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Carlos Alcaraz reveals he hasn’t met Rafael Nadal or spoken with him since the Spanish tennis icon’s farewell at the Davis Cup Finals. In mid-November, the former 22-time Grand Slam champion ended his astonishing tennis career by representing Spain one more time. Unfortunately for the 38-year-old but also the locals who packed the entire venue…
Andy Roddick repeated that he believes that Jannik Sinner didn’t intentionally or knowingly take a banned substance and that his physio is to blame for what happened but the American also slammed the timeline of the doping ban announcement as “borderline laughable.” On Saturday, the WADA issued a major statement out of the blue, revealing…
Coco Gauff said she “does not feel comfortable” talking too much about the Elena Rybakina-Stefano Vukov situation but appeared to approve the WTA’s decision as the American highlighted that protecting players must always be a priority. While the WTA didn’t publicly reveal its findings after confirming that the 37-year-old would remain from coaching, it was…
Novak Djokovic claimed his first win at this week’s ATP 500 event in Doha. Novak and Fernando Verdasco played at a high level in the first round of the doubles draw. The veterans beat Karen Khachanov and Alexander Bublik 6-1, 6-1 in no time. After the match, Novak reflected on Jannik Sinner’s doping case and…
Alexander Zverev doesn’t really sound as too happy about how the Jannik Sinner doping case was handled as the German remarked that those in charge of the investigation needed to 100 percent conclusively agree on whether the Italian was “at fault” or not for a failed doping test, and then take proper actions. After the ITIA’s…
A year ago, the 17-year-old Joao Fonseca claimed his first ATP win at home in Rio de Janeiro as world no. 655. Twelve months later, the talented Brazilian cracked the top-70 following his first ATP trophy in Buenos Aires! Joao defeated five rivals and endured all the challenges to claim at ATP title and write…
Andrey Rublev is trying to grow both on and off the court and improve those weaknesses that make him too unstable again. The last year has not been easy for the Russian ace, who has had to fight against his demons and who has suffered from depression by his own admission. His results on the…
The prestigious Doha ATP 500 offers a really interesting first round on Tuesday. Novak Djokovic – who returns from his left thigh injury suffered at the 2025 Australian Open – will make his debut in singles against Matteo Berrettini. The Serbian legend – who made his debut with a brilliant victory in doubles together with Fernando…
World no. 3 Carlos Alcaraz made a winning debut in Doha. The Spaniard played his first match at the ATP 500 event against Marin Cilic in a battle of the former US Open champions. The young gun ousted the veteran 6-4, 6-4 in an hour and 39 minutes for a place in the second round.…
Novak Djokovic is competing in Doha for the first time since 2019. The two-time champion is seeking his milestone 100th ATP title against Carlos Alcaraz, Alex de Minaur, Andrey Rublev and Daniil Medvedev. The Serb also decided to enter the doubles draw. He joined foces with Fernando Verdasco, who is playing his last tournament in…