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Eva Lys picked up a tight loss in her first post-Australian Open tournament after the rising German tennis star failed to complete a big comeback in her opening match at the WTA 500 tournament in Linz. After being one of the best stories of this year’s Happy Slam, the new world No. 91 returned to…
Andrea Petkovic thought Alexander Zverev looked “utterly crushed” following his Australian Open final defeat but the former German tennis star understood it because she felt his game was better than ever and he still failed to land a Grand Slam. After falling short in two Australian Open semifinals in the past, the 27-year-old made his…
Stan Wawrinka reveals he was actually frustrated to hear people speak about him and any Big Four member – even Andy Murray – in the same sentence. During the Big Four era, the Swiss was the player who challenged them the best and managed to win three Grand Slams. Although he is still active, all…
Alexander Zverev received one encouraging message from a couple of former American tennis stars as John Isner and Sam Querrey think the French Open is absolutely a Grand Slam tournament where he could go all the way. After the German suffered a straight-set defeat in the Australian Open final to Jannik Sinner, it wasn’t hard…
Emma Raducanu admitted she was unsure about her next plans after a disappointing Singapore exit but underlined that she was healthy and ready to compete again. After missing Auckland due to a back injury and kicking off her season by reaching the third round at the Australian Open, the 22-year-old accepted a late wildcard to…
After days of deliberation with all parties involved, the PGA Tour has found a new location for the Genesis Invitational, which the fires that ravaged Los Angeles at the beginning of the year made it inadvisable to play at its usual home, the Riviera Country Club, in Torrey Pines, another Californian gem located in San…
The countdown has begun to the first of the Invitationals of the 2025 LIV Golf season. From February 6 to 8, the thirteen Teams (plus the two wild cards, Editor’s note) will take to the field on the course of the Riyadh Golf Club, in Saudi Arabia. As we have seen, the Riaydh course makes…
Denis Shapovalov claims the playing conditions on the ATP Tour are much different compared to pre-COVID era and that’s a big reason why his rise stopped in the last few years. The Canadian, who is 25, was once regarded as one of the most promising players in men’s tennis. And early in his career, he…
Judging by the TV ratings and the reactions of fans on social media, TGL has impressed the golf public. Although there was primarily skepticism, considering that everything was one big unknown for golf fans, it turned out that TGL is something that this sport has needed for years. Although the creators of this competition are…
Two weeks after stunning world no. 9 Andrey Rublev at the Australian Open, the Brazilian Joao Fonseca cracked the top-100! At 18 years and five months, Joao is the youngest top-100 player to enter the elite group since Carlos Alcaraz in October 2021. Fonseca is the player born in 2006 to book a spot in…