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• Ashleigh Barty makes stunning retirement revelation, pays tribute to Rafael Nadal

  03-12-2024 14:16 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Ashleigh Barty said it was absolutely wonderful to see Rafael Nadal retiring by representing Spain one last time and also stunningly revealed that her intention wasn't to retire at the Australian Open but by playing for her nation in the Billie Jean King Cup. Two weeks ago, the former 22-time Grand Slam champion concluded his astonishing career at the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga. There, the 38-year-old got to play one singles match in Spain's 1-2 defeat to the Netherlands. Afterward, a speci
  
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• Djokovic to play in Brisbane while Raducanu to start season in Auckland

  04-12-2024 09:01 via skysports.com
  
  Novak Djokovic and his new coach Andy Murray will begin his preparations for next month's Australian Open by playing at the Brisbane International where Nick Kyrgios will make his return to the court.
  
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• Boulter's great season, goals for 2025 and life with De Minaur

  04-12-2024 08:00 via skysports.com
  
  Katie Boulter sits down with Sky Sports' Gigi Salmon to reflect on her "great" 2024, where she aims to improve her game and life on and off the court with partner Alex de Minaur.
  
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• Djokovic to play Aussie Open tune-up in Brisbane

  04-12-2024 06:35 via espn.com
  
  Novak Djokovic will begin his preparations for next month's Australian Open by playing at the Brisbane International warm-up tournament, he said Wednesday.
  
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• Alexander Bublik: Daniil Medvedev 'owns' me but Alexander Zverev is my guy

  04-12-2024 06:25 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Alexander Bublik admits Daniil Medvedev has been an absolute menace to him on the court but adds that Alexander Zverev is a matchup he likes very much. The Kazakh, ranked at No. 33 in the world, has faced the 2021 US Open champion six times so far in his career and has as many losses. Not only that the 27-year-old never clinched a win against the Russian, but he also managed to just take one set in those six meetings - it happened in their 2021 Toronto Masters second round match.While Bubli
  
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• Roger Federer's ex-coach predicts how Novak Djokovic-Andy Murray plan to work

  04-12-2024 04:55 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Roger Federer's former coach Ivan Ljubicic reveals he reached out to Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray after the news of their collaboration broke out and added that he thinks the plan is to have the Briton accompanying the Serb in Grand Slams and occasionally in other big tournaments. On November 23rd, the record 24-time Major winner dropped an absolute bombshell after revealing that he would be joined by the freshly retired British tennis legend at the Australian Open. For many years, t
  
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• "A Family", the documentary on Italian Ryder

  04-12-2024 04:21 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  "A family". This is the name of the documentary - visible from today on the Ryder Cup YouTube channel and broadcast, from the next few days, also on television platforms in 100 different countries - which will retrace the triumph of the Europe team in the 2023 challenge to the USA, staged at the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Guidonia Montecelio (Rome).Produced by Ryder Cup Productions, with the collaboration of Rolex and IMG, it offers a glimpse of the bond between the continental team
  
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• Andy Murray's ex-coach rips ridiculous theory about Novak Djokovic-Briton collab

  04-12-2024 03:35 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Tennis expert Mark Petchey says it is an absolute nonsense to even think for a second that Novak Djokovic hiring Andy Murray means the Serb has accepted that his time has gone. While everyone was stunned by the news of the two former big rivals teaming up for a partnership, the majority were also excited and looking forward to seeing how that would go. But on the other side, there were also some who didn't have really positive words about the collaboration, with some questioning how Mu
  
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• Alcaraz adds 2nd coach Lopez to work with Ferrero

  04-12-2024 03:17 via espn.com
  
  Carlos Alcaraz will have an additional coach with him when the 2025 season begins.
  
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• DeChambeau reveals incredible way he 'picked up' knowledge from Tiger Woods

  04-12-2024 03:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Bryson DeChambeau touched on many other topics during the Break 50 challenge with Tom Brady, the big star of the NFL. Bryson DeChambeau is attracting huge attention on social media, expanding his fan base, and showing another side of the golfer. As a charismatic and open person, DeChambeau does a great job on YouTube, and the last episode especially interested fans.One of the topics of conversation between Brady and DeChambeau was Tiger Woods, according to many the biggest name in the golf scene
  
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• Manassero: "America and PGA, I'm coming"

  04-12-2024 02:18 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Every goal achieved opens a new door to the future, there is very little time to stop. “A couple of weeks, no more. Then I start again”. Matteo Manassero has just closed 2024 - an intense season, full of satisfactions - which marked his return to victory on the DP World Tour after 11 years and above all brought him back among the greats of golf. When he was a kid he was considered the next wonder, everything came easy to him, then things got tangled. His story is well known, the fall
  
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• Casper Ruud 'rescues' Holger Rune from controversial answer and creates funny moment

  04-12-2024 02:15 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Casper Ruud wanted to help Holger Rune but he also created a very funny moment in the process after the Norwegian advised the Dane not to talk about taxes.If you remember well, the three-time Grand Slam finalist criticized the Norwegian tax system in October and indicated he may as well list his residence to a location outside his home country. That statement got to some of the leading Norwegian politicians, who didn't appreciate very much his comments. This week, Ruud is in Denmark for the
  
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• Bubba Watson clarifies his views on LIV Golf and Greg Norman

  04-12-2024 02:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Bubba Watson can't be happy with the season behind him, considering the relegation from LIV Golf. The well-known name of the golf scene has experienced a huge decline in his career, but we have no doubt that Watson has the potential and strength to come back from this situation.Bubba Watson joined LIV in 2022. Despite this, the experienced golfer failed to do what he dreamed of. The 46-year-old expected that by coming to LIV Golf he could make even greater accomplishments, but two years later, i
  
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• Iga Swiatek officially makes PR change after doping news

  04-12-2024 00:55 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Iga Swiatek has made another change to her staff as she is parting ways with long-time PR manager Paula Wolecka and filling in that spot with Daria Sulgostowska. For the Polish tennis superstar, this is a second team change she has made over the last few months. Previously, she put a curtain on her three-year partnership with coach Tomasz Wiktorowski in early October and replaced him with Wim Fissette. Since making that change, one major news dropped about Swiatek - it was revealed las
  
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• Stefanos Tsitsipas' mom: Novak Djokovic had difficult childhood, Roger Federer didn't

  04-12-2024 00:35 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Yulia Apostoli is giving massive credit to Novak Djokovic for succeeding in tennis as Stefanos Tsitsipas' mother highlights the Serb's background was as tough and challenging as it gets, unlike Roger Federer's "happy" childhood in Switzerland. Today, the 37-year-old holds two of the biggest records in tennis - he is an all-time Grand Slam recorder with 24 titles in that category and he is also the only player in history with over 400 weeks spent at the world No. 1 spot. After trailing Roger
  
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• Reason why Emma Raducanu can win a Major title in 2025

  03-12-2024 23:30 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Fans and insiders have very high expectations on Emma Raducanu for 2025. The British player has shown positive signs in the 2024 season, defeating several high-level opponents and finally showing a good attitude on court.Emma's life and career have totally changed since the 2021 US Open, when she shocked the whole world by winning her first Grand Slam title in New York. The current world number 59 struggled more than expected to handle the pressure and the next two years fell far short of expect
  
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• Stefanos Tsitsipas gets brutally real about his deep crisis

  03-12-2024 22:30 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Stefanos Tsitsipas opened up in a live Instagram with fans and told what he had to go through in recent months.The two-time Slam finalist won the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, which was the only highlight of a season in which he experienced many difficulties, definitively ending the collaboration with his father Apostolos (from a work point of view as a reference coach). The Greek will focus strongly on 2025 as a year of rebirth and redemption, after a truly complicated season."If I have to say som
  
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• Former pro Amy Olson criticizes the influence of transgender golfers on the LPGA

  03-12-2024 22:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Amy Olson, a golfer who said goodbye to golf in April of this year and decided to retire, decided to talk about the LPGA Tour's transgender policy in a recent interview. This Tour decided to change the rules in 2010, allowing people who identify as trans to perform on the LPGA. The goal of the rule change is to allow fair competition for all members.A man who identifies as a woman has the right to perform on the women's Tour provided that he has undergone at least one year of hormone therapy and
  
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• Carlos Moya gets honest on Rafael Nadal's enormous potential

  03-12-2024 21:30 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Toni Nadal and Carlos Moya shaped Rafael Nadal's glorious career.Moya, the late coach of the legendary 22-time Grand Slam winner, told how he realized early on that Rafa was destined for the top spot, in a special released by the ATP."When young Rafa started to have his first successes, his parents made sure he kept his feet on the ground. Family and humility were important. The taste of winning fades. At first Rafa played both shots with two hands, then he realized that it was more natural for
  
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• John Millman reveals the secret to beating Roger Federer

  03-12-2024 21:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Defeating Roger Federer was the great dream of all players. The former Swiss champion made tennis history thanks to his numerous victories, but his impact on the sport was perhaps even greater.The 20-time Grand Slam champion was the most loved player in every tournament in the world, he had the cheering of the fans on his side even against local idols and his elegant game was a source of inspiration for all those approaching tennis.Roger Federer© Instagram ATP Tour - Fair Use Among the
  
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• Novak Djokovic shares deep feelings for farewell of his rivals

  03-12-2024 20:30 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  In the splendid setting of the Estadio Mary Terán de Weiss, which will hold 15 thousand spectators, Juan Martin Del Potro gave farewell to tennis in a match against his friend and rival Novak Djokovic.And precisely for the exhibition against the Argentine, the 24-time Grand Slam champion shared deep thoughts about his emotions, especially for the end of the challenges with his greatest rivals, such as Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and his new coach Andy Murray."I'm a little sad about the fa
  
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• WATCH - Carlos Alcaraz's top 10 shots in 2024

  03-12-2024 20:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Carlos Alcaraz is certainly one of the most spectacular players on the ATP tour, having a very entertaining and spectacular game in all areas of the court. Having a wide variety of shots – almost unique for a player of only 21 years old – the Spaniard does not always use the right solution at the right time.This is one of the reasons why the former world number 1 still has several ups and downs during the year, which resulted in the gap of almost 5000 points of the current ATP rankin
  
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• Jannik Sinner strengthens his collaboration with Formula 1

  03-12-2024 19:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Jannik Sinner still does not know his fate regarding the doping case. The world number 1 thought that this ugly story had ended in August, when ITIA had acknowledged his full innocence shortly before the start of the US Open.The previous months had been very stressful for the Italian ace, who had spent several sleepless nights and had an illness on the eve of his match against Daniil Medvedev at the Wimbledon Championships.When WADA announced that it had appealed against the acquittal, everyone
  
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• Nastase shares harsh criticism against Swiatek and Sinner to support Halep

  03-12-2024 18:30 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  There has been much criticism regarding the alleged unequal treatment between Simona Halep and Iga Swiatek, following the Polish player's positive test at TMZ. And one of these harsh attacks, perpetuated by former Romanian legend Ilie Nastase (in support of his countrywoman) unexpectedly brought up (and attacked) Jannik Sinner.The Polish and the Italian were found positive respectively for TMZ and Clostebol, prohibited substances that, according to the interested parties and their defense, enter
  
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• Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic together before the Australian Open

  03-12-2024 18:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  The 2025 Australian Open is about a month and a half away, but players are already preparing for the first Major of the new season. The top favorite in Melbourne will certainly be Jannik Sinner, who won the title in 2024 and has simply been unstoppable over the past twelve months.The World No. 1 has won 73 matches and suffered only 6 losses this season, winning two Grand Slam titles (Australian Open and US Open), three Masters 1000 (Miami, Cincinnati and Shanghai) and the ATP Finals in Turi
  
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• Kafelnikov 'teams up' with Kyrgios to harshly attack Swiatek and Sinner

  03-12-2024 17:30 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Yevgeny Kafelnikov teams up with Nick Kyrgios: the result is a new harsh attack against Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner regarding the controversial Clostebol and TMZ doping issues.Already in recent days the Russian had posted on his X profile: "Sometimes I ask myself, but why the hell I haven't used steroids throughout my career. So maybe instead of 170 matches a year I could have played maybe 300?"Jannik Sinner, ATP Finals 2023© Stream screenshot But now he went beyond. He has aske
  
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• Rafaen Nadal's farewell journey: 520 rivals conquered before retirement

  03-12-2024 17:17 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Rafael Nadal will finish the season a couple of places outside the top-150. The legend kicked off the season ranked 672nd, passing 520 rivals on the ATP ranking list for a massive climb. However, more was needed to keep Rafa motivated for 2025. The Spaniard struggled to deliver his A-game at notable events in 2024, embracing 20 singles matches and deciding to end his glorious career at the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga. The 38-year-old is the second-oldest top-200 player at the end o
  
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• WTA stands by Iga Swiatek to support her innocence

  03-12-2024 16:30 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  The Women Tennis Association, through an official statement, has shown its full support for Iga Swiatek.Last August, the Polish player failed a doping control for the prohibited substance trimetazidine (TMZ) and accepted the one-month ban decided by the ITIA.According to what was communicated by the ITIA, the positive result is linked to the contamination of a non-prescription drug (melatonin) in Poland and therefore the violation was not intentional. Swiatek will have to respect a one-month ban
  
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• Carlos Alcaraz adds another coach for 2025

  03-12-2024 16:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Carlos Alcaraz has finished a season with which he can be very satisfied. The young Spanish champion has shown that he can compete at the highest level on all surfaces and has achieved a sensational feat for a player of just 21 years old, winning Roland Garros and Wimbledon in the same year (the youngest ever to do so).The 21-year-old from Murcia also won the Indian Wells Masters 1000 for the second year in a row, triumphed at the Beijing ATP 500 and took the silver medal at the Paris Olympics,
  
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• Dustin Johnson brings Thomas Pieters to 4Aces LIV Golf Team

  03-12-2024 15:30 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  After the season ended, it was to be expected that LIV Golf leaders would make moves that would be talked about. Their goal is to strengthen the Tour, with the arrival of some of the popular names as well as young talents who will build their story on this Tour.The latest news in the series is that Dustin Johnson has added Thomas Pieters to his 4Aces GC team. The Belgian thus got a great chance to show his qualities on the big stage, and Johnson will be an important mentor to him along the way.3
  
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