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today is a good day for a very good newspaper @sz

Joined January 2013
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„Erheblicher Druck“ und „psychische Gewalt“:  Im Konflikt mit ihrem eigenen Dachverband stehen Erfurts Eisschnellläufer zumindest vor einem beachtlichen Etappensieg. Mit exklusiven Dokumenten sueddeutsche.de/sport/eissch…
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SAP-Chef Christian Klein in einem fantastischen #SZ-Interview über Leistung.
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From @TheAthletic: Alexander Zverev's ball-bouncing while serving at the U.S. Open final has been criticized and has spurred debate in the tennis world. His opponents are calling for rule changes on serves. nyti.ms/4raN2AC
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A US Open semifinal ticket now costs about the same as a Honey Deuce. The get-in price for Alexander Zverev vs. Karen Khachanov dropped to $28, down 91% in three days and from about $300 when the tournament began.

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Gerald Kleffmann retweeted
In der Zeit, in der Alexander Zverev den Ball auftippt, um sich auf den Doppelfehler vorzubereiten, habe ich Altgriechisch gelernt, ein Haus gebaut und Ulysses gelesen.
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Exklusiv: Vertrauliche Dokumente zeigen, wie Owen Ansah seine umstrittene Dopingkontrolle schildert – und wie scharf er der Version der Nationalen Anti-Doping-Agentur und des Kontrolleurs widerspricht. Vor den Sportgerichten dürfte es brisant werden. sueddeutsche.de/sport/owen-a…
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Big news: Stan Wawrinka WILL play #USOpen after all, given a suddenly available wild card after Kypson, who was previously awarded a wild card, withdrew. An 11th hour rescue of what was a baffling decision by the US Open. His Grand Slam career isn't over anymore.
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Gerald Kleffmann retweeted
Primo maschio pubblicamente esposto che ne parla senza alcuna remora e in modo puntuale.
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A grounds pass ticket for day 1 at the @usopen is currently $363. Some might call it market forces, but in simple terms, it's an outrage. New Substack here. Subscribe for free if you can.
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„Berndt ist Unternehmer, der in den Journalismus abgeglitten ist. Bild und Spiegel hingegen gleiten in eiskaltes Unternehmertum ab, da wo Journalismus gefragt wäre. Die Folgen ausbaden müssen dann andere.“ Ich war sauer. @SZ sueddeutsche.de/medien/ulric…
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Aryna Sabalenka joins Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka as the only female tennis players to grace the cover of Time Magazine✨
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"Viele Athleten und Verbände unterstützen uns weiterhin mit Worten, aber in der Praxis sehen wir, dass viele nicht mehr entsprechend handeln." Schan Belenjuk, Olympiasieger und Sportpolitiker, über den Kurs des Sportverbände zu Russland und Belarus sueddeutsche.de/sport/russla…
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Tennis Australia announce that daily allocations for ground passes will be capped for the first time at the 2027 Australian Open. Including Opening Week, 1,368,043 people visited Melbourne Park in 2026 (12% increase compared to 2025). The biggest single-day crowd number at AO 2026 was 103,956 set on Thursday, Day 5.
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Warum Zverev keine echte Tennis-Euphorie auslöst und auch als Grand Slam-Sieger sein Vermarktungspotenzial nicht ausschöpft - zwei zentrale Aussagen von PR-Stratege Raphael Brinkert aus dem guten @SZ-Interview:
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Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina says Netflix’s tennis docuseries ‘Breakpoint’ stopped working with her in 2022 because she kept mentioning the war in Ukraine. At the time, she couldn’t think about anything else — tennis became her platform to raise attention for Ukraine.
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Gerald Kleffmann retweeted
Battle scars: Djokovic, Nadal, Federer, and Murray show their calloused palms after playing Roland Garros.🤯 Tennis is brutal.
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I’ve just learned of the passing of Howard Fendrich, from Associated Press. Tennis loses one of its great journalists. My deepest condolences to his family and loved ones.
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Daniel Günther bringt es bei Maischberger auf den Punkt.
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