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Alexander Zverev missed out on another significant chance to gain ground on world No 1 Jannik Sinner as he suffered an early exit at the 2025 Mexican Open. The world No 2 was upset 6-3, 6-4 by world No 83 Learner Tien in the second round of the ATP 500 tournament in Acapulco. Zverev, who was…

Former doubles world No 1 Rennae Stubbs has expressed concerns over Novak Djokovic after the great Serb’s injury-affected start to the 2025 campaign. Djokovic began his 2025 season with a run to the quarter-finals of the Brisbane International, where he was beaten by Reilly Opelka. At the Australian Open, Djokovic found a high level to earn quality…

The entry list for the 2025 Miami Open is out, and there is set to be a star-studded field at the second leg of the ‘Sunshine Double’. The 2025 Miami Open, which will be staged from March 18 to 30, will be the 40th edition of the prestigious tournament. The hard-court event, which is held at the…

The winds of change are about to sweep through men’s tennis, with the jostling of influence at the top of the sport set to move up a gear with a major announcement. Saudi Arabian tennis chiefs have been eager to bring an ATP Tour Masters 1000 event to their kingdom for some time and now…

Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz’s failure to reach the latter stages of their recent ATP Tour events means their hopes of replacing Jannik Sinner at No 1 in the ATP Rankings have become more complicated. Sinner has been top of the rankings since last June when he replaced Novak Djokovic and he has a healthy…

US Open organisers’ controversial mixed doubles revamp has received a major boost as another of tennis’ power couples have indicated that they are “planning to play”. In an attempt to increase interest in the event, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) has announced a restructure of the mixed doubles with the tournament set to take…

Eurosport star and former world No 7 Barbara Schett has questioned the “insane” way that Leylah Fernandez is treated by her father Jorge. Player welfare and treatment from coaches are back in the spotlight amid the controversy surrounding Elena Rybakina’s relationship with Stefano Vukov. Croatian Vukov has been suspended for a year by the WTA,…

Eurosport star Barbara Schett has called for more clarity in future doping cases amid the fallout from Jannik Sinner’s three-month suspension. It was announced last week that world No 1 Sinner, a three-time Grand Slam champion, would serve a three-month ban after twice testing positive for clostebol in March 2024. The Italian was initially handed…

Eurosport star Barbara Schett has confirmed that Elena Rybakina and Stefano Vukov are in a “private relationship” as she accused the Croatian of “brainwashing” the former Wimbledon champion. Vukov, who coached Rybakina from 2019 until their initial split in August 2024, is currently serving a one-year suspension after being found guilty of breaching the WTA…

Emma Raducanu will be offered increased security if she plays the Indian Wells Open after a man exhibiting “fixated behaviour” followed her to her last four tournaments. A worrying incident took place during Raducanu‘s 6-7(6), 4-6 loss to Karolina Muchova in the second round of the WTA 1000 event in Dubai last week. After falling…