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4 days ago | 
claytenis.com | Sebastian VARELA
PARIS – Iga Swiatek is playing for something huge at this Roland Garros: becoming the only woman in tennis history to win the title four years in a row.
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4 days ago | 
rg.org | Sebastian VARELA
Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan celebrates winning match point against Jack Draper of Great Britain (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)PARIS – Alexander Bublik’s stunning victory over fifth seed Jack Draper at the French Open was more than just a personal milestone—it marked the culmination of a significant transformation both on and off the court.
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1 week ago | 
rg.org | Sebastian VARELA
Alejandro Tabilo of Chile (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)Alejandro Tabilo’s Roland Garros run ended Wednesday with a straight-sets defeat to Australia’s Alexei Popyrin (5-7, 3-6, 4-6), but the Chilean left Paris with clarity and emotional progress after a turbulent stretch in his career and personal life.
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1 week ago | 
claytenis.com | Sebastian VARELA
PARIS — She’s creative on court, with a mix of shots and speeds that bring a fresh energy to the tour. And she’s just as spontaneous on social media, where her unique sense of humour stands out. Welcome to the world of Eva Lys. “I love being creative. I try to see tennis from a different perspective — I think it’s something not many people do.”The 23-year-old German is one of the WTA’s rising stars.
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1 month ago | 
claytenis.com | Sebastian VARELA
U.S.-born Robert Prevost, now Leo XIV, the 267th Pope, loves tennis. “I consider myself an amateur player,” he said. The new leader of the Catholic Church was born on September 14, 1955, in Chicago. He lived in Peru for over 30 years and also holds Peruvian citizenship. He served as Bishop of Chiclayo from 2015 to 2023. “Since I left Peru, I’ve had few chances to play tennis, so I’m really looking forward to getting back on court (laughs).
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2 months ago | 
biorxiv.org | Sebastian VARELA |Xuying Zheng |Joyce N. Njuguna |Erik J. Sacks
AbstractMachine learning (ML) can accelerate biological research. However, the adoption of such tools to facilitate phenotyping based on sensor data has been limited by: (1) the need for a large amount of human-annotated training data for each context in which the tool is used; and (2) phenotypes varying across contexts defined in terms of genetics and environment. This is a major bottleneck because acquiring training data is generally costly and time-consuming.
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Feb 15, 2025 | 
claytenis.com | Sebastian VARELA
Sinner accepted a three-month suspension, and several colleagues condemned the resolution of his doping case: "This bias is unacceptable".
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
claytenis.com | Sebastian VARELA |Olympic Games |Davis Cup
The greatest threat to disrupting the duopoly of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz in the near future is an 18-year-old Brazilian. Joao Fonseca, the new kid on the block, is the most promising teenager in the men’s tennis tour. “I look at their rivalry, and that’s where I want to go. I want to be like Sinner and Alcaraz; I want to win Grand Slams,” Fonseca confessed CLAY in an interview.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
relevo.com | Sebastian VARELA
Extrañar a tu hermano, a ese compañero de tantas batallas en el tenis quien de pronto fue suspendido por un caso de dopaje, hizo a Elias Ymer (Estocolmo, 1996) más fuerte. "Me he sentido muy solo", dice este tenista sueco de origen etíope. Mikael Ymer, su hermano pequeño, falló a tres controles antidopaje en 2021 y por eso tuvo que pagar con 18 meses de castigo fuera del circuito profesional.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
relevo.com | Sebastian VARELA
Varias cosas llegaron tarde en la carrera de Nuria Párrizas (1991, Granada). Entre tantas, algo que no muchas mujeres pueden contar y que ella atesorará por siempre, como competir en el mismo equipo con Rafael Nadal: "Yo le hacía caso solo a él". Fue en la United Cup 2023 representando a España. "Nunca me lo hubiese imaginado estar ahí con él, que esté en el banquillo, que me dijera lo que tenía que hacer. Me estaban diciendo todos, pero yo lo escuchaba a él y era 'Primero, a ver qué dice Rafa'.
