Elena Rybakina Withdraws From Tokyo With Injury Ahead of WTA Finals
Elena Rybakina has withdrawn from the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo because of an injury, just one day after securing the WTA year-end world No. 1 ranking for the first time. The 27-year-old Kazakh was scheduled to face Leylah Fernandez in Friday’s quarterfinals but withdrew before the match began, givingContinue Reading
The Price of a Tennis Dream: Why Professional Tennis Can Cost More Than It Pays
At one end of professional tennis, a player can lose a single match and walk away with $140,000. At the other, a player can win several matches, spend a week travelling and competing, and return home poorer than when they arrived. The difference is not necessarily talent, ambition or dedication.Continue Reading
Alexander Ritschard: The Tennis Career That Almost Never Happened
Alexander Ritschard was 22 when doctors told him they had come within minutes of amputating his right arm. He was studying at the University of Virginia in 2015 when he experienced a sharp pain in his shoulder during a gym session. What initially appeared to be a minor injury turnedContinue Reading
ATP Finals Explained: Format, Qualification, Ranking Points, Prize Money & History
Eight of the world’s leading singles players, eight elite doubles teams and one final championship to conclude the ATP Tour season. The ATP Finals are among the most prestigious events in men’s professional tennis, bringing together the players who have accumulated the strongest results throughout the year. Unlike the GrandContinue Reading
More Than 150 Doubles Players Challenge ATP Over Proposed Cuts to Draws and Prize Money
A coalition of current and former doubles stars has challenged proposals to slash tournament draws and prize money from 2028, warning that the changes could threaten the future of professional doubles. ATP Doubles Reforms: More Than 150 Players Unite Against Proposed Cuts to Draws and Prize Money Professional doubles facesContinue Reading
ATP Challenger Tour Results – Week of 19 October 2026: Brooksby Wins in Fort Worth as Schoolkate Triumphs in China
The ATP Challenger Tour produced five singles champions during the week of 19–25 October 2026, with Jenson Brooksby winning on home soil in Fort Worth, Tristan Schoolkate capturing the Guangzhou International Challenger in China, and Alexander Ritschard claiming the week’s highest-category title in Lisbon. There was also success for Brazil’sContinue Reading
ITF Tour Results – Week of 19 October 2026: Klugman Claims Biggest Title as Vales Goes Back-to-Back
British teenager Hannah Klugman claimed the biggest title of her career at the W100 Wrexham tournament, while Israel’s Amit Vales won consecutive M15 events in Heraklion during another busy week on the ITF World Tennis Tour. A total of 31 singles finals were contested across the men’s and women’s circuitsContinue Reading
How Streaming Changed the Way We Watch Grand Slam Tennis
On the first Monday of a Grand Slam, the most interesting match in the tournament is rarely on the main show court. It is usually out on Court 14 or 17, where a qualifier ranked outside the world’s top 150 is two sets into the match of his life, watchedContinue Reading
Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi’s Breakthrough Continues as Indian Teenager Stuns Top Seed in Monastir
The 17-year-old has followed her first professional title with another victory over a tournament’s top seed. After years of promising junior results, the Indian teenager is beginning to make her mark on the professional circuit. Ten days after winning her first professional singles title, Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi found herself facingContinue Reading
WTA Finals Explained: Format, Qualification, Ranking Points, Prize Money & History
Eight singles players, eight doubles teams and one final opportunity to claim one of the biggest titles in women’s tennis. The WTA Finals bring together the season’s most successful players for a championship unlike almost anything else on the professional circuit. Unlike the Grand Slams or regular WTA tournaments, losingContinue Reading