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Nick Kyrgios and Casper Ruud seem to be officially on good terms after the two teamed up for a doubles match and later gave recognition to each other on social media. On Saturday in Abu Dhabi, the Australian and the Norwegian defeated Jordan Thompson and Sumit Nagal 6-4 in a one-set match at the World…
Zheng Qinwen has made a scheduling change for the start of the 2025 season as the Chinese tennis star won’t play at the United Cup leading up to the Australian Open. After making her debut at the event last season, the world No. 5 agreed to represent her nation in Australia once again. But after having a…
Katie Boulter described facing Roger Federer as “a daunting experience,” not because she thought something bad of the Swiss but because she feared she maybe wouldn’t do well and that would lead one of the greatest ever have certain opinions about her game. At the start of the 2019 season, the current top-ranked British female…
Former world No. 4 Guy Forget believes Novak Djokovic is still motivated to keep playing because of the possibility of adding a 25th Grand Slam title but doesn’t expect the 37-year-old to stay much longer in tennis if he starts losing some matches that he would usually win. For the first time since 2017, the…
Nick Kyrgios may be one of the harshest critics of Jannik Sinner’s doping case but he wasn’t impressed at all after seeing an X post that was made in a way to make it look like he was speaking negatively about the success and impact of the 23-year-old and Carlos Alcaraz. This year, the Italian…
Aryna Sabalenka is not the one to criticize Iga Swiatek as the world No. 1 gave a politically correct answer and suggested that the ones who had to give their verdict have already made their position clear. in late November, the ITIA announced that the five-time Grand Slam champion accepted a one-month ban after testing…
How good the young gun Joao Fonseca is? Very very good, if you ask us! World no. 145 is enjoying a stellar week at the Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah. The 18-year-old Brazilian is four from four on his tournament debut, advancing into the title clash in style. The Brazilian faced Luca Van Assche…
Rafael Nadal’s career ended a few weeks ago, but his legacy will last forever. The 22-time Grand Slam champion hoped to achieve better results in his last dance, in which he was expected to participate in the most important events of his career. The former world number 1 played the French Open and the Paris…
Like Jannik Sinner, world no. 3 Carlos Alcaraz will not play official matches ahead of the Australian Open. Carlos skipped the United Cup and four ATP tournaments before the first Major of the season. The four-time Major winner will participate at the 2025 AO Opening Week. The Spaniard will compete against Alex de Minaur at…
Nick Kyrgios is preparing to return to the ATP tour after almost two years of absence. The Australian ace has had many injuries from the beginning of 2023 until today, which have prevented him from playing and finally trying to win a prestigious title. The talent from Canberra has confided several times that he would…