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Merida: Maria Sakkari upset by wildcard/defending champion Zeynep Sonmez in 1R
Maria Sakkari’s rough start to the 2025 season continues after the Greek tennis star got upset by a wildcard in her opener at the WTA 500 tournament in Merida. Zeynep Sonmez, who surprised everyone last year by winning her maiden WTA title in Merida, is now ranked at No. 88 in the world and her…
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Laura Robson makes one thing clear about Emma Raducanu’s coaching situation
Laura Robson thinks Emma Raducanu currently doesn’t have many options when it comes to hiring big-time coaches and believes the 22-year-old won’t rush into adding a new member to her team until she finds the right fit. After lasting a full season with one coach for the first time in her career, the 2021 US…
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Feliciano Lopez brutally slams tennis community over Jannik Sinner treatment
Feliciano Lopez is ripping the tennis community’s treatment of Jannik Sinner as “beyond disappointing” as the former world No. 12 has a hard time understanding how some could feel so apathetic toward someone who was proved “innocent.” When the ITIA’s report came out in August, it was revealed that the 23-year-old twice tested positive for…
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Kai Trump and Charlie Woods on golf course
When the son of the world’s greatest golfer meets the granddaughter of the most powerful man in the world, there is no other golf event that holds up. Charlie Woods and Kai Trump will play the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley, one of the most important youth competitions in the United States. Tiger Woods’ son…
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Tim Henman praises Roger Federer but then issues ultimate comment on Novak Djokovic
Tim Henman described Roger Federer as the “most complete player” that he faced but also noted that in his eyes, Novak Djokovic is the undisputed tennis GOAT. Since the Swiss was the oldest Big Three member, he was the player from the group who had the most meetings against the Briton. And while Henman beat…
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Barbara Schett claims Leylah Fernandez is being ‘insanely’ treated by dad/coach
Barbara Schett made one very interesting comment while discussing the Elena Rybakina-Stefano Vukov situation as the former Austrian tennis star mentioned that Jorge Fernandez treats his daughter Leylah in “an insane” way. In an interview with an Austrian publication, the former world No. 7 said the Kazakh was “completely brainwashed” by the Croatian coach and…
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Brian Campbell, when golf changes your life
Brian Campbell saw his life change in just one day after winning the Mexico Open. In just one victory, the Californian golfer earned $1,260,000, a sum that corresponds to four times what he had earned so far on the PGA Tour. At the end of the tour, the American confessed that he had thought about…
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Ben Shelton has one of realest answers about Jannik Sinner doping ban
Ben Shelton didn’t have much interest in talking about the Jannik Sinner doping situation as the world No. 14 simply acknowledged that the case is officially over so it’s probably time for everyone to move on. After months of speculating about what would happen during the Italian’s CAS hearing, it all ended 10 days ago…
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Watch: Tristan Boyer goes balistic at San Diego umpire, calls him ridiculous
Tristan Boyer absolutely unloaded on chair umpire Nick Flentie following his San Diego Challenger first-round exit as the world No. 113 ripped the umpire as “ridiculous” and described his calls as “horrendous.” The American, who was seeded at No. 2, picked up a surprise exit in his opening match after 195th-ranked Alex Bolt handed him…
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John Daly: Golf was about eating, drinking, and practice – until Tiger came along
Modern golf is quite different from the one we used to watch. It is natural for any sport, including golf, to undergo a transformation from year to year. However, such a transformation also means that golfers are becoming much stricter in many aspects, striving for perfection. Is finding perfection in the game a recipe for…
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Austin: Petra Kvitova’s post-pregnancy comeback starts with very tight defeat
Petra Kvitova competed well in her first match in 17 months but ultimately fell short of starting her post-pregnancy comeback with a win at the WTA 250 tournament in Austin. On Tuesday, the two-time Grand Slam champion won the opening set against Jodie Burrage before the world No. 189 came back to win 3-6 6-4…
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Paige Spiranac and Lucas Glover react to AimPoint, dividing the golf community
Paige Spiranac, a person who will never cease to captivate the public’s attention, is once again in the spotlight. The famous influencer reacted via social media to slowplay, more precisely to AimPoint, a green-reading technique. It seems that the 31-year-old is not open to the emergence of such controversial putting tools.0 However, reacting via X,…
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ATP Dubai: Quentin Halys stuns Doha champion Andrey Rublev
World no. 77 Quentin Halys made an impressive start at the ATP 500 in Dubai. The Frenchman defeated world no. 9 Andrey Rublev 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 in two hours and 12 minutes for a career-best victory. Halys suffered a tight loss in the first round in Doha last week. He kept his composure against Rublev and…
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Watch: Carlos Alcaraz returns to practice and shows a huge change
Carlos Alcaraz hoped to go further in Doha last week, trying to get even closer to the second position in the ATP rankings. However – after the title won in Rotterdam – the young Spanish ace was defeated by Jiri Lehecka in the quarterfinals in Qatar. The former world number 1 had started the match…
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ATP Dubai: Marin Cilic downs Alex de Minaur, earns his biggest win since 2022
Former US Open champion Marin Cilic is still capable of pulling off upsets! The 36-year-old ousted world no. 8 Alex de Minaur 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of the ATP 500 event in Dubai. Thus, Cilic produced his first top-10 triumph since the 2022 Roland Garros! Marin missed the start of the season…
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Grayson Murray’s parents share emotional details of his last days
Grayson Murray shocked the public last year by committing suicide. After his death, many messages followed, filled with sadness and helplessness. Grayson Murray had suffered from depression for years, openly talking about it many times. Grayson Murray’s parents, in an interview with Today, reflected on their son’s death, emphasizing that it is a nightmare that…
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Footage shows McIlroy’s caddie making key decisions before the US Open collapse
Last year’s US Open still leaves a bitter taste in the mouths of Rory McIlroy fans. Although the Northern Irishman was close to lifting the curse and finally winning the Majors, a mistake he made on the final tee shot ruined his plans. The main character of this story is also Rory’s caddie, Harry Diamond. …
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ATP Acapulco: Learnen Tien follows Nadal-esque AO run with a win
19-year-old American Learnen Tien made a name for himself at the Australian Open. A teenager qualified for the main draw, defeated Daniil Medvedev and became the youngest player in the fourth round since Rafael Nadal in 2005! Learnen is seeking another deep run in Acapulco. The American faced Cameron Norrie in the first round and…
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Shane Lowry admits Ryder Cup experience is unlike anything else in golf
Shane Lowry has a huge motive to succeed this year, especially when we know that perhaps the most popular golf competition, the Ryder Cup, is being played in September this year. During the interview for the Sky Sports Golf podcast, the experienced golfer emphasized the Majors and the Ryder Cup, but it seems that the…
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Indian Wells has plan how to make Emma Raducanu feel secure in desert
The Indian Wells organizers are willing to go to great lengths to have Emma Raducanu compete in the paradise as the tournament if offering the 22-year-old five extra security guards. Last week, the Briton was brought to tears – looked very distressed – and hid under the chair umpire’s bench – just two games into…