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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…
The first Slam semifinal reached in her career did not go according to plan – at least from the point of view of the result – but Paula Badosa has learned to appreciate every moment that tennis allows her to experience along the way. The Spanish player is aware that a defeat, matured in two…
On the eve of the Australian Open 2025 semifinal between Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev, the former legends John McEnroe and Boris Becker did not spend too much sporting words towards the Serbian champion. Both almost questioned the real extent of his injury and sent a sort of message to Zverev, in view of the…
A fan among the crowd at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne started yelling before Alexander Zverev talked after collecting the second-placed player’s plate, on the sidelines of the Australian Open 2025 final: An episode did not go unnoticed before the award ceremony. Shortly after, even from his calm looks, it was clear that the person in…
Carlos Alcaraz will have to wait for another year to chase a Career Grand Slam in Melbourne. The 21-year-old suffered the Australian Open quarter-final loss to Novak Djokovic at Rod Laver Arena. Thus, the Spaniard ended his campaign Down Under in the last eight for the second straight year. While leaving Melbourne much earlier than…
Mats Wilander still considers Novak Djokovic a threat at Majors in 2025, especially at Wimbledon! The Swede praised the Serb and his abilities at 37, describing the legend as someone who pushes tennis boundaries. While recovering from injuries takes longer at Novak’s age, Mats is confident about his chances at notable tournaments this season if he…
Golf fans were able to follow in the last few days that Rick Sheils, a famous YouTuber, joined LIV Golf, signing a contract with controverisal Tour a few days ago. In this way, the American YouTuber will help the Saudi backed Tour to create content and become recognizable in the world of golf. The 38-year-old…
Frenchman Julien Sale, who took the ‘card’ for the Asian Tour at the end of 2024, immediately scored in the first competition of the season, the Smart Infinity Philippine Open, played at The Manila Southwoods G&CC (Masters Course, par 70), in Manila in the Philippines, which he won with 269 (69 68 67 65, -11)…
Madison Keys credited therapy as one of the things that helped her become a Grand Slam champion as the American revealed that she called her therapist in the middle of the Happy Slam because she needed to talk about some things. On Saturday, the American landed her maiden Major trophy just a month before her…
Naomi Osaka is back to practicing after an unfortunate end to her Australian Open run as the four-time Grand Slam champion says she “can’t wait” to return to competitive action. As you probably know, the Japanese made an outstanding start to the season – reached the Auckland final – but then she was struck by…