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Emma Raducanu is set to play one more tournament during the Middle East swing after the organizers of the WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai gave her a main draw wildcard. After starting her season with back-to-back wins, the Briton suffered a brutal 1-6 0-6 Australian Open third-round defeat to Iga Swiatek. Since then, the former…
Iga Swiatek has a pretty interesting approach to her Doha semifinal as the world No. 2 says she can “play without expectations” due to her record against Jelena Ostapenko. As you probably know, the Latvian is one of the trickiest and most challenging opponents for the five-time Grand Slam champion. Even after elevating her game…
John Millman doesn’t want to sugarcoat anything a big move announced this week as the former Australian tennis star says the US Open completely changing the mixed doubles event is a clear message that they want top names competing in the tournament and ultimately generating more profit. This year, the mixed doubles tournament at Flushing Meadows…
Cameron Norrie of Britain takes the court in Delray Beach on Friday. EPA-EFE/YOAN VALAT Delray Beach Open Delray Beach, FloridaFebruary 10-16, 2025 Surface: Hard CourtPrize Money: €2,134,985 Taylor Fritz Plays for Delray Beach Open Three-Peat Two-time defending champion Taylor Fritz plays for the rare Delray Beach Open three-peat. Americans are the top three seeds with…
Marcos Giron reveals he thought Rafael Nadal was “full of it” but that changed the moment he met the Spaniard in person for the first time. Throughout his career, the Spanish tennis icon was regarded as one of the fiercest competitors on the court but also enjoyed an outstanding reputation in the locker room. Off…
Andy Roddick thinks Stefano Vukov definitely played a role in the Elena Rybakina and Goran Ivanisevic partnership coming to an end after a very short time. After ending her five-year partnership with the 37-year-old in August, the Kazakh hired Novak Djokovic’s former long-time coach in November. But just a few days into the 2025 season,…
Iga Swiatek believes she is capable of pulling off a Rafael Nadal and winning on all surfaces so she ends one for all the narrative that she is only clay-dominant. As you probably know, the Pole’s first Grand Slam title came at the 2020 French Open – and now at the age of 23 –…
Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev faces Jan-Lennard Struff in Marseille on Friday. Photo credit: Rob Stone/@RobStoneTennis Marseille Open Marseille, FranceFebruary 10-16, 2025 Surface: Hard CourtPrize Money: €724,015 Magic in Marseille The Open 13 Provence, held on the Mediterranean coast in the city of Marseille, is one of five French tournaments on the ATP Tour calendar. This week,…
The top seed Daniil Medvedev will compete in the quarter-final of the ATP 250 event in Marseille. The former champion faced a qualifier Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the second round and earned a rock-solid 6-2, 6-4 victory in an hour and nine minutes. The Russian raised his level in comparison to his performance in Rotterdam last…
Denis Shapovalov finally showed all his skills in Dallas last week. The Canadian ace had one of the best weeks of his career and seemed very confident on the tennis court, being able to show all that talent that had been glimpsed at the beginning of his career. After reaching the semifinal at the 2021…