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World No. 55 Alycia Parks has partnered with Batiste, the well-known dry shampoo brand, as their official ambassador for 2025. The American tennis player recently took to TikTok to share how Batiste is an essential part of her tournament routine, helping her maintain fresh and clean hair throughout long days on the court. @alyciaparks Come…
Jakub Mensik made quite a revelation following his impressive Miami Masters final win over Novak Djokovic as the Czech dealt with a knee issue just before the start of the tournament and was ready to withdraw from the event before changing his mind at the last moment and deciding to at least give a shot…
Novak Djokovic wasn’t really interested in revealing many details about his evident eye issue in the Miami Masters final as the Serb insisted that he didn’t want to “look for excuses” for a surprise defeat. As soon as the world No. 5 entered the court for the Miami final, it didn’t take long before fans…
Alexandra Eala took some time to fully grasp her Miami Open run and even then everything felt surreal to her. It is not an exaggeration to say that the Filipa’s run was the definition of a fairytale and dream campaign. After being given a main draw wildcard to make her WTA 1000 debut in Miami,…
Paula Badosa was asked what’s the reason behind her not winning a Grand Slam yet, to which the world No. 11 bluntly stated that she’s “trying.” On Sunday, the top-ranked Spanish female tennis player hosted a Q&A session on X. And one fan used the opportunity to very directly ask the 27-year-old why she hasn’t…
Aryna Sabalenka credited learning how to handle her emotions better as one of the things that helped her land her maiden Miami Open title. Playing in her first Miami final in her seventh appearance at the tournament, the Belarusian struggled with her serve throughout the first set and got broken by Jessica Pegula three times.…
Paula Badosa maybe didn’t like the next Maria Sharapova label but that doesn’t mean that she didn’t want to face the Russian tennis icon on the court. Shortly after winning the 2015 French Open junior title, the Spaniard started being compared to the former five-time Grand Slam champion. And there was a good reason for…
Jessica Pegula interrupted Aryna Sabalenka’s Tennis Channel interview in a very creative and hilarious way as the American tennis snuck up behind the Belarusian and stole the 26-year-old’s margarita. After losing in back-to-back Miami semifinals in 2023 and 2024, Pegula went a step further this year and made the final. But the top-seeded Belarusian didn’t…
Alexander Zverev is 6-6 after Novak Djokovic retired against him in the Australian Open semi-final. The German lost his third Major final to Jannik Sinner and experienced another blow, winning only six matches at the next five tournaments. Thus, the 27-year-old ruined his chances to dethrone the Italian and become the 30th world no. 1…
Jakub Mensik is through to his first Masters 1000 final in Miami! The young Czech ousted five rivals (he received one withdrawal) to book a place in his first title clash at this level, earning a couple of notable achievements. At 19 years and six months, Mensik is the third-youngest player in the Miami Open…