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Stefanos Tsitsipas seeks Dubai crown. Federer or Djokovic are not across the net!
Stefanos Tsitsipas is back in the Dubai Open final after five years. Stefanos will seek his first title in the desert against Felix Auger-Aliassime, hoping to lift his first ATP 500 trophy after dropping the first 11 finals! The young Greek fought for the Dubai crown in 2019 and 2020 against the ultimate legends. Roger…
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Elina Svitolina has telling reaction to Trump, Zelenskyy e Vance heated argument
Elina Svitolina didn’t say much but it was clear that she had a hard time listening to the debate that took place between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy & United States President Donald Trump and United States Vice President JD Vance. On Friday, US President Trump hosted the Ukrainian President in the Oval Office. At one…
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Jake Knapp: “It’s all new to me,” after challenging second round at Cognizant Classic
Jake Knapp was not as dominant and brilliant in the second round, but the great golfer is still the leader of the Cognizant Classic, albeit 11 strokes worse than in the first round. With a birdie for 1-under 79, the 30-year-old American achieved a one-shot advantage over Matthieu Pavon, who is patiently waiting for a…
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Merida: Paula Badosa retires due to same injury that threatened her career last year
Paula Badosa wasn’t able to finish her Merida quarterfinal match and the concerning thing is that her back injury forced her to retire the clash. Early in her match against Daria Saville, the No. 2 seed looked great and dominated the first set with a 6-1 scoreline. Also, the Spaniard was the first to get…
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ATP Acapulco: Alejandro Davidovich Fokina halts in-form Denis Shapovalov
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina stood on the verge of R1 exit at the ATP 500 event in Acapulco. However, the Spaniard saved four match points against Mattia Bellucci and ousted two more opponents to book a place in his third ATP final! Alejandro faced his in-form coeval Denis Shapovalov in the semi-final and prevailed 7-6, 7-6…
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Ex-Slam champion says Iga Swiatek is ‘more stressed out on court’ amid struggles
Lindsay Davenport believes the mental part will be the biggest challenge for Iga Swiatek in Indian Wells as the American has noticed the Pole looking “more stressed out on the court” lately. When the 23-year-old captured her fifth Grand Slam title at the French Open in early June, no one could predict that she would…
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Brooks Koepka, a guest like no other at TGL
Despite the combined absences of Tiger Woods and Ludvig Åberg during the match between Jupiter Links and Bay Golf Club on Tuesday, February 25, there was a show at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens (Florida). On (6-3 victory of Bay Golf Club composed of Shane Lowry, Wyndham Clark and Min Woo Lee) and…
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Billy Horschel faces alligator: “I’m not afraid”
Billy Horschel surprised everyone by tackling, armed with his golf club, an alligator that had entered the PGA National course in Florida during the Cognizant Classic. The golfer helped the alligator leave the course towards a small lake: “It wasn’t going anywhere good… So I went there and helped the policeman.” I grew up with…
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‘Stressed out’ Barbora Krejcikova opens up on back injury, reveals what’s to blame
Barbora Krejcikova admits she is starting to feel “stressed quite a bit” over her back injury and also blames quick transitioning for her physical setbacks. After lifting her second Grand Slam title at Wimbledon last summer, the Czech didn’t do particularly well in her next tournaments but she did manage to reach the semifinal at…
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Stefanos Tsitsipas’ silver lining: Cherishing Roger Federer’s 100th title in defeat
Stefanos Tsitsipas will compete in his third Dubai final on Saturday, The Greek lost the previous two to Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. He know hopes to topple Felix Auger-Aliassime and celebrate in the desert for the first time. Speaking about his first Dubai final, the Greek admitted the mixed feelings after finishing runner-up. While…
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Slam legend draws interesting similarity between Mirra Andreeva and Roger Federer
Rennae Stubbs says Mirra Andreeva reminds her a bit of the young versions of Roger Federer and Madison Keys as the former six-time Grand Slam champion in doubles warns the competition to take the rising Russian star very seriously. While the 17-year-old got off to an outstanding start to her career and has been an…
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Ex-Davis Cup boss Gerard Pique proposes radical changes to tennis scoring system
Gerard Pique is back to proposing changes to tennis but this time in quite a radical way as the former soccer star thinks it’s time for tennis to completely revamp and fasten up its format. Seven years ago, the ITF struck a stunning 25-year, 3-billion-worth deal with Pique’s investment group Kosmos. Following the deal, some…
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ATP Dubai: Stefanos Tsitsipas tops Tallon Griekspoor, reaches 30th ATP final
Stefanos Tsitsipas will compete in his third Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships final. The 4th seed defeated Tallon Griekspoor 6-4, 6-4 in the semi-final in an hour and 23 minutes for hsi first title clash since Barcelona last year. The Greek will compete in his 30th ATP final and the 12th at the ATP 500 level,…
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Rex Hoggard shares the unexpected and ‘amazing’ transformation in TGL
TGL’s debut season left a strong impression on everyone. The creators of this competition knew that they had to innovate and do everything to draw attention to this project. Reactions regarding the tech based league are still mixed: While on the one hand there are many who consider this competition great and creative, there are…
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Bernard Tomic pays ultimate tribute to Rafael Nadal’s greatness, personality
Bernard Tomic paid the ultimate tribute to Rafael Nadal by stating that there is only one Rafa, before also praising the Spaniard’s personality and describing him as “a very humble and great person.” This week, the Australian competed at the Bangalore Challenger in India, where won his opening match but then lost to Brandon Holt…
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Venus Williams walks with WeWard app—join her and earn Rrewards!
Tennis legend and entrepreneur Venus Williams is making moves off the court, teaming up with WeWard, the popular walking app that rewards users for their steps. As both an investor and ambassador, Williams is bringing her passion for health and wellness to the forefront, encouraging millions to stay active while earning rewards. WeWard x Venus…
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ATP Dubai: Felix Auger-Aliassime tops Quentin Halys, reaches another final
Felix Auger-Aliassime will seek his third ATP title of the season in Dubai! The Canadian faced Quentin Halys for the second straight week and prevailed 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 in two hours and 16 minutes for a place in the title clash. Felix delivered his 16th victory of the season, losing the opener but controlling the…
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Jordan Spieth weighs in on PGA National’s softer fairways and greens
The Champions Course on the PGA National course has been a serious challenge for everyone for years, but the changes introduced by PGA officials have changed many things. Jake Knapp surprised the public with 59 shots, while other players were also impressive, but not as much as him. The weather conditions were ideal, and also…
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Tom Kim opens up about mental struggles affecting his golf pace
The problem of slow play is an increasingly common topic on the golf scene, with various experts sharing their opinions and offering solutions to this problem. TGL, the tournament created by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy has attracted huge attention, especially because of the TGL shot clock, which gives you 40 seconds to play a…
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Paige Spiranac and Dan Rapaport on Rory McIlroy’s struggle to maintain privacy
Rory McIlroy has been the main topic of the media for a long time, but the popular golfer tries not to react particularly to various headlines, but prefers to focus on success on golf courses. The popular golfer is not delighted with various headlines concerning his marriage, but the scandal from last year produced such…