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John Isner, in the latest episode of his podcast Nothing Major, talked about Carlos Alcaraz and the Spaniard’s ambitions for the 2025 edition of the Australian Open. Carlitos has defined the Australian Open – the only Slam he still lacks in his collection – as his most important goal for the next year. If he…
Adrian Mannarino, interviewed by RMC Sports, expressed his opinion on the controversial doping-issues involving Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner. The French tennis player underlined how the whole story seems surprising to him. For the current 66th player in the ATP ranking, in fact, these two positive anti-doping tests were truly a surprise. The Polish player’s…
It finally happens! Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios will crown their great friendship by playing alongside each other at the ATP 250 event in Brisbane in the first week of 2024! Two rivals could meet in the singles draw, but they decided to join forces and seek doubles success. Novak has not played since the…
The numbers and the records that Rafael Nadal has achieved – especially on clay – in his glorious career, will remain forever engraved in the history of tennis, but there is a record that Novak Djokovic could take away from him, in 2025. The 22-time Slam champion holds a particular record, difficult to beat. Rafa…
Tiger Woods: Synonymous with golf for many. Although golf fans, especially the older ones, are not satisfied with such imperatives, Woods is the person who left the biggest mark in the history of this sport. When arriving at the golf scene, few expected that Tiger’s career would go in such a direction and that he…
Evidently some bookmakers must have lost sight of Rafael Nadal’s tennis farewell! The odds of an agency have gone viral regarding the 2025 edition of the French Open: in fact, the legendary Spaniard is ranked among the top 10 potential winners. Although the 22-time Grand Slam champion withdrew during the Davis Cup Finals in November,…
Nick Kyrgios maybe wants to win a Grand Slam but he has his priorities straight and would still easily pick $20 million over a Major title. After having two major surgeries, the 29-year-old is set to launch his comeback at the Brisbane International between December 29 – January 05. Since confirming that his return would…
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga kept it straight honest when reflecting on why he never became a Grand Slam champion as the former world No. 5 admitted that he “simply wasn’t good enough.” When the Frenchman was just 22, he made his maiden Major final at the Australian Open. But after ousting Rafael Nadal in straight sets in…
South African Shaun Norris recovered thirteen positions in the final round and won with 275 (67 70 71 67, -13) shots the Alfred Dunhill Championship, a tournament organized by the DP World Tour, in collaboration with the Sunshine Tour, on the Leopard Creek CC course (par 72) in Malelane in South Africa, where Andrea Pavan,…
Pat Rafter was seemingly left very surprised after hearing that Bernard Tomic was 32 years old and still active in pro tennis. Since the Australian Open is just a few weeks away, the Australian tennis legend was asked to make some predictions for the upcoming first Grand Slam of the year. At first, the former…