Last October, former world no. 3 Dominic Thiem ended his career at the home ATP 500 event in Vienna. In the first round, Dominic played his 563rd and last ATP match against Luciano Darderi. He experienced a 7-6, 6-2 loss and faded from the tennis scene. The former Major champion admitted in his recent interview that…

Novak Djokovic failed to claim his 100th ATP title in Miami, falling to the young gun Jakub Mensik in the final after a massive battle. While leaving Florida without his seventh trophy, Novak collected notable milestones during his first Hard Rock Stadium visit.  With 11 Indian Wells and Miami Open titles by his name, Djokovic…

No. 8 seed Amanda Anisimova won a very tight all-American battle in Charleston against fourth-seeded Emma Navarro and afterward said she wished it was a final match.  After two hours of play, the 23-year-old American registered a 7-5 7-6 (1) quarterfinal win against the 2024 US Open semifinalist. Through the opening eight games of the…

Latvian tennis star Jelena Ostapenko admits she doesn’t find the use of the electronic line calling system fun as she would prefer the traditional way and to have challenges to use when she feels that an umpire made a wrong call.  Over the last few seasons, the majority of tournaments have switched to the AI…

Boris Becker believes Alexander Zverev’s confidence has been shaken up lately and the reason behind the 27-year-old’s struggles is “not feeling convinced” in his game anymore.  After starting the year with eight consecutive wins, the world No. 2 was ousted by Jannik Sinner in the title match at Melbourne Park. Afterward, the German tennis star…

Former Grand Slam doubles champion Rennae Stubbs ripped Iga Swiatek’s serve as “discombobulated” and bluntly stated that the Pole’s service should be much better than it is right now.  So far, the world No. 2 hasn’t had a great 2025 season and several things have contributed to that. One of those things is the evident…

Following recent legal actions by the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) challenging the power structures in tennis, a new and separate wave of player activism is gaining momentum—this time led by many of the highest-ranked women on tour. World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka is among 10 WTA players demanding more prize money and a greater…

Despite his immense talent, Roger Federer took some time before he sorted out all the details of his game and became mentally solid as well. The former world number 1 had several behavioral problems at the beginning of his career and it was essential to surround himself with the right people to fully express his…

Carlos Alcaraz started practicing on red clay, a surface that adapts very well to his game and on which he hopes to win prestigious titles in the near future. In 2024, the Spanish ace had not particularly shone in the events before Roland Garros also due to a forearm injury. For this problem, the former…

Jessica Pegula reached the Charleston Open semifinal and did it in quite some style as the world No. 4 was heading toward being demolished before coming back to win 1-6 6-3 6-0. Early on in an all-American quarterfinal battle, Danielle Collins dominated and opened a 6-1 2-0 lead. The 2022 Australian Open runner-up also had…