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McIlroy announces he will reduce the events
Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy, who begins his season this week, will reduce the number of tournaments he plays in what he describes as a “pivotal year”. “Every season is important but I think there are two or three things that make this a pivotal year for me,” McIlroy, who begins his season on Thursday…
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Tim Henman sounds off on Australian Open crowd booing Novak Djokovic off court
Tim Henman ripped the Australian Open crowd’s decision to boo Novak Djokovic as “totally wrong” as the former British star thinks the Serb didn’t deserve that treatment. After taking an off-court medical timeout during a quarterfinal win over Carlos Alcaraz, the 37-year-old admitted he was concerned but expressed hope he would be able to play…
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ATP Montpellier: Felix Auger-Aliassime edges Aleksandar Kovacevic, lifts trophy
World no. 23 Felix Auger-Aliassime claimed the ATP 250 title in Montpellier. The Canadian ousted the first-time ATP finalist Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-2, 6-7, 7-6 in two hours and 39 minutes for his seventh ATP trophy and the second of the season after Adelaide. The American qualified for the main draw and defeated the top seed,…
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Stefanos Tsitsipas wants to follow Paula Badosa’s example
Stefanos Tsitsipas’ career has entered a very delicate phase and the Greek ace must react if he does not want to start his learning parabola earlier than expected. The truth is that the player from Athens has not been a leading player for some time and his goal of winning a Grand Slam title is…
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Former World No.1 defends Alexander Zverev’s run at the 2025 Australian Open
Alexander Zverev hoped that the 2025 Australian Open would be the right opportunity to finally win a Grand Slam title, but his dream was shattered in the final against Jannik Sinner. The current world number 2 played a very positive tournament overall, highlighting the progress made in recent months and showing a different attitude than…
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Elena Rybakina arrives in Abu Dhabi with a new coach
Elena Rybakina’s 2025 has started very differently from expectations. Her path towards the Australian Open has certainly been conditioned by the case involving Stefano Vukov, whom the Kazakh player desperately wants in her team despite being suspended by the WTA and cannot be accredited to the tournaments of the professional tour for the moment. Their…
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Former footballer comments on Jannik Sinner’s doping case and quotes Novak Djokovic
The doping case relating to Jannik Sinner is not closed and the world number 1 is waiting to know his fate. The trial before the CAS in Lausanne will take place in mid-April, but it may take further time before the sentence is issued. Despite this case that began in March 2024, the Italian ace…
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Tiger Woods and Bryson DeChambeau in TGL? DeChambeau reveals his ambitions
Bryson DeChambeau is a golfer hungry for success. Although he is part of LIV Golf, his ambitions for the future are huge. The 31-year-old golfer is currently performing in India for the first time, wanting to explore this country, get to know the culture, but primarily achieve a good result in the tournament. Bryson DeChambeau…
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Carlos Alcaraz has extra motivation in his debut in Rotterdam
For the first time since 2021 – when he participated in the Montpellier ATP 250 – Carlos Alcaraz will play a tournament on indoor hard courts in February. The young Spanish champion has decided to change his schedule a bit compared to recent years, in which he had always traveled to South America to play…
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Italian fans shocked by Jannik Sinner’s strange choice
Jannik Sinner also left everyone speechless at the 2025 Australian Open, where he lifted the third Grand Slam title of his young career. The world No.1 won his third Major in a row on hard courts after triumphs at the 2024 AO and 2024 US Open, reiterating that he is the best in the world…
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Bernhard Langer says Tiger Woods could ‘move the needle’ on the Champions Tour
Bernhard Langer, the legendary PGA player, is known for his honest opinion, which sometimes arouses a reaction among the public. Before the start of one of the tournaments, the experienced golfer spoke about the potential arrival of Tiger Woods on the Champions Tour. Although it is a scenario that many would like to see, some…
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Simona Halep reveals serious knee injury and confirms she’s thinking about retirement
Simona Halep revealed in Romania that her knee injury is a very serious one and also confirmed that she has been thinking about retiring lately. Shortly after clearing her name last March and being allowed to return to action, the former world No. 1 picked up a knee issue. As a result, the two-time Grand…
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Watch: Thiago Seyboth Wild aggressively approaches Arthur Fils after tense DC battle
The Arthur Fils and Thiago Seyboth Wild match finished in some tense scenes as the Brazilian player wasn’t happy at all with the Frenchman because of what he thought was cheating and unsportsmanlike conduct. In the second match of the France and Brazil qualifiers tie, the rising French star was up by a set and…
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Monica Puig pregnant with first child, reacts to messages from Coco Gauff e WTA stars
Monica Puig took to Instagram this weekend to share some great news as she is pregnant with her first child and she and her husband Nathan Rakitt are set to become parents. After the two got engaged in late 2021, the former Puerto Rican tennis star ended her career in 2022 June due to multiple…
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Emma Raducanu highlights what she wants in new coach and why she won’t rush decision
Emma Raducanu highlighted that she is in no rush to find a new coach because it must be “a right fit” and also revealed that she is excited about the upcoming period because she believes it could help her get the better understanding of some things. Last Friday, coach Nick Cavaday surprisingly announced that he…
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Aryna Sabalenka gets honest on what has been ‘hardest thing’ for her
Aryna Sabalenka admits learning how to deal with losses has been “the hardest lesson” for her as she wants to win every time she steps onto the court but also doesn’t want to be disrespectful to her opponent after finishing on the losing side. Throughout her career, the 27-year-old has never been shy of expressing…
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Tim Henman tells how Andy Murray went against his retirement advice
Tim Henman reveals he advised Andy Murray to take some time away from tennis after retiring but the former two-time Wimbledon champion didn’t really listen to that and returned as a coach. In late November, the tennis community was left stunned after Novak Djokovic announced his former rival would be a part of his team…
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Coco Gauff reveals she has also been stalked by after Gabby Thomas’ scary revelation
Coco Gauff offered some support to Gabby Thomas as the American tennis star says she has also been stalked at airports in the United States. A couple of days, American track and field star Thomas took to TikTok, where she opened up about her concerns that she was regularly stalked by a group of men. …
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Anastasia Potapova says ‘unpolite questions’ led to publicly confirming divorce
Anastasia Potapova says publicly announcing her divorce from Alexander Shevchenko was something she simply needed to do for herself because people were constantly asking her the same question. Last September, some fans noticed that the Russian tennis star unfollowed the Kazakh ATP player on X. As it is usually the case in such situations, fans…
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Huge update on Jannik Sinner’s next coach
Jannik Sinner’s 2025 season began with his second triumph at the Australian Open, which certified his superiority over all opponents on hard courts. The world number 1 has been practically unstoppable in the last twelve months, having expressed an impressive level without any drop despite the strong stress resulting from the doping case that concerned…