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Struff finally won his first ATP title at the age of 33, of course this was very impressive because he did it in front of his public.

Congratulations to Jan-Lennard Struff. 15 years as a professional tennis player and now he has finally won a tournament for the first time. Struff coped better with the weather at this tournament than many of his opponents. It remains to be seen whether this was an one-off event or whether the knot has now burst.

Brilliant win by Struff. Its interesting to see these older players still able to win.  It just
goes to prove many aspects of the tennis.

I find it remarkable that someone can maintain the motivation for so long. And that he keeps financially getting supported.

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Congratulations to Jan-Lennard Struff. 15 years as a professional tennis player and now he has finally won a tournament for the first time. Struff coped better with the weather at this tournament than many of his opponents. It remains to be seen whether this was an one-off event or whether the knot has now burst.

Brilliant win by Struff. Its interesting to see these older players still able to win.  It just
goes to prove many aspects of the tennis.

I find it remarkable that someone can maintain the motivation for so long. And that he keeps financially getting supported.

I havent thought about something like that until this prompted me to check
out his status and he has only been in 3 finals and only 1 title, prize money $500k.

It is amazing but I think there was a discussion a few years ago about the topic
of how all players are financially able to be on tour when there are only so few able
to reach the finals and take massive prize money.

The vast majority of players must be struggling to remain on tour financially.

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Carlos Alcaraz, World No. 3, Confident and Ready for Madrid Open Return

- Carlos Alcaraz, world No. 3, is back on track after an arm injury and feeling 💪🎾.
- Despite uncertainty, Alcaraz will compete in Madrid Open, where he has won the past two years.
- Alcaraz, second seed, finds playing in Madrid motivating and energizing, ready to face tough opponents.

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what is it this group?
I am curious to see Alcaraz on Madrid, but somewhat it remember to me Sinner last year in Rome (a kind of deja-vu)
The strong favorite ended with a severe loss probably I have this feeling due his poor performance and lack of physical condition.

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It certainly will be interesting to see how he competes, also Sinner who has taken a mini
break and should be fresh. He is top seed!

Nadal is playing tomorrow. He has also mentioned that this is his last Madrid tournament
and if he doesnt think he is competitive he wont play at Paris!


On the womens side Raducanu has been eliminated by Carle, thats a disappointing result
just when we were expecting some good results from her.

Osaka won today beating Minnen 6-4, 6-1. She plays Samsonova next which could be
a tricky onr

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what is it this group?

It's a Tennis News Bot in @Sportsbet Clubhouse

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It certainly will be interesting to see how he competes, also Sinner who has taken a mini
break and should be fresh. He is top seed!

Nadal is playing tomorrow. He has also mentioned that this is his last Madrid tournament
and if he doesnt think he is competitive he wont play at Paris!

Yeah, the 16 yo guy who is going to play Rafa, I know him a bit. Not personally ofc but I have a certain connection to junior tennis as I mentioned before. So that Blanch guy is really good and is definitely capable of defeating Rafa question is if he's mentally ready for this. That is going to be an exciting match.

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Naomi Osaka Overcomes Clay Struggles with First Win in Two Years, Sets Sights on Further Improvement

- Naomi Osaka celebrates her first clay win in 2 years, a significant milestone for her 🎉
- Despite past struggles, Osaka draws inspiration from successful clay players like Iga Swiatek 💪
- Osaka feels more comfortable on clay, focusing on adapting her game while maintaining her foundation.

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It certainly will be interesting to see how he competes, also Sinner who has taken a mini
break and should be fresh. He is top seed!

Nadal is playing tomorrow. He has also mentioned that this is his last Madrid tournament
and if he doesnt think he is competitive he wont play at Paris!

Yeah, the 16 yo guy who is going to play Rafa, I know him a bit. Not personally ofc but I have a certain connection to junior tennis as I mentioned before. So that Blanch guy is really good and is definitely capable of defeating Rafa question is if he's mentally ready for this. That is going to be an exciting match.

No is the answer serveria! he was like a "deer caught in the headlights", the prospect
of facing off against a living legend of the game was too much. There were some nice
rallies and great shot making but he just made too many mistakes, and you cant do that
against the top guys, no doubt we will hear more of him!

Funny how the draw works out sometimes, Nadal faces de Minaur next, a replay of their
meeting at Barcelona 2 weeks ago!

Another youngster of the game Fonseca won today in 3 sets against Michelsen and
plays Norris next, bit of a chance there for him to progress.

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It certainly will be interesting to see how he competes, also Sinner who has taken a mini
break and should be fresh. He is top seed!

Nadal is playing tomorrow. He has also mentioned that this is his last Madrid tournament
and if he doesnt think he is competitive he wont play at Paris!

Yeah, the 16 yo guy who is going to play Rafa, I know him a bit. Not personally ofc but I have a certain connection to junior tennis as I mentioned before. So that Blanch guy is really good and is definitely capable of defeating Rafa question is if he's mentally ready for this. That is going to be an exciting match.

No is the answer serveria! he was like a "deer caught in the headlights", the prospect
of facing off against a living legend of the game was too much. There were some nice
rallies and great shot making but he just made too many mistakes, and you cant do that
against the top guys, no doubt we will hear more of him!

Funny how the draw works out sometimes, Nadal faces de Minaur next, a replay of their
meeting at Barcelona 2 weeks ago!

Another youngster of the game Fonseca won today in 3 sets against Michelsen and
plays Norris next, bit of a chance there for him to progress.

Yeah, I was a bit disappointed to tell you the truth. I know Blanch is a talented youngster and he is capable of playing at a much higher level but... I guess you're right and it's some lack of confidence, the guy was not ready to oppose the King of clay today...

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It certainly will be interesting to see how he competes, also Sinner who has taken a mini
break and should be fresh. He is top seed!

Nadal is playing tomorrow. He has also mentioned that this is his last Madrid tournament
and if he doesnt think he is competitive he wont play at Paris!

Yeah, the 16 yo guy who is going to play Rafa, I know him a bit. Not personally ofc but I have a certain connection to junior tennis as I mentioned before. So that Blanch guy is really good and is definitely capable of defeating Rafa question is if he's mentally ready for this. That is going to be an exciting match.

No is the answer serveria! he was like a "deer caught in the headlights", the prospect
of facing off against a living legend of the game was too much. There were some nice
rallies and great shot making but he just made too many mistakes, and you cant do that
against the top guys, no doubt we will hear more of him!

Funny how the draw works out sometimes, Nadal faces de Minaur next, a replay of their
meeting at Barcelona 2 weeks ago!

Another youngster of the game Fonseca won today in 3 sets against Michelsen and
plays Norris next, bit of a chance there for him to progress.

Yeah, I was a bit disappointed to tell you the truth. I know Blanch is a talented youngster and he is capable of playing at a much higher level but... I guess you're right and it's some lack of confidence, the guy was not ready to oppose the King of clay today...

It was too early to give this young kid a chance at a big tournament and the unlucky draw against Nadal. Nadal just destroyed him even being in the worst possible form ever in his last year of playing tennis. Still the kid is young and i think we will need to wait a little more to see his true potencial. I think Blanch in 2-3 years will be in top 200

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Rafael Nadal won easily against young tennis player Darwin Blanch, and next will face De Minaur again and the result in Barcelona is very likely to be repeated here. Nadal will take part in this year's Laver Cup, perhaps this will be his last tournament before finally retiring from tennis completely.
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Osaka won today beating Minnen 6-4, 6-1. She plays Samsonova next which could be
a tricky onr

Even though Naomi Osaka lost to Liudmila Samsonova, it was a very close match, and seeing Osaka's good performance on clay, it seems there is hope for her this clay season to achieve something better.
Carlos Alcaraz will play today against Alexander Shevchenko, not sure the Kazakh player can pose a threat to Alcaraz as this is Alcaraz's favorite surface unless the news about him not being fully fit affects his performance later, but if that is not an obstacle this should be an easy match for Alcaraz.

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I think Blanch in 2-3 years will be in top 200

More like in top 20. 

Nadal will take part in this year's Laver Cup, perhaps this will be his last tournament before finally retiring from tennis completely.

What about Roland Garros? I guess RG is the ultimate goal for Rafa this season. If not for RG, Rafa would have retired from tennis already. He just wants to play in Paris so bad for one final time...

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I think Blanch in 2-3 years will be in top 200

More like in top 20.  

Nadal will take part in this year's Laver Cup, perhaps this will be his last tournament before finally retiring from tennis completely.

What about Roland Garros? I guess RG is the ultimate goal for Rafa this season. If not for RG, Rafa would have retired from tennis already. He just wants to play in Paris so bad for one final time...

I posted yesterday that if Rafa doesnt feel like he is going to be competitive at RG he
is not going to play! He has already said that this years Madrid is his last one so I
guess this is his final year.

Osaka won today beating Minnen 6-4, 6-1. She plays Samsonova next which could be
a tricky onr

Even though Naomi Osaka lost to Liudmila Samsonova, it was a very close match, and seeing Osaka's good performance on clay, it seems there is hope for her this clay season to achieve something better.

Yea if Samsonova is having a good day there are few if any who can beat her and I
think she was on top form so even for Osaka playing very good was not enough.
I hope too that we see Naomi back to her top form soon, hopefully this clay season.

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I think Blanch in 2-3 years will be in top 200

More like in top 20. 

Nadal will take part in this year's Laver Cup, perhaps this will be his last tournament before finally retiring from tennis completely.

What about Roland Garros? I guess RG is the ultimate goal for Rafa this season. If not for RG, Rafa would have retired from tennis already. He just wants to play in Paris so bad for one final time...

I posted yesterday that if Rafa doesnt feel like he is going to be competitive at RG he
is not going to play! He has already said that this years Madrid is his last one so I
guess this is his final year.

Well, this definitely IS his final year the only question is whether or not he is going to play RG.

Meanwhile, enjoying Rune v Navone. Argentinian surprisingly was up a set (7:5) and 6:5 in the second set 30:15 on his serve (a point away from a match point) but double-faulted and lost that game eventually. Now it's 3rd set and Rune is leading with an early break 3:1. Sooo exciting to watch!

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Yeah, let's see Rafa against de Minaur today.
They played recently in Barcelona and de Minaur won easily, it will be a good match to compare and check Nadal's progress.

I expect de Minaur to win again, but if Nadal means business on RG he needs to do a lot better than 2 weeks ago.

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Nadal vs de minaur its interesting also for the high odds for both player. Despite the previous loss the Australian player has a nice odd @1.60 ...

Meanwhile Sinner has won easily against Sonego.
He continue a strong progression during this year, lets see what he can achieve from the tournament... This is not his best surface where to play ...

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Yeah, let's see Rafa against de Minaur today.
They played recently in Barcelona and de Minaur won easily, it will be a good match to compare and check Nadal's progress.

I expect de Minaur to win again, but if Nadal means business on RG he needs to do a lot better than 2 weeks ago.

Not this time!
Rafa probably learned more from that previous meeting than de Minaur did, first set
wasnt easy though. He plays Cachin next and if he gets past him I recon it will be a
good enough performance for Rafa to decide to play RG...

Nadal vs de minaur its interesting also for the high odds for both player. Despite the previous loss the Australian player has a nice odd @1.60 ...

Meanwhile Sinner has won easily against Sonego.
He continue a strong progression during this year, lets see what he can achieve from the tournament... This is not his best surface where to play ...

What were the odds on Rafa today?

Yea Sinner had an easy day out against his best friend.

Next up in a few minutes is Norrie v Fonseca, the odds on this one are 1.5 v 2.5, small
bet on Fonseca!

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What were the odds on Rafa today?
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Rafa Nadal odds against De minaur was @2.50 but lowered up to @2.20 during pre-market.
I wasn't able to follow the match but the result surprised me a bit.
It is obvious that in his home tournament he wants to achieve maximum results and visibility, but I don't know up to what match his physical condition can be satisfactory.

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What were the odds on Rafa today?
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Rafa Nadal odds against De minaur was @2.50 but lowered up to @2.20 during pre-market.
I wasn't able to follow the match but the result surprised me a bit.
It is obvious that in his home tournament he wants to achieve maximum results and visibility, but I don't know up to what match his physical condition can be satisfactory.

Rafa announced he is going to play doubles together with Carlos Alcaraz at the Olympics in Paris this summer. Very interesting decision, I wonder who initiated this: Rafa or the Spanish tennis federation? Rafa is known to be an average doubles player with rather poor performance at the net. Spain, on the other hand, have one of the longest rosters in sport and can choose from at least a dozen of top level players. What do you think? Is Rafa the right candidate?