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Former world No. 4 Guy Forget believes Novak Djokovic is still motivated to keep playing because of the possibility of adding a 25th Grand Slam title but doesn’t expect the 37-year-old to stay much longer in tennis if he starts losing some matches that he would usually win. For the first time since 2017, the…
Nick Kyrgios may be one of the harshest critics of Jannik Sinner’s doping case but he wasn’t impressed at all after seeing an X post that was made in a way to make it look like he was speaking negatively about the success and impact of the 23-year-old and Carlos Alcaraz. This year, the Italian…
Aryna Sabalenka is not the one to criticize Iga Swiatek as the world No. 1 gave a politically correct answer and suggested that the ones who had to give their verdict have already made their position clear. in late November, the ITIA announced that the five-time Grand Slam champion accepted a one-month ban after testing…
How good the young gun Joao Fonseca is? Very very good, if you ask us! World no. 145 is enjoying a stellar week at the Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah. The 18-year-old Brazilian is four from four on his tournament debut, advancing into the title clash in style. The Brazilian faced Luca Van Assche…
Rafael Nadal’s career ended a few weeks ago, but his legacy will last forever. The 22-time Grand Slam champion hoped to achieve better results in his last dance, in which he was expected to participate in the most important events of his career. The former world number 1 played the French Open and the Paris…
Like Jannik Sinner, world no. 3 Carlos Alcaraz will not play official matches ahead of the Australian Open. Carlos skipped the United Cup and four ATP tournaments before the first Major of the season. The four-time Major winner will participate at the 2025 AO Opening Week. The Spaniard will compete against Alex de Minaur at…
Nick Kyrgios is preparing to return to the ATP tour after almost two years of absence. The Australian ace has had many injuries from the beginning of 2023 until today, which have prevented him from playing and finally trying to win a prestigious title. The talent from Canberra has confided several times that he would…
2025 will be a very important year for Novak Djokovic’s future. A legend of his caliber has the duty to try to win another Grand Slam title, but it will not be easy at all. The Serbian champion has not won a Major title since the 2023 US Open, he is almost 38 years old…
World No. 16 Mirra Andreeva also ended on the victorious side against fourth-ranked Jasmine Paolini in singles as Team Hawks now leads Team Kites with a comfortable 12-5 scoreline at the World Tennis League. In the opening match, the rising Russian star and Aryna Sabalenka crushed the Italian and Simona Halep 6-1. Shortly after the…
Aryna Sabalenka and Mirra Andreeva have clinched another dominant win at the World Tennis League after crushing Simona Halep and Jasmine Paolini. In the opening rubber the Team Hawks and Team Kites tie, the world No. 1 and the rising Russian star claimed a convincing 6-1 win in just 21 minutes of play. During the match,…