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Holger Rune has very honestly said that there have been mistakes on his part over the last few years and also appeared to indicate that some of the coaching decisions he made “were not the right fit.” If you remember well, the Dane had an outstanding finish to the 2022 season, making four consecutive finals –…
Nick Kyrgios called out Tennis Australia after the governing body of tennis in Australia decided to honor Jannik Sinner’s coach Darren Cahill, slamming their decision as “a joke” and calling on them to show “integrity.” At the start of this week, the association announced that Darren Cahill was the recipient of this year’s Coaching Excellence…
Iga Swiatek doesn’t agree there are grounds to compare her doping case to the ones of Simona Halep and Jannik Sinner as the world No. 2 believes all of them were in “completely different situations.” In late November, it was announced that one of the Pole’s samples from August came back as positive for trimetazidine…
Aryna Sabalenka has been voted the 2024 WTA Player of the Year. Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images) The 2024 season is done. Aryna Sabalenka keeps on winning. World No. 1 Sabalenka has been voted the WTA Player of the Year for 2024, the the WTA announced today. In a spectacular season, the 26-year-old Belarusian bookended Slam season…
Coach Brad Gilbert says he still perfectly remembers when a young Andy Murray very directly identified Novak Djokovic as the player who was giving him the most trouble on the court and underlined that no one else mattered. When the Briton was just starting his pro journey, he hired Andre Agassi’s ex-coach long-time coach and…
An incredible statistic makes all tennis insiders and fans think: 8 tennis players in the top 50 of the ATP ranking – despite a very respectable important ranking – have never won a title during their professional career on the ATP Tour. 8 tennis players who have not yet experienced the joy of winning a…
Holger Rune gave an interview to Tennis365 in which he spoke about his career, focusing – with great honesty – on the mistakes he made in the past. The Dane attended the UTS, an exhibition event in London organized by Patrick Mouratoglou, but found time to confide his feelings. “It has been a very challenging…
Aryna Sabalenka has expectedly been named the WTA Player of the Year for 2024, while Emma Raducanu missed out on winning the Comeback Player of the Year award. This season, the Belarusian successfully defended her Australian Open title and collected her first US Open trophy. Also, the 26-year-old won the WTA 1000 tournaments in Cincinnati…
The season is over: coming back to the court after the three surgeries in 2023 was already an important step but, in general, Emma Raducanu has shown in this 2024 glimpses of the great talent that three years ago led her to win the US Open at just 19 years old. At the Billie Jean King…
Jannik Sinner is a happy camper at the end of 2024! The 23-year-old Italian embraced a historic season, winning 73 of 79 matches and lifting eight ATP titles and the Davis Cup crown. Sinner will enter the 2025 season with a massive lead over his closest rivals. However, the two-time Major winner would love to change…