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Jessica Pegula blasted the anti-doping process in tennis as “completely broken” as the world No. 5 claims it simply cannot be trusted. For months, there had been a lot of talk about what would happen during Jannik Sinner’s CAS hearing in April. But then this past weekend, the WADA announced that they withdrew their appeal in…
Carlos Alcaraz indicated he would make “small changes” if he were to meet Novak Djokovic in Doha but also underlined that the rest of the competition was no cakewalk either. So far in 2025, the Spanish tennis star owns a 9-1 record, having reached the Australian Open quarterfinal and won the ATP 500 tournament in…
Yevgeny Kafelnikov made a pretty radical suggestion to ATP players as the former two-time Grand Slam champion thinks they should boycott playing against Jannik Sinner. On Saturday, the tennis community woke up to the news that the WADA settled with the Italian tennis star on a three-month doping ban. That means that the 23-year-old’s CAS…
Domination by South African Wilco Nienaber in the NTT Data Pro Am, who won with a 262 (60 66 66 70, -27) leaving his compatriot Jean-Paul Strydom, second with 269 (-20), seven shots behind. The fourth consecutive seasonal tournament in South Africa, also organized in collaboration by HotelPlanner Tour (formerly Challenge Tour) and Sunshine Tour,…
Novak Djokovic’s PTPA issued a pretty strong reaction to the WADA-Jannik Sinner settlement news as they appeared to suggest that “bias” played a role in how the case was handled. After the ITIA determined that the Italian bore no fault or negligence for two failed doping tests, the WADA contested that ruling and wanted a…
Nick Kyrgios is not done with taking shots at the WADA-Jannik Sinner settlement as the Australian questions why the Italian would accept a doping ban if he were as innocent as he claimed to be. On Saturday, the WADA announced the CAS court date was halted after they settled on a three-month suspension with the…
Four and a half after the first, the 25-year-old Miomir Kecmanovic claimed his second ATP title. The Serb conquered the ATP 250 event in Delray Beach following a remarkable comeback in the title clash against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Miomir denied two match points and prevailed 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 in two hours and ten minutes. The…
Novak Djokovic didn’t directly name John McEnroe but strongly indicated that the American tennis icon was the reason why he posted his MRI scans on social media. After the Serb took a medical timeout late in the first set of his Australian Open quarterfinal against Carlos Alcaraz, the 66-year-old was on air commentating the match.…
A year after claiming his first ATP win, the 18-year-old Joao Fonseca is an ATP champion! The young Brazilian lifted a trophy at the ATP 250 event in Buenos Aires following a 6-4, 7-6 triumph over the local hero, Francisco Cerundolo. A teenager sealed the deal in an hour and 45 minutes. He held his nerves…
Jannik Sinner’s doping case officially ended yesterday, when it was announced that the Italian has reached an agreement with WADA for a three-month suspension (from February 9 to May 4). The world number 1 will miss six tournaments in total, but will participate in the Rome Masters 1000 and Roland Garros maintaining excellent chances of…