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Nick Kyrgios continues to stir up controversy.  The Australian recently questioned why Marketa Vondrousova made more money than Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon as he attempted to justify Coco Gauff earning less than the men's winner at the Citi Open. Having battled a series of injuries over the last few months, Kyrgios has played just one match this season, which he lost. The Aussie also withdrew from the 2023 Wimbledon Championships and is yet to decide the date of his return to the tour. Nick Kyrgios first suffered an injury during last year's Japan Open.  Earlier this year, the 28-year-old was set to compete at the United Cup but he withdrew his name at the eleventh hour. On Monday, tennis content writer Myles David highlighted that women's winner Coco Gauff earned way less than the men's winner Dan Evans at the 2023 Citi Open. David's post on Twitter read: "Dan Evans’s will receive $353,445 for winning the ATP500 event in Washington, D.C. "Coco Gauff wi...

Coco Gauff continues to shine at the Washington Open as she cruises past Liudmila Samsonova 6-3, 6-3 to book a spot in the final.  In the meantime, there have been talks about the 19-year-old making certain tweaks to her game. After making significant changes to her coaching team, she has begun to unlock a new version of herself. However, today Gauff showed us something different – something which is usually only seen in men’s tennis.  Big serves and engagement in passive rallies define Coco Gauff’s game. But critics have often found that her groundstrokes lack power. However, this week, she has shown that she is far from one-dimensional. The World No.7 showed aggression in many baseline exchanges.  But today, it was her return position that was a massive eye-opener for tennis pundits and fans alike. During the match, Gauff came up with a completely different returning position than her usual. The American was standing several feet behind the baseline. Backcourt players ...

Just last month, Coco Gauff lost in the first round of Wimbledon. Frustrating? Yes. Demoralizing? No way.  This week, at her next tournament back, the Mubadala Citi DC Open, Gauff has been airtight and is now in the final of a Hologic WTA Tour event for the first time since a January title run in Auckland. Aided by the new coaching team of Pere Riba and Brad Gilbert, showing what she called “external focus,” Gauff has won all three of her matches without the loss of a set.  Most notable: Friday’s quarterfinal 6-1, 6-2 victory versus Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic, followed up Saturday with a 6-3, 6-3 win over defending champion Liudmila Samsonova. Well aware that Samsonova has one of the best serves in the game, Gauff stood further back to receive (a textbook Gilbert tactic) and won a sparkling 64 percent of Samsonova’s second serve points.   Here's another Gilbert data point. In 1994, coaching Andre Agassi at their first tournament together in Miami, Gilbert h...

Ahead of the Citi Open, many players many already begun their practice sessions and the hunt for the title. Coco Gauff who is seeded third in the tournament is expected to excel at the competition after a disappointing Wimbledon Championships.  She has already been practising really hard along with her new coach, Pere Riba, and also stated that both of them are working in full force. She was lately seen sharing a great time along with her young fans on the court amidst her practice session ahead of the first-round matchup set to take place next week. She hugged all of the kids which was an adorable moment and it’s no secret how much Coco loves bonding with the youth encouraging them whenever possible having made it to the big stage at a very young age herself as well. While the kids stayed there for a considerable amount of time getting their fan moment spot on, she gave it back to them by posing for several photos as well. The crowd was stacked up to watch the American practice ...

Wimbledon organisers announced in November female competitors would now be permitted to wear dark undershorts and relieve a potential source of anxiety when they have their periods.  All players were previously banned from wearing coloured underwear since 2014 as part of Wimbledon's all-white clothing policy. "I was on my period last year during Wimbledon and it was very stressful. I mean, you have the the period underwear and stuff to help you but it's still in the back of your mind. "Sometimes, and I know when you go to the bathroom, you're supposed to use the bathroom, but I would go to the bathroom just to check and make sure nothing was showing. So I think it's going to relieve a lot of stress for me and other girls in the locker room for sure. "I am looking forward to that decision in the future and how it affects other players in general. And I think it's very nice that this discussion has been talked about. "It's something I talked...