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In one of the latest episodes of his podcast Served with, the legendary American Andy Roddick offered his followers an in-depth analysis on Jannik Sinner’s Clostebol doping issue. A situation that sees the fate of the young Italian still hanging in the balance: a disqualification sentence that could be 1-2 years (that’s what WADA is…
Victory, glory, titles and a stain called doping: this, in cold analysis, has been Jannik Sinner’s season. If on the court the Italian has won two Majors, the ATP Finals, the Davis Cup and a total of 8 titles, the difficulties following the positivity to Clostebol found in Indian Wells in March have tested him…
A couple of days ago, Juan Martin del Potro played the last match of his career in an exhibition versus Novak Djokovic in Buenos Aires. The 2009 US Open champion gave everything to extend his career following two severe knee injuries. He underwent six surgeries between 2019 and 2022 but without result. Del Potro has…
Novak Djokovic may have confirmed his opening tournament of the 2025 season but reportedly it will not be the place where he kicks off his partnership with Andy Murray. On Wednesday, the Brisbane International organizers announced their player field for the upcoming edition and it was revealed that the record 24-time Grand Slam champion signed…
Carlos Alcaraz has been the most consistent tennis player in terms of results and rankings, in the last three seasons, according to a new statistic. The Spaniard, already in 2022, has started a truly remarkable career, made up of 4 Slams so far and a ride that has taken him all the way to conquering…
Novak Djokovic will kick off the 2025 season in Brisbane. The 24-time Major winner will compete at the ATP 250 event for the first time since 2009, seeking a good run a week before the Australian Open. Djokovic decided to play in the first week of the new year and picked Brisbane as his first…
Alexander Bublik admits Daniil Medvedev has been an absolute menace to him on the court but adds that Alexander Zverev is a matchup he likes very much. The Kazakh, ranked at No. 33 in the world, has faced the 2021 US Open champion six times so far in his career and has as many losses.…
Roger Federer’s former coach Ivan Ljubicic reveals he reached out to Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray after the news of their collaboration broke out and added that he thinks the plan is to have the Briton accompanying the Serb in Grand Slams and occasionally in other big tournaments. On November 23rd, the record 24-time Major…
Tennis expert Mark Petchey says it is an absolute nonsense to even think for a second that Novak Djokovic hiring Andy Murray means the Serb has accepted that his time has gone. While everyone was stunned by the news of the two former big rivals teaming up for a partnership, the majority were also excited…
Iga Swiatek has made another change to her staff as she is parting ways with long-time PR manager Paula Wolecka and filling in that spot with Daria Sulgostowska. For the Polish tennis superstar, this is a second team change she has made over the last few months. Previously, she put a curtain on her three-year…