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Andy Roddick shares Max Eisenbued was crying tears of happiness after Madison Keys’ Australian Open victory as the agent was thrilled to see the moment finally come for the American. During the weekend, the world No. 7 became a Grand Slam champion at the age of 29 after upsetting top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 6-3 2-6 7-5…
Madison Keys funnily shared that Bjorn Fratangelo was hesitant to coach her because he felt “uncomfortable” telling her what to do but she “forced” him to embrace the role. Last November, the two American tennis players tied the knot after dating for seven years. And two months later, Keys landed her maiden Grand Slam title…
The return of the most anticipated champions, from Scottie Scheffler to Rory McIlroy, the participation of some of the greats of the sport such as, among others, Pau Gasol, Tom Brady, Larry Fitzgerald and Steve Young. And again: the presence on the green of an excellence such as Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State of the…
Madison Keys is out of the ATX Open in Austin because a WTA rule is preventing her from competing in the tournament. When the entry list for the WTA 250 tournament in Austin was released, the American tennis star’s name was on it. But since then, Keys claimed back-to-back wins at the Adelaide International and…
Andy Roddick has absolutely no doubt that Iga Swiatek will eventually figure out how to land Grand Slam titles outside the French Open as he is tipping the Pole to reach double digits in Slam triumphs. After winning last year’s French Open, the 23-year-old improved to five Slam titles. But outside of Roland Garros, the…
Maria Sakkari has made a pretty strong start at the WTA 500 tournament in Linz after dismantling world No. 64 Viktoriya Tomova 6-3 6-2 in an hour and 17 minutes of play. The No. 3 seed – who had a first-round bye at the Austrian event – earned the first break of the match in…
Boris Becker says he knew it probably wouldn’t go well for Alexander Zverev as soon as he saw the German’s posture as he was walking out onto Rod Laver Arena for the Australian Open final. On Sunday, the 27-year-old failed to become a Grand Slam champion and registered his third loss in a Major final.…
Andy Roddick thought the Australian Open crowd was plain disrespectful when booing Novak Djokovic as the American tennis legend said felt “icky” to see the Serb getting treated that way when it was maybe his last appearance at Melbourne Park. After losing the first set of his semifinal against Alexander Zverev, the Serb decided to…
Scottie Scheffler is finally returning to the golf course after a surprise injury. The 28-year-old golfer has missed some of the year’s tournaments, but he seems more motivated than ever before heading into the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. This great golfer has recovered from a hand injury. Scheffler suffered an injury over Christmas when shards…
Golf organizations are working more and more to popularize this sport. LIV Golf officials are particularly active, making deals with famous YouTubers. The goal of the Saudi-backed Tour is to create a competition that will be promoted on various platforms, and YouTube is currently one of the leading social networks in the world. Rory McIlroy,…