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A fan among the crowd at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne started yelling before Alexander Zverev talked after collecting the second-placed player’s plate, on the sidelines of the Australian Open 2025 final: An episode did not go unnoticed before the award ceremony. Shortly after, even from his calm looks, it was clear that the person in…
Carlos Alcaraz will have to wait for another year to chase a Career Grand Slam in Melbourne. The 21-year-old suffered the Australian Open quarter-final loss to Novak Djokovic at Rod Laver Arena. Thus, the Spaniard ended his campaign Down Under in the last eight for the second straight year. While leaving Melbourne much earlier than…
Mats Wilander still considers Novak Djokovic a threat at Majors in 2025, especially at Wimbledon! The Swede praised the Serb and his abilities at 37, describing the legend as someone who pushes tennis boundaries. While recovering from injuries takes longer at Novak’s age, Mats is confident about his chances at notable tournaments this season if he…
Golf fans were able to follow in the last few days that Rick Sheils, a famous YouTuber, joined LIV Golf, signing a contract with controverisal Tour a few days ago. In this way, the American YouTuber will help the Saudi backed Tour to create content and become recognizable in the world of golf. The 38-year-old…
Frenchman Julien Sale, who took the ‘card’ for the Asian Tour at the end of 2024, immediately scored in the first competition of the season, the Smart Infinity Philippine Open, played at The Manila Southwoods G&CC (Masters Course, par 70), in Manila in the Philippines, which he won with 269 (69 68 67 65, -11)…
Madison Keys credited therapy as one of the things that helped her become a Grand Slam champion as the American revealed that she called her therapist in the middle of the Happy Slam because she needed to talk about some things. On Saturday, the American landed her maiden Major trophy just a month before her…
Naomi Osaka is back to practicing after an unfortunate end to her Australian Open run as the four-time Grand Slam champion says she “can’t wait” to return to competitive action. As you probably know, the Japanese made an outstanding start to the season – reached the Auckland final – but then she was struck by…
Serena Williams congratulated Madison Keys on her Australian Open triumph and also stated that it proved she’s “one of the best” on the WTA Tour. In a thriller final at Melbourne Park, the 19th-seeded American upset world No. 1 and defending champion Aryna Sabalenka 6-3 2-6 7-5. By doing so, the American tennis star became…
Three and a half years after the last time, Harris English returns to success and celebrates the fifth feat of his career on the PGA Tour. In San Diego, California, the American, at his 340th appearance on the circuit, won, with a total of 280 (68 73 66 73, -8) shots, in the Farmers Insurance…
Fresh from her career-best run to the Australian Open semifinals, Spain’s Paula Badosa has jetted off to Dubai for some well-deserved R&R — and she’s turning heads while doing it. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Paula Badosa (@paulabadosa) The 27-year-old athlete, who pulled off a stunning upset against world…