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Indian Wells will host the first Masters 1000 of the new season in exactly one month. The prestigious Californian tournament – defined by many as the ‘Fifth Slam’ – will start on March 5 and all the players will try to get there in the best possible conditions. After the surprising victories of Cameron Norrie…
Jannik Sinner has overcome almost every challenge he has faced in the last twelve months and seems increasingly unstoppable. The world number 1 could have been seriously affected by the doping case, instead he continued to win relentlessly, increasing the gap between himself and his main rivals. The Italian ace started 2025 in style by…
Elena Rybakina struggled in her opening Abu Dhabi match against qualifier Katie Volynets but ultimately managed to avoid a shock exit after coming back from a set down to register a 2-6 6-4 6-4 win. Early in the match, the No. 1 seed was struggling on her serve while also failing to realize her break…
Kristina Mladenovic blasted the US Open over their reported plans for this year’s event edition as the former world No. 1 thinks starting the doubles tournaments during the qualifying week is “terribly shocking.” At the start of this week, a user on X posted about the US Open’s plans to have the doubles tournaments start…
Jannik Sinner successfully defended the Australian Open title. World no. 1 dropped two sets in seven encounters in Melbourne, lifting a trophy in style and becoming the three-time Major winner at 23. Jannik faced world no. 2 Alexander Zverev in the final and scored a 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 victory. The Italian controlled the pace en…
Sorana Cirstea says a “piece of me left” with Simona Halep retiring from tennis and that’s why the 34-year-old was so emotional during a special ceremony in Cluj-Napoca. On Tuesday evening at the Transylvania Open, Halep played her first match of the season and lost 1-6 1-6 to Lucia Bronzetti. Instead of leaving the court…
Belinda Bencic has been through to the Abu Dhabi Open quarterfinal in the most impressive way possible after double-bageling Veronika Kudermetova 6-0 6-0. Throughout the match, it was an absolute dominance from the Swiss, who entered the tournament via a wildcard. After the Swiss started the match with an early break and a 2-0 lead,…
Simona Halep may not be working with Darren Cahill anymore but she still has the highest possible opinion about him as the former world No. 1 declared the Australian “the best coach” in tennis at the moment. For nearly the past three years, Cahill has been working with Jannik Sinner and there is no much…
Alex de Minaur admits having Katie Boulter on his side throughout the year helps and also reveals some of the things the tennis couple does off the court to maintain a healthy relationship but also normal lives. Just before the start of the 2025 season, the tennis couple – who enjoy a very nice reputation…
Petra Kvitova is set to return to professional tennis as the former world No. 2 will be launching her post-pregnancy comeback later this month at the WTA 250 tournament in Austin. At the start of this week, the two-time Grand Slam champion took to Instagram to confirm to her fans what they were waiting for.…