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As everyone knows, Jannik Sinner is unable to compete on the professional tour until May 4. The world No. 1 – who was fully acquitted in the first instance by an independent tribunal – agreed to the deal with WADA last month and will miss six tournaments in total, including four Masters 1000. The Italian…
The last part of Nick Kyrgios’ career is turning into a real nightmare. The Australian ace – who has practically missed the last two seasons due to injury – has tried to return to play at the highest level at the beginning of 2025, but the results and responses of his body have been disastrous…
Imagine winning 93 of the previous 100 matches! Jannik Sinner has been on that streak since the end of 2023, writing new pages of tennis history and joining tennis immortals. Since 1990, only Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal had more impressive runs! Roger claimed mind-blowing 97 victories in 100 matches during his strongest…
Padraig Harrington, a famous Irish golfer, in an interesting conversation with the media, decided to joke around talking about the ‘Happy Gilmore’ swing, while stressing that hurling was an important factor in perfecting such a swing. However, the well-known face of golf scene is not happy considering that he did not get a cameo role…
Gael Monfils is enjoying a thrilling season at 38! The Frenchman earned his tenth victory of 2025 in the first round of Indian Wells, toppling Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4, 6-4 in an hour and 24 minutes. Thus, Monfils wrote history books and achieved a notable milestone. At 38 years and six months, Gael became the fifth-oldest…
Tom McKibbin has been making headlines after deciding to join LIV Golf. Although it was speculated whether the young golfer would really follow in the footsteps of some of his older colleagues, Tom felt that LIV Golf was the best option for his career. Expectedly, furious reactions followed, and frustrated golf fans began to ask…
Fred Stolle (right) with friend and frequent foe Roy Emerson Fred Stolle died this week, at the age of 86. He made his first appearance at the Australian Championships in 1958 (losing to Rod Laver, no less!), and he was part of the game for six decades after that, as a player, coach, and commentator.…
Novak Djokovic explained that his viral Doha airport video was completely misunderstood as the Serb didn’t limp because of his Australian Open injury but because he accidentally hit himself in the ankle just before departing for the airport. After picking up a hamstring tear in Melbourne and retiring in the semifinal, the 37-year-old returned to…
The first round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells delivered a tough blow to fans, with Naomi Osaka and Petra Kvitova both suffering early exits from the tournament. Naomi Osaka, who is still working to regain her form after an extended hiatus due to an abdominal injury that forced her withdrawal from the…
Emma Raducanu admits she didn’t think at all about the Dubai stalking incident in Indian Wells and said her early loss happened because she wasn’t prepared well but also the very tricky conditions. On Thursday, the 55th-ranked Briton saw her campaign in the desert come to an end in the first round after Moyuka Uchijima…