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Stefano Mazzoli received the “Rookie of the Year Award” as the best debutant on the Asian Tour. Ranked 25th in the order of merit and keeping the ‘card’ for 2025, he overcame competition from Japanese Tatsunori Shogenji. He is the first Italian to obtain this recognition, which is well-deserved and underlined by a season in…
Thanasi Kokkinakis backed Andy Murray to be “a great coach” and also noted that the former three-time Grand Slam champion is probably one of the rare people who can give tips or advice to Novak Djokovic. Since the two old rivals announced a stunning partnership of November 23rd, the tennis community has been pretty ecstatic…
Jack Sock hinted that he might be interested in coming out of retirement to play some doubles with Nick Kyrgios, who is set to come back to tennis after basically missing the entire last two seasons due to knee and wrist surgeries. The American, who is a former top-10 player in singles and also a…
Arthur Cazaux suggests it would be much better if everybody focused on their own careers instead of putting too much energy into debating the Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek doping cases as the Frenchman highlights there is probably no way to ever get a definitive and clear answer on what really happened. Over the last…
World no. 15 Jack Draper should have trained with Carlos Alcaraz and Flavio Cobolli in Alicante in the upcoming weeks. The 22-year-old Briton had to change his plans and stay at home, citing a minor hip issue and missing his planned trip to Spain. Jack and his coach looked forward to go to Spain and…
Injuries have affected Matteo Berrettini’s career and prevented him from achieving even more prestigious results. The former world number 6 experienced the best moment of his career in 2021, when he reached the final at the Wimbledon Championships losing only to Novak Djokovic. That year, the Italian ace was defeated by the Serbian legend in…
Novak Djokovic is preparing for the start of the new season, which will also be very important for his future as a professional tennis player. The former world No. 1 wants to shine again after a 2024 in which he did not win any Grand Slam titles, saving the season only thanks to the amazing…
Holger Rune finished the season ranked 13th, dropping five places in comparison to the end of 2023. The young Dane missed his last chance to qualify for the ATP Finals following the Paris Masters semi-final loss. He withdrew from the ATP 250 event in Metz and wrapped up his season. Rune has not won an…
Photo credit: Getty for Women’s Sports Foundation Annual Salute to Women in Sports® The 2025 US Open marks the end of Stacey Allaster’s administration. Allaster will step down from her positions as USTA Chief Executive of Professional Tennis and US Open Tournament Director after the 2025 Flushing Meadows major, the USTA announced today. The 61-year-old Allaster, the…
Carlos Alcaraz has begun his preparation for the upcoming season, in which he will not play official tournaments before the 2025 Australian Open. The first Grand Slam of the year has never been favorable to the Spaniard up to this point in his career, having failed to play his best tennis at Melbourne Park. The…