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Alexander Zverev entered the Australian Open as one of the favorites. World no. 2 passed six obstacles and reached his third Major final. However, the defending champion Jannik Sinner proved too strong, sealing the deal in straight sets and extending his reign. Speaking about the Melbourne final following his win at the Miami Open, Alexander…
Iga Swiatek reveals her recent social media letter was mostly directed at Polish people as she wanted to point out some things and hopefully see a change in how she gets treated and supported back home. After failing to end her title drought during the Middle East swing – which has usually been a happy…
Taylor Fritz knows he has a very significant chance at the Miami Open this year. The American ace has not shined in this first segment of the season, partly due to a knee injury that forced him to miss the Acapulco ATP 500 and did not allow him to be at his best at the…
Nick Kyrgios says John Isner was telling the truth when the former American tennis star described Rafael Nadal as “a horrible practice partner.” The American, who launched a tennis podcast last summer along with Jack Sock, Sam Querrey and Steve Johnson, decided to tell one interesting story from the 2017 China Open on his show’s…
Iga Swiatek went through a very unpleasant situation before her Miami Open third-round match as a person described as an obsessed critic and hater came to her practice session and hurled some pretty disgusting and personal insults. Before beating Elise Mertens 7-6 (2) 6-1, the five-time Grand Slam champion hit the practice court to do…
Viktor Hovland returned to success on the PGA Tour, winning the 2025 Valspar Championship with a stunning performance that ended a drought of almost two years of victories. On the difficult Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort, the Norwegian closed the tournament at -11 (273 total shots: 70-67-69-67), beating his American rival Justin Thomas by just…
No. 4 seed Jessica Pegula has reached the Miami Open quarterfinal for the fourth successive year after routing 23rd-seeded Marta Kostyuk 6-2 6-3 in an hour and 23 minutes of play. Throughout the entire match, the American tennis star was putting major pressure on the Ukrainian’s serve and that resulted in 19 break point opportunities…
Coco Gauff has failed to turn the page at the Miami Open after picking up yet another shock and disappointing loss, while Emma Raducanu continues her fine form and has been through to her first WTA 1000 quarterfinal. Against unseeded Magda Linette, the third-seeded sprayed 12 double faults, 45 unforced errors, and lost her serve…
Justin Thomas looked great at the last PGA Tour tournament, the Valspar Championship. The American golfer looked phenomenal from the first day, but Viktor Hovland managed to win the tournament with incredible moves at the end of the tournament. Thomas is happy and focused on positive things after this tournament, as he wants to transfer…
Zheng Qinwen continues with her resurgence at the Miami Open as today the No. No. 9 seed beat inspired American Ashlyn Krueger 6-2 7-6 (3) to reach the quarterfinal. Since the world No. 40 upset Elena Rybakina and also very routinely beat Leylah Fernandez in her past two matches, the Chinese tennis star knew that…