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Twin sisters Annika and Kristina Penickova made a winning start at the W35 Boca Raton event. The 15-year-old Australian Open junior doubles champions received wild cards for the qualifications of the W35 tournament in Boca Raton. Annika and Kristina played on the same court and delivered straight-sets victories en route to the second round. Annika battled…
Richard Gasquet says it would be his pleasure to meet Marat Safin after so many years at the Monte Carlo Masters and just greet the 45-year-old and see how he is doing. In case you missed it, Andrey Rublev announced that he and Marat Safin agreed to collaborate through at least the clay season. And…
American Brian Harman returned to success after almost two years by winning the Valero Texas Open with 279 (66 66 72 75, -9) shots. He led the last three rounds, beating Ryan Gerard by three shots, second with 282 (-6), and Maverick McNealy and Andrew Novak by four, third with 283 (-5). In the PGA…
Andrey Rublev says reaching out to Marat Safin and asking the former two-time Grand Slam champion if he wanted to work with him was pretty much a no-brainer because it was always his hope to collaborate with the Russian tennis legend. Growing up, the 27-year-old idolized Safin and later he got a chance to meet…
Second consecutive success on the Ladies European Tour for English Mimi Rhodes, who won the Joburg Ladies Open on the Modderfontein Golf Club course (par 73) in Johannesburg, South Africa, with 205 (65 69 71, -14) shots, where she narrowly beat home player Casandra Alexander, second with 206 (-13). Let, results In the final round,…
Jessica Pegula’s great week in Charleston also secured her a return to being the top-ranked American female tennis player as she is now ranked at No. 3 in the world while Coco Gauff dropped down one spot and is now the fourth-ranked player on the WTA Tour. The 31-year-old, who entered last week as the…
Rafael Nadal suggests it’s time for tennis to get out of its comfort zone and make some changes or otherwise the game won’t evolve and keep up with the times. Over the last decade, many sports have made certain changes and adjustments. And truth be told, tennis has made some changes, like the introduction of…
Karen Khachanov made a winning start at the Monte Carlo Masters. The 9th seed prevailed over his compatriot and a good friend, Kran Khachanov, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 in two hours and 52 minutes! Medvedev struggled with a cramp in the closing stages of the duel. However, he kept his composure and sealed the deal with a break…
Shane Lowry was critical of LIV Golf fans. Namely, the Irish golfer obviously can no longer tolerate the claims of fans of the Saudi-backed Tour that the OWGR is no longer relevant. LIV Golfers are still not entitled to OWGR points, and barrages of criticism against OWGR have been coming for several years. However, this…
Brian Harman played impressively in San Antonio, winning the Valero Texas Open. The 38-year-old golfer performed brilliantly in the last tournament, and not even difficult weather conditions could stand in the way of his victory. The experienced American later shared the difficulties he faced. Namely, before the start of the tournament, his close friend, Cathy…