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  • Nick Kyrgios ‘offers’ to coach Coco Gauff, after her split with Brad Gilbert

    Nick Kyrgios ‘offers’ to coach Coco Gauff, after her split with Brad Gilbert

    The technical partnership between American tennis player Coco Gauff and coach Brad Gilbert has come to an end, but the US Open winner may have found a new coach: Nick Kyrgios! With a funny post on his X account, the Australian tennis player has offered to coach the young American star, writing: “I’d coach her!” I’d…

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  • ATP BEIJING ENTRY LIST. Sinner, Alcaraz, Zverev, Medvedev the top seeds in the main draw

    ATP BEIJING ENTRY LIST. Sinner, Alcaraz, Zverev, Medvedev the top seeds in the main draw

    Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev will compete in the upcoming ATP that will be staged on the 23rd of September 2024 in Beijing. The defending champion is Jannik Sinner who defeated Daniil Medvedev 7-6(2) 7-6(2). Cameron Norrie had to withdraw from Beijing. This is the latest entry list (click here for he…

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  • Conchita Martínez hints at combined Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup tournament

    Conchita Martínez hints at combined Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup tournament

    Conchita Martínez, former Spanish tennis legend and current director of the Billie Jean King Cup finals, has revealed exciting plans to potentially combine the tournament with the Davis Cup. In an interview with Spanish newspaper AS, Martínez shared her enthusiasm for the upcoming Billie Jean King Cup finals, which will move from Seville to Malaga…

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  • H2H, prediction of Thiago Moura Monteiro vs Sandro Kopp in Bad Waltersdorf Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 19th September 2024

    H2H, prediction of Thiago Moura Monteiro vs Sandro Kopp in Bad Waltersdorf Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 19th September 2024

    Thiago Moura Monteiro and Sandro Kopp will face off in the 2nd round of the Bad Waltersdorf Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 10:00 am on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction. Prediction, odds and…

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  • Coco Gauff Splits with Coach Brad Gilbert

    Coco Gauff Splits with Coach Brad Gilbert

    Coco Gauff of the United States has split with coach Brad Gilbert. Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images The trip is over for the Coco Gauff-Brad Gilbert alliance.  The 2023 US Open champion Gauff and coach Gilbert have parted company, ending their partnership of 14 months.  “Thanks Coco Gauff and the entire team for an absolutely amazing summer…

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  • Slam icon reveals scary thing now about Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka

    Slam icon reveals scary thing now about Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka

    Jimmy Connors thinks Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka have been so great this year that it is safe to state that they will start winning some matches in the locker room because there is now “a fear factor” in playing against them.  At the start of the season, the 23-year-old Italian became a Grand Slam…

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  • Federer on the scene for Borg and McEnroe’s Laver Cup finale

    Federer on the scene for Borg and McEnroe’s Laver Cup finale

    The players have arrived. The fans are getting ready. Laver Cup week is here, and the 2024 festivities will officially get underway on Friday afternoon at Uber Arena in Berlin, Germany. One such “fan” is Roger Federer, who will be in attendance as a spectator this time around. Federer is a founding member of the…

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  • Emma Raducanu lays out her plan after heavy criticism on her scheduling

    Emma Raducanu lays out her plan after heavy criticism on her scheduling

    Emma Raducanu has revealed that she plans to play a full schedule during the Asian swing as this news comes after a summer during which the Briton’s schedule was heavily questioned and criticized.  After regularly playing in the opening four months of the season, the former world No. 10 skipped the Rome Open and French…

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  • Daria Kasatkina’s take on double standards claims in Jannik Sinner doping drama

    Daria Kasatkina’s take on double standards claims in Jannik Sinner doping drama

    Daria Kasatkina doesn’t agree with claims that double standards were involved in the handling of the Jannik Sinner doping situation as the Russian believes the Italian being in a position to hire a group of top lawyers ultimately made the difference. When it was announced that the ATP world No. 1 twice tested positive for…

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  • Novak Djokovic and Grigor Dimitrov embrace memorable night in Sofia

    Novak Djokovic and Grigor Dimitrov embrace memorable night in Sofia

    Novak Djokovic and Grigor Dimitrov have been friends for years, battling at tournaments but enjoying the time off the court. The Serb and the Bulgarian met in Sofia on Tuesday night, embracing an exhibition in Arena Sofia and giving the crowd something to cheer about. Dimitrov prevailed 6-4, 2-6, 10-6, with the young Bulgarian player…

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