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• Emma Raducanu reveals brutally honest expectation for Amanda Anisimova matchup

  15-01-2025 04:55 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Emma Raducanu was full of praise for Amanda Anisimova ahead of their Australian Open matchup, describing the world No. 35 as "a big ball striker who likes to dictate."On Tuesday, the British tennis star survived a very tricky opening match after beating 26th-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6 (4) 7-6 (2).But now. she is set for another tough matchup when she meets former world No. 21 Anisimova, who beat Maria Lourdes Carle in two sets in her first match in Melbourne.In the past, Raducanu and the 2
  
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• Rory McIlroy sees younger demographic embracing TGL's golf revolution

  28-01-2025 16:30 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  The match between Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy fulfilled the expectations of those present and viewers on TV screens. Although many favored McIlroy's team, Tiger's team used their previous experience and earlier performance to celebrate this time. However, it seems that the priority of this competition is not victory, but rather fun and innovation in the world of golf. After the match, Tiger Woods admitted that this was an incredible experience for him. The golf icon is especially deli
  
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• Andy Murray reveals whether coaching or playing is more difficult

  28-01-2025 16:30 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Is it better to coach or to play? Andy Murray had his first coaching experience at the Australian Open 2025, alongside none other than Novak Djokovic.In an interview with The Guardian, Murray spoke about the path he took in Melbourne, revealing whether playing or coaching is easier."I always knew I wanted to coach. I never thought otherwise, but there are things I learned that were a little different to what I expected. There are definitely some areas I need to improve on, like the technical sid
  
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• Former ATP ace takes a shot at Carlos Alcaraz after 2025 Australian Open

  28-01-2025 16:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Jannik Sinner's triumph at the 2025 Australian Open has impressed everyone and no one can deny that the Italian ace is the best player in the world right now. Carlos Alcaraz's victories at the French Open and Wimbledon Championships in 2024 – which had made him the youngest ever to achieve this feat – had led some fans and insiders to doubt Jannik's superiority.Although the young Spanish champion can reach truly incredible peaks, the 23-year-old from Sesto Pusteria continues to be mo
  
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• TGL debut drama: Tiger Woods mocks McIlroy’s miss with theatrical hammer swing

  28-01-2025 15:30 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  The last TGL match attracted the most attention so far, considering that Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, two major names on the golf scene, were standing across the street. The two are also the creators of TGL, cooperating with the PGA Tour. In the end, Jupiter Links Golf Club, captained by Tiger, celebrated against Rory's Boston Common Gold at SoFi Centre. This was also the debut for the Northern Irishman in this competition, and you could feel a bit of nervousness in him. Rory had
  
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• Sinner gets a huge milestone, close to Djokovic, Nadal and Federer

  28-01-2025 15:30 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Jannik Sinner is achieving numbers and records that put him in line with the Big 3 Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.In 16 months, the Italian champion has made enormous strides in his tennis, becoming the undisputed ruler of the ATP Tour, as certified not only by the first position in the ranking, but also by the 3rd Slam title, won on Sunday at the Australian Open 2025.He won 11 titles in less than a season and a half, including the three Slam titles, the ATP Finals won at th
  
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• Reason why Jannik Sinner's mentality is unique nowadays

  28-01-2025 15:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  After winning his second title in a row at the Australian Open, Jannik Sinner has made the decision to skip the Rotterdam ATP 500 scheduled for next week. The world number 1 feels the need to rest after his amazing run at Melbourne Park, in which he reiterated that he is at a higher level than all his opponents.The Italian ace lost only two sets along his run in Australia and raised his level incredibly in the decisive rounds. His opponent in the final – Alexander Zverev – did not ev
  
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• Richie Ramsay explains why he wears a hat without sponsor logos at Hero Dubai

  28-01-2025 14:30 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Richie Ramsay, a famous Scottish golfer, surprised many by appearing at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, wearing a hat that did not have the logo of his sponsors. Given that fans and the public were surprised by such an act, the 41-year-old explained his views. Namely, Ramsey believes that he is an independent golfer, who is not closely tied to his sponsors. He stressed that he is open to new sponsorships, not having any obstacles to get there.“I don’t have a hat deal,” Rams
  
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• Why Novak Djokovic faced boos: Toni Nadal breaks down the crowd’s reaction

  28-01-2025 14:24 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Novak Djokovic retired in the Australian Open semi-final against Alexander Zverev. Novak experienced a hamstring injury against Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-final. The veteran endured that task but could not recover for the next duel.He lost the opening set against Zverev in the tie break and retired at Majors for the first time since 2019. Despite the latter fact, Djokovic's injury and retirement raised comments and speculations, as many times before.The Serb is the most decorated player in Au
  
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• Tiger Woods' team defeats McIlroy's: Interesting comments from the two golf icons

  28-01-2025 14:15 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Judging by the fans' reactions on social media, TGL gave the fans everything they wanted. The most anticipated match of this league, the one between Jupiter Links Golf Club and Boston Common Golf, fulfilled expectations. On the one hand, we had Tiger Woods, the biggest star of the golf scene, and on the other, Rory McIlroy, a golfer who, after Tiger, definitely plays a major role in the world of this sport. In the end, Jupiter Links Golf Club celebrated, with Woods as the main figure.&
  
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• Rory McIlroy before Ryder Cup: Strong American team, partisan crowd

  28-01-2025 14:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  This year's Ryder Cup will attract a lot of attention, especially when we know what kind of chaos reigns on the golf scene, most of all on the PGA Tour-LIV Golf connection. It is not known who will make up the US and European teams, but it is clear that both teams have a strong roster that has the potential to celebrate at Bethpage Black this year. The US team seems a shade stronger, and the fact that they will be playing on home soil is a huge advantage for them. Rory McIlroy, pr
  
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• Rory McIlroy unveils three major career objectives

  28-01-2025 13:35 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Rory McIlroy has huge ambitions for this season, and we'll see if he's on the right track to achieving them. Before the start of each season, the 35-year-old shares his goals for the current season, and his ambition has been shown this time as well. Namely, in an interview with the BBC, the great golfer revealed that winning the Masters is a priority, just like in previous years. However, in addition, McIlroy is thinking about winning the Olympic medal as well as the Ryder Cup."Winning the
  
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• Carlos Alcaraz will play a new tournament this year

  28-01-2025 13:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Carlos Alcaraz's 2025 season began with the quarterfinals at the Australian Open. There is no doubt that the young Spanish champion would have liked to get a better result in the Happy Slam, where he still can't play his best tennis. The former world No. 1 has never gone beyond the quarterfinals at Melbourne Park and it cannot be a coincidence, while his great rival Jannik Sinner won his second title in a row 'Down Under'.The 21-year-old from Murcia was defeated by Novak Djokovic at the AOs, in
  
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• Raducanu proud despite early Singapore defeat: Where else will she play?

  28-01-2025 12:35 via skysports.com
  
  British tennis superstar Emma Raducanu is gearing up for a big 2025 season after being thwarted again by injuries in 2024.
  
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• Jannik Sinner's coach sheds light on health issues vs Holger Rune: White as a sheet

  28-01-2025 11:35 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Coach Darren Cahill revealed Jannik Sinner was "as white as a sheet" before the Holger Rune match and they absolutely feared that he may not be able to play that day. If you remember well, that was the match during which the cameras picked up the Italian's hands shaking during a changeover.Jannik Sinner© Stream screenshot Also, his movement was impacted and he didn't look well at all before both the doctor and the physio came out to the court in the third set to check on him. 
  
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• Singapore Open: Dart suffers first round defeat

  28-01-2025 10:44 via espn.com
  
  British No. 4 Harriet Dart has been knocked out in the opening round of the Singapore Open after a straight-set defeat to Switzerland's Jil Teichmann.
  
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• Highlights: How Dart suffered early exit at Singapore Open

  28-01-2025 10:38 via skysports.com
  
  Highlights of the first round match at the Singapore open between Jil
  Teichmann and Britain's Harriet Dart.
  
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• Emma Raducanu delivers odd reflection on her shock Singapore loss to world No. 101

  28-01-2025 10:33 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Emma Raducanu claimed that she played better in Singapore than she did at the Australian Open despite a shock first-round exit.On Monday, the seventh-seeded Briton bowed out of the WTA 250 tournament in Singapore after 101st-ranked Cristina Bucsa edged her out in a tight three-set battle 5-7 7-5 7-5.Before coming to the Asian country, Raducanu defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova and Amanda Anisimova in two sets in Melbourne before losing to world No. 2 Iga Swiatek. “For me to be playing th
  
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• Latest tennis scores/schedule: Dart beaten in straight sets at Singapore Open

  28-01-2025 09:30 via skysports.com
  
  Keep up with the latest tennis scores and results from the WTA Singapore Open and Upper Austria Ladies Linz and ATP Open Occitanie in Montpellier.
  
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• A thousand weeks of greatness: Novak Djokovic matches Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal

  28-01-2025 09:14 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Novak Djokovic secured another incredible record! The 24-time Major winner is spending his 1000th consecutive week in the top-1000, joining Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on the exclusive list. Roger stands on 1165 consecutive top-100 weeks.Rafa is on 1029, and Novak will pass him in seven and a half months. At 37 years and eight months, Djokovic is among the oldest players in the top-200. The Serb is motivated to extend his career and chase more notable titles in the upcoming years. Novak
  
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• Who will finish in top eight on ATP and WTA tours? Panel predictions

  28-01-2025 08:00 via skysports.com
  
  Who will finish in the top eight of the ATP and WTA tours? Our panel of experts, including Tim Henman and Laura Robson, predict what will happen in 2025.
  
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• Alexander Zverev details why Jannik Sinner is very similar to prime Novak Djokovic

  28-01-2025 06:05 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Alexander Zverev dropped the ultimate praise on Jannik Sinner following their Australian Open final clash, comparing the Italian to prime Novak Djokovic.Bidding to win his first Grand Slam, the 27-year-old German fell short after the No. 1 seed handed him a 6-3 7-6 (4) 6-3 loss.During the match, the world No. 2 fired 12 aces, 25 winners but also made 43 unforced errors.Later in his presser, Zverev said that playing against this version of Sinner reminds him of Djokovic because he consistently fe
  
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• Nicola Pietrangeli refuses to declare Jannik Sinner greatest ever Italian male player

  28-01-2025 04:05 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Jannik Sinner may already have the two greatest feats in Italian tennis but Nicola Pietrangeli doesn't think that he still hasn't done enough to be considered the greatest ever Italian player.On Sunday, the 23-year-old defeated Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open final to become Italy's first-ever male player with three Grand Slams. When Sinner became the world No. 1 for the first time in his career last June, he also became the first ATP player from his country to reach the top spot.Al
  
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• Key reasons why LIV Golf couldn't secure top players this offseason

  28-01-2025 04:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  There are still 10 days left until the start of the new LIV season, which will debut in Riyadh this year. Although there were predictions that the Saudi-backed Tour could hire big names from the world of golf during the offseason, it seems that the leaders of the controversial Tour failed to do so. By coming to the golf scene, the creators of this competition managed to attract popular names of this sport, such as Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm and many others. However, aft
  
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• Four years later: Why LIV Golf hasn’t achieved its ambitious goals

  28-01-2025 03:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Although they invested huge amounts of money since their arrival in 2022, LIV Golf failed to achieve its main goal: to become the leading Tour on the golf scene.Judging by the statements of Greg Norman, CEO of LIV Golf and other important figures of the controversial Tour, it seemed as if they expected to disrupt PGA Tour operations in a year, and take over their leadership position.Almost four years later, nothing has changed. LIV does not have the impact they thought it would have, but also th
  
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• Simona Halep issues major statement on her ex-coach guiding Jannik Sinner to AO title

  28-01-2025 02:45 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Simona Halep was thrilled for her former long-time coach Darren Cahill after he guided Jannik Sinner to the 2025 Australian Open title, declaring the 59-year-old "the best coach."On Sunday, the Italian won his third Grand Slam in the past 12 months after beating Alexander Zverev 6-3 7-6 (4) 6-3 in the final at Melbourne Park. In the summer of 2022, the Australian coach joined Sinner's team.Under his guidance, the 23-year-old elevated his game to a completely another level - won multiple Sla
  
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• DP World Tour: Alejandro Del Rey dominates

  28-01-2025 01:37 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Spain’s Alejandro Del Rey dominated the fourth edition of the Ras Al Khaimah Championship, taking his first win on the DP World Tour with 266 (68 66 66 66, -22) shots on the par 72 Al Hamra GC course in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. The Spaniard left England’s Marcus Armitage, who led the first two rounds, second with 270 (-18), four points behind, and his compatriot David Puig, a member of LIV Golf, seven points behind, third with 273 (-15). In fourth place with 274 (-14) wa
  
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• Anna Kalinskaya answers if being with Jannik Sinner creates additional pressure

  28-01-2025 01:35 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Anna Kalinskaya says being in a relationship with Jannik Sinner doesn't create any added pressure on her to deliver.On Sunday, the top-seeded Italian ousted Alexander Zverev 6-3 7-6 (4) 6-3 in the Australian Open final to successfully defend his title at Melbourne Park.By doing so, the 23-year-old also improved to three Grand Slam titles.While Sinner was getting the job done against Zverev, his girlfriend Kalinskaya wasn't present because she was in Singapore, preparing for her first-round match
  
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• ATP Montpellier: Stan Wawrinka falls to Arthur Cazaux

  28-01-2025 01:12 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Arthur Cazaux and Stan Wawrinka battled in the first round in Montpellier. The first indoor event of the season saw a clash between the rivals ranked outside the top-100. Cazaux beat the veteran 6-4, 6-3 in an hour and 28 minutes for a place in the second round. Wawrinka, who turns 40 in two months, has lost four consecutive matches on the Tour. The Swiss fought well against Lorenzo Sonego at the Australian Open before losing in four sets. He stood no chance against the home player in Montp
  
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• Daniel Van Tonder prevails at playoff, Celli 50th

  28-01-2025 00:36 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  South African Daniel Van Tonder won the SDC Open with a score of 272 (72 65 68 67, -16), beating his compatriot Altin Van Der Merwe (272 – 66 67 65 74), with whom he had finished the competition on par, with a par on the first play-off hole.Van Tonder, resultsOn the Zebula Golf Estate & Spa course (par 72), in Limpopo, South Africa, in the first seasonal tournament of the Challenge Tour organized in collaboration with the Sunshine Tour, Van Tonder recovered from fourth place with a 67
  
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