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Matteo Berrettini on outplaying Novak Djokovic: ‘A double pride for me’
After numerous setbacks, Matteo Berrettini is still capable of challenging the world’s best players. The Italian displayed that at the ATP 500 event in Doha following a 7-6, 6-2 victory over the 24-time Major winner, Novak Djokovic. Matteo and Novak met for the fifth time, and the lower-ranked player ousted the legend for the first…
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Cameron Smith reflects on overcoming nerves during final day at The Open
Cameron Smith has been one of the most famous names in the golf scene for several years now. However, his greatest growth happened three years ago, after winning The Open Championship. Although everything predicted that the winner of this tournament would be Viktor Hovland or Rory McIlroy, the Australian golfer managed to play incredibly, and…
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Rory McIlroy speaks out on the future of TGL after disappointing season
Rory McIlroy’s, Boston Common Golf Club did not make a name for themselves playing at TGL, although they had the passion and desire to make it a success. It was expected that Rory’s team would be significantly better, especially because they have quality individuals in the roster, but unfortunately the story ended for them. New…
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Phil Mickelson responds to Fred Couples: “Low class move”
Fred Couples, once a golf star, often uses the space in the media to reflect on current events on the golf scene. Given that LIV is a topic that has been current for years, Couples decided to share his opinion regarding this project, apparently not so satisfied with the ideas and visions of this league.…
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Elena Rybakina’s disinterested answer about new WTA logo: Not branding expert
Elena Rybakina wasn’t that really interested in commenting too much about the WTA’s new logo, simply stating that she was “not a branding expert.” Last week, the WTA revealed its new logo with a couple of noticeable changes, from the color to the silhouette of a female tennis player serving no longer included. Che cosa…
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Tom Kim’s premature celebration leads to hilarious moment with Woods and Homa
Tiger Woods’ team did not excel at the TGL, a competition created by him and Rory McIlroy in cooperation with the PGA Tour. Jupiter Links were not particularly good in their debut season, but Tiger Woods does not look at things negatively, marking this as a positive experience. The 49-year-old golfer knew that his team…
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Emma Raducanu: Stalker watched me in coffee shop for a while, I was really worried
Emma Raducanu reveals her stalker directly told her in the face that he had been following her everywhere before also sharing that she “couldn’t see the ball through tears” and being on the verge of a panic attack after noticing him in the Dubai stands. This week, the world No. 55 is competing in Indian…
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Aryna Sabalenka fully supports Saudi Arabia’s intentions with women’s tennis
Aryna Sabalenka says she is all in on the WTA-Saudi Arabia project as the top-ranked female tennis player insists the Saudis have been negotiating in good faith and absolutely want to help the sport grow. For the good portion of 2023, there had been rumors that the WTA was close to giving Saudi Arabia the…
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Masters 2025 in the name of past champions
There are five weeks to go until the 2025 edition of the first Major of the season, and the field is now taking shape: at the moment there are ninety-two envelopes with invitations ready. Among them there are two destined for two great players who, almost certainly, will leave a mark first in the chronicle…
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Jack Nicklaus admits he could have won more Majors if he listened to his caddy
Jack Nicklaus is a man who many consider the greatest of all time. The 85-year-old is known as the golfer with the most Majors trophies in his career (18). Winning such competitions is always a special moment that you can never forget. Nicklaus set the bar so high that not even Tiger Woods managed to…
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Elena Rybakina ready to roar again in Indian Wells after not defending title in 2024
Elena Rybakina is ready to play again in Indian Wells after being unable to defend her title in the desert last year due to a health issue. Two years ago, the Kazakh tennis star landed her maiden WTA 1000 title after beating Aryna Sabalenka in the Indian Wells final. That year, the current world No.…
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Jessica Pegula invites Austin finalists to private jet, flies them to Indian Wells
Jessica Pegula came through big time for all Austin finalists as the American tennis star offered everyone a free ride on her private jet from Texas to Indian Wells. On Sunday, the world No. 4 beat McCartney Kessler 7-5 6-2 in the final of the WTA 250 tournament in Austin. After the singles final, Kessler…
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Youngest since Rafael Nadal: Carlos Alcaraz reaches 150 consecutive top-10 weeks
Carlos Alcaraz is preparing to chase his third consecutive Indian Wells title. The Spaniard is celebrating a notable milestone this week, collecting 150 consecutive top-10 weeks. At 21 years and ten months, Carlos is the youngest player to achieve that since Rafael Nadal in 2007! Alcaraz cracked the top-10 in April 2022 at 18 years…
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Coco Gauff learns Indian Wells path; Seeks to end losing streak and turn page
Coco Gauff has learned her projected path in Indian Wells as the American will be hoping to turn the page in the desert and get back in the winner’s circle. After starting the 2025 season with nine consecutive wins, the American lost her last three meetings – including surprise opening-round defeats at the WTA 1000…
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Serena Williams invests in a WNBA team
Serena Williams ended her glorious professional career in the summer of 2022, after playing in the US Open and receiving an unforgettable tribute on the iconic Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. The former American champion has made the history of women’s tennis and is probably the best player of all time, although it is…
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Watch: Rafael Nadal enjoys playing padel
Rafael Nadal recently confessed that he has not played tennis since his retirement from professional tennis, which took place at the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga last November. The Spanish legend ended an almost unrepeatable career, in which he collected an incredible series of triumphs to become one of the most iconic athletes of all…
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Bernard Tomic fights on his worst surface but falls in straight sets
Former world no. 17 Bernard Tomc has yet to find his A-game in 2025. The Aussie earned back-to-back wins at the Brisbane 1 Challenger but failed to repeat that at the Kigali 2 Challenger in Rwanda. Tomic traveled to Kigali from India and entered the clay-court tournament 1600 meters above sea level. The conditions were fast, but it’s still…
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Novak Djokovic could face Nick Kyrgios in IW. Who won their first desert battle?
Novak Djokovic will seek his sixth Indian Wells title and the first since 2016. The Serb is targeting his first good result in Tennis Paradise since 2016. However, he will have to display his best tennis from the opening match to remain on the title course. Novak will kick off the campaign against a qualifier…
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Tommy Fleetwood plans to use consistency as the foundation for success in 2025
Tommy Fleetwood is aware that the Masters is coming up soon, and it seems that he is putting the emphasis on this Major. The 34-year-old Englishman is known as a golfer who has consistency, and he has really looked great at times this season. In an interview with Sky Sports, the experienced golfer looked back…
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Paula Badosa out of Eisenhower Cup; Stefanos Tsitsipas to be given replacement
Paula Badosa won’t be teaming up with her boyfriend Stefanos Tsitsipas for the Eisenhower Cup in Indian Wells as the Greek tennis star will be given a replacement partner. This year, the tennis power couple was scheduled to compete together again at the Tie-Break Tens event in the desert. But after the Spanish tennis star…