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Charley Hull, one of the most famous but at the same time the most controversial female golfers, is attracting attention again. During her interview with GolfMagic, the 28-year-old emphasized the new LPGA commissioner, believing that a person with a strong character and vast knowledge is necessary. The LPGA has been making great strides in recent…
World no. 86 Francisco Comesana will compete in his first ATP semi-final at the ATP 500 tournament in Rio. The Argentine scored his career-best victory in the quarter-final, stunning world no. 2 Alexander Zverev 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in two hours and 31 minutes. The German recovered after dropping the second set and built a healthy…
Emma Raducanu’s part-time coach Roman Kelecic has shared more scary details about the Emma Raducanu stalking incident, revealing that the Briton’s stalker followed her across four tournaments and waited for a perfect moment to approach the Briton. After the 22-year-old started crying just two games into her Dubai second-round match against Karolina Muchova and had…
Boris Becker laughed at a post mocking Nick Kyrgios and the Australian didn’t remain silent, brutally firing back at the former six-time Grand Slam champion by calling him “a criminal.” By now, pretty much everyone knows how outspoken the 2022 Wimbledon finalist has been about Jannik Sinner’s doping case. And he has made some pretty…
Boris Becker congratulated Mirra Andreeva on a big comeback in the Dubai semifinal and also remarked that 17-year-old players should “never be underestimated.” In the semifinal of the WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai, Elena Rybakina appeared to be cruising toward a comeback win over the Russian after winning the second set – opening a 3-1…
Mirra Andreeva is making history this week in Dubai but the reality is that she didn’t really expect anything like this to happen. On Friday, the Russian tennis star delivered a big performance to beat No. 6 seed Elena Rybakina in the semifinal. 6-4 4-6 6-3. A day earlier, the 17-year-old went second-seeded Iga Swiatek…
Rohan Bopanna didn’t directly mention Reilly Opelka but he appeared to be addressing the American’s recent comments in a lengthy message he posted on his Instagram. After speaking negatively about doubles in the past, the big-serving American got back to shading that particular competition this week. In the comment section of one Instagram post, Opelka…
Aryna Sabalenka admits she is “not sure” if she would be a good coach for Iga Swiatek but did mention that she could possibly help the Pole in the mental department. In case you missed iT, the five-time Grand Slam champion named the Belarusian as the rival she’d be open to hiring one day as…
Mirra Andreeva reveals she recently started working with a sports psychologist and it is already paying off since she used one of the advice received while facing a second-set deficit against Iga Swiatek. On Thursday, the rising Russian star booked her maiden WTA 1000 semifinal ticket in style after ousting the second-seeded Pole 6-3 6-3 in…
Rennae Stubbs claims Stefano Vukov threatened to take legal action against her after she publicly called him out for the way he coaches Elena Rybakina. For years, there had been complaints about the 37-year-old coach’s behavior, with some even alleging that he was abusive towards the Kazakh tennis star. However, the 2022 Wimbledon champion publicly…