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Zheng Qinwen has made a coaching addition as the world No. 7 is bringing in 2002 French Open champion Albert Costa ahead of the WTA 1000 tournaments in Doha and Dubai. Before the start of the 2025 season, the Chinese added Dante Bottini to her team because her full-time coach Pere Riba had surgery. Unfortunately…
Andrey Rublev plays Hubert Hurkacz in Rotterdam on Friday. Photo credit: Bank of China Hong Kong Classic Facebook ABN AMRO Rotterdam Open Rotterdam, NetherlandsFebruary 3-9, 2025 Surface: Hard CourtPrize Money: €2,134,985 Rotterdam A Crown Jewel of Indoor Tennis Since 1974 countless legends have graced the court in Rotterdam Ahoy. From Tom Okker and Arthur Ashe,…
Goncalo Oliveira received a doping suspension by the ITIA after testing positive for metamfetamine drug and the world No. 245 failing a doping test over the usage of a recreational drug even left Nick Kyrgios stunned. On Thursday, the ITIA announced that the 29-year-old provided a sample to the anti-doping authorities while competing at the…
This is a sponsored post. Australian Destanee Aiava (UTR Rating 11.89) broke through at the 2025 Australian Open, earning her first Grand Slam match win. Before she shined in the Melbourne spotlight, for years, Aiava, like thousands of women’s tennis players, honed her game on the UTR Pro Tennis Tour (PTT). Created by UTR Sports,…
The top seed Taylor Fritz made a winning start at the ATP 500 event in Dallas. The top-ranked American played against Arthur Rinderknech in the first round and delivered a 6-4, 6-2 victory in 66 minutes. World no. 4 dropped seven points in his games, producing one good hold after another and keeping his rival…
Ben Shelton has started the 2025 season quite brilliantly, showing some progress compared to last year and hinting that he has very important ambitions for the coming months. The American ace is one of the most dangerous players ever on fast surfaces and is working hard together with his team to become competitive on red…
Tennis icon Serena Williams has made waves this week by announcing that Zigazoo is the only social media platform she permits her daughter, Olympia, to use. A passionate advocate for children’s online safety, Williams is championing Zigazoo as a secure, fun, and well-moderated space for kids. As a mother, she understands the dangers lurking on…
Reilly Opelka notched his sixth victory of the season at the home ATP 500 event in Dallas. The former world no. 17 faced Alexander Shevchenko in the first round, earning a 7-6, 6-4 triumph in an hour and 16 minutes. The American fired 18 aces and faced no break points. He outplayed Shevchenko behind the second…
Former world no. 8 Diego Schwartzman will end his career at the ATP 250 tournament in Buenos Aires. The winner of four ATP titles entered his penultimate tournament at the Rosario Challenger, competing for the first time since last year’s US Open. Schwartzman faced his compatriot Camilo Ugo Carabelli in the first round and suffered…
Emma Raducanu received some positive news after an early Abu Dhabi Open exit as the British tennis player will return to action next week after the Qatar Open organizers handed her a late wildcard. After losing in the Singapore first round as a wildcard last week, the same happened to the world No. 56 this…