Jasmine Paolini says she wants to put 2024 behind her and “write a new story” but without putting many expectations on herself. Last year, the 29-year-old stunningly won the WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai despite entering the tournament on a three-match losing streak and being considered all but a title favorite. From that moment on,…

Eva Lys was seemingly in good spirits despite losing her Dubai second-round match in some crazy circumstances as the German joked that she at least didn’t finish the match with a double fault. For context, this year’s Australian Open sensation and defending champion Jasmine Paolini started their match on Tuesday morning.  But because of multiple…

Emma Raducanu believes her athleticism is “improving” and she made sure to give credit to fitness coach Yutaka Nakamura, as well as her coach/mentor Jane O’Donoghue. This week, the world No. 61 finally snapped her four-match losing streak by routing Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-2 in the Dubai first round.  In early 2025, the Briton struggled…

Martina Navratilova noticed a person on X making a nonsense comment about Joao Fonseca and the former 18-time Grand Slam champion made sure to put the critic in place.  Last week, the 18-year-old became an ATP champion after beating Francisco Cerundolo in the final of the ATP 250 tournament in Buenos Aires. By doing so,…

Yevgeny Kafelnikov appeared to take another shot at Jannik Sinner by indirectly insinuating that it was the Italian who pushed for a settlement.  In case you missed it, the world No. 1 won’t have to go to a CAS trial after he and the WADA agreed on a three-month suspension.  Before the deal between the…

He makes his first “hole in one” on the circuit and wins The Genesis Invitational celebrating, at the age of 25 years, 3 months and 17 days, the second career title on the PGA Tour in 40 matches played. Special week for Ludvig Aberg. The Swede, with a total of 276 (74 66 70 66,…

Nick Kyrgios wasn’t impressed with Jack Draper and Lorenzo Sonego defending Jannik Sinner as the Australian bluntly suggested that if the Italian was so innocent, then how did a banned substance get into his body.  After months of drama and speculating about what would happen with the three-time Grand Slam champion, the uncertainty surrounding his…

Elina Svitolina fell just short of completing a big comeback against Clara Tauson so a projected Dubai round-of-16 showdown between the Ukrainian and Aryna Sabalenka is off.  After annihilating Anna Kalinskaya 6-1 6-2 in her Dubai opener, Svitolina found herself down by a set and also trailing 3-0 in the second set.  But then, the…

Emma Raducanu fought hard to get back into the match after a slow start against Karolina Muchova but still ended up suffering a 6-7 (6) 4-6 defeat in th Dubai second round. Through the opening four games of the match, the 2023 French Open finalist absolutely dominated and easily went 4-0 up. But just when…

Jannik Sinner has just started his 37th week at the top of the ATP ranking, overtaking his huge rival Carlos Alcaraz in this particular ranking. However, the Italian ace will not be able to compete on the professional tour until May 4, after reaching an agreement with WADA for a three-month suspension. Although he will have…