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A long and historic rivalry that spanned almost two decades reached its conclusion on Saturday in Saudi Arabia. Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal in straight sets in the Third Place Match at the Six Kings Slam: 6-2, 7-6. Djokovic looked sharp in the first set, while Nadal was struggling to land some of his most powerful shots. The second set was far more competitive, with Nadal pushing it to a tiebreak. For a brief moment, it felt like the good old days of the rivalry. Eventually, the 22-time Grand Slam champion netted his return to end the match. Despite coming…
The future faces of tennis squared off on Saturday in Saudi Arabia. Jannik Sinner defeated Carlos Alcaraz in three sets in the finals of the Six Kings Slam: 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3. Sinner won the entire exhibition and the $6 million prize money (in addition to the $1.5 million appearance fee); it is the largest prize in tennis tournament history. While many fans wondered about effort, all doubt was removed by the battle between Sinner and Alcaraz. Sinner looked sharp throughout the match. However, Alcaraz came back from 1-4 in the first set to win the tie break. But Sinner…
Sinner defeated Alcaraz 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-3 to win the exhibition tournament in Riyadh and earn a staggering $6 million — the highest prize money cheque in tennis history. The world No 1 lost the opening set on a tiebreak after seeing a 4-1 lead advantage disappear, but he broke Alcaraz three times in the second set and once in the third en route to a convincing victory. The Italian star’s win will not count towards his ATP head-to-head record with his Spanish rival given it was an exhibition contest. Alcaraz holds a 6-4 record against Sinner having won all three…
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has revealed he once gave up Christmas to watch 38 Liverpool matches in a single week. The Stamford Bridge club make the trip to Anfield this afternoon. Maresca’s side have enjoyed a strong start to the season; however, in the shape of the Reds, Chelsea will be coming up against a Liverpool team that has lost just once in all competitions so far this campaign. And speaking ahead of the game at Anfield, Maresca revealed that after hanging up his boots in 2017, he chose to spend an entire festive season glued to an entire season’s…
Nicolas Jackson and Darwin Nunez feel chaotically linked but one is proving himself an accomplished Premier League forward and the other plays for Liverpool. It feels like perception and reality are rarely quite so diametrically opposed in football as they are with Nicolas Jackson. A 23-year-old with remarkably limited prior professional experience scoring 18 goals and providing eight assists in 42 appearances in a new league under two different managers would not ordinarily be cause for constant ridicule. But a £32m fee he did not set and the crisis-adjacent nature of Chelsea over the past two years has made Jackson…
Arne Slot has repeated the same message a few times this season. To paraphrase the Liverpool boss: “We’ve not played anyone good yet.” It is, to some extent, true. Trips to Manchester United and AC Milan are not the daunting tasks that they once were, though that should not take away from the way that Liverpool made light work of both. The Reds have won nine out of the 10 competitive matches that Slot has overseen, with his cautious warning only passable thanks to the 1-0 defeat against Nottingham Forest. Had Liverpool found a way to win that game, which…
Liverpool’s search for a new midfield signing dominated the summer transfer window. Real Sociedad star Martin Zubimendi was a known target for the Reds, but a £51 million move could not be completed after the Spain international decided to remain with his boyhood club in La Liga. It remains to be seen if Liverpool will return to try and sign Zubimendi once again when the transfer window reopens in January. Regardless, it seems that the Reds have a clear desire to strengthen the No.6 position. A little over 12 months ago, Liverpool tried to sign Moises Caicedo from Brighton. The…
There was a certain inevitability about Chelsea’s opening day defeat by Manchester City – an immediate, if not entirely necessary, reminder of the gap Enzo Maresca had been employed to try to bridge. Speaking ahead of Sunday’s trip to Liverpool, Maresca insisted the performance against the champions remains the best of his Chelsea tenure so far. That, for all Chelsea were far from terrible, is surely kidology. Though the Blues had chances, the early goal to take control and then the second late on to clinch it made City’s away victory about as textbook as they come. In its specifics,…
Liverpool and Chelsea are set to lock horns once again, reigniting a rivalry that previously saw Blues icon Frank Lampard accuse Reds hero Jurgen Klopp of “giving it the biggun”. With both teams sitting pretty at the top end of the Premier League table, Arne Slot’s Reds and Enzo Maresca’s Blues have both kicked off this season in outstanding form. Chelsea, spearheaded by the dazzling Cole Palmer, have already netted 16 goals – a figure only surpassed by Manchester City. Liverpool, on the other hand, have only dropped points once this season, suggesting that Sunday’s clash could be as intense…
Joe Cole had the privilege of playing for two of England’s top clubs – but he wishes he never made the move from Chelsea to Liverpool. The former England midfielder, 42, spent seven successful years at Stamford Bridge, winning three Premier League titles, two FA Cups and a League Cup. So Liverpool snapping him up on a free transfer in the 2010 summer transfer window looked to be a major coup. But the season before he headed to Anfield, where Liverpool host Chelsea today (October 20), Cole had suffered a debilitating knee injury which sidelined him for nearly a year.…