Samuel Hamon

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Aryna Sabalenka, 2021
December 7, 2021

Aryna Sabalenka in 2021: A breakthrough at Grand Slam level

Two titles and, above all, her first two Grand Slam semi-finals: Aryna Sabalenka...
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Samuel Hamon
Naomi Osaka - Tokyo 2020 - OG
July 25, 2021

Your daily guide to tennis at the Olympics: Osaka headlines women’s action on Monday July 26

23-year-old Osaka opens proceedings on Day 3 at the Tokyo Olympics with a...
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Samuel Hamon
Djokovic-Tokyo-2020-OG
July 25, 2021

Your daily guide to tennis at the Olympics: Djokovic, Zverev and Medvedev headline men’s action on Monday July 26

Djokovic will hope to improve to 6-0 lifetime against Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff and...
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Samuel Hamon
Boris Becker - John McEnroe On This Day
July 24, 2021

July 24, 1987: The day Boris Becker edged John McEnroe after a six hour, 21-minute marathon

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis...
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Samuel Hamon
Les nouvelles règles de l'UTS2 embrouille un peu plus les joueurs - 29th July 2020
July 30, 2020

With the new UTS2 rules, inattention can be (very) expensive

With the "no-let" rule and the appearance of new cards in UTS 2,...
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Samuel Hamon
Richard Gasquet UTS1
July 25, 2020

Richard Gasquet wants to keep ageing well

Richard Gasquet reached the semi-finals of the UTS, thanks to a level of...
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Matteo Berrettini, UTS 2020
July 10, 2020

Matteo Berrettini, the man in the shadows of the ATP’s Next Gen

Qualifying for the UTS semifinals on Sunday, Berrettini, like Stefanos Tsitsipas, is part...
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Samuel Hamon
Corentin Moutet, UTS 2020
July 8, 2020

Corentin Moutet: “I need to be calmer on the court”

Corentin Moutet returned to his fourth weekend of an eventful UTS, where he...
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Samuel Hamon
Stefanos Tsitsipas won over Feliciano Lopez
July 7, 2020

Tsitsipas : “We won’t have the same freedom in other matches”

Stefanos Tsitsipas is qualified for the UTS Final 4 this Sunday. The Greek...
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Samuel Hamon
Popyrin 1 UTS
July 7, 2020

Popyrin will not go to the US Open, finds Roland-Garros with spectators “distressing”

Australia's Alexei Popyrin will opt out of the 2020 US Open, and keep...
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Samuel Hamon
UTS Features - Nicknames
July 3, 2020

The UTS players who justify (or not) their nicknames

After three weeks of competition, some UTS players have shown that they match...
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Samuel Hamon
Matteo Berrettini, Richard Gasquet, Dustin Brown, Stefanos Tsitsipas... les joueurs de l'UTS ne sont plus seuls sur le court
July 1, 2020

Good to hear an outside voice: Players are not alone at UTS

With the interviews between each quarter and the coaching timeouts, the players at...
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Samuel Hamon
Dustin Brown, UTS 2020
June 30, 2020

Dustin Brown back to training and optimistic for a weekend return

Dustin Brown did a light tennis training on Tuesday, two days after withdrawing...
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Samuel Hamon
Gasquet, Thiem, Tsitsipas, Berrettini... un carré final de rêve.
June 30, 2020

As finish line approaches, UTS heading for fitting finale

With Stefanos Tsitsipas, followed by Matteo Berrettini, Richard Gasquet, and world No 3...
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Samuel Hamon
Stefanos Tsitsipas - UTS
June 27, 2020

UTS: A format that forces players out of their comfort zone

The fast format of the Ultimate Tennis Showdown, where each card can flip...
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Samuel Hamon
Stefanos Tsitsipas, UTS 2020
June 25, 2020

The UTS revolution has already won over the players

Use of cards, time-outs, interaction with coaches: The UTS players are already immersed...
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Richard Gasquet, épatant, a pris la première du classement de l'UTS.
June 24, 2020

Richard Gasquet: Why “The Virtuoso” is loving life at UTS1

After his two weekend victories, and an eye-popping display against world No 3...
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Samuel Hamon