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Novak Djokovic could be the man to beat in 2025: I’ll explain the reasons
Novak Djokovic is the number 1 seed of the ATP 250 Brisbane International that will end on Sunday 5 January 2025. The number 7 in the ATP world ranking – who has not played an official match since the final lost against Jannik Sinner at the Shanghai Rolex Masters . released very cautious statements on the eve of…
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Marion Bartoli rips Nikolay Davydenko on his equal prize money awkward thoughts
Former French tennis player Marion Bartoli has harshly replied to the words released a few weeks ago by Nikolay Davydenko about equal prize money between women’s and men’s tennis. The former Russian tennis player had spoken of a clear injustice that in the Slams men and women earn the same sums. The former world number 3…
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Berrettini’s former coach reveals where Carlos Alcaraz needs to improve
The new, highly anticipated 2025 tennis season has just begun, and the duel will still be between the two of them: between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner (much will also depend on any ban that the Italian will receive after the Clostebol doping scandal). Vincenzo Santopadre, former coach of Matteo Berrettini, is convinced that 2025…
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WATCH: Camila Giorgi becomes a Food Blogger
The life of tennis player and the controversies of recent months are now behind her: Camila Giorgi, after having said goodbye to tennis for a few months now and after having been at the center of various controversies for some extra-court factors, has inaugurated her new life as a Food Blogger on Instagram. In short,…
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Alexander Zverev overcomes slow start, tops Zhizhen Zhang
Alexander Zverev scored his second victory of the season at the United Cup. World no. 2 faced Zhizhen Zhang and scored a 2-6, 6-0, 6-2 victory in two hours and five minutes. The German overcame a slow start and dominated sets two and three to emerge at the top. Zverev played better behind the first…
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Brandel Chamblee reacts to declining golf ratings: Is the data really accurate?
Brandel Chamblee, a pundit and a popular name in the world of golf, often shares his opinions via social media, not shying away from speaking honestly about his views. His views are often critical and provocative, but reading and listening to them, you can sense a certain desire for the golf world to move in…
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Rising golf talent Max Greyserman on why he almost quit the sport
Sports fans still don’t know how many athletes are on the verge of ending their careers, but then at the last minute, someone appears to stand in their way of making that decision, and things go in a different direction. People’s destinies are different, including athletes, but big names in the world of golf have…
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Steph Curry’s passion for golf shines in TGL collaboration
The Golf League (TGL) is a project that has been announced for a long time. Although they should have started with this project much earlier, the unpredictable circumstances spoiled their plans. TGL was created by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy and is already attracting a lot of attention. 24 PGA Tour stars, well-known names in…
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Stefanos Tsitsipas experiences his first setback of the new season
Stefanos Tsitsipas suffered a tough loss at the United Cup. The former Major finalist fell to Alexander Shevchenko 6-4, 7-6 in an hour and 52 minutes in Greece’s loss to Kazakhstan. World no. 78 outplayed world no. 11 behind the second serve and prevailed in pivotal moments. Alexander faced two break points and dropped serve…
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Auckland: Naomi Osaka sees off qualifier, faces next world No. 470
Naomi Osaka has made a winning start to her 2025 season after routing qualifier Lina Glushko 6-4 6-4 at the WTA 250 tournament in Auckland. In her first match of the year, the four-time Grand Slam champion did pretty solid as she was in control of service while creating chances for herself on the return. …
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United Cup: Elena Rybakina ousts Maria Sakkari after Greek’s major collapse
Elena Rybakina had a chance to seal Kazakhstan’s victory over Greece and she didn’t fail to deliver after ousting Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-3 at the United Cup. On Monday, world No. 78 Alexander Shevchenko upset Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 7-6 (0) in the opening match of the Kazakhstan and Greece tie. The shock win put the…
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Akshay Bhatia joins the star-studded armada
After Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm, four other major players have definitively confirmed their presence from January 16 to 19 at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, the first Rolex Series of the 2024-25 season on the DP World Tour. Scotsman Robert MacIntyre, Englishman Tyrrell Hatton, Australian Adam Scott and American Akshay Bhatia will indeed be…
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Novak Djokovic reveals ‘strange’ thing about working with Andy Murray
Novak Djokovic admits it feels a bit weird to now be sharing all of his game secrets and insights with Andy Murray after years of competing against each other and being one of the biggest rivals. After announcing a shock partnership, the Serb and the newly retired Briton did a 10-day training block before the…
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Paul McGinley: Why golfers shouldn’t have all the power in professional golf
Paul McGinley, a well-known name, spoke openly and honestly about the chaos in the world of golf in an exclusive interview for Irish Golf Magazine, with a special emphasis on the leaders of the Tour, the players, as well as the younger population, which has less and less interest in this sport. The experienced Irishman…
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Nick Kyrgios reacts to Novak Djokovic defending his Jannik Sinner case criticism
Nick Kyrgios appreciated very much Novak Djokovic siding with him and highlighting that some of the Australian’s comments about the Jannik Sinner doping case make sense. The 29-year-old’s criticism of the handling of the Italian’s case is well-documented and there is no need to say much about that. And when speaking to reporters at the…
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Scottie Scheffler, the most “gambled” player of 2024
Scottie Scheffler’s annus mirabilis could only end with another victory, albeit a virtual one. According to the GolfBet Instagram account, the dominator of the 2024 PGA Tour season also dominated the betting market (the ranking is based on the collection of the main betting platforms). Scottie Scheffler, results With $166.1 million in bets, the Ridgewood…
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Naomi Osaka, 27, indicates she will retire if results don’t match her expectations
Naomi Osaka dropped a bombshell ahead of her season-opener in Auckland as the four-time Grand Slam champion indicates she will probably retire if her results don’t meet her expectations. When the 27-year-old launched a post-pregnancy return 12 months ago, she underlined that winning Majors was her No. 1 goal and the reason she came back…
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Alexander Zverev makes huge change to win a Major title
Alexander Zverev will have huge pressure in 2025, as everyone expects him to finally win a Grand Slam title by breaking the curse that has plagued him since the beginning of his career. Almost no one thought that the German was still at zero Major titles at the end of 2024 and Sascha struggled a…
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In photos: Team Poland takes a splash at Wylie’s Baths in Sydney
Team Poland is soaking up the Aussie summer vibes in Sydney! Before diving into the intense action of the 2024 United Cup, Iga Swiatek and her teammates Alicja Rosolska, Maja Chwalinska and Hubert Hurkacz took a well-deserved break to visit one of Sydney’s most iconic landmarks—Wylie’s Baths. With breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean, Wylie’s…
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Why Gen Z won’t watch golf over wine on a weekend, according to Paul McGinley
Paul McGinley has always been a golfer who was not afraid to raise his voice when necessary. To support some of the colleagues in the ‘new history’ of golf would not be reasonable. Reasons? Many of them left the PGA Tour and went, as some of the fans believe, down the wrong path. The main…