Elina Svitolina is currently in Kharkiv, where she decided to spend some time with Ukrainian fighters and also pose with a rocket launcher and a machine gun.  Since Day 1 of the war in Ukraine, the former world No. 3 has been trying to use her platform and position to draw attention to what is…

In 10 days, the challenge on the course between LIV Golf and PGA Tour will take place. As announced just over two months ago, Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler will challenge Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau in an exhibition match that would appear to be part of the fateful (?) agreement between PIF and PGA…

Alexander Bublik made a very radical proposal to the ATP authorities, telling them the 250 category should be pretty much removed because it doesn’t really bring that much money and the players don’t find it very interesting.  During an 11-month season, the majority of the main-level tournaments are ATP 250’s as there are 35 events…

Holger Rune has very honestly said that there have been mistakes on his part over the last few years and also appeared to indicate that some of the coaching decisions he made “were not the right fit.”  If you remember well, the Dane had an outstanding finish to the 2022 season, making four consecutive finals –…

Nick Kyrgios called out Tennis Australia after the governing body of tennis in Australia decided to honor Jannik Sinner’s coach Darren Cahill, slamming their decision as “a joke” and calling on them to show “integrity.” At the start of this week, the association announced that Darren Cahill was the recipient of this year’s Coaching Excellence…

Iga Swiatek doesn’t agree there are grounds to compare her doping case to the ones of Simona Halep and Jannik Sinner as the world No. 2 believes all of them were in “completely different situations.”  In late November, it was announced that one of the Pole’s samples from August came back as positive for trimetazidine…

Aryna Sabalenka has been voted the 2024 WTA Player of the Year. Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images) The 2024 season is done. Aryna Sabalenka keeps on winning. World No. 1 Sabalenka has been voted the WTA Player of the Year for 2024, the the WTA announced today. In a spectacular season, the 26-year-old Belarusian bookended Slam season…

Coach Brad Gilbert says he still perfectly remembers when a young Andy Murray very directly identified Novak Djokovic as the player who was giving him the most trouble on the court and underlined that no one else mattered.  When the Briton was just starting his pro journey, he hired Andre Agassi’s ex-coach long-time coach and…

An incredible statistic makes all tennis insiders and fans think: 8 tennis players in the top 50 of the ATP ranking – despite a very respectable important ranking – have never won a title during their professional career on the ATP Tour. 8 tennis players who have not yet experienced the joy of winning a…

Holger Rune gave an interview to Tennis365 in which he spoke about his career, focusing – with great honesty – on the mistakes he made in the past. The Dane attended the UTS, an exhibition event in London organized by Patrick Mouratoglou, but found time to confide his feelings. “It has been a very challenging…