Tag: Controversy

Who is Mark Riddell, the tennis pro in the college admissions cheating scandal?

Harvard University
The college admissions scam headlines have focused on Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman which is expected because of their celebrity status. But there is a tennis professional who played a central role in the deception pulled on the universities. Mark Riddell was a Division I...

Federer, Djokovic in disagreement about the mysterious demise of Chris Kermode

Weird stuff is happening at the very top of the ATP. In fact, after a lot of controversies, it was decided that the current executive chairman and president Chris Kermode will not have his contract renewed in 2020. It was well acknowledged that Kermode did...

Kyrgios needs to respect others like me, Federer, Djokovic. NADAL

Nadal Kyrgios handshake
Rafael Nadal has a somewhat conflicting relationship with Nick Kyrgios. The Australian had his first "important" win of his career after he upset the Spaniard back in 2014 (Wimbledon). Rafa's problems with Kyrgios is that he doesn't like facing players like him that often go...

Kyrgios makes fun of Rafael Nadal’s fans in Acapulco

Kyrgios making fun of Rafael Nadals fans
Nick Kyrgios and Rafael Nadal are definitely not best friends. They have a completely different interpretation of tennis and its ethics. The Australian has recently defeated Nadal in a highly controversial match in the second round in Acapulco. The Spanish legend was so upset with Kyrgios'...

Federer defends Kyrgios for his underarm serve against Nadal

Kyrgios underarm serve
Roger Federer is completely different than Kyrgios on court. The Swiss sensation is well-known for being a gentleman and a crowd pleaser while the Australian is widely considered as the "bad boy" of tennis. Nevertheless, the Swiss often defends Kyrgios from various critics. Nick won...

Kyrgios doesn’t care about Nadal calling him disrespectful. INTERVIEW

Kyrgios replies to Nadal
Nick Kyrgios made a new "friend" on Thursday after he defeated Rafael Nadal after an incredible match. Everything happened in that clash with Kyrgios in free flow with his antics. The Australian pretended not to be to interested in finishing the match saying that he...

“He disrespects everyone.” Nadal attacks Kyrgios

Nadal attacks Kyrgios during press conference
Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios may share the court now and then, but they live on 2 different galaxies. On Thursday, Rafa had to bow to the Australian after an incredibly eventful match that Nadal was very close to winning. In fact, in the first...

Why Navratilova is against transgenders males competing as women

MARTINA NAVRATILOVA AND HER WIFE JULIA LEMIGOVA
Martina Navratilova is a tennis legend not only for the results she has achieved but also for her interesting personality. As a lesbian, many may have thought that Martina would have endorsed blindly transgenders in sport, however, she shared a compelling view about why a...

Osaka’s split with coach different than mine. HALEP

Simona Halep and Darren Cahill
Simona Halep had a fantastic stint with her former coach Darren Cahill that eventually had to pull the plug on their coaching relationship as he wanted to spend more time with his family. Simona and Darren remained in fantastic terms to frequent each other also...

Dustin Brown shares disgusting racial abuses on Twitter

Quite often tennis players complain by the fact that they are insulted after they lose matches by people that have plausibly lost their money betting on them. This is what has probably happened to Dustin Brown after he lost at the Dallas Challenger at the...

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