Tennis star Nick Kyrgios slammed players who were suspended during the season for doping-related violations on Saturday as the Brisbanae International began. The International Tennis […]
Tag: Tennis
Tennis mailbag: 2025 season and schedule, players to watch on the ATP and WTA Tours
Tennis is back. Did you miss it? The season resumes from today, December 27, with the United Cup opening proceedings in Perth, Australia. The Athletic’s […]
Tennis legend volleys befuddled response after Imane Khelif receives votes for prestigious female award
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova only needed one acronym in response to Olympic boxing gold medalist Imane Khelif receiving votes for the Associated Press Female Athlete […]
The tennis stories of 2024, from doping bans and Grand Slam titles to a bee invasion
Happy holidays, and prepare for the greatest gift: tennis returns tomorrow, December 27. In the spirit of looking back on the previous season and remembering […]
Tennis mailbag: Challenging Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, baseline boredom, doping debate
Tennis stops for nothing. The ATP Next Gen Finals event rolls on in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, while various pre-Christmas exhibitions occupy players before the season […]
Joao Fonseca: Brazilian tennis starlet who plays beyond his years but still gets homesick
What’s the right moment to hitch your hopes to an up-and-coming tennis player? People were having visions of Carlos Alcaraz’s future when he was 10, […]
Joao Lucas Reis da Silva, the first out gay active professional male tennis player, was just posting a selfie
Saturday, December 7, Joao Lucas Reis da Silva, a 24-year-old professional tennis player, did about the most normal thing anyone does these days. He posted […]
Emma Raducanu’s turning point and the fairness of tennis wildcards
Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, Emma […]
Wimbledon tennis expansion could be set for judicial review after challenge to planning permission
Plans to expand Wimbledon are set to go before the U.K. High Court. The All England Club (AELTC), host of the third Grand Slam tournament of […]
Conor Niland’s book ‘The Racket’ documents fear and loathing on the tennis tour
When Conor Niland picked up £30,000 for winning the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award three weeks ago, it was double his biggest […]