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Iga Swiatek has an idea about what she would do differently if she could play her Miami Open quarterfinal match against Alexandra Eala again as the Pole would definitely add more spin to her shots instead of hitting the ball very hard. During a 2-6 5-7 loss to the 19-year-old, the Pole hit 32 unforced…
Stan Wawrinka and Borna Coric met in the second round of the Napoli Tennis Cup in Naples. The veteran played his last match as the 39-year-old and notched a notable 6-2, 6-3 victory in an hour and 43 minutes. Thus, Stan ended Borna’s streak of 16 consecutive Challenger victories. Both players struggled to find the first serve,…
Jakub Mensik is through to his first Masters 1000 semi-final in Miami. The young Czech ousted Arthur Fils 7-6, 6-1 in an hour and 15 minutes, becoming the first player from his country in the Miami Open semi-final since Tomas Berdych in 2015. Mensik claimed 14 points more than his rival, losing the advantage in the…
Martina Navratilova thinks the stress was the real reason behind Emma Raducanu needing a medical intervention during a Miami Open quarterfinal match and not really the weather conditions. After failing to convert four set points on Jessica Pegula’s serve at 5-2 in the second set, the Briton also didn’t manage to serve out for the…
No. 4 seed Jessica Pegula avoided being added to Alexandra Eala’s impressive Miami win list but afterward admitted that she had all but an easy job and had only words of praise for the rising Filipina after completing a 7-6 (3) 5-7 6-3 win. A day after upsetting Iga Swiatek, the wildcard world No. 140…
Emma Raducanu achieved a couple of notable things during her Miami Open run and one of those is securing returning to the top-50 for the first time in nearly three years. The Briton, who entered Miami ranked 60th in the world, made it past her opening four matches at the tournament to book her first…
Iga Swiatek insisted that she didn’t want to “think too much” about her tough start to 2025 but admitted that she was happy that the clay swing was next on the calendar. On Thursday, the former world No. 1 suffered the most stunning defeat of her season after world No. 140 Alexandra Eala outplayed her…
World no. 5 Novak Djokovic is through to his eighth Miami Masters semi-final. The six-time champion faced Sebastian Korda in the quarter-final and earned a 6-3, 7-6 victory in an hour and 22 minutes to remain on the title course. Like against Musetti in the previous round, the veteran performed at a high level and…
Ashleigh Barty’s name popped up on Charleston’s player field for their upcoming tournament and fans went into a frenzy before the American clay event confirmed that they made an error. Traditionally, Charleston opens the clay season and this year’s tournament edition starts on Monday. A couple of days before the start of the tournament, tennis…
Corentin Moutet is withdrawing from next week’s Bucharest tournament because he is still mentally impacted by his recent Miami Masters incident and doesn’t feel he is in a state where he can go out and compete properly. In case you missed it, there were some wild scenes during the Frenchman’s second-round clash against Chilean Alejandro…