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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…
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Sad news confirmed: Potapova & Shevchenko’s marriage is already over!
Tennis stars Anastasia Potapova and Alexander Shevchenko, who tied the knot in December 2023 at the age of 22, have separated after less than a year of marriage. Rumors about their split gained traction in September 2024 when Potapova deleted all photos of Shevchenko from her Instagram and unfollowed him. Fans speculated about a divorce,…
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Novak Djokovic’s injury could be less serious than expected
In the last ten days, everyone has expressed their opinion on the injury suffered by Novak Djokovic at the 2025 Australian Open. The 24-time Grand Slam champion was injured during his quarterfinal match against Carlos Alcaraz, a problem that did not prevent him from defeating the young Spaniard in the most spectacular match of this…
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Rotterdam ATP 500 draw: Alcaraz, Medvedev, Rublev headline stacked field
The ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam is annually one of the most stacked ATP tournaments on the tennis calendar outside of the Grand Slams and Masters 1000s. This year’s iteration of the event is certainly no exception. Following Saturday afternoon’s draw ceremony, an absolutely blockbuster field of 32 players was revealed. Of those 32, the…
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Linz: No. 1 seed Karolina Muchova has very bad day office, gets upset in SF
No. 1 seed Karolina Muchova suffered a surprise defeat in the Linz semifinal and failed to make her first final of the year. In the second semifinal of the WTA 500 tournament in Linz, the top seed didn’t have a good day at the office as world No. 30 and No. 4 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova…
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Wildcard Emma Raducanu draws Wimbledon champion in tough Abu Dhabi opener
Emma Raducanu received a pretty tough opening draw at the Abu Dhabi Open as she is set to battle against 2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova. After being handed a qualifying wildcard for the WTA 500 tournament in Abu Dhabi, some movements happened in the player field and ultimately the Briton’s wildcard was upgraded to a…
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Simona Halep learns her Cluj-Napoca 1R rival in injury return and first match of 2025
Simona Halep has learned her opening opponent at the Transylvania Open and is officially set to start her 2025 season in front of her home fans. On Saturday, the draw for the WTA 250 tournament in Cluj-Napoca was revealed. The Romanian former world No. 1, who will be a fan favorite, will play against world…
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Carlos Alcaraz’s potential path in Rotterdam revealed
Carlos Alcaraz did not go beyond the quarterfinals at the 2025 Australian Open, where he was defeated by Novak Djokovic in four sets. The current world number 3 showed his usual weaknesses during the match against the Serbian legend and lost focus when he noticed that Nole was not in top form due to a…
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Emma Raducanu won’t play Abu Dhabi qualifying after all; But because of great news
Emma Raducanu won’t play in the Abu Dhabi Open qualifying but not because she withdrew, but because the tournament upgraded her wildcard to a main draw one. On Thursday, it was announced that the former world No. 10 received a qualifying wildcard for the WTA 500 tournament in Abu Dhabi. The news quickly made the…
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Nick Kyrgios mocks Jannik Sinner over launch of own YouTube channel
Jannik Sinner started his own YouTube channel and that gave Nick Kyrgios another reason to shade the Italian, sarcastically asking him if he was going to provide any “behind-the-scenes” content from his doping case. On Friday, the top-ranked ATP player launched his official YouTube channel. As his first post, the 23-year-old uploaded a vlog about…
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Singapore: Anna Kalinskaya’s bad luck in 2025 continues, forced to retire again in SF
Anna Kalinskaya’s promising Singapore run ended in an unfortunate way after the No. 1 seed was forced to retire in her semifinal match due to injury. On Saturday, the top seed and world No. 85 Ann Li went toe-to-toe in the opening set of their match. After the unseeded American won the first set through…
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Lleyton Hewitt comments on Nick Kyrgios long-awaited Davis Cup return being halted
Lleyton Hewitt is disappointed a bit not to have Nick Kyrgios this week but isn’t ruling out the 2022 Wimbledon finalist’s return to the Davis Cup in the future. Between 2013 and 2019, the 29-year-old regularly competed in the Davis Cup. But then due to what he felt was disrespectful behavior from some Australian tennis…
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The drains are under the feet of every golfer
Every self-respecting golfer has played at least a few holes in the rain, sometimes noticing puddles everywhere, other times being amazed at the fact that the ground remained dry despite the storm. In both cases, the culprit is drainage. Golf, drains Drainage is one of the fundamental aspects of a golf course, and it is…
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Tim Henman honestly tells Emma Raducanu what she must do after early Singapore loss
Tim Henman thinks Emma Raducanu must focus on two things in the upcoming period and that’s bringing in a new coach and also focusing on improving her fitness level because she simply needs to play more. After suffering an early setback and missing Auckland due to a back injury, the world No. 56 won two…
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Golf YouTubers are more liked than PGA Tour
The wise say that there is always one, just one among a thousand, who notices the impending arrival of fatal things before the others. Today, in the world of professional golf, this “just one” is Dottie Pepper, the highly esteemed on-course reporter for CBS, who, at the end of the fourth round at Torrey Pines…
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Roger Federer’s agent Tony Godsick issues ultimate statement on Jannik Sinner
Roger Federer’s agent Tony Godsick says the way Jannik Sinner carries himself on and off the court reminds him of the Swiss tennis icon and also added that the 23-year-old is on “the right path” to maybe even go down as one of the best ever. In the past 13 months, the Italian has been…
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Anastasia Potapova sheds lights on divorce from Alexander Shevchenko: Had problems
Anastasia Potapova is opening up about her divorce from Alexander Shevchenko as the Russian admitted that there were “problems” that they unfortunately couldn’t resolve as a couple. In 2022, the 33rd-ranked WTA star and the ATP world No. 75 started dating and it didn’t take long before they became one of the most popular tennis…
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The 2022 French Open wasn’t the turning point in Alexander Zverev’s career
When Alexander Zverev seriously injured his ankle during the 2022 French Open semifinal against Rafael Nadal, no one knew if he would return to compete at the highest level. The German champion had to use all his patience and mental strength to recover from that injury, which could have jeopardized the rest of his career.…
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Huge update on Diego Schwartzman’s last tournaments
Diego Schwartzman has shown the world what it means to push your limits throughout his career. In a tennis increasingly dominated by power from the baseline and large players, the Argentine ace has had a career at the highest level despite important limitations from a physical and height point of view. The player from Buenos…
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Linz: No. 1 seed Karolina Muchova beats No. 6 seed in three-setter to reach semifinal
No. 1 seed Karolina Muchova has been through to the Linz semifinal after overcoming sixth-seeded Anastasia Potapova in three sets 6-3 3-6 6-3. Through the first set and a half, the 2023 French Open runner-up appeared to be in control and it looked like she would get the job done in two sets. But then,…