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A new formula for the Tour Championship? The source is authoritative. The New York Times first reported the news, relaunched by the specialized media, of “advanced discussions” at the top levels of the PGA Tour regarding the modification of the playing formula of the Tour Championship. Golf, news The current system of “starting strokes”, introduced…
Mackenzie McDonald was named to the U.S. Davis Cup squad by Captain Bob Bryan. Photo credit: USTA A pair of Top 50-ranked singles players and a veteran doubles duo will lead the United States Davis Cup team. Captain Bob Bryan today named Alex Michelsen, Marcos Giron, Mackenzie McDonald, Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram to the U.S. team in…
Novak Djokovic failed to lift a Major trophy in 2024 following a stellar run in 2023. Novak’s only Major final in the season behind us came at Wimbledon, and it surprised many! The Serb is among the finest grass-courters in tennis history. He has been among the favorites at Wimbledon for 15 years, but last…
The former Australian tennis player Mark Woodforde, who was world number 1 in doubles and who created a very important partnership in the history of tennis with Todd Woodbridge, has talked about the situation of Jannik Sinner. Between February and March, the Italian tennis player awaits the ruling of the TAS on the Wada appeal…
World no. 1 Jannik Sinner wrote history in 2024. The young Italian raised his level to great heights, leaving everyone behind and dominated with eight ATP titles! Sinner embraced a 73-6 score in the season behind us, lifting six notable trophies and defending the Davis Cup title for Italy. Now, the 23-year-old will try to…
Danielle Collins has once again stirred up attention on social media, this time by making a bold statement with her Instagram profile picture. The 11th-ranked tennis player updated her profile to feature a screenshot of her reaction after shaking hands with Iga Swiatek at the United Cup final. Collins, who appeared to roll her eyes…
Iga Swiatek says she felt she was “treated like a liar” during the doping investigation process and admits she was hit so hard by the entire situation that she couldn’t take a racket for two weeks and feared that everyone would change their opinion about her and leave her. After the Pole was informed on…
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner were at the center of the latest episode of Andy Roddick’s podcast Served With. The former American champion projected his reflections in view of the Australian Open 2025 and the fight for the top of the world ATP rankings. The former American legend talked extensively about the work of Carlitos, called…
Former world no. 53 Denis Kudla ended his career at the United Cup. The Kyiv native wrapped up the 2024 season outside the top-250 and decided to end his tennis career after competing professionally for half of his life. The American will embrace new challenges at home after becoming a father last July. Also, Denis will…
Alexander Bublik answered a question about the doping issues involving Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek with a quote from the animated film Kung Fu Panda, making his thoughts understood between the lines quite explicitly. In a very long interview with the Russian media MatchTv, the Kazakh spoke about himself, his career and the work he…