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Welcome to today’s special interview on “The Power of Our Thoughts: Upon reading this post, one can find “How Our Inner Dialogue Affects Our Tennis Performance.” Players to watch are Bane Bradonic a best PTCA Master Professional, Psychologist and specialist in mental strength who have coached so many players to break their barriers to the…
After battling worldwide for almost two decades, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray will join forces at the beginning of 2025! Novak picked Andy as his new coach, opening an exciting chapter that intrigues the tennis world and the main protagonists! Novak conquered the Olympic gold medal in Paris in August, fulfilling his dream and completing the…
Juan Martin del Potro ended his career on Sunday. The 2009 US Open champion played an exhibition match against his great friend Novak Djokovic in Buenos Aires. They enjoyed every minute on the court, and the home favorite prevailed 6-4, 7-5 to terminate his career in style. Juan Martin could not play his best tennis for…
Jack Draper says a tennis player is “a horrible person” in a bettor’s eye whether he wins or loses as there is always someone unhappy about the outcome of the match. Since tennis has an 11-month season and there matches pretty much 24/7, it became very attractive to gamblers. And since everyone has social media…
Andrea Petkovic thinks there is a very logical and simple explanation to Jannik Sinner not being nominated for the Stefan Sportsmanship Award and his coaches also not being candidates for the ATP Coach of the Year award as the former world No. 9 believes the ATP is “protecting themselves from a potential PR disaster.” This…
Former two-time French Open finalist Alex Corretja pretty much thinks there is zero chances of Rafael Nadal pulling off an Andy Murray and becoming a coach shortly after retiring from pro tennis. 10 days ago, Novak Djokovic made a bombshell announcement when he revealed the newly retired Briton as his coach for the start of…
Richard Gasquet is ripping the International Tennis Integrity Agency for “poorly managing” the Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner cases as the 38-year-old says the authorities need to be transparent about these type of cases from Day 1. In late August, it was announced that the ATP world No. 1 failed two doping tests in March…
Rei Sakamoto completed the full circle in 2024! The 18-year-old Japanese kicked off the season with the Australian Open junior title. Ten months later, Sakamoto conquered the home Yokkaichi Challenger crown, becoming the fourth player born in 2006 with a Challenger title. Thus, Rei joined Joel Schwaerzler, Joao Fonseca and Martin Landaluce on the exclusive list. The…
Novak Djokovic knows how to attract the attention of the whole world. Last week – during the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga – the former world number 1 shocked everyone by announcing that his new coach will be Andy Murray. The 3-time Grand Slam champion will follow him to the 2025 Australian Open, which is…
Juan Martin del Potro has had a very unfortunate career, in which injuries have prevented him from playing without pain and winning as much as he deserves. The Argentine was truly a great champion and he proved it in the period he was at the highest level, winning a Grand Slam title at the 2009…