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Rory McIlroy has huge ambitions for this season, and we’ll see if he’s on the right track to achieving them. Before the start of each season, the 35-year-old shares his goals for the current season, and his ambition has been shown this time as well. Namely, in an interview with the BBC, the great golfer…
Coach Darren Cahill revealed Jannik Sinner was “as white as a sheet” before the Holger Rune match and they absolutely feared that he may not be able to play that day. If you remember well, that was the match during which the cameras picked up the Italian’s hands shaking during a changeover. Jannik Sinner© Stream…
Emma Raducanu claimed that she played better in Singapore than she did at the Australian Open despite a shock first-round exit. On Monday, the seventh-seeded Briton bowed out of the WTA 250 tournament in Singapore after 101st-ranked Cristina Bucsa edged her out in a tight three-set battle 5-7 7-5 7-5. Before coming to the Asian…
Novak Djokovic secured another incredible record! The 24-time Major winner is spending his 1000th consecutive week in the top-1000, joining Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on the exclusive list. Roger stands on 1165 consecutive top-100 weeks. Rafa is on 1029, and Novak will pass him in seven and a half months. At 37 years and…
Alexander Zverev dropped the ultimate praise on Jannik Sinner following their Australian Open final clash, comparing the Italian to prime Novak Djokovic. Bidding to win his first Grand Slam, the 27-year-old German fell short after the No. 1 seed handed him a 6-3 7-6 (4) 6-3 loss. During the match, the world No. 2 fired…
Jannik Sinner may already have the two greatest feats in Italian tennis but Nicola Pietrangeli doesn’t think that he still hasn’t done enough to be considered the greatest ever Italian player. On Sunday, the 23-year-old defeated Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open final to become Italy’s first-ever male player with three Grand Slams. When Sinner…
Although they invested huge amounts of money since their arrival in 2022, LIV Golf failed to achieve its main goal: to become the leading Tour on the golf scene. Judging by the statements of Greg Norman, CEO of LIV Golf and other important figures of the controversial Tour, it seemed as if they expected to…
Simona Halep was thrilled for her former long-time coach Darren Cahill after he guided Jannik Sinner to the 2025 Australian Open title, declaring the 59-year-old “the best coach.” On Sunday, the Italian won his third Grand Slam in the past 12 months after beating Alexander Zverev 6-3 7-6 (4) 6-3 in the final at Melbourne…
Spain’s Alejandro Del Rey dominated the fourth edition of the Ras Al Khaimah Championship, taking his first win on the DP World Tour with 266 (68 66 66 66, -22) shots on the par 72 Al Hamra GC course in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. The Spaniard left England’s Marcus Armitage, who led the…
South African Daniel Van Tonder won the SDC Open with a score of 272 (72 65 68 67, -16), beating his compatriot Altin Van Der Merwe (272 – 66 67 65 74), with whom he had finished the competition on par, with a par on the first play-off hole. Van Tonder, results On the Zebula…