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Can Clara Tauson Withstand the Winners?
As long as she’s hitting this shot, Clara Tauson will be fine. Clara Tauson picked up her third career title in Auckland on Sunday. She claimed the trophy after losing the first set when her opponent, Naomi Osaka, retired with an abdominal injury. It isn’t the way she would have liked to have won it,…
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Joao Fonseca makes a flying Australian Open start
Joao Fonseca is off to a winning start at the Australian Open! An in-form youngster faced Federico Agustin Gomez in the first qualifying round and scored a rock-solid 6-4, 6-0 victory in 67 minutes. Fonseca is among the favorites in the qualifying draw! He came and conquered the Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah in December…
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Watch: Novak Djokovic practices under Andy Murray’s guidance!
It finally happened! Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have started their partnership at the Australian Open. The Serb trained under the Briton’s guidance in Melbourne. Djokovic embraced a practice session with Carlos Alcaraz at Rod Laver Arena. The Serb is preparing for his 20th Australian Open, hoping to raise his level and chase the 11th title…
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Bernard Tomic experiences tough Australian Open loss
Seventeen years after making his Australian Open debut, Bernard Tomic hit the familiar courts again. The former world no. 17 returned to the home Major for the first time since 2022 but could not make it a memorable run! Bernard suffered a 6-3, 6-1 loss to the 21st seed Jozef Kovalik in the first qualifying…
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Watch: Cameron Norrie hits Auckland spectator with racket throw, shares her reaction
Cameron Norrie hit an Auckland spectator after throwing his racket in a moment of frustration but didn’t get defaulted and later defended himself he absolutely didn’t intend to do that. With lucky loser Facundo Diaz Acosta serving for the match at 6-2 5-3 and the score being tied to 30/30, the British tennis player missed…
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Scottie Scheffler withdraws from The American Express: Reasons
Scottie Scheffler, after being absent from The Sentry, made a similar decision this time as well. The 28-year-old golfer, who was unstoppable last season, decided not to perform at American Express next week. The American golfer injured his hand while preparing the Christmas dinner, which is why he could not play in the first tournament…
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Who is Hideki Matsuyama’s wife?
Hideki Matsuyama drew huge attention with his performance at The Sentry, given a dominant win that could signal a great year for him. The Japanese golfer is one of the most popular players on the PGA Tour, and his latest victory only increased expectations from him when it comes to the future. Golf fans are…
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John Isner explains why Novak Djokovic 2025 retirement likely won’t happen
John Isner thinks we won’t be seeing the last of Novak Djokovic in 2025 as the American expects the Serb to continue playing beyond this year. It is not a secret that apart from winning the Paris Olympics, the record 24-time Grand Slam champion didn’t have much success in 2024. Naturally, that led to some…
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Five outsiders who can break the Australian Open 2025
The draw for the Australian Open 2025 will be held in Melbourne on Thursday, January 9. The 32 seeds have been defined for the first Grand Slam of the season, which will start on Sunday, January 12 with the men’s final to be played at 9:30 Italian time on Sunday, January 26. While the wait…
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The new formula for the Tour Championship
A new formula for the Tour Championship? The source is authoritative. The New York Times first reported the news, relaunched by the specialized media, of “advanced discussions” at the top levels of the PGA Tour regarding the modification of the playing formula of the Tour Championship. Golf, news The current system of “starting strokes”, introduced…
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Giron, McDonald, Michelsen Named to U.S. Davis Cup Team
Mackenzie McDonald was named to the U.S. Davis Cup squad by Captain Bob Bryan. Photo credit: USTA A pair of Top 50-ranked singles players and a veteran doubles duo will lead the United States Davis Cup team. Captain Bob Bryan today named Alex Michelsen, Marcos Giron, Mackenzie McDonald, Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram to the U.S. team in…
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Andy Roddick: ‘Novak Djokovic reached the final on one leg and made us idiots’
Novak Djokovic failed to lift a Major trophy in 2024 following a stellar run in 2023. Novak’s only Major final in the season behind us came at Wimbledon, and it surprised many! The Serb is among the finest grass-courters in tennis history. He has been among the favorites at Wimbledon for 15 years, but last…
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Former No. 1 predicts a disqualification for Jannik Sinner
The former Australian tennis player Mark Woodforde, who was world number 1 in doubles and who created a very important partnership in the history of tennis with Todd Woodbridge, has talked about the situation of Jannik Sinner. Between February and March, the Italian tennis player awaits the ruling of the TAS on the Wada appeal…
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Jannik Sinner reflects on Australian Open glory: ‘This place is very special’
World no. 1 Jannik Sinner wrote history in 2024. The young Italian raised his level to great heights, leaving everyone behind and dominated with eight ATP titles! Sinner embraced a 73-6 score in the season behind us, lifting six notable trophies and defending the Davis Cup title for Italy. Now, the 23-year-old will try to…
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Collins doesn’t like Swiatek and wants everyone to know it
Danielle Collins has once again stirred up attention on social media, this time by making a bold statement with her Instagram profile picture. The 11th-ranked tennis player updated her profile to feature a screenshot of her reaction after shaking hands with Iga Swiatek at the United Cup final. Collins, who appeared to roll her eyes…
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Iga Swiatek gets honest on being ‘treated like a liar’ during doping process
Iga Swiatek says she felt she was “treated like a liar” during the doping investigation process and admits she was hit so hard by the entire situation that she couldn’t take a racket for two weeks and feared that everyone would change their opinion about her and leave her. After the Pole was informed on…
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Roddick analyzes rivalry and differences between Alcaraz and Sinner
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner were at the center of the latest episode of Andy Roddick’s podcast Served With. The former American champion projected his reflections in view of the Australian Open 2025 and the fight for the top of the world ATP rankings. The former American legend talked extensively about the work of Carlitos, called…
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Denis Kudla celebrates with Gauff, Fritz, and announces his retirement!
Former world no. 53 Denis Kudla ended his career at the United Cup. The Kyiv native wrapped up the 2024 season outside the top-250 and decided to end his tennis career after competing professionally for half of his life. The American will embrace new challenges at home after becoming a father last July. Also, Denis will…
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Bublik quotes Kung Fu Panda to express his thoughts on Swiatek and Sinner’s scandals
Alexander Bublik answered a question about the doping issues involving Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek with a quote from the animated film Kung Fu Panda, making his thoughts understood between the lines quite explicitly. In a very long interview with the Russian media MatchTv, the Kazakh spoke about himself, his career and the work he…
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Will LIV golfers be part of TGL? An intriguing case
TGL attracts a lot of attention, but it is obvious that many things are not clear to the fans of this sport when it comes to the new project, whose creators are, among others, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods. Two years have passed since it was announced that TGL would appear on the golf scene…