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Donna Vekic confirms the locker room is absolutely discussing the Elena Rybakina and Stefano Vukov partnership but the Croatian refused to go into details as she will for now leave it to the WTA to handle it. As you probably know, the Kazakh announced that the 37-year-old coach was returning to her team five months…
Daniil Medevdev is one of the most anticipated tennis players at the Australian Open 2025, but his countryman Yevgeny Kafelnikov has expressed several doubts about the impact of the birth of his second child on his performance on the court. 2025 has started in the best possible way for the Russian, who saw the birth…
Grant Horvat, a well-known name in the world of golf, but also in the world of social media, is doing great things for this sport. The 26-year-old wants to achieve many collaborations in the future, and one of the first will be with Rory McIlroy. Horvat has almost 1,000,000 subscribers on social media, and immediately…
Nick Kyrgios tried to fire himself up by dropping an expletive while also calling Jacob Fearnley “a Challenger player” but it ultimately didn’t work out for the returning Australian. Early in their Australian Open first-round match, the 92nd-ranked British debutant was going through his service games much easier than the big-serving Australian. And it didn’t…
Kei Nishikori performed a sporting miracle in the 1st round of the Australian Open 2025, continuing the excellent performances shown at the beginning of this season. The Japanese conquered a final in the first tournament of the year in Hong Kong and has now been the protagonist of a powerful comeback against Thiago Monteiro in…
Jacob Fearnley is through to the second round at the Australian Open. The Briton took down the home favorite Nick Kyrgios 7-6, 6-3, 7-6 in two hours and 19 minutes on John Cain Arena, notching his first victory in Melbourne. Kyrgios played his first Major match since the 2022 US Open. The Aussie fought well on…
Aryna Sabalenka appeared to suggest that retiring at 30 is an option for her as the Belarusian tennis star wants to become a mother, presumably in the next couple of years. On Sunday, the world No. 1 kicked off her Australian Open title defense with a 6-3 6-2 win over Sloane Stephens. But before she…
With 24 titles on his tally, Novak Djokovic is the most accomplished player at Majors. The Serb holds many records at the most notable tournaments, and the desire to add more in the upcoming years still burns strong. Novak has never lost a Major match to a teenager, and the young American Nishesh Basavareddy will try…
Elina Svitolina started her post-surgery comeback at the Australian Open with a win over Sorana Cirstea 6-4 6-4 and will play Caroline Dolehide in her next match. In what was her first WTA match since the US Open and surgically repairing her foot, the Ukrainian looked pretty well as she was strong on her serve…
World no. 1 Jannik Sinner is off to a winning start at the Australian Open. The defending champion faced Nicolas Jarry in the first round and scored a 7-6, 7-6, 6-1 victory at Rod Laver Arena. Thus, the Italian extended the winning streak and moved into the second round. As was expected, Jarry fought well in…