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Feliciano Lopez says one factor that many do not learn about Rafael Nadal is that he’s “a very shy person” but in addition somebody who will be “very funny” when feeling snug round somebody.  The 43-year-old, who retired from professional tennis final yr and now serves because the Davis Cup match directed, witnessed first-hand the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s farewell in Malaga earlier this week.  Since Lopez stayed in professional tennis for a shocking 26 years, he was principally there throughout Nadal’s complete profession. Throughout that point, he bought to know the 38-year-old extraordinarily effectively on and off the courtroom.…

Nick Kyrgios thinks it is time for tennis to do away with the best-of-five-set format in not less than some capability because the Australian proposes to have best-of-three set Grand Slam matches till the quarterfinal stage.  Up to now, Masters finals was once best-of-five however that was modified in 2008. After that, the Olympics have been left as the one tennis match outdoors Grand Slams the place a best-of-five-set match may very well be seen. However after the 2016 Rio Olympics, the ITF additionally determined to not use the best-of-five-set format in males’s closing matches anymore. Contemplating that gamers have…

Andy Roddick is coming to Jannik Sinner’s protection because the 2003 US Open champion says there are good causes to consider that the 23-year-old was telling the reality when he mentioned that he did not go to a star-studded Saudi Arabia for main cash.  In case you missed it, the 23-year-old collected the biggest-ever match prize cash in tennis historical past after successful the Six Kings Slams in October. By simply coming to Riyadh, the world No. 1 pocketed a really good $1.5 million. And after going 3-3 there and successful the title, he earned a further $6 million -…

Former British tennis star Naomi Cavaday revealed that Emma Raducanu intends to maintain her brother Nick Cavaday for the 2025 season and likewise shared that the 22-year-old is on the verge of formally including Yutaka Nakamura as her new power and conditioning coach.  After splitting with 5 totally different coaches in two and a half years, the Briton refused to go for an enormous identify in 2024. As a substitute, she turned to her childhood coach Cavaday. And never solely that she went a full season with one coach for the primary time, however she additionally sounded fairly comfortable every…

Spanish Davis Cup staff captain David Ferrer defended his determination to choose Rafael Nadal for singles by claiming that he observed each day enchancment within the Spaniard’s stage and that he was assured that he would exit and compete as exhausting as ever.  Because the second the 38-year-old introduced the Davis Cup Finals could be his final professional event, the primary query was whether or not the previous world No. 1 could be chosen for singles, understanding how the final a number of months went. However because it was set to be a farewell for one of many best gamers…

Daniil Medvedev ended his season with none pleasure. The Russian champion didn’t win a single title in 2024 and gave the sensation of being very removed from his finest stage for many of the yr. The previous world No. 1 has performed some good tournaments, however his sport is now not sufficient in opposition to opponents like Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. The Italian ace prevented him from successful the Australian Open, regardless of Daniil being forward two units to nil within the closing. That painful loss additionally affected him within the following months and the inertia of his rivalry…

Novak Djokovic is having fun with a relaxation interval after the tip of the 2024 season, through which he skilled completely different moments than he was used to. The previous world No. 1 is definitely proud to have received the gold medal on the Paris Olympics, having chased this dream all through his profession, however in the remainder of the yr he didn’t obtain the outcomes he would have favored. Novak Djokovic, ATP Finals 2023© Stream screenshot   The Serbian legend has not received a single title this season, has misplaced each finals performed (at Wimbledon and Shanghai) and has…

Hunter Mahan has determined to retire on the age of 39, regardless of having an important profession and nice moments behind him. Mahan had different plans, and determined to turn out to be a highschool coach, instructing youngsters of various talents. In an interview with Golf Month-to-month, Mahan determined to look again on his lengthy profession, emphasizing that there are some issues he completely doesn’t miss. Though many believed that Hunter would have bother getting used to the brand new way of life, the skilled golfer clearly has no drawback with it. “Having to travel and do all the other…

Carlos Alcaraz began profitable vital titles as early as 2022, when he was not but 20 years outdated. The Spanish champion was very precocious, contemplating that he received two Masters 1000 and a Grand Slam title on the US Open that season. Carlitos’ development continued within the following two years, additional testimony to the large abilities of this participant who can develop into probably the greatest ever. At simply 21 years outdated, Alcaraz has already received 4 Main titles, 5 Masters 1000 titles and was world No. 1 for 36 weeks. Carlos Alcaraz, Davis Cup Finals 2024© Stream screenshot  …

Rafael Nadal’s farewell to skilled tennis occurred on Tuesday, November 19 in Malaga. The Davis Cup Finals had been the final official occasion of his profession, the entire world had identified about it for months, however the farewell ceremony didn’t stay as much as expectations. The organizers knew that – if Spain was eradicated – Rafa’s profession would finish immediately. The Spanish staff was favored within the quarter-final tie in opposition to Netherlands, however the option to area the 22-time Grand Slam champion in singles was step one in direction of failure. Carlos Alcaraz tried in each option to ‘save’…