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Steve Johnson recounts feeling ashamed over loss to ‘terrible kid’ Jannik Sinner
Steve Johnson revealed he thought he lost to “a terrible kid” after ending on the losing side to Jannik Sinner in their 2019 Rome Masters match and even wanted to finish his career because he felt so embarrassed over the defeat. In 2019 May, a 17-year-old Sinner made his Masters debut after being handed a main…
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Andy Roddick has major praise for Nick Kyrgios despite receiving shock doping claim
Andy Roddick issued the ultimate statement on Nick Kyrgios, comparing the Australian’s talent to the one that Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic possessed – and it all comes after the 2022 Wimbledon finalist appeared to make a doping allegation against the 2003 US Open winner. For nearly a year now, the American tennis…
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Coco Gauff emulates Serena Williams e Naomi Osaka with major sum pocketed in 2024
No female athlete has bagged more money this year than Coco Gauff as the 20-year-old has joined Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka is being the third woman with topping over $30 million in a single year. According to Sportico, the American tennis star collected $9.4 million via tournament prize money this year and additional $21…
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Brisbane boss issues cold comment, not interested in doing Bernard Tomic a favor
Bernard Tomic has been dealt a blow as Brisbane International tournament director Cam Pearson says “it would be pretty tough” to see the former world No. 17 getting a main draw wildcard from the tournament. The Australian, who was once regarded as one of the most promising and talented players in the game, was ranked…
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Emma Raducanu pockets big money in 2024; But not as much as in 2022 and 2023
Emma Raducanu occupied the seventh spot on the highest-paid female players athletes list with her $14.7 million but that also means that for a second consecutive year her annual cheque decreased. On this year’s Sportico list of the biggest earners in women’s sports, six of the top-10 players came from tennis. The list is led…
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Andy Roddick shares big praise for Matteo Berrettini
In one of the latest episodes of his popular podcast Served with, the former American player Andy Roddick expressed his opinion on Italian stars Jannik Sinner, Matteo Berrettini and, in general, on Italian tennis. “Congratulations to Italy, the success is not a coincidence and it’s not just Sinner. It’s been an amazing year for Italian…
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Rising star Joao Fonseca banishes all cumbersome comparisons
The young Brazilian rising star Joao Fonseca qualified this week for the Next Gen ATP Finals and can’t wait to measure himself against the strongest tennis players of his generation. This will be the next last important event of the season, which will see the best eight young players of 2024 on stage. From 18…
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Simona Halep fumes: Embarrassed me but kept Iga Swiatek e Jannik Sinner cases in dark
A week has passed since the Iga Swiatek doping news came to light and Simona Halep says her old demons returned and she “lost my sleep again” because she has a hard time accepting what she believes is a completely different in the handlings of her and the cases of the Pole and Jannik Sinner. …
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Garden Cup Stars Alcaraz, Shelton, Navarro and Pegula Sell Out Madison Square Garden
Photo credit: Emma Wannie / MSGE Directly above Penn Station, tennis took the express route to prominence. The Garden Cup exhibition starring Carlos Alcaraz, Ben Shelton, Emma Navarro and Jessica Pegula rocked a sold-out Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night. More than 19,000 fans packed MSG to see the all-American women’s clash with US Open…
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Katie Boulter shares beautiful gratitude for boyfriend Alex de Minaur
If Jannik Sinner and Anna Kalinskaya seem to be going through a crisis, there is a couple that makes fans dream: Katie Boulter and Alex de Minaur. As both the British player and the Australian player have said several times, their relationship has allowed them both to live their Tour commitments with greater serenity and…
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Jannik Sinner gets brutally honest about the importance of his Italian team
Jannik Sinner attended the 2024 Supertennis Awards along with many other Italian tennis players who have performed a great season. The world number 1 has won among other things the Australian Open, US Open, ATP Finals and Davis Cup this season. The Italian, interviewed by Supertennis, said the best thing of the year has been…
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Iga Swiatek no longer on ITIA sanction list, doping ban officially ends
Iga Swiatek is officially no longer a suspended player after her doping ban expired on Wednesday and the International Tennis Integrity Agency removed her from their sanctions list. Last Thursday, the ITIA announced that the five-time Grand Slam champion provided a sample in August which came back as positive for a banned substance trimetazidine (TMZ).…
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Jannik Sinner flew to Miami to see Anna Kalinskaya: peace or breakup?
After his victories at the ATP Finals and Davis Cup Finals, Jannik Sinner reportedly flew to Miami to celebrate Anna Kalinskaja’s birthday, who turned 26 last Monday. And it was a very discreet trip, considering that neither the Italian nor the Russian posted images, videos or anything else about their reunion. For several weeks now,…
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Ex-top 10 details why she fully believes Iga Swiatek’s ‘sincere’ doping explanation
Andrea Petkovic applauded Iga Swiatek for the way she handled the doping situation as the 2014 French Open semifinalist fully believes that the Pole was going through a very rough time because she knew she was innocent. Shortly after the ITIA announced last Thursday that the world No. 2 tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ) and…
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Mazzoli challenges stars Arab Super League
On the green, in Saudi Arabia, with many of the stars of Liv Golf, the Arab Super League. The Italian Stefano Mazzoli, from tomorrow to Saturday 7 December will face, in Riyadh and in the PIF Saudi International, the last tournament of the Asian Tour 2024, many champions of the separatist league. From Dustin Johnson…
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Andy Roddick sums up Roger Federer’s dominance with funny but honest statement
Andy Roddick candidly admitted that “a chucker like me” didn’t have enough to really threaten Roger Federer, who “completely transformed tennis” with his game and astonishing talent. In the 2000s, the American was widely regarded as one of the best players in the game and the expectation was that he would win multiple Grand Slams…
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Ex No. 1 Dinara Safina fears Iga Swiatek may ‘fall apart’ after doping situation
Dinara Safina thinks Iga Swiatek is very good at “disguising” her emotions but the former world No. 1 is not ruling the possibility of the Pole “crumbling” following the doping news. After the five-time Grand Slam champion didn’t play at all during the Asian swing due to “personal reasons,” it was revealed last Thursday that…
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WTA CEO sent silent warning to players after Paula Badosa’s controversial post
The WTA seemingly addressed the Paula Badosa controversy in silence as players received an email in which they were warned about “distasteful” social media posts and that it “will not be tolerated.” In late September and early November, the Spanish tennis star competed at the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing, where she made the semifinal…
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United States dominates the Top 100 of the WTA ranking
United States of America dominates the WTA ranking. This is the verdict that we can acquire by reading the women’s ranking after the end of this intense season. Behind the Americans, Russia follows at a distance, then the Czech Republic at an even further distance. USA leads this ranking with 17 players among the top…
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ATP lets fans choose the 5 best Slam matches of 2024
ATP gives all tennis fans the chance to vote for the best matches of 2024. The Association Tennis Professionals has selected a series of matches played in the Slam tournaments to be considered among the best that have been played this year. There are five choices that have been made, even if probably some fans…