Tag: Controversy

Nick Kyrgios it's a rather controversial figure. It's either you love him (a lot), or you hate him (a lot). During his 3rd round match at the Miami Open, the Australian was in full "Kyrgios mode," and among the other things, he had a quirky...

Nick Kyrgios is recently hitting the headlines for many reasons; one of these is the underarm serve. Kyrgios' underarm serve against Nadal The Australian was unfairly criticized by many for trying to use the underarm serve against Rafael Nadal during his heated match in Acapulco that...

Nick Kyrgios has been called everything from ‘wild thing’ to ‘box office.’ In his latest showing, Kyrgios was called a ‘dick’ by a fan.  Tennis’ newest ‘bad boy’ responded well to this latest label. Nick the Dick? During his third-round match with Dusan Lajovic, Kyrgios was...

It seemed as Nick Kyrgios found his balance on court, at least in singles. Unfortunately, that was not the case when he was playing the doubles at the Miami Open. Why Kyrgios destroyed a racket The Australian lost a tight match in doubles when partnering with...

MIAMI OPEN. Angelique Kerber had a rather nightmarish 3rd round in Miami on Saturday when she lost the match (and the face) against 18-year-old Bianca Andreescu. The "Drama Queen" controversy After a hard fought match, the former world no.1 had to bow to a fantastic Andreescu...

Awful stuff at the Miami Open where the 3-times slam champion Angelique Kerber wasn't able to stomach losing to 18-year-old Bianca Andreescu. Why Angelique Kerber got upset with Andreescu The Canadian has been playing a lot of tennis recently especially after her fantastic run in Indian...

It's a tough moment for some "new champions" that are embroiled in legal battles. The WTA world no.1 Naomi Osaka has just been sued by her former coach Christophe Jean, and now Sascha Zverev (the ATP world no.3) announces that he is in a legal...

Naomi Osaka is currently busy preparing her Miami Open, but she may have some other problems in Florida. According to the Sun Sentinel, a tennis coach, Christophe Jean, filed a lawsuit against Naomi Osaka, her sister Mari and her father Leonard Francois over a contract...

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...

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...