Tag: Controversy

On Sunday we have been treated with a tasty clash between Mladenovic and Muguruza in the Roland Garros 4th round. Eventually, it was the Frenchwoman to win the contest with the help of the local crowd, but according to many that support was a...

Rafael Nadal is displaying an impressive tennis at the Roland Garros after he conceded just 20 games in the first four rounds. The Spaniard is in vintage mode also with his “old foe”: the time violation. In slams, you need to serve within 20...

Garbine Muguruza had to endure an extremely painful loss in the French Open 4th round at the hands of home favorite Kiki Mladenovic. The Frenchwoman was definitely lifted by the French crowd that at time was a bit too harsh against Garbine that broke...

Horrible stuff in Paris! Maxime Hamou was awarded a wild card at the recent French Open, and he didn't honor that... at all! After he lost to Cuevas in the first round (6-3 6-2 6-4), the Frenchman was interviewed by Maly Thomas live on Eurosport. Things...

Maria Sharapova gets another (controversial) wildcard for the upcoming Rogers Cup in Toronto. The Russian Beauty has received the direct pass to the main draw from many tournaments soon after serving her 15 months’ ban for doping. So far Maria has played Stuttgart, Madrid, and...

Maria Sharapova wants to fight “Sharapova’s way” (i.e. on court) the critics that say that she doesn’t deserve wildcards. After the Roland Garros had refused to grant a wildcard to Maria, the Russian beauty was expected to receive the same treatment in Wimbledon. Therefore, the...

Ilie Nastase hit the headlines for the wrong reason a few weeks ago after he made a controversial joke about Serena Williams’ unborn child and he insulted the GB Fed Cup captain Anne Keothavong and Jo Konta during a Fed Cup tie. The Romanian...

Paire gets called for illegally playing an easy putaway on the wrong side of the net, gets broken racket smashing galore proceeds

The Roland Garros organization surprises the tennis community after refusing to grant a wild card to Maria Sharapova. The Russian has received 3 controversial wild cards in Stuttgart, Madrid, and Rome that allowed Maria a direct access to the main draw. This has been...

Once again, Maria Sharapova’s situation is creating a big controversy. On one side, 3 top (WTA) tournaments (Stuttgart, Madrid, and Rome) were more than happy to grant a wild card to the Russian after her comeback from doping; on the other, the Roland Garros...