Former Doha champion Nikoloz Basilashvili found himself on the outside looking in as the tournament denied him a wild card, even for the qualifying draw! The Georgian lifted a golden eagle in 2021 and played in the final a year later, and the decision left him heartbroken.  Doha is the ATP 500 event from this season,…

Novak Djokovic and Matteo Berrettini will revive their rivalry at the ATP 500 event in Doha. The Serb and the Italian will battle in the first round on Monday or Tuesday, and tennis fans are expecting a cracking duel. Novak and Matteo shared the court four times between 2019 and 2021, with the Serb scoring all…

Belinda Bencic has recorded another very impressive win early in her post-pregnancy as the Swiss annihilated qualifier Aoi Ito 6-0 6-2 in her opening match at the WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai. After winning her first title as a mom at the Abu Dhabi Open last week, the former world No. 4 returned to action…

Novak Djokovic is preparing for his third ATP tournament of the season in Doha. The two-time champion will compete at this event for the first time since 2019, seeking his elusive 100th ATP title. Novak left a hamstring injury behind, recovering and training without issues.  While focusing on his first rival, Matteo Berrettini, Djokovic also…

Paula Badosa made a winning start to the WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai and bounced back from an early defeat in Doha.  On Sunday, the Spanish No. 9 seed kicked off her campaign at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships by beating 2024 Wimbledon quarterfinalist Lulu Sun 6-3 6-4. Throughout the match, the world No.…

Jelena Ostapenko achieved one notable feat by beating Iga Swiatek at the Qatar Open as the 27-year-old is the first player to have five wins against the Pole at the WTA level. On Friday, the Latvian impressively handled the business against the five-time Grand Slam winner, claiming a dominant 6-3 6-1 win in their Doha…

The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships is making some changes for this year’s tournament as they have decided to implement the electronic line-calling system following the 2024 Andrey Rublev scene, via Reem Abulleil. If you remember well, the Russian tennis star delivered one of the most shocking moments of the 2024 season while competing in…

Emma Raducanu drew a big name in her Dubai opener as the British tennis star is set to face Maria Sakkari, with the winner of that match likely facing No. 14 seed Karolina Muchova in the second round. On Friday, it was announced that the 2021 US Open champion received a main draw wildcard for…

Yevgeny Kafelnikov had some pretty strong words about the WADA-Jannik Sinner settlement as the former two-time Grand Slam champion wondered why the Italian would accept a settlement if he felt he was “100 percent innocent.” On Saturday morning, the biggest anti-doping agency in the world announced that there would be no need for them and…

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina wanted to make one thing clear after upsetting top-seeded Taylor Fritz as the world No. 60 insisted that he took a medical timeout very late in the second set only because he was in so much pain that he simply had to do it. With the American home favorite down by a…