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Jakub Mensik will not compete at next week’s Monte Carlo Masters. As was expected, the young Czech will take another week off the court after lifting his first ATP crown in Miami. Mensik will kick off the clay swing at the ATP 500 event in Munich. Jakub ousted six rivals in Florida and celebrated his first…
Lyudmyla Kichenok shared some unfortunate news through her social media as the Ukrainian tennis star revealed that her house in Dnipro was bombed and that a tennis complex where she used to train was completely destroyed after Russia’s attacks on her hometown of Dnipro. On Friday, Russia launched a drone attack on Dnipro, and while…
Venus Williams provided an update on her career and pretty much said that she is not retired but also not actively looking to play. The American, who will celebrate her 45th birthday in June, played her only two tournaments of the 2024 season in Indian Wells and Miami. A year prior, she took part in…
As every year, Rory McIlroy and his ‘quest’ for the Green Jacket capture the most attention on the golf scene. Although years ago, the Northern Irishman fantasized about winning this Major, his failures at the Masters did not give him optimism that he could excel. On the other hand, his form this year evokes different…
Iga Swiatek is withdrawing from the upcoming Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers and that is undoubtedly a significant blow to Poland’s chances of making the knockout stage. Between April 10-12, Poland will take on Ukraine and Switzerland in Radom and the winner of the group will secure a ticket for the BJK Cup Finals. Unfortunately…
Kei Nishikori reached the final in Houston in 2011, finishing runner-up to Ryan Sweeting. The Japanese veteran is back at the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship 14 years later, and he is still capable of playing well at the only North American clay-court event. Kei missed Miami due to fatigue and returned to action Houston. Nishikori…
There is still a little left until the start of the Masters, according to many, the biggest golf tournament, which attracts attention year after year. The winner of this competition from 2008, Trevor Immelman, reflected on the feats of several golfers who managed to defend the Masters title, focusing his eyes on Scottie Scheffler, who…
“The Duels”, an event created by golfers, where we will have the chance to watch PGA Tour stars and content creators in one place, arouses the interest of fans. After the PGA Tour previously presented the same event, LIV officials decided to take the same step. However, even before the very beginning, this event produced…
When Tiger Woods arrived on the golf scene, he set high goals for himself, aware of his quality and superiority. Arriving on the golf scene, young Tiger impressed the public with his moves, great form and winning Majors. No one had a doubt that Woods would break all the existing records. However, age and injuries…
Joaquin Niemann is one of the most interesting names on LIV Golf, given his dominance since the moment he arrived on this circuit. The 26-year-old will pose a great danger to his opponents in the future as well, and Curtis Strange also had words of praise for him, stressing during the ESPN Masters Tournament Media…