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Coco Gauff has been on fire on and off the court since the French Open began. Amid some other lighthearted and hilarious moments, the World No. 2 criticized the decision French Tennis Federation president Gilles Moretton and Roland Garros organizers made to only place men’s matches in the primetime slot. “I don’t think that a […]

After spring football finished up, Colorado head coach Deion Sanders is certainly focused on finalizing his roster as he gets ready for the upcoming season. However, he has been getting into tennis in his free time, and was taking notes from none other than the great Carlos Alcaraz on Friday. Alcaraz was playing the prime […]

Iga Świątek may not be having the same juggernaut season that tennis fans are used to seeing her having, but she still comes into the French Open as the favorite after winning three years in a row and in four of the last five editions. On Friday, Swiatek continued her march toward a fifth clay […]

Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic have been two of the faces of tennis over the last few years, with Djokovic’s reign at the top dating back much further than that. In between sweeping aside opponents and winning grand slams, Sabalenka and Djokovic have become good friends as well. Of course, much of the discussion around […]

Aryna Sabalenka overcame a moderately slow start en route to another dominant victory in the second round of the French Open. The world No. 1 has not always played her best at Roland-Garros but has gradually gotten deeper into the tournament over the years. Aryna made it to the semifinals in 2023 and quarterfinals in […]

Americans have gotten off to a very promising start at the French Open in both the men’s and women’s sides of the draw, and some of the biggest celebrities in the United States are taking notice. On Wednesday, No. 12 seed Tommy Paul staved off elimination with a massive comeback to beat Hungarian Marton Fucsovics […]

Coco Gauff is all smiles and laughs at the French Open. On Monday, Gauff laughed off a racket mix-up to cruise to a first-round win over Olivia Gadecki 6-2, 6-2.  On Tuesday, she talked about a moment in 2019 when she exchanged funny DMs with Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, per Bleacher Report. She initially ghosted him […]

Iga Swiatek looked like her usual self against Emma Raducanu in the second round of the French Open. The World No. 5 has dominated this major over the past five years, winning it four times. While there have been doubts recently about whether that trend will continue, Swiatek is rounding into form at Roland-Garros. She […]

Fresh off a disappointing final loss at the Italian Open, WTA star Coco Gauff was all smiles opening her 2025 French Open campaign. With a moment that had the crowd laughing before a single point was played, the second seed walked onto Court Philippe-Chatrier looking calm and focused, but soon realized she had forgotten something […]

The French Open has been defined by Rafael Nadal’s presence, even though he is not playing. Instead, Nadal was honored with the playing of Roland Garros on Sunday. Furthermore, Nadal joined alongside the “big four” in a special tribute to him. The other three are his contemporaries Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray. On […]

The most anticipated match of the first round of the French Open did not disappoint on Monday, as No. 10 seed Paula Badosa knocked off four-time grand slam champion Naomi Osaka in a tight three-setter, 6-7 6-1 6-4. This is a severely disappointing result for Osaka, who seemed to be turning a corner on the […]

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka had a very encouraging start to her French Open campaign. The Belarusian superstar was entering the first round in stellar form on one of her lesser surfaces. The highlight of Sabalenka’s clay season so far was winning the Madrid Open for the third time in her career. That performance cemented […]

Very few athletes can be associated with a single venue like Rafael Nadal can be with the French Open. The Spaniard dominated the clay courts in Paris for nearly two decades, winning 14 titles in 19 appearances at tennis’ clay court major. Nadal retired at the end of the 2024 season and the first edition […]

The greatest era in the history of tennis is coming to an end, and the final stamp was put on Rafael Nadal’s historic career on Sunday. Nadal was honored at the French Open on Sunday, the first day of the 2025 edition of the tournament. The Spaniard isn’t participating in this edition of the clay […]

The French Open got underway with first-round matches starting on Sunday, but there was one more blast from the past that the tournament had to recognize before looking ahead to the 2025 edition of the tournament. Rafael Nadal, one of the legends of the sport and the best player in the history of Roland Garros, […]

No. 4 seed Coco Gauff fell just short in her second consecutive final on Saturday, losing the Italian Open showpiece to Jasmine Paolini, who became the first Italy-born player to win the tournament in 40 years. Paolini, who is ranked No. 6 in the world, won in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2.  Jannik Sinner is also […]

Coco Gauff endured a three-hour battle in the semifinals of the Italian Open to reach her first final at this Masters 1000 tournament. The world No. 2 has gotten her season off to a somewhat uneven start considering her high expectations, but she has been rounding into form during the clay season. Gauff was phenomenal […]

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka suffered a surprising upset in the quarterfinals of the Italian Open. Based on her very high standards, the three-time major champion is off to a reasonably good start to the season. Sabalenka, who has always been a force to be reckoned with on hard court, made it to the final […]

The worlds of tennis and fashion often have their crossovers as professional players are some of the best-dressed athletes in all of sports. With their fully-sponsored gear from major brands like Nike, New Balance, Uniqlo, to their all-white ensembles at Wimbledon, we also can’t forget about the Rolex sponsorship and commemorative watches they hand out […]

No. 2-ranked Iga Swiatek has been struggling this season, and that trend continued on Saturday against American Danielle Collins. Swiatek lost 6-1, 7-5 to Collins in the third round of the Italian Open, a tournament she went into as the defending champion. The Polish superstar has now lost nine times in 2025, which is undoubtedly […]

The ATP Tour is making one of its final stop before the second major of the year this week at the Italian Open Masters 1000 in Rome. All of the top players in tennis are getting their final tune-ups in before the French Open, but Jannik Sinner is stealing the headlines as the tournament moves […]

Jannik Sinner takes on Mariano Navone at the Italian Open. Our Italian Open odds series has our Sinner Navone prediction, odds and pick. Find out how to watch Sinner Navone. This is it. This is the long-anticipated return to the tennis tour for World No. 1 Jannik Sinner. He just finished serving a three-month ban […]

Danielle Collins takes on Iga Swiatek at the Italian Open. Our Italian Open odds series has our Collins Swiatek prediction, odds and pick. Find out how to watch Collins Swiatek. This is an uncertain time for Iga Swiatek. She has been in the top two for nearly all of this decade, and has widely been […]

Polish superstar Iga Swiatek has become the queen of clay on the WTA Tour, dominating nearly every big tournament on the dirt since her breakthrough on tour at the 2020 French Open. Since that victory at Roland Garros during the COVID edition, very few people have been able to beat her during the European summer. […]

Madison Keys faces Peyton Stearns at the 2025 Italian Open. Our Italian Open odds series has our Keys-Stearns prediction, odds and pick. Find out how to watch Keys-Stearns. Madison Keys is living in a new world  after winning a major tournament. Every professional tennis player’s life changes after winning one of the biggest titles in […]

Coco Gauff faces Victoria Mboko at the Italian Open tennis tournament. Our tennis odds series has our Coco Gauff vs Victoria Mboko prediction, odds and pick. Find out how to watch Gauff Mboko. Coco Gauff enjoyed a very strong Madrid Open tournament over the previous two weeks of the 2025 WTA season. She went all […]

Aryna Sabalenka faces Anastasia Potapova at the Italian Open tennis tournament. Our tennis odds series has our Sabalenka Potapova prediction, odds and pick. Find out how to watch Sabalenka Potapova. This is Aryna Sabalenka’s big spring, the most important spring of her young and growing career. Sabalenka has never won the French Open, but with […]

Aryna Sabalenka has taken her place among tennis legends with a level of consistency and dominance that is shaping a new era in the women’s game. The 27-year-old Belarusian claimed her third Mutua Madrid Open title, defeating American star Coco Gauff 6-3, 7-6(3) in the final. The victory not only marked her 20th career WTA […]

Naomi Osaka claimed her first title since 2021 on Sunday, defeating Slovenia’s Kaja Juvan 6-1, 7-5 in the final of the WTA 125 Challenger event in Saint-Malo, France. The win marks Osaka’s first championship on clay and signals a significant step in her comeback following maternity leave and a period away from tennis. The 27-year-old […]

Coco Gauff remained positive after falling to Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets at the Madrid Open final Saturday, calling the performance a “step in the right direction” as she continues her 2025 campaign. Sabalenka, the world No. 1, secured her third Madrid title with a 6-3, 7-6 (3) win over Gauff. It marked Sabalenka’s third […]

The Madrid Open on the women’s side has been a thrilling tournament filled with great matches and top contenders squaring off, and now we are set up for a final between two of the top three players in the world. World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka clinched her spot in the final with a hard-fought win […]

Coco Gauff is shutting down any questions or concerns about her skills throughout her second tournament on clay court this season. She’s even putting up new career heights and highlights, dominating World No. 2 Iga Swiatek on her way to the Mutua Madrid Open final. Gauff very swiftly and decisively took Swiatek down in 64 […]

Over a month, Coco Gauff suffered a hard loss at Indian Wells to being back on top of her game. Gauff came from behind to defeat Mirra Andreeva and advance to the semifinals at the Madrid Open, per John Berkok of Tennis.com. Gauff was a double set point down in the first set. Then she […]

When Coco Gauff went into her fourth-round match at the Madrid Open, the last thing she or any player would’ve expected was to have anything steal the spotlight from the play on the clay court. But as Gauff’s microphone went out during her post-match interview, that’s exactly what happened. “It was pitch-black, and I got […]

Coco Gauff has received plenty of love from fans throughout her rapid rise in the tennis world, but what happened at the 2025 Madrid Open took admiration to a whole new level. Following her second-round win at the tournament, Gauff was doing what she often does—signing autographs for a line of excited supporters. But one […]

Reigning Madrid Open champion Iga Swiatek narrowly avoided another upset on clay against a young upstart. The world No. 2 has had an uneven start to her 2025 season, by her standards. Swiatek has not won a tournament so far this year. But now the heavy hitter is playing on her favorite surface, clay, where […]

Over a month ago, Naomi Osaka apologized to her fans for a dismal performance at Indian Wells in which she lost in the first round. A performance she referred to as “the worst match I ever played.”. Yet those fans appear to be less forgiving after Osaka went out in the opener of the Madrid […]

Aryna Sabalenka missed out on a new car yet again, falling 4-6, 1-6 to a dominant Jelena Ostapenko in the championship match of the Stuttgart Open on Monday afternoon. The top-ranked player has now lost in the final of this tournament four times overall, unable to seize the Porsche that is annually awarded to the […]

World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz is set to undergo an MRI after suffering an injury scare in the Barcelona Open final. After a lukewarm start to the season, by his standards, the four-time major champion was really starting to pick up steam over the past few weeks. Alcaraz won his first Masters 1000 slam of […]