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Former world no. 19 Hyeon Chung has not competed on the ATP Tour since 2019! Plagued with injuries and surgeries, the Korean hit rock bottom a couple of times, jeopardizing his career but never giving up. The 28-year-old entered six tournaments in the closing stages of 2024 and gained confidence ahead of 2025. The former…
No. 22 seed Elina Svitolina has just registered back-to-back very strong wins at the Miami Open after overcoming 15th-seeded Karolina Muchova 6-2 3-6 6-2 in two hours and three minutes of play. Two days earlier, the Ukrainian annihilated Belinda Bencic 6-1 6-2 in her Miami opener. Today, she made another strong start against the 2023…
Alex de Minaur will compete in the last 32 at the Miami Open. The top-ranked Aussie defeated Yunchaokete Bu 6-4, 6-4 in the second round, arranging the third-round clash with the upcoming star Joao Fonseca. Alex provided ten comfortable holds, dropping eight points and offering his rival no chances. Bu felt the pressure and cracked under…
Jessica Pegula wasn’t really surprised to see Emma Raducanu upset world No. 10 Emma Navarro at the Miami Open as the 2024 US Open runner-up has no doubt that the Briton has the game to challenge the very best when she is at her best level. Entering Miami, the 60th-ranked British tennis player had lost…
Chase Koepka, brother of the famous Brooks Koepka, has had many challenges and difficulties in his career, but he has always tried to cultivate the same love for golf. Although he is not that successful as Brooks, Chase is a great golfer, who deserves the attention of golf fans. The famous golfer had a lot…
PTPA executive director Ahmad Nassar claims the association absolutely hasn’t turned a blind eye to the Elena Rybakina and Stefano Vukov situation but didn’t reveal any details except stating that they were “heavily involved” in the case. Before filing a lawsuit against the ATP, WTA, ITF and the ITIA, the PTPA would often defend players…
Gael Monfils is enjoying a great season at 38! The veteran has been collecting age milestones throughout 2025, with the recent coming at the Miami Masters. Gael secured two victories and booked his place in the third round. Monfils ousted Fabian Marozsan in the first round for a winning start. The veteran faced the 26th…
Emma Raducanu acknowledges constantly changing the balls can lead to some injuries but admits that she is still a big fan of the concept simply because she thinks that playing with one type of ball would give one group of players an advantage and put others at a disadvantage. Two things about which players have…
Andrey Rublev lost his cool very early in his Miami Masters match against Zizou Bergs and smashed his racket only five games into the clash. With the 51st-ranked Belgian having a game point, the Russian sprayed a miss hit. And just moments after his ball went near the stands, the 17-time ATP champion got extremely…
Reilly Opelka is through to the third round of a Masters 1000 event for the first time in over three years! The American faced Holger Rune in the Miami Open second round and prevailed 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 in two hours and three minutes. Opelka suffered a break in the opener and provided 13 comfortable holds…