Yevgeny Kafelnikov had some pretty strong words about the WADA-Jannik Sinner settlement as the former two-time Grand Slam champion wondered why the Italian would accept a settlement if he felt he was “100 percent innocent.” On Saturday morning, the biggest anti-doping agency in the world announced that there would be no need for them and…

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina wanted to make one thing clear after upsetting top-seeded Taylor Fritz as the world No. 60 insisted that he took a medical timeout very late in the second set only because he was in so much pain that he simply had to do it. With the American home favorite down by a…

Francisco Cerundolo didn’t hide his happiness after beating Alexander Zverev in front of his home fans at the Argentina Open, declaring it “the best win” of his career. In the quarterfinal of the ATP 250 tournament in Buenos Aires. the home favorite player came back from a set down to beat the world No. 2…

Novak Djokovic arrived in Doha ahead of the ATP 500 event. The Serb will seek his third title at the prestigious event following his triumphs in 2016 and 2017. The 24-time Major winner will compete in Doha for the first time since 2019.  Novak trained with his old rival, Fernando Verdasco. The Spaniard lives in…

Carlos Alcaraz claimed his first title of the season in Rotterdam. The 21-year-old conquered his first indoor ATP title and lifted his first trophy since last year’s Beijing Open. The Spaniard completed ATP titles on all four surfaces. He achieved that at the younger age than Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. Despite his recent…

Amanda Anisimova is set to break into the WTA Top 20 for the first time after securing the most significant title of her career at the Qatar TotalEnergies Open. The 23-year-old American triumphed over Jelena Ostapenko in a rain-interrupted final, winning 6-4 6-3. Anisimova’s path to the title was nothing short of impressive, with victories…

Jannik Sinner will not be able to play for three months and will return to action at the Rome Masters 1000, the last major event before Roland Garros. The Italian ace agreed to negotiate with WADA and avoid the trial before the CAS in Lausanne, aware that the time would have been very long and…

Novak Djokovic would certainly have deserved better treatment from the Australian crowd during the 2025 Australian Open. As he has always done throughout his career, the Serbian legend tried to go beyond his own limits by playing the semifinal against Sascha Zverev despite a tear in his left thigh. The former world number 1 had…

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are certainly the two current leaders of the men’s tour, but they are likely to face Joao Fonseca very soon. The talent of the Brazilian ace had been known to insiders for some time, but his rise in recent months has really impressed everyone. Joao has changed gears since the…

A really important news shocked the tennis world today. World No.1 Jannik Sinner has decided to settle with WADA by agreeing to be suspended from the professional tour for 3 months, more precisely from February 9 to May 4. The Italian ace had been found positive for Clostebol twice in the spring of last year…

Carlos Alcaraz and Alex de Minaur are the top seeds at the ATP 500 event in Doha. World no. 1 Jannik Sinner should have led the field. However, the Italian accepted WADA’s three-month ban and withdrew from the packed ATP 500 tournament.  Novak Djokovic returns to Doha for the first time since 2019, seeking his…

Novak Djokovic’s 2025 season began with the semifinals reached at the Australian Open, after the Serbian legend was surprised by Reilly Opelka in his first tournament. The former world No. 1 had not played his best tennis in the first week of the Happy Slam, but he shocked everyone in the quarterfinals by beating Carlos…

Nick Kyrgios wasn’t impressed at all with Jannik Sinner settling with the WADA and avoiding going to the CAS in April. In late September, the WADA lodged an appeal in the ITIA’s ruling that the Italian bore no responsibility for a failed doping test that was caused by the negligence of his former physio Giacomo…

Eva Lys delivered an outstanding performance today to beat world No. 70 Kamilla Rakhimova 6-1 6-3 in the Dubai qualifying final round.  After being one of the best stories of this year’s Australian Open and making the round-of-16 as a lucky loser, the rising German came to the United Arab Emirates this week hoping to…

World no. 1 Jannik Sinner accepted a three-month suspension following a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) regarding two positive drug tests in March last year! The suspension starts immediately, and the Italian will stay away from the court until May 4. Jannik will not compete in Doha next week despite traveling and training ahead of…

The cameras picked up an outstanding moment in Doha as an angry Iga Swiatek was smashing her racket while Jelena Ostapenko observed it and laughed.  After falling short in her four first matches against the Latvian, the five-time Grand Slam champion entered their Doha semifinal hoping to finally get one win in their meetings.  But…

Alexander Zverev took a moment to pay a very nice tribute to retiring Diego Schwartzman, calling him “a giant of the sport.” After announcing his retirement plans in May, the 32-year-old ended his professional tennis journey in front of his home fans in Buenos Aires this week.  During his career, the Argentine made a Grand…

Holger Rune didn’t enjoy an impressive campaign at this year’s Buenos Aires and later admitted that playing at the Argentina Open was probably a mistake considering that he didn’t feel anywhere near his best. The Dane, who was the second-seeded player in Argentina’s capital this week, had a first-round bye at the tournament. On Thursday,…

Jon Wertheim described the entire Elena Rybakina-Stefano Vukov situation as “a messy business” as the tennis insider highlights that the Kazakh is a grown woman and can do whatever she wants with her life but also suggests that she shouldn’t tolerate some things.  In case you missed it, the WTA upheld the ban of the…

Daniil Medvedev is through to his first semi-final of the season in Marseille. The former champion faced Jan-Lennard Struff in the quarter-final and scored a 6-3, 6-2 win in an hour and 18 minutes.  Like in the second round, Medvedev controlled the pace against a dangerous rival on an indoor court. The Russian took 17…