Rolex Paris Masters I Arthur Son, athletic monster: “The physical dimension of a boy like Carlos Alcaraz”
The phenomenon had not gone completely unnoticed. Last year, seven of the eight participants in the Next Gen Masters were subjected to a battery of physical tests. On the menu, there was a 10-meter sprint, a standing vertical jump, a change of direction exercise based on reaction time, and another movement with targets to hit […]
Masters 1000 Paris | PROFILE – Ugo Humbert, the Federer fan who overcame his junior injuries to go far
And Humbert, who will have the public in his favor, is a notable specialist as for indoor hard court. He recently reached the final in Tokyo (which he lost to Arthur Fils) and at home he is even better at it: they are already going 10 consecutive victories on French indoor courts (he was champion […]
Rolex Paris Masters | Richard Gasquet: “It’s hard to say goodbye”
From Gaston Gaudio in 2003 to Zizou Bergs, 21 years later, it was Richard Gasquet‘s odyssey at the Rolex Paris Masters. Thirty-two matches, as many successes as defeats (16), matches against Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer or Andy Murray, whom he had beaten in 2007 to reach the semi-finals, his best result at Bercy, then the […]
ATP Rolex Paris Masters – Richard Gasquet knocked out in the first round by Zizou Bergs for his last Bercy
Paris and Richard Gasquet, it’s almost over. The Biterrois, who announced his retirement at the end of the next Roland Garros, was eliminated in the first round of his last Rolex Paris Masters. At 38, Gasquet suffered against a very good Zizou Bergs (6-3, 6-4 in 1h20). Lucky loser, the Belgian was rewarded by his […]
M1000 Bercy 2024 – Ugo Humbert: “I burned myself out a bit wanting to do too many tournaments”
“I feel tired, but when you’re in France…“If the season ended elsewhere, Ugo Humbert would perhaps be in a different state of mind. But here, with Bercy this week then Metz, at home, immediately, he wants to give one last push A final effort to try to finish on a good note, with one, or […]
Jannik Sinner, strong head in the storm: “I won a lot of matches mentally”
Looking at Jannik Sinner‘s situation in recent months, it is difficult to imagine a young man disturbed by the events and his positive tests for clostebol, an anabolic agent, last March. The legal saga – the World Anti-Doping Agency appealed against his non-suspension on September 28 – and the media commotion which accompanied it recently […]