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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…
Alexander Zverev was left blindsided a bit after being asked about Jannik Sinner’s doping case but quickly collected himself and noted that the ITIA’s investigation cleared the Italian so he wasn’t interested in throwing out speculations about whether or not the world No. 1 would get suspended by the CAS. On Sunday, the 23-year-old successfully…
Ben Rothenberg reported on his Substack that the woman who heckled Alexander Zverev was met by two uniformed police officers after the incident but avoided an arrest. As the German tennis star was preparing for his runner-up speech, someone from the Australian Open stands shouted three times, “Australia believes Olga and Brenda” before boos stopped…
Rafael Nadal retired from professional tennis at the Davis Cup Finals in November. Two decades after debuting for Spain, the veteran played his last match in the national jersey. He ended his incredible career in front of the home fans in Malaga and returned to his paradise island of Mallorca. While not competing anymore, Rafa still…
American Learner Tien, who shocked Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open, will play Delray Beach qualifying next week. Photo credit: Peter Staples/ATP Tour Rising American stars will ride winning waves into Delray Beach. Australian Open breakout stars Learner Tien and Nishesh Basavareddy are set to play the Delray Beach Open qualifying event as part of Opening Weekend February 7-9…
Novak Djokovic’s injury has stirred oceans of opinions among the media, players, former players and fans. A premise that I want to make before going on in the article: A competitor like Nole must have suffered too much physically, to retire at the end of the first set of the Australian Open 2025 semifinal, otherwise…
Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley is confident that Novak Djokovic will return to Melbourne in 2026! The ten-time champion experienced a challenging campaign in Melbourne last week, injuring his left leg and retiring in the semi-final against Alexander Zverev. Novak sustained a hamstring injury in the quarter-final duel versus Carlos Alcaraz. Struggling with his…
CBS golf analyst Dottie Pepper is not delighted about the changes in the golf scene, putting an emphasis on the sport of play on the PGA Tour. The Farmers Insurance Open was just a confirmation of what was said earlier. The final group consisting of Aldrick Potgeitere, Andrew Novak and Harris English spent the entire…
Alexander Zverev was very sad and heartbroken after the final of the 2025 Australian Open, in which he was defeated by Jannik Sinner quite clearly. The world number 2 never gave the feeling of being able to put the Italian ace in difficulty, who controlled the match from start to finish and prevailed in three…