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“You can never lose,” Flavio Cobolli said of playing for your country, “if you give what you have in your heart.”

Cobolli’s shirt-shredding performance helped Italy to its third straight Davis Cup, and gave his nation another tennis hero www.tennis.com/news/article...
Flavio Cobolli’s shirt-shredding performance helped Italy to its third straight Davis Cup, and gave it another tennis hero | Tennis.com
“You can never lose,” Cobolli said of playing for your country, “if you give what you have in your heart.”
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November 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
“You can never lose,” Flavio Cobolli said of playing for your country, “if you give what you have in your heart.”

Cobolli’s shirt-shredding performance helped Italy to its third straight Davis Cup, and gave his nation another tennis hero www.tennis.com/news/article...
Flavio Cobolli’s shirt-shredding performance helped Italy to its third straight Davis Cup, and gave it another tennis hero | Tennis.com
“You can never lose,” Cobolli said of playing for your country, “if you give what you have in your heart.”
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November 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Davis Cup Final Preview

—Italy won’t have Jannik Sinner, but it will still have depth
—With the ATP’s Top 2 absent, there’s room for an unlikely hero
—Who will walk away with the title? www.tennis.com/news/article...
Can a Jannik Sinner-less Italy three-peat the Davis Cup at home? | Tennis.com
With the ATP’s Top 2 absent, there’s room for an unlikely hero.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Jannik Sinner said it was “on me” to add variety after his US Open loss to Carlos Alcaraz

Sinner was as good as his word in Turin. He had just the right wrinkles—a big 2nd serve here, a topspin lob there—to surprise Alcaraz and win their 2025 finale www.tennis.com/news/article...
ATP Finals takeaway: Jannik Sinner walks the walk on making changes to Carlos Alcaraz matchup | Tennis.com
Sunday showed the Italian's adjustments were a success in his season finale at Turin.
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November 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Jannik Sinner said it was “on me” to add variety after his US Open loss to Carlos Alcaraz

Sinner was as good as his word in Turin. He had just the right wrinkles—a big 2nd serve here, a topspin lob there—to surprise Alcaraz and win their 2025 finale www.tennis.com/news/article...
ATP Finals takeaway: Jannik Sinner walks the walk on making changes to Carlos Alcaraz matchup | Tennis.com
Sunday showed the Italian's adjustments were a success in his season finale at Turin.
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November 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Turin Final Preview

Right now, choosing between Carlos Alcaraz & Jannik Sinner feels like choosing between 2 perfect players, each of whom has helped refine the other's game throughout 2025 www.tennis.com/news/article...
Carlos Alcaraz meets Jannik Sinner for ATP Finals trophy | Preview, Pick, Where to Watch | Tennis.com
The Spaniard is 4-1 in their season series; the Italian has won 30 straight indoor matches.
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November 16, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Turin Final Preview

Right now, choosing between Carlos Alcaraz & Jannik Sinner feels like choosing between 2 perfect players, each of whom has helped refine the other's game throughout 2025 www.tennis.com/news/article...
Carlos Alcaraz meets Jannik Sinner for ATP Finals trophy | Preview, Pick, Where to Watch | Tennis.com
The Spaniard is 4-1 in their season series; the Italian has won 30 straight indoor matches.
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November 16, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Turin Semifinal Preview: Carlos Alcaraz vs. Felix Auger Aliassime

FAA has surged his way to the final four, but Alcaraz has a final face-off with Sinner in his sights www.tennis.com/news/article...
ATP Finals: Carlos Alcaraz vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime | Preview, Pick, Where to Watch | Tennis.com
The Canadian owned their head-to-head early, but the Spaniard has since posted four consecutive straight-set wins.
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November 15, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Turin Semifinal Preview: Jannik Sinner vs. Alex De Minaur

"I do feel like I'm heading in the right direction" against the Top 2, De Minaur says

With an 0-12 record vs the Italian, he has a ways to go www.tennis.com/news/article...
ATP Finals: Alex de Minaur vs. Jannik Sinner | Preview, Pick, Where to Watch | Tennis.com
Will the 13th time finally be the charm for the underdog Aussie against the defending champion?
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November 15, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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Friday Turin Previews
—Zverev and Auger Aliassime play for the final semifinal spot; Zverev leads their H2H 6-3, but FAA won their most recent match
—Sinner tries to stay perfect, while Shelton tries to win his 1st set against the Italian in 2 years www.tennis.com/news/article...
ATP Finals: Sinner vs. Shelton & Zverev vs. Auger-Aliassime | Previews, Picks, Where to Watch | Tennis.com
Either the German or Canadian will advance out of the Bjorn Borg Group with the home favorite.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Friday Turin Previews
—Zverev and Auger Aliassime play for the final semifinal spot; Zverev leads their H2H 6-3, but FAA won their most recent match
—Sinner tries to stay perfect, while Shelton tries to win his 1st set against the Italian in 2 years www.tennis.com/news/article...
ATP Finals: Sinner vs. Shelton & Zverev vs. Auger-Aliassime | Previews, Picks, Where to Watch | Tennis.com
Either the German or Canadian will advance out of the Bjorn Borg Group with the home favorite.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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Thursday Turin Previews

All four players in the Connors Group—Alcaraz, Fritz, Musetti, De Minaur—can still make the semis, and Alcaraz can clinch the year-end No. 1 www.tennis.com/news/article...
ATP Finals: Fritz vs. De Minaur & Alcaraz vs. Musetti | Previews, Picks, Where to Watch | Tennis.com
All four players are in contention to advance out of the Jimmy Connors Group.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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November 13, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Thursday Turin Previews

All four players in the Connors Group—Alcaraz, Fritz, Musetti, De Minaur—can still make the semis, and Alcaraz can clinch the year-end No. 1 www.tennis.com/news/article...
ATP Finals: Fritz vs. De Minaur & Alcaraz vs. Musetti | Previews, Picks, Where to Watch | Tennis.com
All four players are in contention to advance out of the Jimmy Connors Group.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Tuesday Turin Previews
—Alcaraz vs. Fritz: The Spaniard keeps chasing No. 1; the American keeps chasing Alcaraz
—De Minaur vs Musetti: The Australian will have the court, while the Italian will have the crowd www.tennis.com/news/article...
ATP Finals: Alcaraz vs. Fritz & Musetti vs. de Minaur | Previews, Picks, Where to Watch | Tennis.com
It doesn’t take long to get desperate at a year-end championship.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Tuesday Turin Previews
—Alcaraz vs. Fritz: The Spaniard keeps chasing No. 1; the American keeps chasing Alcaraz
—De Minaur vs Musetti: The Australian will have the court, while the Italian will have the crowd www.tennis.com/news/article...
ATP Finals: Alcaraz vs. Fritz & Musetti vs. de Minaur | Previews, Picks, Where to Watch | Tennis.com
It doesn’t take long to get desperate at a year-end championship.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Elena Rybakina said her 2025, and the coaching turmoil that came with it, was “challenging”

How she rose to that challenge in the end, by overpowering Aryna Sabalenka and winning her biggest title in three years in Riyadh www.tennis.com/news/article...
How Elena Rybakina rose to a
After an up-and-down season, and the coaching turmoil that came with it, she overpowered Aryna Sabalenka and won her biggest title in three years in Riyadh.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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ATP Finals Preview
—Carlos Alcaraz & Jannik Sinner will decide the year-end No. 1
—Taylor Fritz tries again to crack the Top 2's code
—Felix Auger Aliassime & Lorenzo Musetti look to make the most of their late qualifications www.tennis.com/news/article...
2025 ATP Finals preview: Will Carlos Alcaraz or Jannik Sinner finish year-end No. 1? | Tennis.com
Plus: Taylor Fritz tries again to crack the Top 2’s code, and debutant Ben Shelton will hope to find his summer form.
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November 8, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Elena Rybakina said her 2025, and the coaching turmoil that came with it, was “challenging”

How she rose to that challenge in the end, by overpowering Aryna Sabalenka and winning her biggest title in three years in Riyadh www.tennis.com/news/article...
How Elena Rybakina rose to a
After an up-and-down season, and the coaching turmoil that came with it, she overpowered Aryna Sabalenka and won her biggest title in three years in Riyadh.
www.tennis.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:37 AM
ATP Finals Preview
—Carlos Alcaraz & Jannik Sinner will decide the year-end No. 1
—Taylor Fritz tries again to crack the Top 2's code
—Felix Auger Aliassime & Lorenzo Musetti look to make the most of their late qualifications www.tennis.com/news/article...
2025 ATP Finals preview: Will Carlos Alcaraz or Jannik Sinner finish year-end No. 1? | Tennis.com
Plus: Taylor Fritz tries again to crack the Top 2’s code, and debutant Ben Shelton will hope to find his summer form.
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November 8, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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“I feel like I belong at this point,” Amanda Anisimova says of her new place in the WTA’s elite

Only winning breeds confidence, they say. This year Anisimova proved that wrong. She used her worst defeat as inspiration to keep climbing higher www.tennis.com/news/article...
"I feel like I belong": Amanda Anisimova builds on career breakthrough at debut WTA Finals | Tennis.com
How Anisimova used her worst defeat as inspiration for her biggest wins yet.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
“I feel like I belong at this point,” Amanda Anisimova says of her new place in the WTA’s elite

Only winning breeds confidence, they say. This year Anisimova proved that wrong. She used her worst defeat as inspiration to keep climbing higher www.tennis.com/news/article...
"I feel like I belong": Amanda Anisimova builds on career breakthrough at debut WTA Finals | Tennis.com
How Anisimova used her worst defeat as inspiration for her biggest wins yet.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Swiatek vs. Anisimova has been among the highest-profile matchups of 2025. Iga won at Wimbledon; Amanda won at the US Open; starting now, they play for a spot in the Riyadh semis
November 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Jannik Sinner said after the US Open that he needed to add touch and variety. Last week, his drop shot was central to his title run in Paris

On Sinner's rapid revamp, and the big test ahead in Turin: Carlos Alcaraz www.tennis.com/news/article...
Jannik Sinner's latest brilliant run takes him to Paris title | Tennis.com
How Sinner, along with Carlos Alcaraz, has made near-flawlessness seem like old news.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
“I’m just going as hard as I can, and heavy as I can,” Aryna Sabalenka told herself in the 3rd set vs. Jessica Pegula

Sabalenka walked away with a win, a spot in the Riyadh semis, and the knowledge that, even against the WTA’s best, her power alone can be enough www.tennis.com/news/article...
Aryna Sabalenka goes
She also walked away knowing that, even against the WTA’s best, her power alone can be enough.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM