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Charley Hull excited to play first professional event in Ireland
The KPMG Women’s Irish Open 2025 will attract huge fan attention this year, especially after the confirmation that Charley Hull will also be part of this competition. The popular English golfer is one of the more interesting names on the women’s golf scene, and golf fans in Ireland are already looking forward to her arrival. …
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Rory McIlroy rises to No. 2 in the world ahead of Arnold Palmer Invitational
Rory McIlroy is ready for a new challenge in his career: An appearance at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. The experienced golfer has been waiting for a victory at the Majors for years, and although he was within reach of the trophy at the US Open last year, his lack of concentration ultimately resulted in yet…
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Is the Stefanos Tsitsipas Backhand Back?
One hand might be enough. On Saturday in Dubai, Stefanos Tsitsipas won his first 500-level title. Just about everything about this was unexpected. He had lost his last eleven finals at ATP 500s. He had dropped four of six matches coming into the event, including three against opponents outside the top 70. He barely deserved…
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Tiger Woods takes on dad role, cheers as daughter Sam wins state soccer championship
According to many, Tiger Woods is the greatest golfer ever, and the man who made history in this sport. Tiger has two children: Sam Woods, a daughter, as well as son Charlie, who also have a passion for sports. Tiger Woods’ daughter, Sam, took a different path, but the most important thing is that she…
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Fred Couples suggests Brooks Koepka is ready to make a PGA Tour comeback
Brooks Koepka was one of the first to leave the PGA Tour a few years ago, joining LIV Golf. Public reactions were really negative. Koepka was one of the best players on the prestigious Tour, but the desire for a new challenge was obviously crucial in this story. However, for a couple of weeks there…
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Felix Auger-Aliassime mirrors Rafael Nadal’s early-season brilliance
Felix Auger-Aliassime is back in the top-20! The 24-year-old Canadian has won 16 matches this season, leading the Tour in that segment. Felix reached three ATP finals in the opening two months of the season. Thus, Felix became the fifth player to achieve that since 2014, joining Rafael Nadal, Marin Cilic, David Ferrer and Cameron Norrie…
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Novak Djokovic could face Nick Kyrgios in Indian Wells R2!
Novak Djokovic will seek his first Indian Wells crown since 2016! The five-time champion will have to present his A-game right from the start of his desert campaign, with a potential R2 clash with Nick Kyrgios! Djokovic and Kyrgios shared the court in Brisbane in the first week of the season, although on the same…
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Jessica Pegula explains how she dealt with frustrating conditions in Austin final
Jessica Pegula admitted the conditions in the Austin final made her feel frustrated but also added that she knew that her rival was dealing with the same issues so she just tried to adjust and hope for the best. On Sunday, the 2024 US Open finalist – who was the No. 1 seed at the…
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Laslo Djere’s retirement confession after first title in five years and injury issues
Laslo Djere couldn’t hide his happiness after winning his first ATP title in five years in Santiago as the 29-year-old revealed there had been “many times” over the last few years when he feared his career was coming to an end. Six years ago, the Serb put up a great run at the ATP 500…
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Madison Keys can find comfort in Jessica Pegula winning Austin after odd rule case
Jessica Pegula ended up winning the WTA 250 tournament in Austin so hopefully that makes Madison Keys feel a bit better over an odd rule that prevented her from playing at the ATX Open. After Keys won the Australian Open in an impressive way to lift her first Grand Slam title just before her 30th…
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Darren Cahill recounts Simona Halep feeling ‘miserable’ after one Slam final loss
Coach Darren Cahill revealed Simona Halep suffered greatly and even felt “miserable” following a heartbreaking 2017 French Open final defeat and also shared that it took him time before realizing how to help the Romanian. For years, the Romanian was one of the best players in the world but a maiden Grand Slam title just…
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Guess who was last player before Emma Navarro to win WTA final with double bagel
Emma Navarro registered a double-bagel win in the Merida final and became the first player since – you probably guessed it correctly – Iga Swiatek to win a final with a 6-0 6-0 scoreline. Playing in her first WTA 500 final, the eighth-ranked American delivered a clinical performance to demolish Emiliana Arango 6-0 6-0, who…
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Emma Navarro’s deeply honest confession after historic win for first WTA 500 title
Emma Navarro literally became a WTA 500 champion in the most impressive way possible but later confessed that she didn’t think she would one day be a winner in this specific category. In Sunday’s final in Merida, the top-seeded American dismissed rising star Emiliana Arango 6-0 6-0 in just 55 minutes of play and became…
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DP World Tour, Dylan Naidoo won the playoff
Andrea Pavan offered a good performance, finishing seventh with 205 (-11) shots in the 114th Investec South African Open Championship, an event organized in collaboration between DP World Tour and Sunshine Tour on the Durban Country Club course (par 72), in Durban, South Africa. Due to bad weather, the fourth round could not be played…
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Struggling Zheng Qinwen gets good news amid very disappointing 2025
Zheng Qinwen has gotten a much-needed reinforcement ahead of the Double Sunshine as coach Pera Riba is returning to the Chinese’s team after missing the first two months of the season. After guiding the 22-year-old to a breakthrough 2024 season which saw her win the Paris Olympics and make a Grand Slam final, the Spanish…
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‘I let my country down:’ Carlos Alcaraz’s emotional Olympic confession
Carlos Alcaraz finished runner-up at last year’s Olympic Games in Paris despite trying everything to claim the gold medal for his country! Novak Djokovic prevailed over Alcaraz in a thrilling final, winning the elusive gold medal at 37. The encounter captivated the tennis world, and Carlos had to accept the silver medal following a 7-6,…
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Indian Wells: Federico Gomez loses in qualifying 1R after revealing suicidal thoughts
Federico Gomez lost his qualifying opener at the Indian Wells Masters only two days after very candidly opening up about his mental health, hoping it would help him ease off the burden and feel at least a bit better. Over the weekend, the world No. 135 shared in a lengthy Instagram post that the last…
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Coppini Tennis Academy’s Philip Henning qualifies for Thionville Challenger
World no. 345 Philip Henning, who trains at Coppini Tennis Academy, qualified for the fifth Challenger event of his career. Philip fauled to achieve that in Lugano last week. The South African changed that at the Thionville Challenger, beating two rivals and entering the main draw. Henning faced the 23-year-old Frenchman Lilian Marmousez in the second qualifying round…
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Jack Nicklaus responds to Billy Horschel’s criticism of PGA National’s course changes
The Cognizant Classic is finished, but the impressions after this tournament are still fresh. Namely, many golfers have criticized the course set up at PGA National, believing such changes aren’t that good. Jake Knapp did a great thing, carding a 59, setting an interesting record. Namely, he became the 15th golfer who managed to card…
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Bryson DeChambeau reveals his investments after LIV deal, says he’s ‘broke’ again
Bryson DeChambeau is considered by many to be the main character at LIV Golf. The great golfer, who a few years ago decided to sign for LIV Golf and leave the PGA Tour, caused various controversies and reactions with his moves. However, this experienced golfer could not resist the huge financial injection from the Saudi…