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Novak Djokovic has been unveiled as Qatar Airways’ Global Brand Ambassador and Wellness Advisor in a multi-year partnership. This collaboration brings together two icons, with the 24-time Major winner joining forces with the World’s Best Airline in 2024. Novak traveled to Doha, and the announcement occurred at the Altitude Wellness Centre. The fitting venue reflects Djokovic’s emphasis on…
What happened in these minutes is sensational: ITIA has banned Iga Swiatek for one month for testing positive for the doping substance trimetazidine during an out-of-competition check in August 2024. Swiatek was suspended from 22 September 22 to 4 October 2024, missing three tournaments. She has only eight more days of her suspension left to serve.…
The British no. 1 Jack Draper will return to Queen’s in June next year. Draper will compete at Queen’s for the fourth time, joining the 2023 champion Carlos Alcaraz in the draw. The home favorite hopes for a strong run after reaching the quarter-final in 2021 and this year. Jack will wrap up the season in…
Jannik Sinner, defying gravity Jannik Sinner just wrapped up a season for the ages. He won both hard-court majors, three Masters 1000s, and the Tour Finals. He led Team Italy to a Davis Cup championship and ended his campaign on a 26-set winning streak. By November, the Italian was no longer competing against the field:…
Former world No. 1 Dinara Safina reveals Aryna Sabalenka reached out to her in 2019 about the possibility of them forming a partnership but ultimately nothing happened. In late 2019 August, the Belarusian tennis star announced she was parting ways with coach Dmitry Tursunov – who helped her take her game to another level and…
Welcome to First Ball Forehand featured posts! These hand-picked posts are your shortcut to keeping tennis-informed and tennis-inspired. Enjoy! Former four-time Grand Slam champion Jim Courier says there is “so much to admire” about Rafael Nadal and therefore he would absolutely love to see the Spanish tennis icon publish a book one day. Last week, the…
Serena Williams’ childhood coach Rick Macci has an advice for Coco Gauff, telling the 20-year-old to “experiment” with her serve during the offseason because doing different things could help her get a better understanding of what’s the best for her in that regard. As you probably know very well, the world No. 3 struggled mightily…
Nick Kyrgios is calling out some of his colleagues from tennis broadcast as the 2022 Wimbledon finalist says he absolutely hates to hear a commentator being “too critical” of players on air. After suffering two unfortunate injuries in 2023 and basically missing the entire season, the former world No. 13 wanted to try something new…
Andy Roddick made a huge revelation about the Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray partnership as the 2003 US Open champion shares he was told that the newly retired Briton rejected multiple offers from “top male and female” players before accepting the Serb’s invitation to work with him. After missing the Paris Masters and ATP Finals, the…
Several golf enthusiasts tested their aim in an unusual way. They placed an egg on a stick, using it as a target for their shots. With clubs in hand, they tried to hit the fragile target. The activity, which combined precision and skill, became a challenge full of laughter. Each attempt increased the excitement, while…