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When Rankings Didn’t Matter: Tennis’s Biggest Masters 1000 Surprises

When Rankings Didn’t Matter: Tennis’s Biggest Masters 1000 Surprises

In a sport where the elite often dominate, a few unexpected names have managed to break through the ranks and reach the biggest stages. Every so often, a player outside the world’s top 100 defies logic, form, and expectation to make a dream run at an ATP Masters 1000 event.

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