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After a poor campaign at the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga in November, Spain will start the 2025 campaign in the first Qualifiers round in Switzerland. David Ferrer will announce the initial squad in the upcoming days, and he is certainly not a happy camper! The Spanish Davis Cup captain can not rely on three key…
LIV Golf leaders took advantage of the break by working diligently on new projects. Already a few months ago, they announced that they would take a big step, with the desire to make this story even more popular. Judging by some data, the Saudi-backed Tour has made progress in recent months, but the leaders of…
After many notable years at Majors, Novak Djokovic did not lift a notable trophy in 2024. The 24-time Major champion is alone at the top, leaving Rafael Nadal at 22 following a stellar performance in 2023. Despite that, Djokovic is eager to fight for the 25th Major crown in 2025, focusing on four most notable…
He is 37 and looking for his 25th Grand Slam title and his 11th Australian Open title, a feat no one has achieved. Recent Performance and Form Djokovic’s preparation suffered a setback in the form of a stunning loss to Reilly Opelka, at the Brisbane International. Djokovic lost to Opelka, who has an imposing serve, 7-6 (8-6), 6-3. Not…
Reilly Opelka, the lowest-ranked Brisbane men’s finalist in history, faces Czechia’s Jiri Lehecka for the Brisbane crown on Sunday. Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images for Laver Cup Brisbane International Queensland Tennis CentreBrisbane, AustraliaDecember 28, 2024-January 5, 2025 Surface: Hard Court Novak Djokovic Returns, Stars Align in Brisbane Grand Slam king Novak Djokovic makes his long-awaited…
Coco Gauff says she is feeling great and plans to play “confident tennis” in a United Cup showdown versus Iga Swiatek. On Saturday, the top-ranked American female tennis player impressively handled the business against Karolina Muchova, dismantling the Czech 6-1 6-4 to help the United States reach the final in Sydney. Now, she is set…
Stefano Vukov is under WTA investigation, just hours after he came back on Elena Rybakina’s team: a news that could now change the Kazakh’s plans, in view of the season that has just begun. A news that was confirmed by the WTA with an official note. “It can be confirmed that Vukov is currently provisionally suspended…
Coco Gauff swept Karolina Muchova and Taylor Fritz fought off Tomas Machac lifting the United States into the United Cup Final. Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images The United States will play for the United Cup again. Coco Gauff played with command and Taylor Fritz fought fiercely leading Team USA to an insurmountable 2-0 lead over Czechia and back…
After 9 years, Novak Djokovic has lost against an American tennis player. The 24-time Grand Slam champion was defeated by Reilly Opelka, who beat him with aces in the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International. As mentioned, for the Serbian champion, a streak that was almost impossible to imagine, considering the great level that American tennis players…
Aryna Sabalenka saw off Mirra Andreeva with just five lost games 6-3 6-2 to reach the Brisbane International final but it wasn’t as easy for the Belarusian as the scoreline might suggest. For the majority of the first set, it was the 17-year-old who was applying pressure. But unfortunately for the rising Russian tennis star,…