Mirra Andreeva is making history this week in Dubai but the reality is that she didn’t really expect anything like this to happen.  On Friday, the Russian tennis star delivered a big performance to beat No. 6 seed Elena Rybakina in the semifinal. 6-4 4-6 6-3. A day earlier, the 17-year-old went second-seeded Iga Swiatek…

Rohan Bopanna didn’t directly mention Reilly Opelka but he appeared to be addressing the American’s recent comments in a lengthy message he posted on his Instagram. After speaking negatively about doubles in the past, the big-serving American got back to shading that particular competition this week. In the comment section of one Instagram post, Opelka…

Aryna Sabalenka admits she is “not sure” if she would be a good coach for Iga Swiatek but did mention that she could possibly help the Pole in the mental department. In case you missed iT, the five-time Grand Slam champion named the Belarusian as the rival she’d be open to hiring one day as…

Mirra Andreeva reveals she recently started working with a sports psychologist and it is already paying off since she used one of the advice received while facing a second-set deficit against Iga Swiatek. On Thursday, the rising Russian star booked her maiden WTA 1000 semifinal ticket in style after ousting the second-seeded Pole 6-3 6-3 in…

Rennae Stubbs claims Stefano Vukov threatened to take legal action against her after she publicly called him out for the way he coaches Elena Rybakina.  For years, there had been complaints about the 37-year-old coach’s behavior, with some even alleging that he was abusive towards the Kazakh tennis star.  However, the 2022 Wimbledon champion publicly…

Aryna Sabalenka’s 2025 season didn’t start in the best way. The world No.1 looked set to win the Australian Open again earlier this year, but an outstanding performance from Madison Keys prevented her from lifting her third title in a row at Melbourne Park. The Belarusian champion struggled a lot to digest that loss, because…

Taylor Fritz has improved several aspects of his game in recent months and the results have been comforting. In the second half of the 2024 season, the American ace qualified for his first Grand Slam final at the US Open dreaming of following in the footsteps of his illustrious compatriot Andy Roddick. His run in…

Seventeen-year-old Mirra Andreeva pulled off a stunning upset at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, defeating sixth seed Elena Rybakina in the semifinals to become the youngest player ever to reach a WTA 1000 final since the format’s inception in 2009. Already the youngest semifinalist in the tournament’s history, Andreeva took things a step further…

The covers of golf magazines are full of headlines about the final deal between the PGA Tour and PIF. It seems as if we were never closer to a final agreement, even though it has been a long time since the last deadline when they were supposed to reach an agreement.  Yesterday’s meeting between PGA…

Joao Fonseca wished for a deep run at the home ATP 500 event in Rio. The young gun claimed his first ATP title last year but could not repeat anything similar in front of the home fans. Joao fell to Alexandre Muller 6-1, 7-6 in the first round.  The Frenchman outplayed the Brazilian in the…