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Mimi Rhodes wins Ford Women’s NSW Open
Mimi Rhodes captured the Ford Women’s NSW Open with a flawless performance on the final day at Wollongong Golf Club, winning by two shots to claim her first Ladies European Tour (LET) title. The 23-year-old rookie closed Sunday without a bogey, shooting a 69 (-2) to finish the week at 17-under par. Leading by one…
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Miami: Novak Djokovic sails into last 16
Novak Djokovic will compete in the last 16 at the Miami Open. The six-time winner defeated Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6-1, 7-6 in an hour and 45 minutes, remaining on the title course. Novak dominated the opening set, bringing it home in 34 minutes. The Argentine pulled the break back early in the second set and…
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Monica Puig glows at the Miami Open: Shows off her baby bump!
Monica Puig is radiating pregnancy glow at the 2025 Miami Open! The 2016 Olympic gold medalist shared a delightful update on social media, showcasing her favorite outfit during the Sunshine Swing while proudly highlighting her baby bump. Miami Open orange for Day 6 coverage! 🧡 pic.twitter.com/01UV9OEweQ — Monica Puig (@MonicaAce93) March 23, 2025 Since retiring…
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Former Australian Open semi-finalist wins his second Futures crown of the season
Former world no. 19 Hyeon Chung has not competed on the ATP Tour since 2019! Plagued with injuries and surgeries, the Korean hit rock bottom a couple of times, jeopardizing his career but never giving up. The 28-year-old entered six tournaments in the closing stages of 2024 and gained confidence ahead of 2025. The former…
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Miami: Elina Svitolina gets already second big win, ousts Karolina Muchova in 3R
No. 22 seed Elina Svitolina has just registered back-to-back very strong wins at the Miami Open after overcoming 15th-seeded Karolina Muchova 6-2 3-6 6-2 in two hours and three minutes of play. Two days earlier, the Ukrainian annihilated Belinda Bencic 6-1 6-2 in her Miami opener. Today, she made another strong start against the 2023…
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Miami: Alex de Minaur arranges R3 blockbuster vs. Joao Fonseca
Alex de Minaur will compete in the last 32 at the Miami Open. The top-ranked Aussie defeated Yunchaokete Bu 6-4, 6-4 in the second round, arranging the third-round clash with the upcoming star Joao Fonseca. Alex provided ten comfortable holds, dropping eight points and offering his rival no chances. Bu felt the pressure and cracked under…
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Jessica Pegula explains why Emma Raducanu’s top-10 Miami win isn’t really surprise
Jessica Pegula wasn’t really surprised to see Emma Raducanu upset world No. 10 Emma Navarro at the Miami Open as the 2024 US Open runner-up has no doubt that the Briton has the game to challenge the very best when she is at her best level. Entering Miami, the 60th-ranked British tennis player had lost…
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After a year of struggles, Koepka feels ‘in a better place’ as he returns
Chase Koepka, brother of the famous Brooks Koepka, has had many challenges and difficulties in his career, but he has always tried to cultivate the same love for golf. Although he is not that successful as Brooks, Chase is a great golfer, who deserves the attention of golf fans. The famous golfer had a lot…
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Novak Djokovic’s PTPA ‘involved’ in Elena Rybakina-Stefano Vukov case in silence
PTPA executive director Ahmad Nassar claims the association absolutely hasn’t turned a blind eye to the Elena Rybakina and Stefano Vukov situation but didn’t reveal any details except stating that they were “heavily involved” in the case. Before filing a lawsuit against the ATP, WTA, ITF and the ITIA, the PTPA would often defend players…
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Another tournament – another age record for Gael Monfils!
Gael Monfils is enjoying a great season at 38! The veteran has been collecting age milestones throughout 2025, with the recent coming at the Miami Masters. Gael secured two victories and booked his place in the third round. Monfils ousted Fabian Marozsan in the first round for a winning start. The veteran faced the 26th…
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Emma Raducanu pours cold water on constant ball change criticism in Miami
Emma Raducanu acknowledges constantly changing the balls can lead to some injuries but admits that she is still a big fan of the concept simply because she thinks that playing with one type of ball would give one group of players an advantage and put others at a disadvantage. Two things about which players have…
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Watch: Frustrated Andrey Rublev smashes racket just five games into Miami match
Andrey Rublev lost his cool very early in his Miami Masters match against Zizou Bergs and smashed his racket only five games into the clash. With the 51st-ranked Belgian having a game point, the Russian sprayed a miss hit. And just moments after his ball went near the stands, the 17-time ATP champion got extremely…
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Miami: Reilly Opelka edges Holger Rune
Reilly Opelka is through to the third round of a Masters 1000 event for the first time in over three years! The American faced Holger Rune in the Miami Open second round and prevailed 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 in two hours and three minutes. Opelka suffered a break in the opener and provided 13 comfortable holds…
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Miami: Zheng Qinwen’s resurgence continues, ousts 3R rival with strong display
Zheng Qinwen’s quest to rediscover her game and rhythm continues at the Miami Open as she delivered a strong performance to oust 90th-ranked Taylor Townsend 6-1 7-6 (3) and safely reach the round-of-16. Throughout the entire match, the Chinese tennis star was rock-solid on her serve, winning an impressive 88 percent of her first serve…
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Emma Raducanu tells why some wins now mean more than ones from 2021 US Open
Emma Raducanu issued quite a statement after her big Miami Open triumph against Emma Navarro, revealing she values some of her current wins more than the ones that landed her historic 2021 US Open title. The world No. 60, who picked up a couple of disappointing defeats in early 2025 before also enduring a traumatic…
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Miami Premier Padel P1: Galan and Lebron shine in front of Carlos Alcaraz
Miami not only hosts the prestigious Masters 1000 tennis tournament these days, but also the first edition of the padel tournament. In the picturesque setting of the Miami Beach Convention Center, the champions of this sport have been putting on a show all week, and the semifinals did not disappoint expectations either. The most electrifying match…
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Mirra Andreeva reveals her first things first after LeBron James’ shout-out
Mirra Andreeva knew exactly what to do after she received recognition from LeBron James as the WTA teenage sensation took an instant screenshot and made sure to send it to her family and friends so everyone could see how far she made it. In case you missed it, the Russian paid special tribute to James…
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Iga Swiatek beats one WTA 1000 record previously held by Serena Williams
Iga Swiatek made a winning start to her Miami Open campaign and she is now also the player with the most consecutive opening wins at the WTA 1000 level, beating the previous record that was held by Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka. On Friday, the 23-year-old Pole – who had a first-round bye – ousted…
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Miami: Jakub Mensik crushes Jack Draper’s Sunshine Double dreams
Indian Wells champion Jack Draper will not chase the ‘Sunshine Double’ honor in Miami! The 6th seed faced the most dangerous rival in the second round, Jakub Mensik, and fell 7-6, 7-6 in an hour and 54 minutes. Thus, the Czech teen notched another top-10 victory and booked his place in the third round. Draper…
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Meronk: “The Ryder Cup is not my main goal”
Captain Donald’s decision not to call up for Team Europe the player who had triumphed in the Italian Open, right at the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, not even five months earlier, was certainly the most discussed. Meronk, results But the fact that the boys in Blue & Gold brought home the Cup that…