Ronnie O’Sullivan is enjoying playing snooker again, feeling an upturn in performances from last season, partly down to some advice from 12-time women’s world champion Reanne Evans.

The last campaign was one to forget for the Rocket as he struggled for results and to reach anything like the immense standard he is capable of.

His frustrations boiled over in January when he snapped his cue and then pulled out of a number of tournaments, including the Masters.

He returned at the World Championship in April and made the semi-finals, but still wasn’t finding top form and was hammered 17-7 in the last four by eventual champion Zhao Xintong.

After a summer off, including moving to Dubai, O’Sullivan’s game looks to be heading in the right direction, reaching the Saudi Arabia Masters final wher

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