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Miami: Alex de Minaur arranges R3 blockbuster vs. Joao Fonseca
Alex de Minaur will compete in the last 32 at the Miami Open. The top-ranked Aussie defeated Yunchaokete Bu 6-4, 6-4 in the second round, arranging the third-round clash with the upcoming star Joao Fonseca. Alex provided ten comfortable holds, dropping eight points and offering his rival no chances. Bu felt the pressure and cracked under…
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Jessica Pegula explains why Emma Raducanu’s top-10 Miami win isn’t really surprise
Jessica Pegula wasn’t really surprised to see Emma Raducanu upset world No. 10 Emma Navarro at the Miami Open as the 2024 US Open runner-up has no doubt that the Briton has the game to challenge the very best when she is at her best level. Entering Miami, the 60th-ranked British tennis player had lost…
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After a year of struggles, Koepka feels ‘in a better place’ as he returns
Chase Koepka, brother of the famous Brooks Koepka, has had many challenges and difficulties in his career, but he has always tried to cultivate the same love for golf. Although he is not that successful as Brooks, Chase is a great golfer, who deserves the attention of golf fans. The famous golfer had a lot…
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Novak Djokovic’s PTPA ‘involved’ in Elena Rybakina-Stefano Vukov case in silence
PTPA executive director Ahmad Nassar claims the association absolutely hasn’t turned a blind eye to the Elena Rybakina and Stefano Vukov situation but didn’t reveal any details except stating that they were “heavily involved” in the case. Before filing a lawsuit against the ATP, WTA, ITF and the ITIA, the PTPA would often defend players…
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Another tournament – another age record for Gael Monfils!
Gael Monfils is enjoying a great season at 38! The veteran has been collecting age milestones throughout 2025, with the recent coming at the Miami Masters. Gael secured two victories and booked his place in the third round. Monfils ousted Fabian Marozsan in the first round for a winning start. The veteran faced the 26th…
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Emma Raducanu pours cold water on constant ball change criticism in Miami
Emma Raducanu acknowledges constantly changing the balls can lead to some injuries but admits that she is still a big fan of the concept simply because she thinks that playing with one type of ball would give one group of players an advantage and put others at a disadvantage. Two things about which players have…
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Watch: Frustrated Andrey Rublev smashes racket just five games into Miami match
Andrey Rublev lost his cool very early in his Miami Masters match against Zizou Bergs and smashed his racket only five games into the clash. With the 51st-ranked Belgian having a game point, the Russian sprayed a miss hit. And just moments after his ball went near the stands, the 17-time ATP champion got extremely…
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Miami: Reilly Opelka edges Holger Rune
Reilly Opelka is through to the third round of a Masters 1000 event for the first time in over three years! The American faced Holger Rune in the Miami Open second round and prevailed 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 in two hours and three minutes. Opelka suffered a break in the opener and provided 13 comfortable holds…
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Miami: Zheng Qinwen’s resurgence continues, ousts 3R rival with strong display
Zheng Qinwen’s quest to rediscover her game and rhythm continues at the Miami Open as she delivered a strong performance to oust 90th-ranked Taylor Townsend 6-1 7-6 (3) and safely reach the round-of-16. Throughout the entire match, the Chinese tennis star was rock-solid on her serve, winning an impressive 88 percent of her first serve…
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Emma Raducanu tells why some wins now mean more than ones from 2021 US Open
Emma Raducanu issued quite a statement after her big Miami Open triumph against Emma Navarro, revealing she values some of her current wins more than the ones that landed her historic 2021 US Open title. The world No. 60, who picked up a couple of disappointing defeats in early 2025 before also enduring a traumatic…
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Miami Premier Padel P1: Galan and Lebron shine in front of Carlos Alcaraz
Miami not only hosts the prestigious Masters 1000 tennis tournament these days, but also the first edition of the padel tournament. In the picturesque setting of the Miami Beach Convention Center, the champions of this sport have been putting on a show all week, and the semifinals did not disappoint expectations either. The most electrifying match…
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Mirra Andreeva reveals her first things first after LeBron James’ shout-out
Mirra Andreeva knew exactly what to do after she received recognition from LeBron James as the WTA teenage sensation took an instant screenshot and made sure to send it to her family and friends so everyone could see how far she made it. In case you missed it, the Russian paid special tribute to James…
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Iga Swiatek beats one WTA 1000 record previously held by Serena Williams
Iga Swiatek made a winning start to her Miami Open campaign and she is now also the player with the most consecutive opening wins at the WTA 1000 level, beating the previous record that was held by Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka. On Friday, the 23-year-old Pole – who had a first-round bye – ousted…
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Miami: Jakub Mensik crushes Jack Draper’s Sunshine Double dreams
Indian Wells champion Jack Draper will not chase the ‘Sunshine Double’ honor in Miami! The 6th seed faced the most dangerous rival in the second round, Jakub Mensik, and fell 7-6, 7-6 in an hour and 54 minutes. Thus, the Czech teen notched another top-10 victory and booked his place in the third round. Draper…
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Meronk: “The Ryder Cup is not my main goal”
Captain Donald’s decision not to call up for Team Europe the player who had triumphed in the Italian Open, right at the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, not even five months earlier, was certainly the most discussed. Meronk, results But the fact that the boys in Blue & Gold brought home the Cup that…
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Miami: Impressive Joao Fonseca tops Ugo Humbert
Joao Fonseca is through into the last 32 at the Miami Masters! The 18-year-old faced Ugo Humbert in the second round and avenged his Davis Cup loss following a flawless performance. The Brazilian ousted the Frenchman 6-4, 6-3 in an hour and 11 minutes. Joao produced one of his finest performance on the ATP level.…
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Carlos Alcaraz’s painful truth: ‘I struggled, my game declined’
Carlos Alcaraz could not chase his second Miami Open crown. World no. 3 experienced a tough 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 defeat to David Goffin in the second round. Thus, he hit the exit door and experienced another setback after losing the Indian Wells crown. The Spaniard did not like his performance, admitting he played poorly and…
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Painful and devastating: Injured Ons Jabeur limps her way out of Miami
Ons Jabeur’s Miami Open journey came to a painful and premature end as the Tunisian star retired in the first set of her third-round match against Italy’s Jasmine Paolini. After just 31 minutes of play, Jabeur was forced to withdraw while trailing 4-3, citing a left leg injury. After a first-round bye, seed No. 31…
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Nick Kyrgios hits back at critic questioning Novak Djokovic’s admiration for him
Nick Kyrgios noticed being called “a moron” and described as a verbal abuser in a post that questioned how Novak Djokovic could have so much admiration for him and he responded by posing just one simple question. After the Australian beat Mackenzie McDonald in the Miami Masters first round for his first win since 2022…
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Carlos Alcaraz has lost his smile and his partnership with Ferrero may end soon
It is no exaggeration to say that Carlos Alcaraz is facing a crisis. His results in the first three months of 2025 have fallen short of expectations, and the young Spanish ace needs to start questioning himself, because he seems to have lost that brilliance that had made fans around the world fall in love…