Mirra Andreeva has done it again as the world No. 11 beat Iga Swiatek for the second time in three weeks to continue her winning streak and reach her first Indian Wells final. After sealing a 6-3 6-3 victory over the world No. 2 en route to becoming a WTA 1000 champion in Dubai, the…

Dinara Safina says she didn’t think of her as the best even when she was ranked at No. 1 and always thought that was the right approach since Rafael Nadal had a similar attitude. After climbing up to the top spot on April 20th, 2009, the former Russian tennis star spent 26 weeks in total…

Italian sport pays homage to Franco Chimenti with a gesture for eternity. In Rome, at the “Giulio Onesti” Olympic Training Center, CONI has named a street, “Viale Franco Chimenti, a great man of sport,” after the historic president of the Italian Golf Federation who passed away last October 3 at the age of 85. The…

Emma Raducanu may not be going through a very good period but she has agreed to help Great Britain during the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers. Between April 10-12, Great Britain will take on Germany and the Netherlands in the Hague. Unlike in the previous years when only one match would be played in the…

Mirra Andreeva continues to make noise and achieve new notable feats as the 17-year-old is now the youngest WTA player to reach the semifinal stage in Indian Wells since her idol Maria Sharapova in 2005.  On Thursday, the world No. 11 handled Elina Svitolina in straight sets 7-5 6-3 in the Indian Wells quarterfinal. Before…

Without Jannik Sinner – suspended until May 4 after his agreement with WADA – all attention is turned towards Carlos Alcaraz. The current world number 3 will be the favorite in all the tournaments scheduled until the return of the Italian ace, who will participate in the Rome Masters 1000 before Roland Garros. The 4-time…

Mirra Andreeva didn’t get a handshake from Elina Svitolina due to well-documented reasons but that didn’t prevent the 17-year-old from delivering a class act and applauding the former world No. 3 as she was exiting the court following their Indian Wells match. The Russian, who is coming off the biggest title of her career in…

Iga Swiatek admits she was keen on getting “revenge” against Zheng Qinwen in Indian Wells but also tells her Chinese rival that it was “nothing personal” but only a competitive nature. As you probably remember, the world No. 9 pulled off arguably one of the biggest upsets of 2024 after ousting the Polish tennis star…

Defending champion Iga Swiatek and world number one Aryna Sabalenka hope to avenge their biggest defeats of 2025 in the BNP Paribas Open semifinals. On Friday, the Pole will take on Mirra Andreeva, the young Russian who beat her 6-3 6-3 in the Dubai quarterfinals last month. The Belarusian top seed is seeking redemption for…