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Wu frustrated by Zverev on court antics in Shanghai loss
Wu Yibing lost his first round match with Alexander Zverev 6-4 7-6. The Chinese player was not impressed with some of the German's actions during the match, saying "I don’t appreciate that kind of behaviour." Wu Yibing expressed his frustration with Alexander Zverev after a 6-4,7-6 loss in the second round of the Shanghai masters. Various incidents during the match appeared to agitate Wu, such as Zverev's tumbles to the ground, his tampering of the net and confronting the ump
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WTA Weekly: Fernandez wins Singapore Open; Eala struggles
Leylah Fernandez won her first title of the 2026 season in Singapore while Alex Eala crashed out in the first round in the WTA 500. Elsewhere, Czechia won their first Billie Jean King Cup title since 2018. Czechia took home a 12th Billie Jean King Cup title after taking out Ukraine 2-0 in the final while Leylah Fernandez and Talia Gibson win first titles up for grabs in Asia. BJK Cup Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova cleaned up in emphatic fashion to take down Ukraine’s Anhe
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'Even at 5-0 I'm still worried,' David Sammel reflects on almost 40 years of coaching
Having coached Liam Broady, Arvind Parmar, Barry Cowan, Andrew Richardson, Miles Maclagan and Jamie Delgado across some of the biggest stages in tennis, David Sammel opens to Talking Tennis' Fergus Gavin up about almost 40 years of coaching, the pressure of match moments, and how mentality shapes champions. Mentality in sport is arguably the defining factor between success and failure. Stress, pressure and anxiety are words all associated with tense moments in any athlete's c
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