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Teenage wildcard Eala shocks Swiatek in Miami, Pegula rounds out the semifinals
The 2025 Miami Open has reached the semifinal stage, featuring three Top 10 players and one unexpected teenage sensation. Aryna Sabalenka and Jasmine Paolini secured their spots first, advancing on Tuesday, while Jessica Pegula and wildcard Alexandra Eala completed the semifinal lineup a day later. Eala’s stunning upset of five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek…
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Nick Kyrgios has very wholesome reason for not wanting tournament wildcards
Current world No. 892 Nick Kyrgios believes it wouldn’t be that hard for him to get a wildcard for any tournament but doesn’t want to do that because of some personal reasons and his belief that special invitations should be reserved for young talents who need an opportunity. Since the seven-time ATP champion was basically…
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Novak Djokovic was ‘ready’ to leave tennis if vaccine was mandate to keep playing
Goran Ivanisevic claims Novak Djokovic was so firm in his personal beliefs that he was ready to walk away from pro tennis if taking a COVID-19 vaccine was a mandate for him to continue playing. If you remember well, the infamous Australia visa saga in early 2022 mainly occurred because the Serb wasn’t vaccinated. That…
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Goran Ivanisevic confirms what many suspected about split with Elena Rybakina
Goran Ivanisevic publicly confirmed that his split with Elena Rybakina was motivated by off-court stuff and he described it as both “strange and sad.” Only a day after the Kazakh lost to Madison Keys in the Australian Open round-of-16, the Croatian tennis legend announced he was departing her team through a short Instagram announcement. However,…
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Former ATP Top 10 is very pessimistic about Daniil Medvedev’s current status
Daniil Medvedev’s career has taken a very worrying direction in the last year. The Russian champion is nowhere near the player capable of winning the US Open in 2021 and rising to the top of the ATP rankings thanks to his consistent performances throughout the season. Repeated losses against Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz in the most…
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Miami: Arthur Fils downs Alexander Zverev, blows away his No.1 dreams
Arthur Fils has completed the ”Sunshine Double’ quarter-finals! The young Frenchman faced the top seed and world no. 2 Alexander Zverev in the fourth round at the Miami Open and prevailed 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in two hours for a place in the last eight. The Frenchman bounced back from a set down, overcoming lower back…
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Watch: Toni Nadal watches Alexandra Eala stun Iga Swiatek in Miami
Alexandra Eala still dreams in Miami! The 19-year-old Filipina stunned world no. 2 Iga Swiatek 6-2, 7-5 in an hour and 39 minutes in the Miami Open quarter-final! Thus, a teenager with a wild card will compete in her first WTA semi-final, achieving that on the big scene. The famous coach, Toni Nadal, stood in…
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Miami: Wildcard Alexandra Eala ousts Iga Swiatek to make SF and write tennis history
World No. 140 Alexandra Eala’s Miami Open fairytale has been elevated to a completely new level after the world No. 140 upset No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek 6-2 7-5 to reach the semifinal. The Filipina, who made her WTA 1000 debut in Miami after being handed a main draw wildcard, clinched her third win over…
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Lorenzo Musetti warns other players after facing Novak Djokovic in Miami
Novak Djokovic had arrived in Miami with many doubts, especially after a very poor performance against Botic van de Zandschulp in the second round of the Indian Wells Masters 1000. The former world No. 1 necessarily needed a strong reaction, and his performance in the first three matches in Florida induced optimism. The Serbian ace…
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Emma Raducanu won’t play Stuttgart; Does this mean Porsche rumors were true?
Emma Raducanu won’t be starting her clay season in Stuttgart as usual and suddenly a report from October makes more sense. At the start of this week, the organizers of the WTA 250 tournament in Rouen released its entry list and the British tennis player’s name was there. In the past, the 22-year-old preferred to…
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Miami: Taylor Fritz bests Adam Walton, repeats his career-best result
World no. 4 Taylor Fritz will compete in his second Miami Open quarter-final. The home favorite faced world no. 89 Adam Walton in the fourth round and earned a 6-3, 7-5 victory in an hour and 34 minutes for a place in the last eight. Walton played his career-best ATP tournament, passing three obstacles before…
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Miami: Inspired Matteo Berrettini downs Alex de Minaur
Matteo Berrettini has a negative record at the Masters 1000 series. The Italian fought for the Madrid Masters crown in 2021, and it was his last notable result at this level. Now, Matteo has changed that at the Miami Open! The Italian will compete in his first Masters 1000 quarter-final in nearly four years following…
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Emma Raducanu addresses ‘coming a long way’ amid deep Miami run
Emma Raducanu says everything on and off the court clicked for her in Miami as she is feeling great about her game but also doing pretty well outside of the court. After picking up a sixth defeat in the past seven matches in Indian Wells, the Briton decided to end her trial period with coach…
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Clara Tauson sounds off on Paula Badosa’s behavior during Miami match
There is no love lost between Clara Tauson and Paula Badosa following their Miami Open meeting as the Dane suggested that she didn’t know what was the Spaniard’s issue with her before suggesting that she probably wasn’t liked very much by her rival. In the Miami third round, No. 10 seed Badosa overcame 20th-seeded Tauson…
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Emma Raducanu reveals reason for splitting with latest coach after just two weeks
Emma Raducanu is giving credit to Vladimir Platenik for her Miami Open run and has nothing but positive to say about the Slovak coach but insists she simply felt it wasn’t the right timing for them to collaborate. A day before launching her Indian Wells run, the British tennis player announced that she added Platenik…
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Miami: Aryna Sabalenka dominates Zheng Qinwen again, reaches first semifinal
Aryna Sabalenka once again handled the business against Zheng Qinwen as the top seed ousted the No. 9 seed 6-2 7-5 to progress into her first Miami Open semifinal. After losing her serve three times in the opening set, it didn’t look promising for the Chinese tennis star and her hopes of finally getting a…
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Miami: Novak Djokovic topples Lorenzo Musetti in style!
Six-time Miami Open champion Novak Djokovic is through to the last eight in Florida! Djokovic ousted Lorenzo Musetti 6-2, 6-2 in an hour and 23 minutes in the fourth round for his eighth quarter-final in Miami, the first in nine years! World no. 5 performed at a high level and left the young gun behind…
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Miami: Grigor Dimitrov tops Brandon Nakashima, reaches QF
Last year’s Miami Open finalist Grigor Dimitrov is the first player to reach the quarter-final in Florida this week. Grigor faced the 31sd seed Brandon Nakashima in the fourth round and earned a 6-4, 7-5 victory in an hour and 23 minutes. The more experienced player took five points more than his opponent. They embraced…
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Iga Swiatek gets real on why it is hard for her to overtake Aryna Sabalenka at No. 1
Iga Swiatek highlights she wants to be world No. 1 again but admits that is looking like a long shot at the moment, considering that she has a ton of points to defend. Following last year’s US Open quarterfinal exit, the Pole also automatically lost the top spot to Aryna Sabalenka. Then, she was hit…
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Naomi Osaka shares message after promising Miami run ends in heartbreaking loss
Naomi Osaka maybe didn’t have a desired ending to her Miami Open run but it doesn’t change the fact that she still absolutely enjoyed her time at the tournament. On Monday, the Japanese was aiming to get her fourth consecutive win but also register her first top-10 victory in 2025. And after winning the opening…