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Tennis Today: ‘That’s bulls**t, are you seriously asking me this?’ – Rafael Nadal rages at journalist

In Tennis Today, a raging Rafael Nadal has put a journalist firmly in his place, while Hawkeye has provided some top analysis of Alexander Zverev’s win at the ATP Finals. What’s on the site Rafael Nadal slumped to defeat in his ATP Finals opener on Tuesday, but he has a message for anyone thinking that injury may have played a part in it… Alexander Zverev agrees with Nadal, by the way, which is no great shock given that Nadal thought that he was bloody brilliant. In the other match, Stefanos Tsitsipas finally beat Daniil Medvedev, but don’t worry about a budding bitter rivalry dampening down any time soon because he still doesn’t like him and he’s made that pretty clear… And with the Davis Cup and ATP Cup on the horizon, it’s time to get patriotic, so here is some news about Amazon Prime, and Andy Murray, supporting the development of two of the country’s top young stars, What’s in the news Rafael Nadal has been in the news pretty much all week really, as we’ve watched with our fingers crossed hoping he overcame injury to play in London. Then, of course, he lost and…

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Tennis Today: Perfection-chasing Novak Djokovic backed to surpass Rafael Nadal in GOAT race

In Tennis Today, a former Grand Slam semi-finalist has explained why Novak Djokovic will ultimately surpass Rafael Nadal, and the Serb has explained his outburst of frustration despite dominating Matteo Berrettini on Sunday. What’s on the site Rafael Nadal is due to get his ATP Finals campaign underway today, assuming there is no late withdrawal due to injury. But is he making a mistake by trying to push through it? One of tennis’ top analysts has exclusively told us he just might be. Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have, of course, already started their journeys in the tournament, and with very mixed fortunes. Both are positive, though. Roger Federer has described what happened on Sunday as ‘just a hiccup,’ while Djokovic is already looking ahead to their clash on Thursday. Someone else who is looking ahead to what appears to be a very bright future is Jannik Sinner, and you can watch the video highlights of his Next Gen Finals win right here to get an idea about why so many are talking about him. It was a disappointing weekend for Ashleigh Barty and Australia though, who suffered some Fed Cup heartbreak. What’s in the…

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Tennis Today: Novak Djokovic ‘feeling out of shape’ in Japan as he returns from injury what’s on the site

The Asian swing steps up a gear this week, and the China Open draw looks absolutely stacked full of talent. The man that is probably not great news for is Andy Murray, who has received a pretty tough draw that may not be all that productive in getting matches under his belt… It does, though, as ever, present a chance to win some money off the bookies. Our man Deggsy was desperately close to landing a 50/1 tip last week, so it’s definitely worth seeing who he fancies for China and Tokyo. Daniil Medvedev is impressing everyone right now but has attracted a high-pedigree fan in Andre Agassi. He has been explaining exactly what he believes makes the Russian special. What’s in the news Novak Djokovic is feeling ‘out of shape’ – for sumo wrestling. The world number one is making his comeback from a shoulder injury bt playing the Japan Open for the first time, and he has taken advantage of that by doing some unique promotion. That meant a visit to Ryogoku Edo-Noren to attempt to move a 23-stone local sumo wrestler, which he couldn’t manage to do. “It’s a great experience. I’ve…

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