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Australian tennis icon Neale Fraser has passed away at the age of 91, Tennis Australia announced on Tuesday. During his astonishing career, the Australian enjoyed massive success across all Grand Slam competitions – having won three titles in singles, 11 in men’s doubles and five in mixed doubles. However, Fraser’s biggest success came in the…
Billie Jean King Cup France captain Julien Benneteau shared his take on the two controversial doping matters involving Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner, trying to pinpoint the source of the problem. Benneteau said that more clarity is needed to avoid tarnishing the image of tennis. In the latest episode of Les Grandes Gueules du Sport…
Andy Murray’s former coach Mark Petchey says he “genuinely believes” Emma Raducanu will win multiple Grand Slam titles as the current tennis commentator and analyst highlights she is “too good not to succeed” in the future and backs the former world No. 10 to be a very dangerous player next year. After constantly struggling with injuries…
Surprise. Adrián Otaegui (32 years old) stops representing Spain to carry the flag of the United Arab Emirates, a country where he has lived since he was 19 years old. This was announced by the golfer himself, as well as by the Golf Federation and the Olympic Committee of the nation that he is now…
Naomi Osaka says she will never be bothered by fans greeting her during practices because it still feels surreal to her to be where she is now. On Instagram, the Japanese tennis star decided to engage a bit with her fans so she staged a Q&A session. And since fans noticed that she was putting…
Coach Fernando Vicente confirmed that Andrey Rublev was in depressive state for months after that infamous Dubai incident and that ultimately led to him visiting a psychologist several times a week. Early in the year, the Russian tennis star made a couple of notable results after winning Hong Kong and also reaching the Australian Open…
He refuses a significant financial offer and a two-year contract, choosing to stay on the DP World Tour. Angel Ayora, an emerging talent in Spanish golf, at the age of 20 and after having earned the “card” for the top continental circuit, has rejected the financial advances of the Arab Super League. Liv Golf had…
Novak Djokovic may take on Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz in Melbourne even before the Australian Open starts after the three stars confirmed their participation at a charity event at Melbourne Park between 07-10 January. For the next season, the opening Grand Slam of the year is slated to take place between January 14-28. Djokovic,…
Jannik Sinner completed a brilliant season, winning 73 of 79 matches and lifting eight titles and the Davis Cup trophy. TennisTV compared Jannik’s season with the finest accomplishments by three legends, and Taylor Fritz felt stunned by Roger Federer’s 2006 run. The Swiss maestro produced stellar numbers in his best professional season, winning 92 of 97…
Photo credit: Rob Stone/@RobStoneTennis Tennis bounces back to Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. Tennis Channel will televise The Garden Cup action live. TC will broadcast The Garden Cup, a one-night only tennis exhibition live from Madison Square Garden, on Wednesday, December 4th with simulcast coverage in the New York tri-state area on MSG Networks. The…