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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…
Zheng Qinwen’s quest to rediscover her game and rhythm continues at the Miami Open as she delivered a strong performance to oust 90th-ranked Taylor Townsend 6-1 7-6 (3) and safely reach the round-of-16. Throughout the entire match, the Chinese tennis star was rock-solid on her serve, winning an impressive 88 percent of her first serve…
Emma Raducanu issued quite a statement after her big Miami Open triumph against Emma Navarro, revealing she values some of her current wins more than the ones that landed her historic 2021 US Open title. The world No. 60, who picked up a couple of disappointing defeats in early 2025 before also enduring a traumatic…
Miami not only hosts the prestigious Masters 1000 tennis tournament these days, but also the first edition of the padel tournament. In the picturesque setting of the Miami Beach Convention Center, the champions of this sport have been putting on a show all week, and the semifinals did not disappoint expectations either. The most electrifying match…
Mirra Andreeva knew exactly what to do after she received recognition from LeBron James as the WTA teenage sensation took an instant screenshot and made sure to send it to her family and friends so everyone could see how far she made it. In case you missed it, the Russian paid special tribute to James…
Iga Swiatek made a winning start to her Miami Open campaign and she is now also the player with the most consecutive opening wins at the WTA 1000 level, beating the previous record that was held by Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka. On Friday, the 23-year-old Pole – who had a first-round bye – ousted…