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Juan Martin Del Potro Comforts Sobbing Opponent Who Had To Retire During MatchNicolás Almagro, a 31-year-old, former top-10 tennis player from Spain, sobbed on the court after he was forced to retire from his second-round French Open match today against Juan Martin del Potro due to a knee injury—the same injury that caused him to withdraw from a match against Rafael Nadal la...

What Did The Ball Ever Do To You, Sir?While I have no way of knowing exactly what was on world No. 44 Nicolas Almagro’s mind, he poured a lot of it onto this unsuspecting tennis ball during yesterday’s match against No. 86 Yuichi Sugita at the Stockholm Open. ...

Ball Boy Eats WallA ball boy at the Barcelona Open experienced the hazards of his occupation while running back to his spot. The poor kid tripped into the court wall during today’s match between Teymuraz Gabashvili and Nicolas Almagro....

Jack Sock's Run In US Open Comes To Close

Poor Jack Sock. The tennis gladiator named after the bravest piece of laundry in the mid-hamper has succumbed to Nicolás Almagro in the third round of the US Open. Sock's sacking was hardly surprising. After all, Almagro was the tournament's 11-seed. Sock, meanwhile, was unseeded. No shame there....

Do Not Refuse The Post-Match Handshake Or Australians Will Boo The Shit Out Of You

Czech Tomas Berdych faced deafening boos and squeals (which are apparently some kind of Australian version of hissing) after refusing to shake the hand of Spain's Nicolas Almagro following Berdych's four-set win today in Melbourne....