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Emma Raducanu received a qualifying wildcard into the Abu Dhabi Open and that means that the Briton is set to play in qualies for the first time since her historic 2021 US Open run. After accepting a main draw wildcard into Singapore, the world No. 56 made her debut at the tournament this week. Unfortunately…
Bernard Tomic refused to give any direct statements on the reports claiming that he was being investigated over potential match-fixing but suggested that he loved tennis and that he would “lose purpose” if the game was taken away from him. Earlier this month, The Age reported that the police started looking into the former world…
Andy Roddick shares Max Eisenbued was crying tears of happiness after Madison Keys’ Australian Open victory as the agent was thrilled to see the moment finally come for the American. During the weekend, the world No. 7 became a Grand Slam champion at the age of 29 after upsetting top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 6-3 2-6 7-5…
Madison Keys funnily shared that Bjorn Fratangelo was hesitant to coach her because he felt “uncomfortable” telling her what to do but she “forced” him to embrace the role. Last November, the two American tennis players tied the knot after dating for seven years. And two months later, Keys landed her maiden Grand Slam title…
The return of the most anticipated champions, from Scottie Scheffler to Rory McIlroy, the participation of some of the greats of the sport such as, among others, Pau Gasol, Tom Brady, Larry Fitzgerald and Steve Young. And again: the presence on the green of an excellence such as Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State of the…
Madison Keys is out of the ATX Open in Austin because a WTA rule is preventing her from competing in the tournament. When the entry list for the WTA 250 tournament in Austin was released, the American tennis star’s name was on it. But since then, Keys claimed back-to-back wins at the Adelaide International and…
Andy Roddick has absolutely no doubt that Iga Swiatek will eventually figure out how to land Grand Slam titles outside the French Open as he is tipping the Pole to reach double digits in Slam triumphs. After winning last year’s French Open, the 23-year-old improved to five Slam titles. But outside of Roland Garros, the…
Maria Sakkari has made a pretty strong start at the WTA 500 tournament in Linz after dismantling world No. 64 Viktoriya Tomova 6-3 6-2 in an hour and 17 minutes of play. The No. 3 seed – who had a first-round bye at the Austrian event – earned the first break of the match in…
Boris Becker says he knew it probably wouldn’t go well for Alexander Zverev as soon as he saw the German’s posture as he was walking out onto Rod Laver Arena for the Australian Open final. On Sunday, the 27-year-old failed to become a Grand Slam champion and registered his third loss in a Major final.…
Andy Roddick thought the Australian Open crowd was plain disrespectful when booing Novak Djokovic as the American tennis legend said felt “icky” to see the Serb getting treated that way when it was maybe his last appearance at Melbourne Park. After losing the first set of his semifinal against Alexander Zverev, the Serb decided to…