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In a recent interview with Tennis Majors, the 39-year-old Tomas Berdych talked about the new talents in modern tennis and how the sport has evolved since his time. The former 2010 Wimbledon finalist spoke in detail about how the rivalry between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner is good for men’s tennis, which needed it at…
Rafael Nadal wrote a long letter to tennis published in full on the portal The Players Tribune. The sagnolo told many anecdotes of his tennis career, some of which are decidedly little known because they are not linked to his most important successes. One of the first episodes that he considers fundamental in his education…
Team Hawks’ Aryna Sabalenka nearly blew a massive lead in her opening match at the World Tennis League but ultimately managed to fend off Elena Rybakina of Team Falcons. Through the opening five games, the Belarusian tennis star held a comfortable 5-0 lead and appeared to be heading toward a dominant victory in Abu Dhabi.…
Agnieszka Radwanska is set to return to the WTA Tour as a coach after agreeing to join Magda Linette’s team. The 2012 Wimbledon runner-up, who retired after the 2018 season, will reportedly be in the role as “consultant and second coach” but will accompany the current world No. 38 in at least “8-to-10 weeks.” Also,…
Mats Wilander says it would be interesting to see how would Jannik Sinner react if Nick Kyrgios indeed got a chance to face the Italian and managed to turn the entire Australian Open crowd against the world No. 1. A few days ago, the Australian revealed on the Nothing Major podcast that he was hoping…
Karolina Pliskova is out of the Australian Open and the former world No. 1 has also indicated that she will miss at least the first two months of the 2025 season and try to return to action during the Sunshine Double. In late August, the Czech tennis star overcame Mayar Sherif in a tight three-set…
Former British tennis star Laura Robson agrees a potential Nick Kyrgios and Jannik Sinner Australian Open matchup could be really entertaining but also told her recent colleague that she would not like to see “the respect go out of the window.” As you have probably heard or read, the Australian tennis star publicly stated that…
Tomas Berdych is excited over the Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray pairing as the 2010 Wimbledon finalist has no doubt that it will work out fine because both of them are known as great professionals. Nearly a month has passed since the news broke out of the ex-big rivals joining forces for this year’s Australian…
Rennae Stubbs thinks Coco Gauff means business this offseason and therefore Serena Williams’ former coach believes it is reasonable to already declare the American tennis star as an Australian Open favorite. After reaching the French Open semifinal, the world No. 3 started battling major issues on her serve and she didn’t have a great couple…
Jannik Sinner is enjoying his 28th week on the ATP throne. World no. 1 embraced an incredible season, winning 73 of 79 matches and leaving everyone behind. Jannik collected numerous achievements and will try to repeat them in 2025. The Italian is preparing for the new season in Dubai, working hard on further improvements and…