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Elias Ymer Visits Ethiopia

ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot joins Elias Ymer and his father on a special visit to Ethiopia, where Elias explored his heritage and where his family came from.

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Elias Ymer Explores Ethiopian Heritage On Visit To Addis Ababa

Elias Ymer was born in Sweden to Ethiopian parents. As one of the young stars in contention to qualify for the Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan, the 21-year-old Elias has the privilege of travelling the world as a tennis player, seeing some of the most affluent cities. But the down-to-earth Swede is only too aware of the life he could have led, had his parents not left war-torn Ethiopia in the 1980s to start a new life in Sweden. In a Hollywood-style twist, his parents, despite having grown up in neighbouring areas of Addis Ababa, did not meet until they both found their own way to Sweden. “To leave their country, and go to another country to start a...

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Maiden Title Helps Coric Surge In Race To Milan

A career breakthrough vaulted Croatian Borna Coric up the Emirates ATP Race To Milan standings in April, and now the 20-year-old right-hander is close to challenging #NextGenATP star Alexander Zverev for the lead in the race to qualify for the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals, to be held 7-11 November in Milan. On 3 April, Coric was in eighth place in the Race, 380 points behind Zverev. But a week later, the Zagreb native compiled the best week of his career at the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech. Coric won five consecutive matches in Morocco to celebrate his first ATP World Tour title, saving five match points in the final to beat German Philipp Kohlschreiber 5-7, 7-6(3), 7-5 in...

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