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Although The Players Championship doesn’t carry the major label, winning the coveted title is still one of the most important pieces of any golfer’s resume. That’s why the tournament always attracts a star-studded field, and the 2016 edition of the event is no exception. Rickie Fowler arrives to the TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course as the reigning champion after edging Sergio Garcia and...
Published: May 11, 2016
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are the definition of “dynasty” as they prepare to take on the best of the ATP at the 2016 Rome Masters. The past 11 years has witnessed clay-king Nadal and his seven Italian Open titles set the standard for current world No. 1 Djokovic and his four titles. It was a different world in 2004, the last time someone other than Nadal or Djokovic won in Rome. Facebook...
Published: May 11, 2016
Off to Ponte Vedra Beach we go for the Players Championship (officially, THE PLAYERS, but we don’t want to look like we’re shouting here at Bleacher Report). Golf‘s “fifth major” features the largest purse on the PGA Tour, a stacked field and a pristine TPC Sawgrass. We’ll see Jordan Spieth and Danny Willett return to action following their very different outcomes...
Published: May 10, 2016
Andy Murray ended his relationship with coach Amelie Mauresmo. However, the impact of her tenure as coach will linger for years. The fact that Martina Navratilova’s name is being batted around as Mauresmo’s possible replacement, is a testament to how Murray changed the conversation about female coaches. In a statement issued by his management company, Murray announced yesterday...
Published: May 10, 2016
Serena Williams wasted little time in her first match of the 2016 Italian Open, beating Germany’s Anna-Lena Friedsam in two sets to advance to the next round of the Rome Masters. In her first clay match of the season, the World No. 1 won 6-4, 6-3. Kei Nishikori avoided a major upset loss, recovering from an apparent illness in time to beat Viktor Troicki. The in-form clay specialist qualified...
Published: May 10, 2016
Rory McIlroy is back playing the role of favorite this week at Sawgrass with 15-2 odds to win The Players Championship at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. McIlroy finished in a tie for fourth place in the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club on Sunday, which was enough to impress oddsmakers in making him the golfer to beat ahead of both Jordan Spieth (9-1) and Jason Day (11-1). Phil Mickelson,...
Published: May 10, 2016
The fifth round of the 2016 Formula One season will take place at this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, where Max Verstappen will make his Red Bull debut. Having established himself as a potential world champion since making his F1 debut at the beginning of 2015, the teenager has been offered an opportunity to show what he can do on a title-winning team after...
Published: May 9, 2016
The Players Championship is often referred to as the fifth major because of its prominence on the PGA Tour. It is not the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open or PGA Championship, but this tournament regularly brings out the best players on the tour, and golf fans often see the best golf of the year at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. It’s a huge tournament that is worth 600 FedEx Cup...
Published: May 9, 2016
Nick Kyrgios is safely through to Round 2 of the 2016 Internazionali BNL d’Italia, as he made light work of Salvatore Caruso on Monday. The Aussie notched an easy straight-sets win, something that escaped 10th seed Milos Raonic, as he was forced to battle hard to overcome wild card Marco Cecchinato in a decider. In the women’s draw, Venus Williams eased past her compatriot Coco Vandeweghe...
Published: May 9, 2016
Andy Murray has “mutually” ended his coaching partnership with two-time Grand Slam winner Amelie Mauresmo, it was reported on Monday. Ben Rothenberg of the New York Times broke the news and shared statements from both Murray and Mauresmo: The Scot lost to Novak Djokovic in the Madrid Open final on Sunday. Murray appointed Mauresmo as his coach in 2014 after parting ways with Ivan...