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Carlos Alcaraz wrote Laver Cup history in Berlin, leading Team Europe toward the title. The four-time Major winner will return to the prestigious team event in 2025, signing to play in San Francisco between September 19 and 21. Carlos debuted at the Laver Cup this September and lost the opening doubles match. However, he bounced…
Photo credit: Mubadala Citi Open Tennis Facebook Familiar faces will make Happy Slam returns next month. New mom Belinda Bencic and 2022 AO doubles champion Nick Kyrgios will both play the 2025 Australian Open on protected rankings, the tournament announced. The 27-year-old Bencic, who gave birth to daughter Bella on April 23rd, is a 2019 US Open semifinalist. In…
Nikolay Davydenko has taken another shot at Nick Kyrgios as this time the former four-time Grand Slam champion described the Australian as someone who “talks nonsense on and off the court.” Throughout his career, the 29-year-old has never been afraid to share his opinion or feelings about a particular thing on social media. And while…
Simona Halep and Nick Kyrgis against Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner: is their anger unjustified or not? The Romanian believes she has suffered an injustice, considering the way her case was handled compared to the events involving the Polish and the Italian. Simona was immediately stopped after testing positive for Roxadustat, and only after the…
The 2025 Australian Open is just around the corner, and Adidas is kicking off the season with a bold new collection. Their latest Melbourne apparel showcases striking red tones, paired with innovative designs that feature a mix of cutouts, mesh fabrics, and figure-hugging silhouettes. We’re always thrilled to see a onesie hit the courts, and…
If Yevgeny Kafelnikov has expressed his opinions very harshly on Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner’s doping matters, another former Russian tennis great, Nikolay Davidenko, expressed himself completely differently about his countryman. The former world number 3 – as well as two-time semifinalist at Roland Garros and two-time semifinalist at the US Open – stated in…
Stefanos Tsitsipas is enjoying his holidays while waiting to return to training and prepare for the new season but, in the meantime, his behavior has caused a lot of discussion among users on social media. There has been no shortage of controversy for a video he posted on his Instagram profile. The Greek champion filmed…
Nick Kyrgios confirmed that his post-surgery comeback is set to be kick-started soon and he did all while simultaneously taking a shot at Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek. In 2023, the Australian had surgery on his knee in January and played only one tournament that season. This year, the seven-time ATP champion didn’t play at…
Steve Johnson revealed he thought he lost to “a terrible kid” after ending on the losing side to Jannik Sinner in their 2019 Rome Masters match and even wanted to finish his career because he felt so embarrassed over the defeat. In 2019 May, a 17-year-old Sinner made his Masters debut after being handed a main…
Andy Roddick issued the ultimate statement on Nick Kyrgios, comparing the Australian’s talent to the one that Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic possessed – and it all comes after the 2022 Wimbledon finalist appeared to make a doping allegation against the 2003 US Open winner. For nearly a year now, the American tennis…