Although he is no longer in his ‘prime’, Novak Djokovic continues to maintain his enormous aura towards his opponents.  Facing the best player in the history of tennis is never trivial and all the players give their best against him, as Matteo Berrettini showed in Doha yesterday. The Serbian legend has not hidden that Grand…

Emma Raducanu’s recent match at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships took an unexpected and unsettling turn when she spotted someone in the stands who visibly distressed her. The British tennis star, who faced Karolina Muchova in the second round on Tuesday, broke into tears mid-match and sought refuge behind the umpire’s chair, prompting an…

Novak Djokovic is still seeking his milestone 100th ATP title after three tournaments of the new season. The 24-time Major winner failed to reach the final in Brisbane, Melbourne and Doha, turning his focus to the American hard-court Masters 1000 events.  Novak turns 38 in May but he still feels motivation to chase notable titles…

Jasmine Paolini suffered an injury in her Dubai round-of-16 match and was left in pain and tears before seeing her title defense end. After beating Eva Lys in her opening match on Tuesday, the No. 4 seed met 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin today. And after the American won the first set with a…

Tiger Woods has been absent from the golf scene for some time, for well-known reasons. Injuries, which are a huge problem for him, continued to stand in the way of his return to golf courses. The 48-year-old golfer does not want to look at things negatively, striving for an early recovery and return to the…

The top seed Alexander Zverev made a winning start in Rio on Tuesday night. World no. 2 ousted the Chinese Yunchaokete Bu 7-6, 6-4 in two hours and four minutes for a place in the last 16.  The German led 4-1 in the first set before dropping four straight games and saving a set point at…

Jasmine Paolini says she wants to put 2024 behind her and “write a new story” but without putting many expectations on herself. Last year, the 29-year-old stunningly won the WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai despite entering the tournament on a three-match losing streak and being considered all but a title favorite. From that moment on,…

Eva Lys was seemingly in good spirits despite losing her Dubai second-round match in some crazy circumstances as the German joked that she at least didn’t finish the match with a double fault. For context, this year’s Australian Open sensation and defending champion Jasmine Paolini started their match on Tuesday morning.  But because of multiple…

Emma Raducanu believes her athleticism is “improving” and she made sure to give credit to fitness coach Yutaka Nakamura, as well as her coach/mentor Jane O’Donoghue. This week, the world No. 61 finally snapped her four-match losing streak by routing Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-2 in the Dubai first round.  In early 2025, the Briton struggled…

Martina Navratilova noticed a person on X making a nonsense comment about Joao Fonseca and the former 18-time Grand Slam champion made sure to put the critic in place.  Last week, the 18-year-old became an ATP champion after beating Francisco Cerundolo in the final of the ATP 250 tournament in Buenos Aires. By doing so,…