On January 24, 1923, Fritz Thyssen was on trial for resisting the French occupying the Ruhr area. Rather unwittingly, he protected the Republic. Opening the windows was an act of resistance - because from outside the voices of thousands penetrated into the Mainz courtroom: "Germany, Germany over everything," the crowd chanted. And the "Wacht am Rhein": "As long as a drop of blood still glows, a fist still draws the sword...." The cold rain pounded the pavement. It was January...
Apparently you can't live in Munich without a favorite Italian. In the better circles you used to have a favorite Frenchman, preferably in Haidhausen, which was also called the "French Quarter". Not because of the restaurants, but because of the street names: The quarter came into being after the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71, primarily with the help of the reparations payments that had been extorted from France after its defeat. However, there were soon many French restaurants there. And a...
Why and howIt was not the best match of his career, nor of the season, and not even of the week. But Novak Djokovic has, as almost always, found the way out. In the aftermath of his grueling fight against Daniil Medvedev, the best player in the world (despite what the ATP rankings tell us) appeared sometimes borrowed in this semi-final against Taylor Fritz. No one will blame him.But the great strength of the Serb is elsewhere in this context....
Novak Djokovic will play his eighth Masters final. This Saturday in Turin, the Serb defeated the American Taylor Fritz in the semi-finals after a very tight match which was played twice in the tie-break (7-6, 7-6). Not exactly at his best physically, the world number eight fought on every point and made the difference in the important moments. He will try to grab a sixth title in this tournament and become Roger Federer's equal. For this, he will have to...
The surprise guest in the big leagues. Qualified in extremis for the Masters, Taylor Fritz won his ticket for the last four there by beating Félix Auger-Aliassime (7-6, 6-7, 6-2), after a long padlocked match in Turin. With wear, the American put an end to the radiant fall of the Quebecer, relying in particular on an intractable service. He will have the formidable honor of challenging Novak Djokovic, guaranteed to finish first in the red group, in the semi-finals of...
Times are tough for Rafael Nadal. Since his abdominal injury and his withdrawal before the Wimbledon semi-finals in early July, the Majorcan is far from showing his best level on the circuit. After the disappointment of the US Open, where he left in the round of 16, and his failed return to Bercy, where he took the front door, the Spaniard lost in his first match in this Masters, Sunday evening . This is his third loss in a row...
Successful baptism of fire for Taylor Fritz at the ATP Finals. The American, starter in the tournament following the withdrawal of world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz, took full advantage of the situation and won with style against Rafael Nadal in two sets (7-6, 6-1) to lead the green group. ATP ParisNadal is already taking the door11/02/2022 At 10:55 PMSolid in service and exchange, the 9th in the world made the difference in a decisive tie-break, after a very tight first...
tennis Nadal loses start at ATP finals against Fritz Taylor Fritz defeated Rafael Nadal in straight sets. photo © Antonio Calanni/AP/dpa The Spaniard Rafael Nadal suffered an opening defeat at the ATP finals of tennis professionals in Turin. The 36-year-old lost 6-7 (3-7), 1-6 against Taylor Fritz. The American converted his first match point after 1:37 hours. The Spaniard Rafael Nadal suffered an opening defeat at the ATP finals of tennis professionals in Turin. The 36-year-old lost 6-7 (3-7), 1-6...
Retirement will wait…again. True to his reputation as a tireless warrior, Gilles Simon achieved a small feat on Wednesday evening in a white-hot Accor Arena. The tricolor veteran, 188th in the world and invited by the organization, offered the American Taylor Fritz, 11th at the ATP, after a crazy second round at the Rolex Paris Masters. The native of Nice gave everything to win in three sets (7-5, 5-7, 6-4) and 3h06 of battle. He will face Félix Auger-Aliassime in...
At 8:45 p.m., there was still a large crowd around the Accor Arena who waited without being able to enter the complex for the evening session. The organization of the Parisian Masters 1000 was however not in question. No, the person in charge was simply Gilles Simon who once again pushed back his farewell to the profession as much as his physical limits. After a marathon of 3:05, the future retiree offered the scalp of Taylor Fritz (11th) who must...
