Tag: Tennis

Novak Djokovic withdraws from ATP Tour Finals with injury, ends season with zero ATP titles

Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the ATP Tour Finals with “ongoing injury,” bringing his 2024 season to a close.Djokovic confirmed his absence on...

WTA Finals round-robin results: Coco Gauff faces Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka qualifies

As the WTA Tour Finals round-robin stages progress, Aryna Sabalenka is one win away from securing the year-end No. 1 ranking after qualifying...

Tennis needs video review, but VAR lessons from football will be key to success

Opaque communication. Lengthy deliberation. A bewildering outcome.Tennis, welcome to VAR: the source of existential angst, frustration, and rage across the English Premier League.This...

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...