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Simona Halep has endured a grueling journey, battling through a torturous doping ban and a difficult fight to return to the WTA Tour, but her comeback has been anything but smooth. Now, at 33 years old, Halep is facing a challenging path back to top form, as she navigates not only the pressures of getting…
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Hubert Hurkacz are among the seeded players at the prestigious ATP 500 event in Rotterdam. The Greek and the Pole completed on the opening day of the tournament and sailed into the second round. The 8th seed Hurkacz faced Flavio Cobolli in the first round and notched a 6-3, 6-2 victory in…
Rory McIlroy seems to enter this season with a completely different mindset, and a different way of playing than what we have seen so far. The goal of the Northern Irish golfer is to make big steps this season, but for something like that, it is important to make changes, adapt to the competition, and…
She said she’d do it—and now she has! American tennis star Danielle Collins has made good on her promise to spend her A$290,000 Australian Open prize money on a five-star luxury holiday, posting sun-soaked snaps from a high-end Bahamas resort just weeks after her infamous Melbourne meltdown. But not everyone is applauding—some fans have slammed…
Novak Djokovic ended up at the center of attention during the 2025 Australian Open. The former world No.1 – who wanted to lift his 11th trophy at Melbourne Park – played an outstanding match against Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals, but had to retire after the first set of the semifinal against Alexander Zverev due…
Elena Rybakina has hired a new coach following the departure of Goran Ivanisevic as the world No. 5 hired 1998 Wimbledon quarterfinalist Davide Sanguinetti to her team. After announcing that Stefano Vukov was rejoining her team in early January, the early rumors suggested that Ivanisevic would leave the Kazakh’s team after the Australian Open. And…
Daniil Medvedev parted ways with Gilles Simon after an early Australian Open exit. The Russian added the Frenchman to his coaching staff a year ago, with Simon working alongside Medvedev’s main coach, Gilles Cervara. Daniil learned a lot from the experienced ex-player, but the results were not there! Thus, the former world no. 1 ended their collaboration…
The Davis Cup Qualifiers tie between Belgium and Chile in Hasselt concluded with controversy! Zizou Bergs claimed two singles wins for the host nation, including the deciding against Cristian Garin on Sunday. The match drew many reactions and ended in chaos following an incident in the closing stages of the duel. Bergs grabbed a break in…
Rory McIlroy had reason to celebrate after winning the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The 35-year-old golfer could not hide his amazement with his great performance. The most important thing for him is to be consistent and to keep the rhythm, but he’s equally aware that the competition is fierce. Probably his greatest rival this season…
Danielle Collins kept her promise made to the heckling Australian Open crowd as the American hit a five-star vacation in the Bahamas. Danielle Collins© Danielle Collins/Instagram – Fair Use During a tight three-set win over home favorite Destanee Aiava in the second round, the world No. 12 was going back and forth with the…