Paula Badosa made a winning start to the WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai and bounced back from an early defeat in Doha.  On Sunday, the Spanish No. 9 seed kicked off her campaign at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships by beating 2024 Wimbledon quarterfinalist Lulu Sun 6-3 6-4. Throughout the match, the world No.…

Jelena Ostapenko achieved one notable feat by beating Iga Swiatek at the Qatar Open as the 27-year-old is the first player to have five wins against the Pole at the WTA level. On Friday, the Latvian impressively handled the business against the five-time Grand Slam winner, claiming a dominant 6-3 6-1 win in their Doha…

The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships is making some changes for this year’s tournament as they have decided to implement the electronic line-calling system following the 2024 Andrey Rublev scene, via Reem Abulleil. If you remember well, the Russian tennis star delivered one of the most shocking moments of the 2024 season while competing in…

Emma Raducanu drew a big name in her Dubai opener as the British tennis star is set to face Maria Sakkari, with the winner of that match likely facing No. 14 seed Karolina Muchova in the second round. On Friday, it was announced that the 2021 US Open champion received a main draw wildcard for…

Yevgeny Kafelnikov had some pretty strong words about the WADA-Jannik Sinner settlement as the former two-time Grand Slam champion wondered why the Italian would accept a settlement if he felt he was “100 percent innocent.” On Saturday morning, the biggest anti-doping agency in the world announced that there would be no need for them and…

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina wanted to make one thing clear after upsetting top-seeded Taylor Fritz as the world No. 60 insisted that he took a medical timeout very late in the second set only because he was in so much pain that he simply had to do it. With the American home favorite down by a…

Francisco Cerundolo didn’t hide his happiness after beating Alexander Zverev in front of his home fans at the Argentina Open, declaring it “the best win” of his career. In the quarterfinal of the ATP 250 tournament in Buenos Aires. the home favorite player came back from a set down to beat the world No. 2…

Novak Djokovic arrived in Doha ahead of the ATP 500 event. The Serb will seek his third title at the prestigious event following his triumphs in 2016 and 2017. The 24-time Major winner will compete in Doha for the first time since 2019.  Novak trained with his old rival, Fernando Verdasco. The Spaniard lives in…

Carlos Alcaraz claimed his first title of the season in Rotterdam. The 21-year-old conquered his first indoor ATP title and lifted his first trophy since last year’s Beijing Open. The Spaniard completed ATP titles on all four surfaces. He achieved that at the younger age than Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. Despite his recent…

Amanda Anisimova is set to break into the WTA Top 20 for the first time after securing the most significant title of her career at the Qatar TotalEnergies Open. The 23-year-old American triumphed over Jelena Ostapenko in a rain-interrupted final, winning 6-4 6-3. Anisimova’s path to the title was nothing short of impressive, with victories…