Latest Tennis News
Simona Halep withdraws from Australian Open qualifying because of knee and shoulder pain
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep pulled out of Australian Open qualifying and a tuneup tournament in Auckland, New Zealand, on Thursday because of pain in her knee and shoulder, the latest interruption of her comeback from a drug suspension. ...
Program to prevent cyberbullying in tennis has reported 15 abusive posters to law enforcement
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The identities of 15 “highly abusive account authors” were reported to national law enforcement and about 12,000 posts or comments were pointed out to social media platforms this year as part of a new attempt to protect tennis players and officials from...
AP Exclusive: Pro tennis player Jenson Brooksby talks about living with autism
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jenson Brooksby tugged at the right shoulder of his red T-shirt and fiddled with some strands of his dirty blond hair as he spoke to The Associated Press about what he'd like the world — the tennis world, yes, but also everyone else — to know about him. ...
The ATP men's tennis tour paid $1.3 million to 26 players via a guaranteed-income plan in 2024
LONDON (AP) — The ATP men's tennis tour paid out $1.3 million to a total of 26 players in 2024 under a new financial program called Baseline that guarantees minimum annual incomes for players ranked in the top 250. Players received money in each of three categories, the tour said...
Rafael Nadal says he thought about taking a mental health break a few years ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Nadal thought about taking a mental health break from tennis a few years ago but “conquered it by always moving forward” and “slowly became myself again,” the 22-time Grand Slam champion writes in an essay posted online Tuesday, less than a month after the last...
From Caitlin Clark and Simone Biles to a new hockey league, women's sports had a pivotal year
Record numbers of basketball fans filled arenas to watch the rookie seasons of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese unfold. Simone Biles captivated the world at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Coco Gauff made women's tennis history. It was all part of a pivotal year for women in sports,...
The US Open's first female tournament director will step down in 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Stacey Allaster, the U.S. Open's first female tournament director, will step down from that post after the 2025 edition of the Grand Slam event and shift from her job as the U.S. Tennis Association's chief executive of professional tennis to an advisory role with the...
NCAA team tennis championships will be held at the USTA National Campus in Orlando for 10 years
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The NCAA Division I tennis team championships will be held at the USTA National Campus in Orlando under a 10-year agreement that will take effect in 2028, the U.S. Tennis Association announced Monday. The USTA said it plans to improve the site, including adding...
Aryna Sabalenka wins the WTA Player of the Year award and Emma Navarro is picked as Most Improved
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka received the WTA Player of the Year award for the first time on Monday after winning two Grand Slam titles and finishing 2024 at No. 1 in the rankings. In other results of voting by tennis media, Emma Navarro was honored as Most Improved...
Tiafoe returns to Charlotte's arena to watch Cavs and Hornets after playing Alcaraz in exhibition
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Frances Tiafoe wore a Charlotte Hornets jersey when he beat Carlos Alcaraz in an exhibition tennis match. A day later, Tiafoe returned to the Spectrum Center to watch the Hornets play the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday. Tiafoe hit souvenir...
