Iva Jovic Defends Guadalajara Crown as Remarkable Rise Continues
A year after Guadalajara provided the breakthrough moment of her young career, Iva Jovic returned to Mexico and proved that her first title was only the beginning. The 18-year-old American successfully defended her Guadalajara Open crown with a commanding 6-4, 6-2 victory over compatriot Peyton Stearns, completing a flawless weekContinue Reading
Davis Cup Explained: Format, Rules and How It Works
Most of professional tennis is built around individuals. Players travel the world under their own names, accumulate their own ranking points and compete for their own titles. The Davis Cup is different. Players represent their countries. Singles specialists become teammates. Doubles can suddenly decide everything. Matches can be played inContinue Reading
Laver Cup Explained: Format, Scoring and How It Works
For almost the entire tennis season, the world’s leading players are rivals. Then, for three days, some of those rivalries are temporarily put aside. The Laver Cup divides six leading men’s players from Europe and six from the rest of the world into two teams: Team Europe and Team World.Continue Reading
Tennis Prize Money Explained: How Professional Players Get Paid
Professional tennis can make its biggest stars extraordinarily wealthy. Win a Grand Slam and the prize cheque can run into millions. Reach the later stages of the biggest ATP and WTA tournaments and a player can earn substantial sums in a single week. But that is only one end ofContinue Reading
Tennis Ranking Points Explained: How the ATP and WTA Points Systems Work
Why can a player win a tournament and barely move in the rankings, while another jumps 30 places after one exceptional week? Why can someone lose in the first round and still move higher? And why does a player sometimes fall dramatically in the rankings exactly one year after producingContinue Reading
Protected Ranking in Tennis Explained: How It Works
A serious injury can keep a professional tennis player away from competition for months — sometimes more than a year. During that time, their world ranking can fall dramatically. A player who was ranked inside the Top 20 before an injury might return to find themselves outside the Top 100,Continue Reading
Live Tennis Rankings Explained: How ATP & WTA Rankings Change
Follow a major tennis tournament and you will regularly hear that a player has moved into the Top 10, reached a career-high ranking or dropped several places — even though the official rankings haven’t been updated. That’s because commentators and fans increasingly follow live tennis rankings. Live rankings calculate howContinue Reading
Olympic Tennis Explained: Format, Qualification and How It Works
For most of their careers, professional tennis players compete for themselves. At the Olympic Games, everything changes. Players compete under their national flag. Doubles partners must represent the same country. Rankings can get a player into the tournament, but a high enough ranking doesn’t necessarily guarantee a place. And losingContinue Reading
ATP Tour Explained: Tournaments, Rankings & Structure
The ATP Tour is the highest level of professional men’s tennis. It brings together the world’s best players to compete in tournaments across every continent, with ranking points, prize money and prestige on the line. Whether you’re watching the World No. 1, No. 50, or No. 100, every ATP eventContinue Reading
The WTA Tour Explained: Tournaments, Rankings & Structure
The WTA Tour is the highest level of women’s professional tennis, taking the world’s leading players to tournaments across the globe throughout the season. But the structure behind it can initially seem complicated. What is the difference between a WTA 1000 and WTA 500? Are the Grand Slams part ofContinue Reading