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Rafael Nadal had the ability to remain competitive at the highest level for a long time, despite having to play in the same era as two other legends such as Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Their rivalry has taken away important titles from each of them, but none of them would have had such a…
The doping case involving Iga Swiatek has gained additional context with a statement from LEK-AM, the Polish pharmaceutical company that produced the melatonin supplement linked to her positive test. The tennis star, currently serving a one-month suspension for testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine (TMZ), was found to have ingested the substance through a…
The new and surprising collaboration between Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray is getting fans and insiders talking. Everyone knew that the Serbian legend needed new motivation at this point in his career, but no one expected this shocking news. Nole and Andy have been great rivals for the duration of their careers, Murray stopped playing…
Polish pharmaceutical company LEK-AM says there are “saddened” to hear what happened after Iga Swiatek consumed one of their manufactured pills but also denied that they failed to respond to the ITIA when contacted. On Thursday, the tennis world was stunned by the news of the five-time Grand Slam champion failing a doping test and…
“The perfect coach for me now is someone who has faced the same experiences that I will face: possibly a winner of multiple Slams, a former world no. 1. I was thinking of several people and Andy Murray’s name came up with my team and so I gave him a call to see if he…
The former Italian tennis legend Nicola Pietrangeli let loose with deplorable words addressed to Jannik Sinner, on a topic that people treat superficially and that concerns origins, countries of birth and, in essence, almost racist. “Hi, I’m Nicola Pietrangeli. You may remember me because I played football in the Lazio youth team. Well, I also…
Last September 28, WADA filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, requesting a period of disqualification for Jannik Sinner of between one and two years. The Italian had been acquitted of doping charges for the positive test – which occurred due to involuntary contamination – for Clostebol by ITIA, but…
Hubert Hurkacz has made his ambitions for 2025 clear, choosing a new super team, which will be composed of Ivan Lendl and Nicolas Massu. The Polish player will thus aim for the definitive leap in quality among the best in the world. After the end of the historic collaboration with Craig Boynton, Hubi has in…
Belinda Bencic didn’t have any doubts about wanting to start a family now as the 27-year-old feels she still has a lot of time to accomplish her goals and also be another example of a strong post-pregnancy return. In late 2023, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics gold medalist announced that she was pregnant with her first…
Nick Kyrgios ripped a troll as “a peanut” after they appeared to insinuate that the Australian shouldn’t speak like a pro player because he hasn’t played in a long time. In case you missed it, WTA world No. 2 Iga Swiatek tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ) and accepted a one-month ban. A few months earlier,…