Back in the day when MTV played music videos, this was one of the most creative ones of the bunch — and “Sledgehammer” has held up pretty well over the years, too! 🎭
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Jannik Sinner 🇮🇹 is seeking his fifth-straight ATP Masters 1000 title, as the Mutua Madrid Open gets underway for the men on Wednesday. My @tennistourtalk.bsky.social preview story. 🎾 #tennis #MMOPEN
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Unlike in 2024 when she didn’t have a driver’s license, Elena Rybkina got to drive her new sports car in celebration of winning the @PorscheTennis Grand Prix Sunday. A look back on the week in Stuttgart, my @tennistourtalk.bsky.social story. 🎾 #tennis #PTGP26
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World No. 2 and top seed Elena Rybakina beat No. 7 seed Karolina Muchova in straight sets to win the @PorscheTennis Grand Prix title in Stuttgart, Germany Sunday afternoon. It was Rybakina’s 2nd Porsche crown. My @TennisTourTalk story. 🎾 #tennis #PTGP26
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Oh, if only the WTA world feed play-by-play TV commentator for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix would check and listen to the players pronunciation of “Muchova” and “Rybakina” on the WTA website, he would realize he is mispronouncing both of the players’ last names! 🎾 #WTATour
Karolina Muchova and 2024 champion Elena Rybakina reached the championship final of the WTA 500 @PorscheTennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart with their respective semifinal wins on Saturday. My @tennistourtalk.bsky.social story has the details + more. 🎾 #tennis #PTGP26
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Karolina Muchova beat Coco Gauff for the 1st time in 7 career meetings to advance to the semifinal round @PorscheTennis Grand Prix on Friday. Muchova will face Elina Svitolina in the SFs. My @tennistourtalk.bsky.social story + Friday report. 🎾 #tennis #PTGP26
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World No. 3 Coco Gauff began her fifth appearance at the @PorscheTennis Grand Prix with a straight-set victory on Thursday to reach her third-consecutive quarterfinal in Stuttgart. My @tennistourtalk.bsky.social story + Thursday report. 🎾 #tennis #PTGP26
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World No. 2 Elena Rybakina is this year's top seed in the @PorscheTennis Grand Prix. She won the 2024 Stuttgart title but did not return to defend her title last year. Learn more about Rybakina, my @tennistourtalk.bsky.social story + more. 🎾 #tennis #PTGP26
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World No. 7 Elina Svitolina is making her first appearance at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix since her semifinal run in 2021. She plays her opening match against Germany’s Eva Lys tonight. My @tennistourtalk.bsky.social story + Tuesday report. 🎾 #tennis #PTGP26
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Iga Swiatek will play in her first tournament since changing coaches from Wim Fissette to Francisco Roig at the WTA 500 @PorscheTennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany this week. My @tennistourtalk.bsky.social story + more. 🎾 #tennis #PTGP26
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Many of the WTA Tour's top players, including Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek and Elina Svitolina, are competing this week at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany. Learn more, my @tennistourtalk.bsky.social story + more. 🎾#tennis #PTGP26
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World No. 10 and top seed Mirra Andreeva won a three-set showdown over Anastasia Potapova to capture the WTA 500 Upper Austria Ladies Linz title. My @TennisTourTalk story has the details, plus Cirstea/Zhang win doubles title. 🎾 #tennis #WTALinz
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World No. 2 Elena Rybakina and World No. 3 Coco Gauff are the top seeds for the 49th annual Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, which begins inside Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany on Monday. Learn more, my @tennistourtalk.bsky.social story. 🎾 #tennis #PTGP26
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Top seed Mirra Andreeva of Russia and Austrian Anastasia Potapova won their respective Upper Austria Ladies Linz semifinals on Saturday to set up Sunday's title final. My @tennistourtalk.bsky.social story has the details + Cirstea/Zhang doubles. 🎾 #tennis #WTALinz
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In an all-Austrian quarterfinal, Anastasia Potapova ended the dream run of Lilli Tagger Friday to advance to the Upper Austria Ladies Linz semifinals. Learn more, my @tennistourtalk.bsky.social story + more. 🎾 #tennis #WTALinz
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Austrian teenager Lilli Tagger garnered the biggest victory of her career by ranking with a straight-set win over World No. 21 Liudmila Samsonova to reach the Upper Austria Ladies Linz QFs on Thursday. My @tennistourtalk.bsky.social story 🎾 #tennis #WTALinz
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She won the title. 🎾
No. 4 seed Jelena Ostapenko erased deficits in both sets to defeat Alexandra Eala and advance to the quarterfinal round of the WTA 500 Upper Austria Ladies Linz on Wednesday. My @TennisTourTalk on Eala’s 1st Linz visit + more. 🎾 #tennis #WTALinz
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Austrian teenager Lilli Tagger scored her 1st tour-level victory on clay to advance to the 2nd rd of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz on Tuesday. She defeated former World No. 2 Paula Badosa in straight sets. My @tennistourtalk.bsky.social story.
🎾 #tennis #WTALinz
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Ukraine’s Yuliia Starodubtseva capped her best week on the WTA Tour after finishing runner-up to Jessica Pegula at the #CharlestonOpen Sunday. It was her 1st WTA Tour final. Learn more about Yuliia’s tennis journey, my @tennistourtalk.bsky.social story. 🎾 #tennis
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Just 19, Rafael Jodar won his first ATP Tour singles title with a straight-set triumph over Marco Trungelliti in the final of the #GrandPrixHassanII in Marrakesh, Morocco Sunday afternoon. Learn more, my @tennistourtalk.bsky.social story.🎾 #tennis
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Jessica Pegula became the first player to successfully defend her #CharlestonOpen title since Serena Williams in 2013 with her straight-set victory over Yuliia Starodubtseva Sunday afternoon. My @tennistourtalk.bsky.social story has the details + more. 🎾 #tennis
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You’re very welcome and thanks for your interest. I think in a week full of enjoyable tennis, picking up on her story and watching her excel — especially against Keys — was a nice surprise. I think she’ll be one to keep an eye on during the European clay season coming up. 🎾
Unheralded and unseeded Yuliia Starodubtseva and defending champion Jessica Pegula won their respective #CharlestonOpen semifinals on Saturday afternoon and will meet in Sunday's title final. My @tennistourtalk.bsky.social story has the details + more. 🎾 #tennis
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Sunday’s #CharlestonOpen OOP, with earlier start times due to expected inclement weather. Doubles final starts at 11 am EDT and singles final is not before 1 pm EDT. 🎾 #tennis
The #CharlestonOpen tournament is to be commended for being proactive in anticipating inclement weather Sunday in the Charleston area. It has worked in conjunction with the WTA Tour to ensure the best possible experience for players and fans. 🎾 #tennis
The #CharlestonOpen has updated the starting times for Sunday’s finals due to anticipated inclement weather. The doubles final will start at 11 a.m. EDT instead of 12:30 p.m., and the singles final will be not before 1 p.m. EDT instead of 3 p.m. Gates at the LTP Daniel Island will open at 10 a.m.
Defending champion Jessica Pegula advanced to her 4th-consecutive #CharlestonOpen semifinal after winning her 3rd-straight 3-set match, this time defeating Diana Shnaider in the QFs on Friday. My @tennistourtalk.bsky.social story + Friday roundup. 🎾 #tennis
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Semifinal Saturday #CharlestonOpen OOP features defending champion Jessica Pegula in the first semifinal followed by 2019 champion Madison Keys in the second one. 🎾 #tennis