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ATP / Australian Open: Li Tu, the player we didn’t see coming
The player Li Don't you tell you anything? It's normal, this 24-year-old Australian hasn't played a single match on the ATP circuit or in the Challenger. His last ITF match was in 2014. However, he is listed among the potential players who can recover the wildcard left vacant by Andy Murray, who forfeited his place at the Australian Open.[......]
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WTA / Rebecca Marino: “Some people wanted me dead”
Rebecca Catherine Marino, born December 16, 1990 in Toronto, comes from a family steeped in tennis. She became interested in tennis at the age of 10 with the sole purpose of spending time with her family. One thing leading to another, this hobby has clearly become a passion with a winning mindset and a desire to succeed.[......]
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Projections 2021 (2/7): Will Roger Federer raise a 21st Grand Slam?
Which Roger Federer should we expect next season? After an almost white year to get a recalcitrant knee back on its feet, the Swiss player has decided to postpone the date of his return and will not be going to Australia to compete in the ATP Cup and Melbourne. He could make his return to Rotterdam in early March or Dubai in mid-March.[......]
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Projections 2021 (1/7): A new world number one?
Novak Djokovic finished the 2020 season at the top of the world rankings for the 6th time since the beginning of his career, matching Sampras and surpassing Federer and Nadal (5). Between them, Federer, Nadal and Djokovic have occupied the world throne almost continuously since 2004. Only Andy Murray managed to get in the middle of these three monsters from the end of 2016 for almost 10 months.[......]
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Investigation on Mariano Puerta, itinerary of a tumultuous career (episode 5/7)
Counter-inquiry
Dario Lecman is the first Argentinean weightlifter to have participated in the Olympic Games in his discipline. An athlete with a reputation that raises doubts, he is today far from this past life. Victim of a stroke that left him in a coma for 20 days a few years ago, he now speaks with difficulty. But the former athlete has worked hard to overcome this attack.
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Investigation on Mariano Puerta, itinerary of a tumultuous career (episode 4/7)
The Unbelievable Truth
« L'impardonnable récidive ». Le titre de la page tennis de l'Equipe est particulièrement cinglant en ce jour du 5 octobre 2005. Mariano Puerta, 9ème joueur mondial, est contrôlé positif pour la seconde fois, à l’étiléfrine, un puissant stimulant cardiorespiratoire utilisé pour soigner l'hypotension. « Ce médicament augmente le débit cardiaque, donc le volume sanguin qui circule dans le corps[......]
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Mariano Puerta’s portrait, itinerary of a tumultuous career (episode 1/7)
Through the storm
"I took great care of myself. I didn't drink from an open water bottle. I was taking just the right amount of vitamins. I bought everything I drank directly, usually in the country. The only thing I bought abroad was an energy drink from a company that had an agreement with ATP, Lucozade.
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TBN 2020 awards : Basilashvili, the flop of the season !
It is the Georgian who succeeds Marin Cilic whom you had designated in 2019 as the biggest disappointment of the season. As much as the fight had been tight a year ago between the Croatian and Edmund, as much as this time, Nikoloz Basilashvili was cited by more than 90% of our readers, journalists and consultants. But during this unique year 2020, many other players also passed through.
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