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Alex de Minaur overcame his demons to seal a stunning win over Taylor Fritz at the ATP Finals on Thursday — a result that holds huge ramifications in Turin.

After a heartbreaking loss to Lorenzo Musetti on Tuesday, de Minaur’s hopes looked all but over at the year-end championships, with the Australian falling to a 0-5 career record at the ATP Finals.

However, a 7-6(3), 6-3 win over Fritz provides the perfect tonic after his loss to Musetti, and holds huge significance for himself, the Italian, and Carlos Alcaraz in Group Jimmy Connors.

What does victory mean for de Minaur?

After opening losses to Alcaraz and Musetti in Turin, de Minaur’s ATP Finals hopes were hanging by a thread heading into Thursday.

The only way the Australian could have any hope of qualification was if he could beat sixth seed and 2024 runner-up Fritz in straight sets — something he was able to do in style.

Victory for de Minaur this afternoon now means that he will qualify for the semi-final if Alcaraz beats Musetti in the final Group Jimmy Connors match tonight, a result that would see the Australian finish second.

What does defeat mean for Fritz?

Fritz had one win and one loss to his name across his first two matches, beating Musetti in straight sets before a three-set defeat to Alcaraz on Tuesday.

That set won against Alcaraz put the American in with a solid chance of qualification come Thursday, with his destiny largely still within his own hands.

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However, a straight-set loss to de Minaur was the absolute worst-case scenario for Fritz, and last year’s finalist is now officially out of the tournament and is unable to progress — regardless of Alcaraz and Musetti’s result.

What does it mean for Alcaraz and Musetti?

Alcaraz and Musetti will be focusing on their own match, but this afternoon’s result holds huge significance for both men in this group.

The good news for Alcaraz is that he has now officially qualified for the knockout stage, with neither de Minaur nor Fritz able to overtake him.

The Spaniard will top the group should he beat Musetti on Thursday night, and face the runner-up from Group Bjorn Borg in the last four — one of Alexander Zverev or Felix Auger-Aliassime.

Should Alcaraz lose to Musetti, he would finish in second place behind the Italian — booking a blockbuster semi-final against Jannik Sinner, the winner of Group Bjorn Borg.

De Minaur’s win now means that Musetti must absolutely defeat Alcaraz on Thursday to have any chance of progression.

If Musetti were to lose, he, de Minaur, and Fritz would all hold three points — though the Australian would reach the semi-final due to a higher percentage of sets won.

A win for the Italian would see him top the group ahead of Alcaraz, moving ahead of the Spaniard on head-to-head.

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Alexander Zverev has addressed whether Jannik Sinner is “unplayable” after his straight-set defeat to the world No 2 at the 2025 ATP Finals.

The world No 3 fell 4-6, 3-6 to four-time major champion Sinner in the round robin stage at the season-ending championships in Turin on Wednesday.

Zverev was unable to convert any of the seven break points he had, while Sinner won two of his four break points as both sets were decided by a single break.

Alexander Zverev addresses whether Jannik Sinner is ‘unplayable’

• Alexander Zverev dismissed the suggestion that Jannik Sinner is “unplayable” after losing to the Italian at the 2025 ATP Finals
• The German assessed that the difference was the fact Sinner used the opportunities he had in the match “much, much better”
• Zverev said this year has been “a nightmare for me injury-wise” and explained that this has made it difficult for him to improve his game

Sinner now holds a 6-4 record against Zverev having won the pair’s last five encounters in a run that started with a win in Cincinnati in August last year.

Zverev won four of the pair’s first five meetings, which all came before Sinner won his first Grand Slam in 2024.

Sinner’s win ensured his qualification for the semi-finals in Turin, while Zverev must defeat Felix Auger-Aliassime in his final round robin match in order to progress.

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In his press conference after losing to Sinner in Turin, Zverev was asked a question about Sinner being “unplayable.”

Q. “I was pretty impressed with your first set. You served 87% of first serves. You won 19 out of 26 points [on first serve]. You still lost 6-4.What do you say to yourself in these occasions? What could I have done better? It’s unplayable?”

Zverev: “It’s not unplayable. I had many opportunities. He had one [in the second set], he used the chance. This is why he’s No 1 in the world, you know? He uses the chances that he gets.

It was a high-level match. He just used his chances much, much better than me. That’s why, in the end, he won both sets.”

The 28-year-old was then asked what he can do to get closer to Sinner.

“Number one is to stay healthy and injury-free. This year was a nightmare for me injury-wise. All the time I had something. It was difficult for me to improve when I always had to try to get healthy. This is number one thing,” Zverev said.

“Look, of course I think it’s quite easy for you guys to ask these questions because the score says 6-4, 6-3. If you look deeper into the match, I really believe that it could have been more than 6-4, 6-3, so… Don’t always judge it by the score.”

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Aryna Sabalenka was without a doubt the best player on the WTA Tour in 2025, but Rennae Stubbs feels the four-time Grand Slam winner will be “highly disappointed” with her season.

The Belarusian started the year at No 1 and also finished the campaign at the top as she became only the seventh woman to spend an entire calendar year atop the WTA Rankings whlie she also won the most titles (four) and topped the prize money earnings list ($15,008,519).

Although she reached four Grand Slam finals, Sabalenka won only won – and that was at the US Open when she defeated Amanda Anisimova in the final – with her other titles coming at the WTA 500 Brisbane International and the WTA 1000 Miami Open and Madrid Open.

She lost five of the nine finals she played in and some were big ones as she was beaten by Madison Keys at the Australian Open, Coco Gauff at the French Open and, most recently, Elena Rybakina at the WTA Finals.

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Doubles legend Stubbs was full of praise for Sabalenka’s “outrageously good” consistency in 2025, but says the four-time major winner will feel she should’ve won more trophies, especially majors.

“Aryna Sabalenka, another fantastic year, finishes world number one. It’s been a long time since [somebody has] gone back-to-back, since somebody has done that as well number one,” the four-time women’s doubles Grand Slam winner said on the Rennae Stubbs podcast.

“But having said that, I would venture to say that she would say it was a great year, but it wasn’t the year that she would have hope for.

“And that’s an amazing thing to say when you reach as many finals as she has, as you are the pinnacle of world number one two years in a row, the consistency that she had this year was outrageously good.

“But having only won one, essentially one major title, the US Open, I would say that she would say that this year was a little bit of a failure.

“And I mean that in the nicest way, because she’s been so good and consistently the best player all year and making all the finals that she did.

“I think she would be highly disappointed that she lost in the finals of the Australian Open, that she lost in the semi-finals of Wimbledon, that she lost the final of the French Open, and then she lost to Rybakina in the WTA Final.

“I think that for her, someone who’s that dominant would be very disappointed that they didn’t get more major titles under their belt this year. And she sort of deserved it, but in the end, if you don’t win, you don’t deserve it.”

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Jannik Sinner kept his hopes of beating Carlos Alcaraz to the year-end No 1 ranking alive after he sealed his passage to the last four of the ATP Finals with a thrilling win against Alexander Zverev in front of his home fans.

Zverev pushed Sinner in a competitive first set, but he failed to take his chances in a match that saw him miss out on seven break points and then faltered at crucial moments in a 6-4, 6-3 defeat.

“A very, very competitive match, a very close match,” said Sinner. “I felt like I was serving very well in important moments. I tried to play the best tennis possible when it mattered, which fortunately went my way.

“We both changed a little bit tactically, so I felt like we both were trying to hit quite fast, quite flat, but I’m very happy with how I returned his serve.

“It’s very difficult. One of the best serves in the game. The group I’m in, with Sascha (Zverev) and Ben (Shelton), it’s very difficult to return their serves.”

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This was another polished performance from Zverev, as he lifted his game in the key moments and won an impressive 83 per-cent of his first serve points.

His success in saving seven break points was crucial to the outcome of the match, as he won two of the four break point chances he had against Zverev.

Sinner out-aced Zverev 12-7 and that was an impressive effort against one of the biggest servers in tennis, with the service motion he was keen to improve after his US Open final defeat against Alcaraz in September in impressive working order.

Remarkably, Sinner has now won 28 successive matches in indoor conditions, and he suggested the conditions in Turin are suiting him.

“I feel like indoors suits my game style very well,” he added. “You don’t have the wind, you don’t have the sun, you always have the same feeling on the court and it always helps you feel more comfortable.”

This win against Zverev took his prize money for the ATP Finals to $1,124,000. That allowed him to move through the $15m barrier for 2025 and if you throw in the $6m he collected for winning the Six Kings Slam exhibition event last month.

His battle for the year-end world No 1 position with Alcaraz will continue into what will be a crucial Thursday, with the Spaniard getting his first chance to wrap up the prestigious ranking if he can beat Lorenzo Musetti on Thursday.

If Alcaraz is beaten by Sinner’s Italian compatriot, there are some scenarios that would see Sinner take on Alcaraz in the semi-finals in Turin on Saturday, where the world No 1 ranking could be on the line.

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It was clear from before he even muttered a word at his post-match press conference that Alex de Minaur should not have been in the line of fire of media questions so soon after one of his most painful defeats.

After coming so close to what would have been a first victory at the ATP Finals, De Minaur was forced to contemplate another narrow loss against a top 10 opponent in a year that has been littered by a succession of stories of what might have been.

In so many ways, De Minaur is one of the great achievers in tennis, with this gutsy performer lifting his game in recent years to a level that has secured his position in the upper echelons of the sport over the last few years, but he appears to have hit a ceiling in his levels when it comes to matches against the very best in men’s tennis.

De Minaur looked set to seal victory as he held the upper hand in the deciding set of his match against Lorenzo Musetti on Tuesday night, but he failed to hold serve when he had the match at his mercy at 5-4 and ended up slipping to another desperate loss.

Outside of the Laver Cup, De Minaur has now suffered 16 consecutive losses against players inside the top 10.

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During that miserable run, he has lost to Alexander Zverev, Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz, Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton, Novak Djokovic, Andrey Rublev and Lorenzo Musetti, with this defeat clearly hitting him hard.

“If I really want to be serious about taking the next step in my career, these matches, I can’t lose them. I just can’t,” he said.

“I mean, it feels like I’ve lost a lot of them this year. More than anything, it’s getting to a point where mentally it’s killing me.

“I just (need to) win these matches. It’s something that if it doesn’t get sorted, it’s going to eat me alive.

“I need to get it sorted sooner rather than later. I don’t know how many times I can deal with a loss like this one.”

It wasn’t just the words offered up by De Minaur in his press conference that summed up his mood, with the despair in his face evident as he looked a little like a boxer who had just suffered a knock-out blow.

The rules at major tennis tournaments compel players to speak to the media if a request is submitted and at an event as big as the ATP Finals, that will mean offering up opinions after victories and defeats.

Tennis is one of the few sports that compels beaten players to face the media straight after their setback, with Naomi Osaka among those who have suggested in recent years that the rules over the requirements to speak to the media could be looked at.

Golf is a sport that has different rules for media engagements as players are not required to speak to the media, with Masters champion Rory McIlroy among those who has opted to skip his press conference duties at times in recent years.

De Minaur’s agony in Turin may well spark a debate over whether players who have just suffered the agony of a defeat need to put themselves through more pain by speaking about their loss so soon after.

While meeting the requirements of the media who make the effort to attend the tournament in person and promoting the sport of tennis always has to be factored into the decision over whether a player completes a press conference, this looked like a moment when a statement issued to the media rather than a painful appearance in front of the cameras would have been more suitable.

De Minaur was a little incoherent at times as he was struggling to come to terms with what happened to him and at a time when the world is focused on understanding the significance of looking after our mental health, this did not feel like a press conference that should have taken place.

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The ATP Finals produced another three-set thriller to kickstart Wednesday’s singles action in Turin, with Felix Auger-Aliassime fighting his way past Ben Shelton in a nailbiting affair.

After losing to Jannik Sinner on Monday night, Auger-Aliassime rallied from a set down to beat Shelton 4-6, 7-6(7), 7-5 and pick up his first win of the tournament, breaking in the final game to seal a crucial victory.

Triumph for the Canadian gives him a fighting chance of progressing out of his group, while Shelton’s hopes are now left hanging by a thin thread; here, we look at what the result means for both men in Turin.

What does victory mean for Auger-Aliassime?

After tasting defeat — and appearing to struggle with a calf problem — in his opening loss to Sinner on Monday, victory could prove crucial for Auger-Aliassime.

The Canadian now has a realistic chance of qualifying for the knockout stages of the year-end championship for the first time, having exited at the round-robin stage on his debut back in 2022.

The best, or at least the most straightforward, circumstance for Auger-Aliassime will come if Sinner beats Alexander Zverev in Wednesday’s night session match in Turin.

That would guarantee Sinner the top spot, and then ensure a straight shootout between the Canadian and Zverev for second position in the group.

If Zverev were to beat Sinner tonight, things would be a little more complicated, with all four men still looking to qualify for the semi-final stage.

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A win versus Zverev would likely be enough in this hypothetical scenario, though it could come down to sets won and games won between himself, the German, and Sinner — if the Italian beats Shelton to also finish on six points.

What does defeat mean for Shelton?

Shelton had his chances against Auger-Aliassime today, but, after an opening defeat to Alexander Zverev, is now 0-2 on his ATP Finals debut.

And, his hopes of potentially sealing a semi-final spot could be dashed sooner rather than later.

The American will officially be unable to qualify if Sinner beats Zverev tonight, a result that would see the Italian seal top spot and pit Auger-Aliassime against Zverev in a battle for second spot.

Shelton’s only slight hope of qualifying is if Zverev were to beat Sinner tonight, though he would need some big swings to go this way.

He would likely need to beat Sinner in straight sets on Friday — having lost 17 straight sets, and seven straight matches, versus the Italian — and hope Zverev comfortably beats Auger-Aliassime.

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A thrilling WTA Tour season has come to a close, with different champions crowned at all four majors and at the WTA Finals in 2025.

It was a season of high-quality performances and incredible consistency towards the very top of the women’s games, and there were some classic matches to boot.

Here, factoring in the occasion, overall quality, and significance — among other factors — we rank our ten best women’s tennis matches of 2025.

10) Aryna Sabalenka def Marta Kostyuk 7-6(4), 7-6(7), Madrid Open QF

Sabalenka claimed a record-equalling third Madrid Open title back in May, and her quarter-final clash versus Kostyuk proved to be the best match of the tournament — and one of the best of the year.

Kostyuk produced some sensational tennis and held set points in both sets, though the world No 1 stepped up when it mattered to stay alive in the tournament.

9) Alex Eala def Clara Tauson 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(11), US Open R1

One of the most dramatic matches of the year saw Eala make history by becoming the first Filipina to win a Grand Slam match in the Open Era, stunning Tauson in New York.

After splitting two high-quality sets, Tauson looked set to triumph at 5-1 up in the decider, only for Eala to battle her way back and ultimately prevail in an extraordinary tiebreak.

8) Iga Swiatek def Elena Rybakina 1-6, 6-3, 7-5, French Open R4

Swiatek and Rybakina met on five separate occasions across 2025, though it was their French Open clash that was the most thrilling, and perhaps the most crucial for the Pole.

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Rybakina barely put a foot wrong on her way to a 6-1, 2-0 lead, only for Swiatek to force her way back into contention and ultimately strike towards the end of a tense decider to prevail at Roland Garros.

7) Amanda Anisimova def Jasmine Paolini 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-4, China Open QF

Anisimova’s rise towards the top of the game was one of the best stories of 2025, and, among the thrilling matches she contested this season, her China Open clash was among the best.

Paolini edged a hugely competitive opening set only for the American to strike back in the second, and hold her nerve in a thrilling decider to seal victory — and ultimately go on to take the title.

6) Victoria Mboko def Elena Rybakina 1-6, 7-5, 7-6(4), Canadian Open SF

No breakout run was bigger than Mboko’s extraordinary path to the Canadian Open title in Montreal, and while she played several memorable matches, her semi-final against Rybakina was perhaps the greatest.

The Canadian looked in trouble after a lopsided first set, but fought back to force a decider, and would save match point before sealing a stunning triumph in a third-set breaker, going on to down Naomi Osaka in the final.

5) Aryna Sabalenka def Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, US Open SF

Sabalenka and Pegula’s rivalry was one of the best of 2025, and the Wuhan Open and WTA Finals could easily have also made this list.

However, factoring in the occasion and the overall quality across the match, their US Open semi-final was arguably their best match of the season.

In a rematch of the 2024 final, Pegula struck early on and claimed the opening set, only for Sabalenka to roar back and prevail in an enthralling decider to reach the final.

4) Mirra Andreeva def Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, Indian Wells F

Andreeva’s surge up the WTA Rankings was one of the biggest talking points of the first half of the year, and her triumph in Indian Wells was undoubtedly her crowning achievement.

Fresh off her triumph in Dubai, the Russian defeated Swiatek to reach her second straight WTA 1000 final — though her run appeared to be coming to an end versus Sabalenka in the championship match.

But, defying her opponent’s experience, Andreeva produced a tactical masterclass to work her way into the match and turn the tables to prevail in three thrilling sets.

3) Aryna Sabalenka def Emma Raducanu 7-6(3), 4-6, 7-6(5), Cincinnati Open R3

Weeks after a thrilling Wimbledon encounter between the two, Sabalenka and Raducanu produced arguably even better match when they did battle at the WTA 1000 event in Cincinnati.

A tight first set went the way of the world No 1, but, unlike at SW19, Raducanu was able to respond emphatically, forcing a decider in an impressive display.

There was little between the two in an incredibly tight deciding set, though it was Sabalenka who held her nerve in the final-set tiebreak to keep her campaign alive.

2) Amanda Anisimova def Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, Wimbledon SF

Anisimova and Sabalenka’s rivalry was one of the best — if not the best — of 2025, meeting at three straight majors and the WTA Finals.

Their Wimbledon semi-final was arguably the pick of those clashes, the two battling it out in a thrilling semi-final won by the American.

Into her first SW19 semi-final, Anisimova was not phased and, despite losing her grip on the match in the second set, dashed the world No 1’s hopes by prevailing in a high-quality third set.

1) Madison Keys def Iga Swiatek 5-7, 6-1, 7-6(8), Australian Open SF

Of all the notable triumphs in 2025, none were more memorable or celebrated than Keys’ win at the Australian Open, with the American’s extraordinary run finishing in a first major title.

And, while her fourth round versus Rybakina or final versus Sabalenka could have also featured, perhaps no match in 2025 matched the drama and quality of her semi-final win versus Swiatek.

After the Pole claimed a tight first set, Keys roared back with an astonishing second set — only to seemingly lose her grip on the contest at the very end.

However, a booming return saw the American save match point as Swiatek failed to serve out the semi-final, and Keys held her nerve in the ensuing tiebreak to close out an Australian Open classic.

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Coco Gauff def Aryna Sabalenka 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4, French Open F

Maya Joint def Alex Eala 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(10), Eastbourne Open F

Elina Svitolina def Jasmine Paolini 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-1, French Open R4

Aryna Sabalenka def Elena Rybakina 7-6(6), 3-6, 7-6(6), Berlin Open QF

Amanda Anisimova def Linda Noskova 6-2, 5-7, 6-4, Wimbledon QF

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Aryna Sabalenka has climbed to second on the all-time WTA Tour prize money leaders list as she concluded her 2025 campaign by setting a sensational record.

There are 10 women who have earned over $30million on the WTA Tour, while five women have reached the $40million milestone.

Coco Gauff is 11th on the list with $29,759,121, while Agnieszka Radwanska ($27,683,807), Elina Svitolina ($26,657,071), Karolina Pliskova ($26,140,530) and Svetlana Kuznetsova ($25,816,890), sit 12th to 15th respectively.

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• Aryna Sabalenka’s record-breaking 2025 season has lifted her to second place on the all-time WTA Tour prize money list
• Serena Williams has collected over two times more in on-court earnings than any other woman
• Iga Swiatek and Venus Williams both make the top four, and they are two of the other four ‘active’ players in the top 10

Here, we count down the 10 players who have collected the most prize money in WTA Tour history.

10. Angelique Kerber – $32,545,460

Angelique Kerber won 14 WTA Tour titles, including three Grand Slams, during a career spanning from 2003 to 2024.

The German’s 2016 season, during which she won the Australian Open and US Open and secured $10,136,615, ranks as the fifth most lucrative WTA Tour season ever.

9. Caroline Wozniacki – $36,479,231

Caroline Wozniacki, a former world No 1 who last played in 2024, has won 30 WTA Tour titles in a pro career that began in 2005.

The Dane’s best season for prize money was 2018 ($6,657,719) — the year in which she won her only Grand Slam title at the Australian Open.

8. Petra Kvitova – $37,653,615

Petra Kvitova, who turned pro in 2006 and retired this year, won 31 WTA Tour titles, including two Wimbledon crowns.

The Czech earned more prize money in 2011 ($5,145,943) than any other season having claimed six titles.

7. Maria Sharapova – $38,777,962

Maria Sharapova collected 36 singles titles, including five majors, during a career spanning from 2001 to 2020.

The Russian’s best year for on-court earnings was 2012, when she raked in $6,508,296 having won the French Open and finished runner-up at the Australian Open and the WTA Finals.

6. Victoria Azarenka – $38,890,473

Former world No 1 Victoria Azarenka has won 21 WTA Tour tournaments, including two Australian Opens, in a career that started in 2003.

The Belarusian secured $7,923,920 in 2012, which is her best prize money season, having won the Australian Open and reached the US Open final.

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5. Simona Halep – $40,236,618

Simona Halep claimed 24 WTA titles, including two major crowns, in a career stretching from 2006 to 2025.

The Romanian’s best campaign for on-court earnings was 2018 ($7,409,564) — the year in which she won the French Open and finished as an Australian Open runner-up

4. Venus Williams – $42,867,364

Venus Williams, who turned pro in 1994 and played as recently as the 2025 US Open, has won 49 singles titles — seven of which are majors.

The American earned more prize money in 2017 ($5,468,741) than any other year, having been a runner-up at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the WTA Finals.

3. Iga Swiatek – $43,640,490

Iga Swiatek has won 25 WTA Tour titles so far, including six Grand Slams, in a career that began in 2016.

The Pole’s 2025 campaign, which featured her maiden Wimbledon title, is her best season for prize money ($10,112,532) — and it ranks sixth for the most prize money earned in a single WTA season.

2. Aryna Sabalenka – $45,175,621

Aryna Sabalenka, the current world No 1, has secured 21 titles, including four majors, during a pro career that started in 2015.

The Belarusian was fourth on the list less than a month ago, but she has leapfrogged both Venus Williams and Swiatek after concluding the most lucrative season in WTA Tour history, having collected a staggering $15,008,519 in 2025.

1. Serena Williams – $94,816,730

Serena Williams is considered by many to be the greatest female tennis player of all time, having won 23 Grand Slams and 73 overall singles titles in a career spanning from 1995 to 2022.

The American earned $12,385,572 in 2013 as she won 11 titles, including the French Open, the US Open and the WTA Finals. This was the most lucrative WTA Tour season ever until Sabalenka broke the record.

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Novak Djokovic has opened up in one of his most revealing interviews yet with Piers Morgan, with his comments on Jannik Sinner’s drug ban earlier this year one of the most eye-catching sections of a wide-ranging discussion.

Sinner was banned for three months earlier this year after being found to have a banned anabolic steroid in his system, with the way his case was handled by tennis chiefs creating plenty of questions.

The current Wimbledon champion successfully argued that the banned substance got into his system after he received a massage from a member of his team who had the steroid on his finger in error.

That story sparked plenty of debate and when Djokovic was asked by Morgan to reflect on the circumstances around Sinner’s case, he offered up typically frank views.

“That cloud will follow him just as the cloud of Covid will follow me, for the rest of his, or my career in this case,” said Djokovic, referencing his own controversy when he refused to take a Covid vaccine and was banned from several tournaments.

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“It’s just something that was so major and when that happens. You know, over time it will fade, but I don’t think it will disappear. There’s always going to be a certain group of people that will always try to bring that forward.”

Djokovic appeared to have most concern over how the case was handled, with Sinner taking his ban in a time of this tennis year that ensured he would not miss any Grand Slam events.

“Look, I’ve know Jannik since he was probably 13 or 14 years of age because his first coach was my coach, Riccardo Piatti,” continued Djokovic.

“I was practicing a lot with Sinner when he was a junior. I liked him a lot. He was skinny as I was, he was tall, grew up skiing on the mountains.

“He always came across as very genuine, very nice, very quiet. He had his own world and didn’t care too much about the lights of society. He just wanted to be the best player he can be and I liked that.

“When this happened, I was shocked, honestly. I don’t think he did it on purpose, but the way the case was handled, there were so many red flags, honestly.

“There is the lack of transparency, the inconsistency, the convenience of the ban coming, between the Slams, so he doesn’t miss out the others – it’s just, it was very, very odd.

“I really don’t like how the case was being handled and you could hear so many other players, both male and female, who had some similar situations coming out in the media, and complaining that it was a preferable treatment.

“I want to believe (him). My history with him, I think, he didn’t do it on purpose, but of course he is responsible. That’s the rules. So when you see people who had something very similar or same being banned for years and he’s banned for three months, it’s not right.

“It’s not easy for him. I have empathy for him and the storm in the media that comes back at times. It’s not easy for him. And amid all that, he’s playing incredible, winning Slams.”

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