Alize Cornet is experiencing the joy of a fresh start on the tennis court, just ten months after her emotional retirement at Roland Garros 2024. With a victory under her belt and a smile on her face, the 35-year-old French player is embracing her comeback with the enthusiasm of a teenager. The Grand Slam in…

Jasmine Paolini didn’t think much when asked which player she’d hire as a coach, instantly name-dropping Rafael Nadal.  While in Miami for the WTA 1000 tournament, Caroline Garcia came up with an interesting idea for her next podcast episode as she met with the Italian, Elena Rybakina and Maria Sakkari and they all together discussed…

In his exclusive interview with The i Paper, Lee Westwood talked about various problems on the golf scene, analyzing things and having interesting points of view. The famous golfer put a special accent on the negotiations between the PIF and the PGA Tour, having a lot of question marks over his head.  The English golfer…

Lee Westwood is just one of the golfers who decided to terminate his membership with the DP World Tour, unwilling to pay fines. In an interview with The i Paper, the famous golfer talked about the European Tour and said that he has fines of 857,000 pounds that he is not ready to pay.  The…

Maria Sakkari has been safely through to the Charleston second round after routing wildcard Marina Stakusic 6-3 6-2 in an hour and a half of play. The Greek, who debuted on the clay courts of Charleston in 2017, won at least a match in each of her first three campaigns at the tournament and that…

Three years ago, Novak Djokovic recognized Jakub Mensik’s enormous talent. The legend brought the young gun to Belgrade, sharing valuable tips and experience with the upcoming teenager. On Sunday, these two met in the Masters 1000 final! Jakub and Novak were the players to beat at the Miami Open, forging the title clash with the biggest age…

World No. 70 Eva Lys kicked off her clay season with a win at the WTA 125 (Challenger) tournament in La Bisbal d’Emporda after overcoming Italian wildcard Nuria Brancaccio 6-3 7-6 (7). After not enjoying an impressive Sunshine Double, the rising German star decided to return to the Challenger level and play her first tournament…

Benoit Paire will have an interesting gig during this year’s French Open as he is set to work as a consultant during the Parisian Grand Slam tournament.  Since making his first appearance at Roland Garros as a pro when he took part in the 2008 qualifying event, the Frenchman has made 17 consecutive appearances at…

It had to happen! Daniil Medvedev is no longer a top-10 player, leaving the elite group following another setback at the Miami Masters. The Russian embraced 110 consecutive top-10 weeks since February 2023. He owns respectable 273 top-10 weeks, standing close to Yannick Noah and Lleyton Hewitt. Medvedev claimed five ATP titles in the opening…

Probably an ace The headline of this piece should end with a question mark. But that seemed churlish, so I saved my skepticism for the next couple thousand words. (Is it a deterrent to warn you of the word count in the first paragraph? Your call!) Last week I wrote about the giant-killing game of…

Alex Michelsen made a winning start at the ATP 250 event in Houston. The 5th seed clinched his 12th ATP win of the season against his good friend, Learnen Tien, toppling the fellow youngster 6-4, 6-2 in 70 minutes.  Thus, Alex avenged last year’s Next Gen ATP Finals semi-final defeat and reached the last 16. The…

Daria Kasatkina says she wasn’t left with much choice other than changing her nationality after publicly criticizing the Russian government and coming out as gay.  Shortly after making her maiden Grand Slam semifinal at the 2022 French Open, the tennis star shared during a conversation with a Russian vlogger that she was gay. During that same…

Tim Henman doesn’t necessarily agree that the coaching situation is Emma Raducanu’s biggest concern as the British tennis legend thinks at this point and time it is more important for the 22-year-old to stay healthy on a long-term basis and physically get stronger. When it was announced that the 2021 US Open champion ended her…

Australian Min Woo Lee sealed his first title on the PGA Tour by winning the Texas Children’s Houston Open, on the par-70 Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston, Texas, with a 260 (66 64 63 67, -20) score. He beat Gary Woodland and Scottie Scheffler, world number one, by one shot, who finished second with…

Serena Williams’ childhood coach Rick Macci described Jakub Mensik’s game as “very special” and also warned Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz to watch out for the 19-year-old.  After struggling with his game and form in early 2025, Novak Djokovic appeared to be destined to win the Miami Masters and finally win his 100th title. But…

After last year’s success, in view of the 82nd Italian Open, scheduled to be held in Tuscany at the Argentario Golf & Wellness Resort from 26 to 29 June, the Italian Golf Federation has decided to reactivate the “Road to Italian Open” competition circuit. The goal is not only to strengthen the connection between the…

Jana Kovackova wrote history at last week’s W35 Antalya event. The young Czech passed seven rivals to lift the first title of her career. At 14 years and nine months, Jana became the 11th youngest player to clinch an ITF title. She is also the first player born in 2010 to conquer a professional tournament.…

Gael Monfils says Elina Svitolina “saved” his career and is the only reason why he is still a pro tennis player.  On the third episode of his podcast, the French tennis star hosted 40-year-old Gilles Simon, who retired from tennis after the 2023 season.  During their conversation, 38-year-old Monfils shared that if nor for his…

A couple of weeks after stunning Novak Djokovic in Indian Wells, Botic van de Zandschulp suffered a heavy loss in the first round of the ATP 250 event in Bucharest. Botic experienced a 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 loss to Richard Gasquet in two hours and 19 minutes. The French veteran is competing in Bucharest for the…

Alex Corretja’s nephew, Izan, has been struggling to present his skills on the professional level. The 18-year-old is miles behind his uncle’s pace after dropping his first ten matches without winning a set! Izan received an invitation for nine Futures at home in Spain, falling on the first obstacle in straight sets. Corretja got a chance to…