1:46 PM ET Associated Press Serena Williams‘ coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, and 2019 Australian Open semifinalist Stefanos Tsitsipas are starting an auction to raise money for tennis players ranked outside the top 100 and in need of financial help during the coronavirus pandemic. Mouratoglou and Tsitsipas tweeted about Beyond 100 Support on Thursday. They say the
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6:41 PM ET “Just wondering … am I the only one thinking that now is the time for men’s and women’s tennis to be united and come together as one?” It would be a seemingly innocuous statement had it been written by any tennis player or fan with time to contemplate the state of the
8:07 AM ET Simon Cambers It was around 4:30 p.m. local time on March 8 when Petra Kvitova landed in Los Angeles. The two-time Wimbledon champion collected her bags and headed to a car, bound for Indian Wells and the first big North American hard-court event of 2020, the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.
5:40 PM ET Tennis will be one of the last sports to return to action after the world has recovered from the coronavirus pandemic, former world No. 1 Andy Murray said on Wednesday. The tennis season has been suspended since March and the hiatus will continue at least until mid-July, playing havoc with the schedule
Apr 22, 2020 Associated Press The U.S. Tennis Association is warning folks: “No Bryan Brothers chest bumps.” That was among the suggestions from the USTA on Wednesday when it offered return-to-play guidelines to help players and people running tennis facilities know when — and how — the sport should resume at the amateur level as
9:16 AM ET Associated Press Roger Federer raised the prospect of merging the governing bodies that oversee the men’s and women’s professional tennis tours on Wednesday. The 20-time Grand Slam champion began a string of tweets by saying the shutdown of tennis because of the coronavirus outbreak has given the sport an ideal opportunity to
1:46 PM ET Associated Press The men’s and women’s professional tennis tours say they will administer a player relief fund to help those in the sport dealing with the financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The ATP and WTA say they are in discussions with the International Tennis Federation and the four Grand Slam tournaments
12:45 PM ET Associated Press Top 100 tennis player Nicolas Jarry was given an 11-month doping ban by the International Tennis Federation on Monday, stemming from a failed test at the Davis Cup Finals in November. In separate statements, Jarry, a 24-year-old from Chile, said he “accepted” the punishment, which will keep him from playing
12:17 PM ET Corey Gauff, the father and coach of teenage tennis phenom Coco Gauff, said Sunday that his daughter sometimes struggled with the pressure of her meteoric rise, but never was diagnosed with depression. In a post Gauff wrote for Behind The Racquet last week, the 16-year-old said she had a “dark mindset” before
Apr 20, 2020 ESPN News Services Novak Djokovic said he faces a dilemma if it becomes compulsory for players to get vaccinated before they can return to competing, as he is opposed to vaccinations. Much of the sporting calendar has been halted as the coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep the world. 1 Related “Personally, I
2:35 AM ET Novak Djokovic said he faces a dilemma if it becomes compulsory for players to get vaccinated before they can return to competing as he is opposed to vaccinations. Much of the sporting calendar has been halted as the coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep the world. 1 Related “Personally I am opposed to
2:13 PM ET Associated Press Serena Williams‘ coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, says he is starting an independent tennis league to have professionals play matches without spectators starting in May at his academy in Nice, France. The ATP and WTA professional tours have been on hold since March because of the coronavirus pandemic and are suspended at
1:15 PM ET Associated Press Novak Djokovic says he spoke with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal about working with the ATP to set up a fund to help lower-ranked tennis players financially affected by the coronavirus pandemic. During an Instagram Live session with three-time major champion Stan Wawrinka on Saturday, Djokovic described what he called
9:54 AM ET Associated Press The fourth edition of the Laver Cup exhibition event founded by Roger Federer‘s management company is postponed for a year because of changes to the tennis calendar caused by the coronavirus pandemic. It now will be at TD Garden in Boston from Sept. 24-26, 2021. The original dates were Sept.
3:04 PM ET The United States Tennis Association will decide in mid-to-late June whether to hold the US Open this year, based primarily on the advice of a panel of medical professionals. “We’re very fortunate to be the fourth Grand Slam to go, so time is on our side. Obviously, our ambition is to run
2:40 AM ET American teenager Coco Gauff said she struggled to deal with the hype and mental pressure brought on by her rapid rise in tennis, and she had to rediscover her love for the game after becoming depressed. The Florida-based 16-year-old has enjoyed a sensational run on the professional circuit since July 2019, when
10:49 AM ET Associated Press Novak Djokovic has been praised by the director general of the local health authority in Bergamo for his donation to help control the coronavirus outbreak in Italy. Peter Assembergs said, “We never expected to see on our bank account a donation from such a prestigious person.” Assembergs added that “reading
3:02 PM ET Tickets to the Super Bowl. And a game of the NBA Finals and Stanley Cup Final. Tickets to the World Series, College Football Playoff National Championship, Daytona 500, Masters, US Open tennis championships, NCAA men’s Final Four and Olympic Opening Ceremonies. That’s one prize that Fanatics founder Michael Rubin has offered to