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There’s a new high-fashion sports collab in town, and it’s serving serious court-side chic! Asics and Parisian fashion powerhouse A.P.C. have joined forces to launch a tennis collection just in time for the European part of the WTA season. We have the first images of Belinda Bencic and Beatriz Haddad Maia modeling the new designs.…
Joao Fonseca also showed flashes of his enormous talent during the Miami Open – the second Masters 1000 of the season – in which he defeated young local idol Learner Tien and French ace Ugo Humbert, putting forth two truly outstanding performances that left the crowd speechless. Because of the huge South American community present in…
The 2025 Miami Open has reached the semifinal stage, featuring three Top 10 players and one unexpected teenage sensation. Aryna Sabalenka and Jasmine Paolini secured their spots first, advancing on Tuesday, while Jessica Pegula and wildcard Alexandra Eala completed the semifinal lineup a day later. Eala’s stunning upset of five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek…
Current world No. 892 Nick Kyrgios believes it wouldn’t be that hard for him to get a wildcard for any tournament but doesn’t want to do that because of some personal reasons and his belief that special invitations should be reserved for young talents who need an opportunity. Since the seven-time ATP champion was basically…
Goran Ivanisevic claims Novak Djokovic was so firm in his personal beliefs that he was ready to walk away from pro tennis if taking a COVID-19 vaccine was a mandate for him to continue playing. If you remember well, the infamous Australia visa saga in early 2022 mainly occurred because the Serb wasn’t vaccinated. That…
Goran Ivanisevic publicly confirmed that his split with Elena Rybakina was motivated by off-court stuff and he described it as both “strange and sad.” Only a day after the Kazakh lost to Madison Keys in the Australian Open round-of-16, the Croatian tennis legend announced he was departing her team through a short Instagram announcement. However,…
Daniil Medvedev’s career has taken a very worrying direction in the last year. The Russian champion is nowhere near the player capable of winning the US Open in 2021 and rising to the top of the ATP rankings thanks to his consistent performances throughout the season. Repeated losses against Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz in the most…
Arthur Fils has completed the ”Sunshine Double’ quarter-finals! The young Frenchman faced the top seed and world no. 2 Alexander Zverev in the fourth round at the Miami Open and prevailed 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in two hours for a place in the last eight. The Frenchman bounced back from a set down, overcoming lower back…
Alexandra Eala still dreams in Miami! The 19-year-old Filipina stunned world no. 2 Iga Swiatek 6-2, 7-5 in an hour and 39 minutes in the Miami Open quarter-final! Thus, a teenager with a wild card will compete in her first WTA semi-final, achieving that on the big scene. The famous coach, Toni Nadal, stood in…
World No. 140 Alexandra Eala’s Miami Open fairytale has been elevated to a completely new level after the world No. 140 upset No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek 6-2 7-5 to reach the semifinal. The Filipina, who made her WTA 1000 debut in Miami after being handed a main draw wildcard, clinched her third win over…