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Second seed Rafael Nadal of Spain beat Rinky Hijikata of Australia 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-3 to move into the second round of the US Open on Tuesday. The match lasted for two hours and five minutes. Nadal will take on Fabio Fognini of Italy in the second round on Thursday. The 36-year-old Spaniard is gunning […] READ MORE
Rafael Nadal will see what kind of resistance Rinky Hijikata can put up in round 1 of the US Open. Our panelists offer predictions for every day 2 match including Hubert Hurkacz and Marin Cilic’s matches. Rafael Nadal vs Rinky Hijikata Embed from Getty Images Damian Kust: It’s a good learning opportunity for Rinky Hijikata, […] READ MORE
The US Open draw has been announced and it makes for very interesting reading. It could be the most open major tennis tournament, on both the men and women’s side, in recent memory. Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic is notably absent from the men’s draw, with the U.S. government not changing its stance on not allowing […] READ MORE
World #1 Daniil Medvedev is in action for the first time since June when he takes to the court on Wednesday. The reigning US Open champion is the clear favourite here in Los Cabos. He missed Wimbledon due to the controversial ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes imposed by the tournament’s organisers. As such, the […] READ MORE
With Wimbledon done and dusted and most of the major clay court tournaments behind us, the ATP Tour shifts to the American hard court swing. World #1 Daniil Medvedev makes his return to the court here in Los Cabos and is undoubtedly the favourite to lift the trophy. The Russian hasn’t played a competitive match […] READ MORE
Melbourne plays host to one of the first ATP events of the season and day three promises to be another great day of tennis. Kevin Anderson will be looking to produce his best form in 2022, and he begins his season against a difficult opponent in Juame Munar. Elsewhere, there is an all-Australian battle as […] READ MORE
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