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Belgian tennis star Elise Mertens attracted attention at the Australian Open with her surprise switch to a new apparel sponsor: Osaka World. Known for her long-standing association with Lotto, which she sported during her recent run to the Hobart International final, Mertens debuted her fresh partnership with Osaka World during her first-round match in Melbourne.…
Andrey Rublev, last season, showed evident personal discomfort by physically projecting himself onto the court with excessive reactions. For example, during the Paris Rolex Masters, the Russian hurt himself by repeatedly hitting his leg with his racket. We tend to underestimate a very important concept too often: athletes are human beings and not robots ready…
Nick Kyrgios could not make a run at his home Major in Melbourne. To make things even worse, the home favorite is not sure he will compete at this event again in singles, hinting at a possible retirement later this year. Competing on the most notable scene after over 800 days, the Aussie fell to…
Coco Gauff has already reached the 2nd round of the Australian Open 2025 by defeating countrywoman and 2020 champion Sofia Kenin, in straight sets, with a double 6-3, 6-3. Coco also avenged the defeat suffered at Wimbledon in 2023 against Sofia, in what was perhaps one of the worst moments of the young American’s career.…
Donna Vekic confirms the locker room is absolutely discussing the Elena Rybakina and Stefano Vukov partnership but the Croatian refused to go into details as she will for now leave it to the WTA to handle it. As you probably know, the Kazakh announced that the 37-year-old coach was returning to her team five months…
Daniil Medevdev is one of the most anticipated tennis players at the Australian Open 2025, but his countryman Yevgeny Kafelnikov has expressed several doubts about the impact of the birth of his second child on his performance on the court. 2025 has started in the best possible way for the Russian, who saw the birth…
Grant Horvat, a well-known name in the world of golf, but also in the world of social media, is doing great things for this sport. The 26-year-old wants to achieve many collaborations in the future, and one of the first will be with Rory McIlroy. Horvat has almost 1,000,000 subscribers on social media, and immediately…
Nick Kyrgios tried to fire himself up by dropping an expletive while also calling Jacob Fearnley “a Challenger player” but it ultimately didn’t work out for the returning Australian. Early in their Australian Open first-round match, the 92nd-ranked British debutant was going through his service games much easier than the big-serving Australian. And it didn’t…
Kei Nishikori performed a sporting miracle in the 1st round of the Australian Open 2025, continuing the excellent performances shown at the beginning of this season. The Japanese conquered a final in the first tournament of the year in Hong Kong and has now been the protagonist of a powerful comeback against Thiago Monteiro in…
Jacob Fearnley is through to the second round at the Australian Open. The Briton took down the home favorite Nick Kyrgios 7-6, 6-3, 7-6 in two hours and 19 minutes on John Cain Arena, notching his first victory in Melbourne. Kyrgios played his first Major match since the 2022 US Open. The Aussie fought well on…