier during the night session.

Olympic tennis schedule has Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz in action Saturday

There are still major doubts over Rafael Nadal’s participation in the singles at the Paris Olympics, but he appears to be on course to play doubles with Carlos Alcaraz. Just hours after the Paris 2024 draws were made, Nadal’s coach Carlos Moya raised alarm bells as he confirmed the 22-time Grand Slam winner suffered a “setback” ahead of the opening weekend of the Games.

Rafael Nadal injury update after Paris Olympics ‘setback’

The tennis competition at the Paris Olympics gets underway on Saturday, when Taylor Fritz begins his medal bid against Alexander Bublik. Tallon Griekspoor and Cameron Norrie are also in first-round action. Alexander Bublik vs. (7) Taylor Fritz. Fritz and Bublik will be facing each other for the sixth time in...

Olympics R1 previews and predictions: Fritz vs. Bublik, Griekspoor vs. Norrie

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We examine New Zealand vs. USA men's soccer odds & offer a prediction for Saturday's match in the 2024 Summer Olympics.

New Zealand vs. USA men's Olympic soccer odds & prediction: Americans favored to bounce back Saturday after opening loss to France

Anticipation is hotting up ahead of Paris 2024, with tennis among the first events to get underway. Olympic action at Roland Garros begins on Saturday, with the women’s singles and doubles among the first competitions to take to court. Ahead of what looks set to be a fascinating competition,...

Iga Swiatek storms to gold as Coco Gauff stars – our Olympic women’s tennis predictions

Hugo Gaston and Sebastian Ofner entered the week having played one another three times in professional matches. In Kitzbühel, they clashed in a Lexus ATP Head2Head Challenge for the first time. Which player was able to hit the most targets in the 60 seconds allotted?. "This one will be...

Gaston in Kitzbühel final; How did he fare in a Lexus ATP Head2Head Challenge?

Two of this year's most high-profile comebacks will meet at the Paris Olympic Games, where the draw has pitted former World No.1s Angelique Kerber and Naomi Osaka against each other in the first round. Paris Olympic Games: Scores | Draws | Order of play. The matchup was revealed less than...

Olympic draw: Kerber faces Osaka in first round; Rybakina withdraws

The 14-time French Open champion practised with Carlos Alcaraz, with whom he is scheduled to compete alongside for Spain in the men's doubles first round on Saturday. The 38-year-old wore a bandage on his right leg after suffering a thigh injury on Wednesday and skipping training the following day. His...

Nadal returns to training after Olympics injury scare

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Berrettini extends winning streak, reaches Kitzbuhel SFs

Former Top 10 star now one win from consecutive ATP Tour finals. Matteo Berrettini extended his winning streak to eight matches after defeating American wild card...

Berrettini extends winning streak, reaches Kitzbuhel SFs

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