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World no. 54 Jakub Mensik is enjoying his career-best tournament at the Miami Open! The 19-year-old Czech has beaten five rivals (Tomas Machac gave him a walkover) to find himself in his first Masters 1000 final. Thus, Mensik secured a notable feat, becoming the first player born in 2005 in the title of the premium…
Grigor Dimitrov became annoyed with a spectator very early in his Miami Masters semifinal match against Novak Djokovic and it all resulted in the crowd member getting thrown out of the stadium. In the third game of the first set, the 14th-seeded Bulgarian seemingly took exception with the behavior of one spectator and decided to…
Daria Kasatkina has made a huge career and life move as she will no longer represent Russia after switching her nationality to Australia. In the summer of 2022, the Moscow-born tennis player publicly came out as gay. At the time, she also spoke out against Russia’s actions in Ukraine. Since then, she hasn’t made any…
World no. 9 Andrey Rublev will work with the former world no. 1 Marat Safin during the clay swing! While Fernando Vicente remains Andrey’s coach, the Russian will seek new improvements in his game with the former Major champion. Rublev and Safin have been talking a lot recently. The retired player has been helping the…
Six years ago, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal met in the Indian Wells semi-final. The two great rivals forged the first Masters 1000 semi-final with a combined age of 70 years! On Friday, Novak Djokovic and Grigor Dimitrov smashed their record! The 37-year-old Djokovic and 33-year-old Grigor Dimitrov embraced a combined age of 71,73 years, forging…
Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina has announced a major change in her career, revealing that she will no longer represent her home country on the Hologic WTA Tour. The world No. 12 has been granted permanent residency by the Australian Government and will now compete under the Australian flag in upcoming tournaments. Daria Kasatkina in…
Aryna Sabalenka says some pretty tough and challenging life experiences made her very strong mentally and she believes that played a big part in her success over the last couple of years. After experiencing a very traumatic experience in 2019 and losing her father to a sudden death, the Belarusian also struggled to make a…
Jakub Mensik will chase his first Masters 1000 crown on Sunday against his idol, Novak Djokovic! The young Czech reached the title clash at the Miami Open following a tight 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 triumph over the home favorite Taylor Fritz in two hours and 25 minutes. Mensik kept his composure in the closing stages of…
Alexandra Eala isn’t setting any major expectations for herself after a dream Miami Open run but just hopes that she won’t suddenly lose the level showcased in South Beach. Before Miami, the 19-year-old had only two main draw wins on the Tour and she had never been ranked inside the top-100. But after the second…
Jessica Pegula is optimistic about her Miami Open final chances against Aryna Sabalenka as the world No. 4 feels she is serving and returning better compared to the last time they played. On Thursday evening, the American tennis star ended Alexandra Eala’s dream run in South Beach after beating the 140th-ranked wildcard 7-6 (3) 5-7…