Daria Kasatkina criticized the Russian government publicly before switching her nationality as the 27-year-old said two years ago that it was “unsafe” for her to return to Russia due to her sexual orientation but also her views on the war. Only a couple of months after the Russia and Ukraine war started, the world No.…

World no. 54 Jakub Mensik is enjoying his career-best tournament at the Miami Open! The 19-year-old Czech has beaten five rivals (Tomas Machac gave him a walkover) to find himself in his first Masters 1000 final.  Thus, Mensik secured a notable feat, becoming the first player born in 2005 in the title of the premium…

Grigor Dimitrov became annoyed with a spectator very early in his Miami Masters semifinal match against Novak Djokovic and it all resulted in the crowd member getting thrown out of the stadium. In the third game of the first set, the 14th-seeded Bulgarian seemingly took exception with the behavior of one spectator and decided to…

Daria Kasatkina has made a huge career and life move as she will no longer represent Russia after switching her nationality to Australia.  In the summer of 2022, the Moscow-born tennis player publicly came out as gay. At the time, she also spoke out against Russia’s actions in Ukraine. Since then, she hasn’t made any…

World no. 9 Andrey Rublev will work with the former world no. 1 Marat Safin during the clay swing! While Fernando Vicente remains Andrey’s coach, the Russian will seek new improvements in his game with the former Major champion. Rublev and Safin have been talking a lot recently. The retired player has been helping the…

Six years ago, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal met in the Indian Wells semi-final. The two great rivals forged the first Masters 1000 semi-final with a combined age of 70 years! On Friday, Novak Djokovic and Grigor Dimitrov smashed their record! The 37-year-old Djokovic and 33-year-old Grigor Dimitrov embraced a combined age of 71,73 years, forging…

Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina has announced a major change in her career, revealing that she will no longer represent her home country on the Hologic WTA Tour. The world No. 12 has been granted permanent residency by the Australian Government and will now compete under the Australian flag in upcoming tournaments. Daria Kasatkina in…

Aryna Sabalenka says some pretty tough and challenging life experiences made her very strong mentally and she believes that played a big part in her success over the last couple of years.  After experiencing a very traumatic experience in 2019 and losing her father to a sudden death, the Belarusian also struggled to make a…

Jakub Mensik will chase his first Masters 1000 crown on Sunday against his idol, Novak Djokovic! The young Czech reached the title clash at the Miami Open following a tight 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 triumph over the home favorite Taylor Fritz in two hours and 25 minutes.  Mensik kept his composure in the closing stages of…

Alexandra Eala isn’t setting any major expectations for herself after a dream Miami Open run but just hopes that she won’t suddenly lose the level showcased in South Beach.  Before Miami, the 19-year-old had only two main draw wins on the Tour and she had never been ranked inside the top-100. But after the second…

Jessica Pegula is optimistic about her Miami Open final chances against Aryna Sabalenka as the world No. 4 feels she is serving and returning better compared to the last time they played. On Thursday evening, the American tennis star ended Alexandra Eala’s dream run in South Beach after beating the 140th-ranked wildcard 7-6 (3) 5-7…

Novak Djokovic enjoyed a relaxed day at the office in the Miami Open semi-final. The six-time champion sailed past his great friend and last year’s finalist Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-3 in an hour and 10 minutes. Novak will chase his 100th ATP title against Jakub Mensik or Taylor Fritz.  Dimitrov survived a match point against Francisco Cerundolo…

Novak Djokovic liked how he served against Sebastian Korda in the Miami Masters quarter-final! The Serb defeated the American 6-3, 7-6 in an hour and 22 minutes for a place in the last four, remaining on the course toward his 100th ATP title. Speaking about his victory, Djokovic mentioned his initial shot as the leading…

Iga Swiatek has an idea about what she would do differently if she could play her Miami Open quarterfinal match against Alexandra Eala again as the Pole would definitely add more spin to her shots instead of hitting the ball very hard.  During a 2-6 5-7 loss to the 19-year-old, the Pole hit 32 unforced…

Stan Wawrinka and Borna Coric met in the second round of the Napoli Tennis Cup in Naples. The veteran played his last match as the 39-year-old and notched a notable 6-2, 6-3 victory in an hour and 43 minutes. Thus, Stan ended Borna’s streak of 16 consecutive Challenger victories. Both players struggled to find the first serve,…

Jakub Mensik is through to his first Masters 1000 semi-final in Miami. The young Czech ousted Arthur Fils 7-6, 6-1 in an hour and 15 minutes, becoming the first player from his country in the Miami Open semi-final since Tomas Berdych in 2015. Mensik claimed 14 points more than his rival, losing the advantage in the…

Martina Navratilova thinks the stress was the real reason behind Emma Raducanu needing a medical intervention during a Miami Open quarterfinal match and not really the weather conditions.  After failing to convert four set points on Jessica Pegula’s serve at 5-2 in the second set, the Briton also didn’t manage to serve out for the…

No. 4 seed Jessica Pegula avoided being added to Alexandra Eala’s impressive Miami win list but afterward admitted that she had all but an easy job and had only words of praise for the rising Filipina after completing a 7-6 (3) 5-7 6-3 win. A day after upsetting Iga Swiatek, the wildcard world No. 140…

Emma Raducanu achieved a couple of notable things during her Miami Open run and one of those is securing returning to the top-50 for the first time in nearly three years.  The Briton, who entered Miami ranked 60th in the world, made it past her opening four matches at the tournament to book her first…

Iga Swiatek insisted that she didn’t want to “think too much” about her tough start to 2025 but admitted that she was happy that the clay swing was next on the calendar. On Thursday, the former world No. 1 suffered the most stunning defeat of her season after world No. 140 Alexandra Eala outplayed her…