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ATP gives all tennis fans the chance to vote for the best matches of 2024. The Association Tennis Professionals has selected a series of matches played in the Slam tournaments to be considered among the best that have been played this year. There are five choices that have been made, even if probably some fans…
Photo credit: Madison Square Garden Facebook Stars who lit up Arthur Ashe stadium with spellbinding shotmaking bring the magic to Madison Square Garden tonight. The 2022 US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz faces 2023 Flushing Meadows semifinalist Ben Shelton and US Open finalist Jessica Pegula will play US Open semifinalist Emma Navarro in The Garden Cup exhibition event tonight. Tonight, MSG…
Rick Macci is a coach who knows about great champions. In his legendary career he trained Andy Roddick, Jennifer Capriati, Maria Sharapova and, above all, the sisters Venus and Serena Williams. The American coach has now praised Jannik Sinner, calling him the player who changed tennis. 2024 has given the young Italian many joys in…
In one of the latest episodes of his podcast Served with, the legendary American Andy Roddick offered his followers an in-depth analysis on Jannik Sinner’s Clostebol doping issue. A situation that sees the fate of the young Italian still hanging in the balance: a disqualification sentence that could be 1-2 years (that’s what WADA is…
Victory, glory, titles and a stain called doping: this, in cold analysis, has been Jannik Sinner’s season. If on the court the Italian has won two Majors, the ATP Finals, the Davis Cup and a total of 8 titles, the difficulties following the positivity to Clostebol found in Indian Wells in March have tested him…
A couple of days ago, Juan Martin del Potro played the last match of his career in an exhibition versus Novak Djokovic in Buenos Aires. The 2009 US Open champion gave everything to extend his career following two severe knee injuries. He underwent six surgeries between 2019 and 2022 but without result. Del Potro has…
Novak Djokovic may have confirmed his opening tournament of the 2025 season but reportedly it will not be the place where he kicks off his partnership with Andy Murray. On Wednesday, the Brisbane International organizers announced their player field for the upcoming edition and it was revealed that the record 24-time Grand Slam champion signed…
Carlos Alcaraz has been the most consistent tennis player in terms of results and rankings, in the last three seasons, according to a new statistic. The Spaniard, already in 2022, has started a truly remarkable career, made up of 4 Slams so far and a ride that has taken him all the way to conquering…
Novak Djokovic will kick off the 2025 season in Brisbane. The 24-time Major winner will compete at the ATP 250 event for the first time since 2009, seeking a good run a week before the Australian Open. Djokovic decided to play in the first week of the new year and picked Brisbane as his first…
Alexander Bublik admits Daniil Medvedev has been an absolute menace to him on the court but adds that Alexander Zverev is a matchup he likes very much. The Kazakh, ranked at No. 33 in the world, has faced the 2021 US Open champion six times so far in his career and has as many losses.…