Novak Djokovic doesn’t consider Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer friends, but he’d like to improve his relationship with both of them. The story of Nadal and Federer is a familiar one. They started as rivals who grew to like each other and eventually became friends. They’re not super close friends, but they’re good enough to…
Iga Swiatek missed this year’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals, and she didn’t feel much when criticism from her home country came because of it. Swiatek is a proud Polish woman who loves her country and wants to play for it anytime she can. The problem is that she can’t really do that because of…
On Friday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that the Russian and Belarusian athletes will be eligible to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. In its statement, the IOC clarified that the said athletes must meet certain conditions for their inclusion, one of which is to bear neutral status regarding their nationality. Contrary to…
Iga Swiatek is very focused when she plays tennis, but sometimes she simply has to release the built-up tension, and often it’s unconscious. Iga Swiatek famously forgot that she won a match 6-0 6-0 because she was so focused on what was happening on the court. As odd as it sounds, these things can happen….
Stefanos Tsitsipas had a bad ending to his ATP Finals campaign after suffering an injury that forced him to withdraw from the event. Tsitsipas played a solid first match at the event but lost; however, it went downhill after that. His second match against Holger Rune lasted only a little as he retired from the…
Tennis legend Chris Evert is set to miss ESPN’s coverage of the 2024 Australian Open after cancer recurrence. In a statement published on ESPN’s social media platform X (formerly Twitter), the 68-year-old stated that she had experienced a recurrence of ovarian cancer less than a year since she declared she was cancer-free. Based on a…
Iga Swiatek has worn a ribbon with the Ukrainian flag ever since the country was invaded in 2022, but she doesn’t anymore. The move was heavily applauded at the time as Swiatek’s unwavering support for the Ukrainian cause was inspiring. It was a time when many prominent people shied away from publicly making their stance…
“My cancer is back,” Chrissie Evert announced on Friday. Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images Chrissie Evert is battling cancer again—and tennis fans all over the world are sharing support for the iconic champion. The Hall of Famer announced she underwent a robotic surgery earlier this week to remove cancer cells in her pelvic region. The former…
Novak Djokovic is one of a kind and while others try to emulate him, they simply can’t and for a very specific reason. Each individual person on planet Earth is different. We’re all different, starting from our body composition to our personality. Most of us fall within what’s called ‘average’ but some of us are…
Kei Nishikori won’t play in the 2024 Australian Open as he reckons he won’t be fit ahead of schedule and will target a February or March return. It is tough to pick another player who has juggled an injury crisis quite like Nishikori in the past few years. Since the start of the 2020 season,…
