Archive for December 2025
Like the suspect King vs Riggs Battle of Sexes political event five decades ago in 1973 was whispered to be a fix, the forthcoming Nick Kyrgios vs Aryna Sabalenka chash has some suspicious elements. I have been told countless times by tennis insiders that Riggs tanked to King for gambling benefits. It’s practically an open […] Continue to read full article...
Richard Berankis of Lithuania has decided to retire from professional tennis at age 35. His career-high ranking was no. 50. He won 15 Challenger titles, reached two ATP finals and scored two Top-10 wins, both vs Milos Raonic. His one ATP title was in doubles with Teymuraz Gabashvili at 2015 Houston where they upset the […] Continue to read full article...
Carlos Alcaraz · Joao Fonseca · Richard Berankis · Yibing Wu
By Scoop Malinowski As usual, there was an abundance of distinguished competitors this year at the 2025 Masters Clay Courts Longboat Key, a USTA sanctioned Category 2 national tournament contested from Dec. 1-7 at five different venues on Longboat Key. One competitor was President Jimmy Carter’s tennis coach in Camp David – Kenneth Fugate. Another […] Continue to read full article...
Tennis observers are not thrilled with the silly circus UTS exhibitions, Laver Cup, Six Kings, and most exos just look like half-hearted practice sessions. It’s not real tennis with something to prove, it’s just business tennis. How about this… One set each… No. 1 ITF 55s senior player in the world Oren Motevassel vs. Coco […] Continue to read full article...
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Gaël Monfils has officially become the fifth player in ATP history to reach 1,000 weeks inside the ATP Top 100 rankings. Here is the list of players with 1,000-plus weeks in the ATP Top 100: Andre AgassiRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicGaël Monfils Gaël Monfils has stated that he plans to retire in 2026 — a remarkable […] Continue to read full article...
One of the world’s biggest tennis tournaments is being contested this week in Bradenton – the IMG International Junior Championships previously called the Eddie Herr Championships. Around 1500 entrants in the boys and girls 12s, 14s, 16s and 18s divisions, with both singles and doubles adds up to a lot of revenues, at a $175 […] Continue to read full article...
Carlos Alcaraz sparked controversy after announcing that he will not participate in the tennis “Pride Night,” declaring: “This sport should focus solely on the results on the court, not on political issues or social movements.” Marketa Vondrousova revealed on her Instagram she is being hounded by excessive invasive drug testing. Meanwhile two-time drug cheat Jannik […] Continue to read full article...
Carlos Alcaraz · IMG Junior Championships · Jerrid Gaines · Jimmy Arias
