Tag: Tennis
Tennis Briefing: Casper Ruud speaks on human rights; more and more injury withdrawals
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,...
Six Kings Slam arrives in Riyadh, but Saudi Arabia's coveted tennis tournament remains far away
One by one, they pull up at the St. Regis Hotel in Riyadh.Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev, and Holger Rune...
Tennis player association led by Novak Djokovic calls anti-doping processes 'broken' in letter
The cold war between tennis players and the sport’s integrity authority grew several degrees hotter this week, as the leading but nascent organizing...
Rafael Nadal is retiring from tennis right on time
For more than 20 years, Rafael Nadal leaned into his reputation for authenticity.Roger Federer was the tennis politician, an artless beacon of neutrality....
Jannik Sinner's doping case explained: What WADA appeal means for tennis
October 5 2024: This story has been updated to reflect the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s confirmation of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s appeal...
The Chinese male tennis players attempting to make a statement on the ATP Tour
As the ATP and WTA Tours move from Beijing to Shanghai and Wuhan, China’s long wait for a big presence in men’s tennis...