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World number one Aryna Sabalenka began her 2025 season on a high note, claiming the Brisbane International title with a gritty 4-6 6-3 6-2 victory over Russian qualifier Polina Kudermetova. The 26-year-old from Belarus, returning to Brisbane after last year’s runner-up finish, showcased her readiness for the season’s first Grand Slam, where she aims to…
Leylah Fernandez faces Ekaterina Alexandrova in an Adelaide opener on Monday. Photo credit: Rob Stone/@RobStoneTennis Adelaide International The Drive, War Memorial DriveAdelaide, AustraliaJanuary 6-11, 2025 Surface: Hard Court Adelaide, A Final Tune-Up for Melbourne Tennis returned to Adelaide in 2024 for the fifth consecutive year. Jiri Lehecka triumphed in the final at the ATP 250…
Led by Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz, the USA stood among the United Cup favorites. Gauff and Fritz proved that on the court, delivering the title for their country! In Sunday’s final in Sydney, the USA defeated Poland 2-0 following two singles triumphs. Coco took down Iga Swiatek in straight sets before Taylor prevailed over…
The 27-year-old Alexandre Muller enjoyed a memorable week in Hong Kong. The Frenchman defeated five rivals en route to his first ATP title. World no. 67 survived all the challenges and lifted a trophy while writing history books! Namely, Muller became the first player to win an ATP title after coming from a set down…
Fans noticed two interesting things that occurred moments after the Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek match ended as the American had an interesting celebration while the Pole gave what appeared to be a very cold handshake. On Sunday, the top-ranked American female tennis star overcame the five-time Grand Slam champion 6-4 6-4 in a high-quality…
Aryna Sabalenka is the 2025 Brisbane International champion after surviving a major scare by coming back from a set down to beat 107th-ranked qualifier Polina Kudermetova 4-6 6-3 6-2. When the final started, there wasn’t anything particularly surprising as the top seed claimed a break and jumped to an early 3-1 lead and also had…
Naomi Osaka’s start to the 2025 tennis season has taken a distressing turn. The four-time Grand Slam champion and former world No. 1 was forced to withdraw mid-match during the final of the ASB Classic in Auckland on Sunday, raising concerns about her fitness ahead of the Australian Open. Osaka had been in commanding form…
Rafael Campos, the man who won the Butterfield Bermuda Championship last November, is motivated to do amazing things at The Sentry as well. This is a tournament where the winners of the tournament and qualified players for the Tour Championship from the previous year participate. Although he expected not to be part of this spectacle,…
Viktor Hovland continues to make headlines and has just announced, for the second time in just over a year, his separation from his coach, Joe Mayo, at the dawn of the 2025 season on the PGA Tour. A few days after being the victim of a domestic accident during the Christmas holidays which caused him…
Iga Swiatek didn’t hide her happiness after defeating Elena Rybakina at the United Cup as the Pole acknowledged that it was extremely important for her to beat the Kazakh on a faster surface where she usually struggles in this particular matchup. On Saturday, the world No. 2 overcame the 2022 Wimbledon champion 7-6 (5) 6-4…