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Linette Thumps Frech for Prague Title in First All-Polish WTA Final

One Magdalena stood supremen in the first WTA all-Polish final. 
 
By Alberto Amalfi | @TennisNow | Friday, July 26, 2024
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In the first WTA all-Polish final in history, one Magdalena stood supreme.

Magdalena Linette mastered Magdalena Frech 6-2, 6-1 to capture the Livesport Prague Open championship today.

It is Linette’s third career Tour-level title, including her first since she collected the 2020 Hua Hin championship.

The fourth-seeded Linette won 27 of 32 first-serve points and denied all four break points she faced in a clean 80-minute victory.

It wraps a week that saw Linette defeat Mona Barthel, Rebeka Masarova, fifth-seeded Viktoriya Tomova and top-seeded Linda Noskova before taking down the sixth-seeded Frech.

Linette rises to No. 41 in the Live Rankings as she aims to secure a seed for the 2024 US Open.

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Nadal Will Play Olympic Doubles, Singles Status Uncertain

“I’m sure Rafa will be in tomorrow’s doubles because he trained well today,” Spanish captain David Ferrer said.
 
By Richard Pagliaro | @TennisNow | Friday, July 26, 2024
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The Olympic rings were at Rafael Nadal’s back as questions swirl around his head.

A right thigh injury has impacted Nadal’s training for this weekend’s Olympic Games at Roland Garros in Paris.

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Spanish Olympic captain David Ferrer says Nadal will definitely play doubles on Saturday with a decision regarding his singles status to come after that.

Fourteen time Roland Garros champion Nadal will join forces with reigning Roland Garros champion Carlos Alcaraz in a Spanish Dream Team that will face the sixth-seeded Argentinean team of Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni in Saturday’s opener.

“I’m sure Rafa will be in tomorrow’s doubles because he trained well today,” Ferrer told the media. “Let’s see the feelings he has.

“Doubles requires less intensity than singles, in which you have to be very well prepared physically and in full condition. It’s not just about playing well, but also being in top shape.”

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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When the Olympic singles draw was conducted yesterday, blockbuster screamed from the page at the prospect of a second-round Olympic showdown vs. Grand Slam King Novak Djokovic and Kingo of Clay Nadal.

The 37-year-old Serbian superstar returns to Paris after undergoing surgery to repair a torn medial meniscus in his right knee on Wednesday, June 5th in the City of Light. Djokovic opens against Aussie Matthew Ebden on Saturday, while Nadal, if healthy enough for singles, is slated to play Marton Fucsovics in his first-round match.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Four-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz, who is slated to play doubles on Court Philippe Chatrier followed by his singles opener vs. Lebanon’s Hady Habib on Court Suzanne Lenglen, will not attend Friday night’s opening ceremonies on the Seine in order to rest for his debut on Saturday.