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Classroom To The Court: Swedish Teen Making Noise At Charlottesville Challenger

The University of Virginia has set the benchmark for success at the collegiate level and that prosperity is translating to the professional ranks this week at the Charlottesville Challenger. The contingent of talented Cavaliers, led by freshman Carl Soderlund, are sending a message to the established veterans and surging #NextGen stars on the ATP Challenger Tour. Senior Ryan Shane and junior Alexander Ritschard took full advantage of their main draw wild cards in snatching sets from top seeds Frances Tiafoe and Jared Donaldson, respectively. Seniors Thai-Son Kwiatkowski and JC Aragone also forced their first-round opponents - Tim Smyczek and Liam Broady - to go the distance. Shane, who made his tour-level debut at the US Open last year and appeared...

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'Nadal Saves Match Point' Named Paris Golden Moment

Rafael Nadal's match-point escape against Kevin Anderson during the 2015 third round has been voted the Golden Moment of the BNP Paribas Masters. View Golden Moments Over four days, fans cast their votes for their favourite of eight Classic Moments from this ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament. The Classic Moment '2015: Nadal Saves Match Point' won by overwhelming margins, winning 41 per cent of overall votes cast. The Classic Moment '2010: Monfils Edges Federer' came in second, garnering 21 per cent of the vote, and '2012: Querrey Overcomes Djokovic' finished third with 11 per cent. Nadal showed off his trademark intensity and fighting spirit in erasing the match point at 5-6 in the second-set tie-break against Anderson. The Spaniard...

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Djokovic Passes Opening Paris Test Over Muller

Three-time defending BNP Paribas Masters champion Novak Djokovic continued his quest to maintain the World No. 1 ranking with a solid 6-3, 6-4 win over Gilles Muller on Wednesday in Paris. “It was great to start off the way I did today. Not an easy opponent because he serves and volleys, and I found the conditions quite quick,” said Djokovic. “I think I managed to find the right rhythm, right pace from the very beginning… capitalised on the opportunities when they were presented. I was quite pleased with my serve. I think I got a lot of free points there. It was quite a good performance.” A lone break of serve in each set was all that Djokovic needed to...

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