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Dinara Safina has message for Elena Rybakina after Kazakh hired her ex-coach
Dinara Safina is happy to see her former coach Davide Sanguinetti joining Elena Rybakina’s team as the Russian tennis legend says the Italian is a great person but also someone who perfectly understands his player. On Monday, the 2022 Wimbledon champion announced 1998 Wimbledon quarterfinalist Sanguinetti as her new coach. Before this deal was struck,…
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Serena Williams’ childhood coach has interesting proposal for Emma Raducanu
Rick Macci made an interesting offer to Emma Raducanu as Serena Williams’ childhood coach says he wouldn’t be able to coach the 22-year-old full-time but would be willing to help her in some capacity if she reached out. Following the Briton’s third-round exit from the Australian Open, she also ended her collaboration with Nick Cavaday…
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Veteran Brilliance: Novak Djokovic joins Roger Federer in the exclusive Major club
Novak Djokovic could not chase his 11th Australian Open title. The Serb reached his 50th Major semi-final in Melbourne but stopped there, retiring against Alexander Zverev after dropping the opening set. Novak experienced a hamstring injury versus Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-final. The veteran prevailed but could not repeat that three days later. He lost a tight…
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Anastasia Potapova says some players who complain are ‘too soft and spoiled’
Anastasia Potapova thinks some players have become “too soft and spoiled” as the world No. 32 suggests some of her colleagues should be more grateful for the job they are working and the life they are living. It is not a secret that ATP and WTA players – including some of the best in the…
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‘Unhappy’ Elena Rybakina rips into WTA over Stefano Vukov situation: Listen to player
Elena Rybakina has once again made it perfectly clear that she is not happy with the Stefano Vukov situation, saying that the WTA “hasn’t handled well” the process and also claiming that her voice hasn’t been heard. At this week’s WTA 500 tournament in Abu Dhabi, the Kazakh tennis star arrived with new coach Davide…
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Halep reveals painful truth: “I’m old, I have injuries that I can’t recover from.”
Simona Halep has endured a grueling journey, battling through a torturous doping ban and a difficult fight to return to the WTA Tour, but her comeback has been anything but smooth. Now, at 33 years old, Halep is facing a challenging path back to top form, as she navigates not only the pressures of getting…
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ATP Rotterdam: Stefanos Tsitsipas, Hubert Hurkacz make winning start
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Hubert Hurkacz are among the seeded players at the prestigious ATP 500 event in Rotterdam. The Greek and the Pole completed on the opening day of the tournament and sailed into the second round. The 8th seed Hurkacz faced Flavio Cobolli in the first round and notched a 6-3, 6-2 victory in…
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Rory McIlroy unveils new mindset for 2025: Will it lead to success?
Rory McIlroy seems to enter this season with a completely different mindset, and a different way of playing than what we have seen so far. The goal of the Northern Irish golfer is to make big steps this season, but for something like that, it is important to make changes, adapt to the competition, and…
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Collins plots Bahamas revenge and sparks outrage: “You can stay there forever, Karen!”
She said she’d do it—and now she has! American tennis star Danielle Collins has made good on her promise to spend her A$290,000 Australian Open prize money on a five-star luxury holiday, posting sun-soaked snaps from a high-end Bahamas resort just weeks after her infamous Melbourne meltdown. But not everyone is applauding—some fans have slammed…
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Famous broadcaster comments on Novak Djokovic’s case
Novak Djokovic ended up at the center of attention during the 2025 Australian Open. The former world No.1 – who wanted to lift his 11th trophy at Melbourne Park – played an outstanding match against Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals, but had to retire after the first set of the semifinal against Alexander Zverev due…
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Elena Rybakina hires Dinara Safina’s ex-coach
Elena Rybakina has hired a new coach following the departure of Goran Ivanisevic as the world No. 5 hired 1998 Wimbledon quarterfinalist Davide Sanguinetti to her team. After announcing that Stefano Vukov was rejoining her team in early January, the early rumors suggested that Ivanisevic would leave the Kazakh’s team after the Australian Open. And…
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Daniil Medvedev reflects on ending Simon collaboration: ‘No big results’
Daniil Medvedev parted ways with Gilles Simon after an early Australian Open exit. The Russian added the Frenchman to his coaching staff a year ago, with Simon working alongside Medvedev’s main coach, Gilles Cervara. Daniil learned a lot from the experienced ex-player, but the results were not there! Thus, the former world no. 1 ended their collaboration…
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Davis Cup scandal: Zizou Bergs’ collision ends Garin’s match amid penalty chaos
The Davis Cup Qualifiers tie between Belgium and Chile in Hasselt concluded with controversy! Zizou Bergs claimed two singles wins for the host nation, including the deciding against Cristian Garin on Sunday. The match drew many reactions and ended in chaos following an incident in the closing stages of the duel. Bergs grabbed a break in…
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Rory McIlroy shares surprising insight into his admiration for Scottie Scheffler
Rory McIlroy had reason to celebrate after winning the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The 35-year-old golfer could not hide his amazement with his great performance. The most important thing for him is to be consistent and to keep the rhythm, but he’s equally aware that the competition is fierce. Probably his greatest rival this season…
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Watch: Danielle Collins shades hecklers, hits promised five-star vacation in Bahamas
Danielle Collins kept her promise made to the heckling Australian Open crowd as the American hit a five-star vacation in the Bahamas. Danielle Collins© Danielle Collins/Instagram – Fair Use During a tight three-set win over home favorite Destanee Aiava in the second round, the world No. 12 was going back and forth with the…
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Ons Jabeur funnily recounts hiring husband as fitness coach: Don’t tell me what to do
Ons Jabeur funnily revealed that during the first session, she told her husband and fitness coach not to tell her what to do and that their first session didn’t really go that well. In 2015, the WTA star married former Tunisian fencer Karim Kamoun. Two years later, the Tunisian tennis star figured out that her…
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David Puig enters top 100, second Spaniard
The third place achieved this Sunday in the Ras Al Khaimah championship of the DP World Tour has allowed David Puig to reach his best position in the world golf ranking, 87, only surpassed by Jon Rahm, who, by not scoring points due to being on the LIV circuit, continues to fall in the list…
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Patrick Mouratoglou reveals what’s locker room chatter about Joao Fonseca
Patrick Mouratoglou reveals the chatter in the locker room is that Joao Fonseca will be a top-10 player by the end of this season as Serena Williams’ ex-coach shares he is also a fan of the Brazilian’s game but also his personality. After winning the Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah, the 18-year-old continued his…
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Carlos Alcaraz reflects on Jannik Sinner’s Rotterdam withdrawal
As was expected, world no. 1 Jannik Sinner withdrew from this week’s ATP 500 event in Rotterdam. The Italian will drop 500 ATP points after winning the event a year ago, which is not a reason for concern following his Australian Open title seven days ago. World no. 3 Carlos Alcaraz will lead the draw…
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Aryna Sabalenka recounts mental struggles she battled during infamous serving woes
Aryna Sabalenka confirms something on the mental plan happened that caused her stunning serving issues in 2022 as the Belarusian reveals at one point she even started contemplating retirement. If you remember well, the Belarusian tennis star was mightily struggling with her serve throughout 2022 – especially at the start of the season when she…