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João Fonseca is chasing tennis greatness. He knows he has a long way to go The 19-year-old Brazilian faces Jannik Sinner at the BNP Paribas Open, in another test of where his game is relative to his potential.

Have we gone too far the other way with Joao Fonseca and, amid the anti-hype, forgotten how good he is already at such a young age?

Spoke to him in IW ahead of playing Sinner tonight, his first match against one of the big two of men's tennis ⬇️

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Iga Swiatek just called Karolina Muchova 'the women's Roger' 👌

After Raducanu's comments last week, what does playing without a coach actually look like? And why do some think it works better for them?

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It's true that are many other good young players on tour. It's also true that Joao Fonseca has an outrageous top level, and possesses the kind of weapons that thrill a crowd.

Unbelievable level at times to beat Tommy Paul 6-2, 6-3.

One tennis star’s journey from Dubai back home — after a title win amid explosions How one tennis player — and his family and doubles partner — experienced the military strikes in Dubai, and how they returned home.

“It suddenly started to feel very real.”

Harri Heliövaara tells his story of being stuck in Dubai, with explosions going off while playing, a failed attempt to cross the UAE/Oman border with his wife and young kids, and the tears when they made it home ⬇️

www.nytimes.com/athletic/709...

Emma Raducanu is searching for her tennis style in the Indian Wells desert Raducanu arrives at the BNP Paribas Open with a new sponsor and a renewed desire to find her tennis self.

“At the start of the year, I wasn’t feeling too good about my game, and I was playing in a way I didn’t necessarily enjoy.”

Spoke to Emma Raducanu about her reboot and rediscovering her tennis identity ⬇️

www.nytimes.com/athletic/709...

New: Football Clichés: The freefall threshold, Benjamin Sesko's windows & the streets forgetting Santiago Munez Adam Hurrey is joined on the midweek Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and James Maw. On the agenda: the official start to the business end of the season, Wolves getting people whispering, E...

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🔊 The business end beginneth

🔊 The "freefall" threshold

🔊 Cliches podcasts in other podcasts, football clubs vs local universities, the Richard Keys Enunciation Montage AND MUCH MORE

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Men's tennis tour cancels two UAE tournaments, withdraws $5,800 charter flight proposal for players

Story from last night: After original email from ATP to players at Fujairah Challenger suggested a €5k charter flight, a second email seen by @theathletic.com says that's not an option but that they are “exploring available travel options with third-party providers”.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...

Men’s tennis tour cancels two UAE tournaments, withdraws $5,800 charter flight proposal for players The ATP Tour said it was organizing transport for players at the Fujairah Challenger, before clarifying it was not doing so directly.

An update from @cdeccleshare.bsky.social on the above:

www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...

Jack Draper’s tennis comeback is here. A lot has changed since his Indian Wells title 12 months ago, Draper was on top of the world after winning the biggest title of his career. It has been a painful journey since.

Spoke to Jack Draper over the weekend as he begins his comeback in earnest at Indian Wells this week - the site of his biggest career title this time a year ago

On how much has changed since then, the pain of his rehab, and, of course, his new haircut ⬇️

www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

Wonder how direct a correlation there is between people saying the Premier League has never been less enjoyable to watch and those people's teams having a bad season

Jack Draper’s tennis comeback is here. A lot has changed since his Indian Wells title 12 months ago, Draper was on top of the world after winning the biggest title of his career. It has been a painful journey since.

Spoke to Jack Draper over the weekend as he begins his comeback in earnest at Indian Wells this week - the site of his biggest career title this time a year ago

On how much has changed since then, the pain of his rehab, and, of course, his new haircut ⬇️

www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

- How Dubai and Acapulco showed that tennis and politics are increasingly intertwined
- Henman says he'd be up for Padel at Wimbledon
- The ATX Open 'Rage Room'
- Townsend and Stearns rebound

This week's tennis briefing, with @jameskhansen.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...

Ha, yeah. Bellerin scored one v Villa in Feb 2015 that's the closest I can think of to yesterday

The only thing I can compare Iwobi’s goal to is on old pro evos on the PS2 when you pressed R2 when shooting which gave you more control and led to some ludicrous hip-breaking goals.

‘For the discerning obsessive’ feels about right for us

Medvedev wins Dubai title as Griekspoor withdraws; doubles final played despite Iran missile attacks The final was still scheduled to take place on Saturday night, despite projectiles being seen over Dubai as Iran fired retaliatory missiles.

Medvedev wins Dubai title as Griekspoor withdraws injured; doubles final being played despite Iran missile attacks.

Players stranded for now with no flights out ⬇️

www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

Tennis TV coverage is beginning to change - and Andy Roddick could help to accelerate it.

The 2003 U.S. Open winner reveals how he plans to be a very different kind of pundit this summer.

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Andy Roddick and a new brand of tennis pundit: ‘I won’t be understudied’ The former U.S.Open champion could be the breath of fresh air the sport needs as a new generation of broadcasters emerges.

Enjoyed talking to Andy Roddick about his new punditry role with ESPN.

On how he consumes the game, the difference between straight-talking and shooting from the hip + why it felt right now.

Feels like tennis broadcast landscape is belatedly changing ⬇️

www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

Amateur tennis players love data as much as the pros. The race to monetize it is on With more players, comes more data and companies are queuing up to be the Strava of tennis

“This is a multi-billion dollar opportunity."

There's never been so much data available to amateur players, and behind the scenes there's an arms race to become the Strava of tennis.

Took a look at some of the major players the issues thrown up ⬇️

www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...

The Totally Football Show with James Richardson: Arsenal host Chelsea, Man City head to Leeds + Atalanta make epic comeback Jimbo has Duncan Alexander, Charlie Eccleshare and Liam Twomey in the studio with him in a week predictably packed with dramatic football.Atalanta stage an incredible comeback against Dortmund in t...

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It's @acjimbo.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social, @cdeccleshare.bsky.social & @liamtwomey.bsky.social in the studio🎙️

🏆Arsenal v Chelsea!
👶Haaland heads home
🇮🇹Atalanta come back, Juve don't quite
🇫🇷Don't sweat PSG

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Amateur tennis players love data as much as the pros. The race to monetize it is on With more players, comes more data and companies are queuing up to be the Strava of tennis

“This is a multi-billion dollar opportunity."

There's never been so much data available to amateur players, and behind the scenes there's an arms race to become the Strava of tennis.

Took a look at some of the major players the issues thrown up ⬇️

www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...

New: Football Clichés: The 5-a-side keepers' union & World Cup pub bunting: The listeners' loves & hates Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and Nick Miller entertain this month's listener entries for Mesut Haaland Dicks, as the Clichés faithful nominate their niche footballing fascinations and irritatio...

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𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 & 𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐢𝐧𝐜: The five-a-side goalkeepers' union, managers refusing to watch penalties & a huge summer for World Cup flag bunting in/around pubs

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The Athletic FC Podcast: Why are so many managers talking themselves out of a job? This season, plenty of managers have talked themselves into trouble.Oliver Glasner angered Crystal Palace fans by telling them to “stay humble”.And Ruben Amorim got sacked shortly after public ...

New @theathleticfc.bsky.social pod

Why do managers say what they say?

With @aakinwo.bsky.social and @cdeccleshare.bsky.social

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🎾 Women to play best-of-five from quarter-finals onwards?
🎾 A 10-point tiebreak if men play to two sets all?
🎾 A joint year-end event?

Professional tennis is (still) broken. Here’s how to fix it, according to @mattfutterman.bsky.social and @cdeccleshare.bsky.social.

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Professional tennis is (still) broken. Here’s how to fix it (again) Change in tennis feels closer than at any time in recent years, but still far away. Here's what some figures think needs to change.

Our third iteration of how to fix tennis. Thanks to the players, coaches, commentators etc who shared their views...

With Matt Futterman ⬇️

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New: Football Clichés: Literally ghosting, Larry David's Champions League commentary & Sir Alex's 2011/12 title curse Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and, for his 100th appearance, Nick Miller. On the agenda: a cultural review of the North London derby, the threshold for a tea...

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🔊 A cultural review of the North London derby

🔊 Larry David’s Champions League commentary

🔊 What constitutes a team "laying a glove"?

🔊 The REAL reason Man City pipped Man Utd to the 2011/12 title

🔊 MUCH MORE

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Emma Raducanu leaves Nike for Uniqlo in tennis fashion sponsorship switch Nike signed Raducanu in 2018, three years before her breakthrough at the U.S. Open.

Raducanu from Nike to Uniqlo confirmed at last - follows a big trend in tennis over the last few years ⬇️

www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...

Lads, shall we check if the tech’s working at half-time given what happened earlier?

Nah, it’ll be fine

Four of the eight league goals Arsenal have conceded in 2026 have been major defensive gaffes (three of the others have been spectacular strikes from range).

A timely moment to channel the Wenger banter era.