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Carlos Alcaraz’s hunt for the Australian Open – the only Slam that the 21-year-old Spaniard has not yet managed to conquer – will begin on January 12. The number 3 in the ATP ranking has announced on several occasions that he has set the Australian Major as his goal for the new year, where Carlitos will…
The news of the collaboration between Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray was one of the most surprising of the latter part of 2024. No one expected these two legends, rivals until a few months ago, to decide to work together in 2025. Novak Djokovic, Brisbane 2025© Stream screenshot Everyone knew that the Serbian needed…
As long as she’s hitting this shot, Clara Tauson will be fine. Clara Tauson picked up her third career title in Auckland on Sunday. She claimed the trophy after losing the first set when her opponent, Naomi Osaka, retired with an abdominal injury. It isn’t the way she would have liked to have won it,…
Joao Fonseca is off to a winning start at the Australian Open! An in-form youngster faced Federico Agustin Gomez in the first qualifying round and scored a rock-solid 6-4, 6-0 victory in 67 minutes. Fonseca is among the favorites in the qualifying draw! He came and conquered the Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah in December…
It finally happened! Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have started their partnership at the Australian Open. The Serb trained under the Briton’s guidance in Melbourne. Djokovic embraced a practice session with Carlos Alcaraz at Rod Laver Arena. The Serb is preparing for his 20th Australian Open, hoping to raise his level and chase the 11th title…
Seventeen years after making his Australian Open debut, Bernard Tomic hit the familiar courts again. The former world no. 17 returned to the home Major for the first time since 2022 but could not make it a memorable run! Bernard suffered a 6-3, 6-1 loss to the 21st seed Jozef Kovalik in the first qualifying…
Cameron Norrie hit an Auckland spectator after throwing his racket in a moment of frustration but didn’t get defaulted and later defended himself he absolutely didn’t intend to do that. With lucky loser Facundo Diaz Acosta serving for the match at 6-2 5-3 and the score being tied to 30/30, the British tennis player missed…
Scottie Scheffler, after being absent from The Sentry, made a similar decision this time as well. The 28-year-old golfer, who was unstoppable last season, decided not to perform at American Express next week. The American golfer injured his hand while preparing the Christmas dinner, which is why he could not play in the first tournament…
Hideki Matsuyama drew huge attention with his performance at The Sentry, given a dominant win that could signal a great year for him. The Japanese golfer is one of the most popular players on the PGA Tour, and his latest victory only increased expectations from him when it comes to the future. Golf fans are…
John Isner thinks we won’t be seeing the last of Novak Djokovic in 2025 as the American expects the Serb to continue playing beyond this year. It is not a secret that apart from winning the Paris Olympics, the record 24-time Grand Slam champion didn’t have much success in 2024. Naturally, that led to some…