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Miami: Ruthless Coco Gauff double bagels Grand Slam champion in opening match
Coco Gauff’s Miami run is literally off to the best way possible after the third-ranked American destroyed 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin 6-0 6-0 in just 47 minutes. In the past, the 2023 US Open champion had some painful defeats versus Kenin, losing to the former world No. 4 during the 2020 Australian Open and…
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Miami P1: Mirra Andreeva plays with Coello and Sara Errani makes huge revelation
The Miami Premier Padel P1 began on Tuesday, March 18 in the beautiful city in Florida, which organized the event down to the smallest detail and chose a legend of this sport like Fernando Belasteguin as tournament director. The best padel player of all time – who retired at the end of last year after…
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Xander Schauffele opens up about mistake he’s been making, following dad’s warning
Xander Schauffele hasn’t impressed on the PGA Tour this year, but the 31-year-old believes he will improve in the coming weeks. Considering the injury he suffered, fans knew that it won’t be that easy for Schauffele to return to his old form, especially when he said during the last tournament the most important thing is…
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Richard Globensky sentenced after years of stealing and selling Masters memorabilia
A former warehouse worker for the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, Richard Globensky (40) found himself in a difficult situation after being accused of transporting stolen memorabilia from the Masters Tournament. He was sentenced to one year, and this case attracted a lot of public attention. Namely, Richard transported things worth several million dollars,…
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Miami: Zheng Qinwen delivers strong performance in opener, pulls off Li Na feat
Zheng Qinwen enjoyed a good day at the office in her Miami opener as the No. 9 seed saw off 229th-ranked Lauren Davis 6-1 7-5 in an hour and 17 minutes of play. Throughout the match, the Chinese tennis star – who had a first-round bye – served exceptionally and she finished with 12 aces…
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Kei Nishikori withdraws from Miami Open due to fatigue
Kei Nishikori withdrew from the Miami Open a couple of hours before his first-round duel against fellow Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka. World no. 64 cited fatigue as the reason for his withdrawal from the season’s second Masters 1000 event. The Japanese will rest and start preparing for the upcoming clay swing. His next tournament should be the ATP 250…
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Scottie Scheffler addresses comparisons with McIlroy and favorite tag before Masters
Scottie Scheffler is preparing for the big challenge of his career: the Masters. The 28-year-old golfer is motivated to make a great result, reacting to comparisons with Rory McIlroy, who is probably the most motivated to write history in this competition. Given that, according to many, the world number 1 is the main favorite to…
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Carlos Alcaraz shuts down Novak Djokovic’s PTPA lawsuit: ‘I do not support that’
A couple of days ago, the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) launched a historic legal battle against the sport’s governing bodies – ATP, WTA, ITF and ITIA. The lawsuit accused them of ignoring player welfare and prepared a plan to fix tennis. They included a quote from Carlos Alcaraz’s press conference last year when he criticized the tennis schedule, and world…
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Paige Spiranac gives her verdict on Scottie Scheffler’s Masters dinner choices
Scottie Scheffler is motivated to make it a success at the Masters again this year, aiming to defend his title at Augusta National. Scheffler was a dominant force on the PGA Tour last year, dominating throughout the year. However, after an injury during the offseason, some are not convinced that Scottie can dominate this year…
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Kai Trump and Charlie Woods face tough start at Sage Valley Junior Invitational
Junior golf attracts special attention, given that experts from the world of golf, as well as fans, want to get to know the game of some of the greatest talents. The Sage Valley Junior Invitational tournament is one of the more famous golf tournaments for juniors. This year’s edition features Charlie Woods, the son of…
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‘Realistic’ Nick Kyrgios issues another retirement hint after Miami win
Nick Kyrgios is dropping another retirement hint, this time revealing that he has been openly telling his team that he is not sure how much time he has left in tennis and also indicating that he may not be able to play his Miami second-round match against Karen Khachanov. On Wednesday, the former world No.…
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Emma Raducanu’s latest stint with coach lasts only two weeks; Reason revealed
Emma Raducanu is set to hit the coaching market again after deciding to call time on her partnership with Vladimir Platenik after just two weeks and feeling their partnership wasn’t heading in the right direction. Earlier this month in Indian Wells, the 2021 US Open champion was spotted with the Slovak coach before confirming their…
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Emma Raducanu thrilled for childhood friend Jack Draper’s Indian Wells success
Emma Raducanu says she was thrilled to see childhood friend Jack Draper have his big day at this past Indian Wells Masters and now be known as a Masters champion and a top-10 player. After putting up a solid run at the Australian Open and also making the Doha final last month, the top-ranked British…
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Mirra Andreeva makes surprise revelation about who was first WTA star to message her
Mirra Andreeva reveals the first player to message and support her on the WTA Tour was Bianca Andreescu, who reached out to her two years ago during her debut tournament on the main level. In 2023 April, a 15-year-old Andreeva won back-to-back ITF titles before receiving a main draw wildcard for the WTA 1000 tournament…
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Ex-British star tells Emma Raducanu what holds her back from 2021 US Open form
Former British tennis player Andrew Castle suggests the key to Emma Raducanu returning to her 2021 US Open level is very simple and that is stopping to analyze and overthink everything. A lot has been said about the 22-year-old not winning any titles since her 2021 US Open campaign and what has gone wrong since…
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Martina Navratilova comments on Iga Swiatek’s outbursts, title drought
Martina Navratilova thinks Iga Swiatek figuring out how to handle better her emotions in moments of frustration and also keeping a positive mindset despite evidently struggling with her confidence is the key to the Pole ending her title drought. While the world No. 2 has made the semifinal in three of her four tournaments played…
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Miami: Belinda Bencic pulls late surge, comes back from brink of loss in 1R thriller
Belinda Bencic was inches away from exiting the Miami Open in the first round but that scenario was avoided after her late surge helped her come back from a 3-5 third-set deficit and edge out world No. 42 Dayana Yastremska 6-4 1-6 7-5. Today, the Swiss tennis star played her first match in Miami since…
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Valspar Championship, Manassero is in Florida
Matteo Manassero returns to play on the PGA Tour. From March 20 to 23 in Palm Harbor, Florida, he will be among the protagonists of the Valspar Championship. At the Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course), the American Peter Malnati will defend the title he won in 2024 when he beat his compatriot Cameron Young by two…
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Aryna Sabalenka jokes about ‘dealing with Mirra Andreeva since she was 15’
Aryna Sabalenka jokes she has been “dealing” with Mirra Andreeva since she was 15 years old and warns the 17-year-old that she will be wanting revenge when they square off next time. On Sunday, the teenage sensation prevented the Belarusian from landing her first Indian Wells title after beating the top-seeded Belarusian 2-6 6-4 6-3.…
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Rick Shiels delivers controversial take on TGL season one, pushes for new approach
The first season of TGL produced different reactions among the public. While there are those who are blown away by the innovation and creativity of this league, there is another side that does not advocate innovation and such an atmosphere in the world of golf. However, it seems that positive reactions prevail, and TGL officials…