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Belinda Bencic has been handed one of the last wildcards for the WTA 1000 tournament in Indian Wells, which means the in-form Swiss is set to play in the desert for the first time since becoming a mother. After welcoming her first child in April and kicking off her comeback in very late 2024, the…
Carlos Alcaraz has a very simple solution to dealing with fame as the 21-year-old says he just told himself to remain humble and true to himself. The Spaniard, who will celebrate his 22nd birthday in May, was only 18 when he became a Masters champion in 2022 Miami. Today, he is a four-time Grand Slam…
Rennae Stubbs noticed Jannik Sinner catching heat for attending a Gucci event while serving a doping suspension and the former six-time Grand Slam doubles champion came to the 23-year-old defense with a strong argument. This week, the Italian tennis star – who is a global Gucci ambassador – attended Gucci’s Fashion Week Show in Milan.…
Boris Becker strongly shut down Gerard Pique’s radical proposal to change tennis scoring by stating that football/soccer stars shouldn’t be the ones discussing the future of tennis. Pique, a former Barcelona star who also owned the Davis Cup a couple of years ago after the ITF struck a deal with his investment group Kosmos, pretty…
McCartney Kessler and Zhang Shuai are having a great debut as a duo in Austin but the story of how they ended up on the same side of the net is quite something. At this week’s WTA 250 tournament in Austin, the American and the Chinese started off their doubles run by dismantling Elizabeth Mandlik…
Emma Raducanu’s recent stalking incident prompted Marion Bartoli to share one of her most traumatic experiences on the Tour and reveal how one stalker went to great lengths to get to her. Last week in Dubai, the 2021 US Open champion stopped play early in her second-round match and claimed through tears that there she…
Tennis queen Aryna Sabalenka turned heads at an exclusive event celebrating 150 years of Audemars Piguet, rocking a bold, androgynous-chic look that oozed power and sophistication. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Aryna Sabalenka (@arynasabalenka) Ditching the typical glamorous dresses, the WTA world No. 1 slayed in a tailored oversized…
Less than a year after retiring from professional tennis and just weeks after announcing her second pregnancy, former world No. 1 Angelique Kerber is stepping into a new leadership role. The three-time Grand Slam champion will serve as the sporting director of the Bad Homburg Open, a prestigious WTA 500 grass-court tournament in her home…
World no. 11 Stefanos Tsitsipas is the new champion of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships! The Greek defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-3 in an hour and 28 minutes, celebrating his 12th ATP title and the first since April last year. Tsitsipas finally broke the spell at the ATP 500 events, losing the opening 11 finals…
Xander Schauffele’s future is always an interesting topic for golf fans, who are eagerly awaiting the return of this famous golfer. The American could return to the golf courses next week, when the Arnold Palmer Invitational begins. The golfer, who impressed the public with his performances last year, wants to return as soon as possible,…