Zheng Qinwen enjoyed a good day at the office in her Miami opener as the No. 9 seed saw off 229th-ranked Lauren Davis 6-1 7-5 in an hour and 17 minutes of play.  Throughout the match, the Chinese tennis star – who had a first-round bye – served exceptionally and she finished with 12 aces…

Kei Nishikori withdrew from the Miami Open a couple of hours before his first-round duel against fellow Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka. World no. 64 cited fatigue as the reason for his withdrawal from the season’s second Masters 1000 event. The Japanese will rest and start preparing for the upcoming clay swing. His next tournament should be the ATP 250…

Scottie Scheffler is preparing for the big challenge of his career: the Masters. The 28-year-old golfer is motivated to make a great result, reacting to comparisons with Rory McIlroy, who is probably the most motivated to write history in this competition.  Given that, according to many, the world number 1 is the main favorite to…

A couple of days ago, the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) launched a historic legal battle against the sport’s governing bodies – ATP, WTA, ITF and ITIA. The lawsuit accused them of ignoring player welfare and prepared a plan to fix tennis. They included a quote from Carlos Alcaraz’s press conference last year when he criticized the tennis schedule, and world…

Scottie Scheffler is motivated to make it a success at the Masters again this year, aiming to defend his title at Augusta National. Scheffler was a dominant force on the PGA Tour last year, dominating throughout the year. However, after an injury during the offseason, some are not convinced that Scottie can dominate this year…

Junior golf attracts special attention, given that experts from the world of golf, as well as fans, want to get to know the game of some of the greatest talents. The Sage Valley Junior Invitational tournament is one of the more famous golf tournaments for juniors. This year’s edition features Charlie Woods, the son of…

Nick Kyrgios is dropping another retirement hint, this time revealing that he has been openly telling his team that he is not sure how much time he has left in tennis and also indicating that he may not be able to play his Miami second-round match against Karen Khachanov.  On Wednesday, the former world No.…

Emma Raducanu is set to hit the coaching market again after deciding to call time on her partnership with Vladimir Platenik after just two weeks and feeling their partnership wasn’t heading in the right direction. Earlier this month in Indian Wells, the 2021 US Open champion was spotted with the Slovak coach before confirming their…

Emma Raducanu says she was thrilled to see childhood friend Jack Draper have his big day at this past Indian Wells Masters and now be known as a Masters champion and a top-10 player. After putting up a solid run at the Australian Open and also making the Doha final last month, the top-ranked British…

Mirra Andreeva reveals the first player to message and support her on the WTA Tour was Bianca Andreescu, who reached out to her two years ago during her debut tournament on the main level.  In 2023 April, a 15-year-old Andreeva won back-to-back ITF titles before receiving a main draw wildcard for the WTA 1000 tournament…