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Six years ago, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal met in the Indian Wells semi-final. The two great rivals forged the first Masters 1000 semi-final with a combined age of 70 years! On Friday, Novak Djokovic and Grigor Dimitrov smashed their record! The 37-year-old Djokovic and 33-year-old Grigor Dimitrov embraced a combined age of 71,73 years, forging…
Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina has announced a major change in her career, revealing that she will no longer represent her home country on the Hologic WTA Tour. The world No. 12 has been granted permanent residency by the Australian Government and will now compete under the Australian flag in upcoming tournaments. Daria Kasatkina in…
Aryna Sabalenka says some pretty tough and challenging life experiences made her very strong mentally and she believes that played a big part in her success over the last couple of years. After experiencing a very traumatic experience in 2019 and losing her father to a sudden death, the Belarusian also struggled to make a…
Jakub Mensik will chase his first Masters 1000 crown on Sunday against his idol, Novak Djokovic! The young Czech reached the title clash at the Miami Open following a tight 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 triumph over the home favorite Taylor Fritz in two hours and 25 minutes. Mensik kept his composure in the closing stages of…
Alexandra Eala isn’t setting any major expectations for herself after a dream Miami Open run but just hopes that she won’t suddenly lose the level showcased in South Beach. Before Miami, the 19-year-old had only two main draw wins on the Tour and she had never been ranked inside the top-100. But after the second…
Jessica Pegula is optimistic about her Miami Open final chances against Aryna Sabalenka as the world No. 4 feels she is serving and returning better compared to the last time they played. On Thursday evening, the American tennis star ended Alexandra Eala’s dream run in South Beach after beating the 140th-ranked wildcard 7-6 (3) 5-7…
Novak Djokovic enjoyed a relaxed day at the office in the Miami Open semi-final. The six-time champion sailed past his great friend and last year’s finalist Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-3 in an hour and 10 minutes. Novak will chase his 100th ATP title against Jakub Mensik or Taylor Fritz. Dimitrov survived a match point against Francisco Cerundolo…
Novak Djokovic liked how he served against Sebastian Korda in the Miami Masters quarter-final! The Serb defeated the American 6-3, 7-6 in an hour and 22 minutes for a place in the last four, remaining on the course toward his 100th ATP title. Speaking about his victory, Djokovic mentioned his initial shot as the leading…
Iga Swiatek has an idea about what she would do differently if she could play her Miami Open quarterfinal match against Alexandra Eala again as the Pole would definitely add more spin to her shots instead of hitting the ball very hard. During a 2-6 5-7 loss to the 19-year-old, the Pole hit 32 unforced…
Stan Wawrinka and Borna Coric met in the second round of the Napoli Tennis Cup in Naples. The veteran played his last match as the 39-year-old and notched a notable 6-2, 6-3 victory in an hour and 43 minutes. Thus, Stan ended Borna’s streak of 16 consecutive Challenger victories. Both players struggled to find the first serve,…