Amongst the professional tennis landscape, the ATP Tour NextGen Finals should be an absolute showcase event for emerging talent, featuring seven of the best under-21 players, alongside a wildcard entrant. However, despite the unique premise, the event finds itself somewhat lost in its current place on the calendar, serving asContinue Reading
If you’re trying to review the whole 2025 tennis season, it’s a long process to go through all the players, and all the tournaments. We’ve made it easy for you, by summing up the top 50 ATP players’ season, in a single sentence. Embed from Getty Images 1. Carlos AlcarazContinue Reading
The ATP’s new Breakthrough of the Year award was supposed to be straightforward: recognize the players who made the single biggest leap onto the main tour in 2025. When the shortlist landed last week– Jack Draper, João Fonseca, Jakub Mensik, Valentin Vacherot – one name was conspicuously absent. Learner Tien,Continue Reading
Alexis Blokhina is a name to watch out for on the WTA Tour in the coming years. Taking a sabbatical from College, the 21-year-old American is now 8 months into her first full season on the ITF Tour. Blokhina has already won her first professional trophy – a W50 titleContinue Reading
With the final Grand Slam upon us, the US open Wildcards have been announced. The whole wildcard system in tennis has long been a topic of debate, and probably no more than in recent weeks. We’ve had Venus Williams receive a Wildcard at the DC Open, despite not having playedContinue Reading
At 16, Ivan Ivanov is already a name to watch in tennis. Born on October 30, 2008, the Bulgarian teenager is currently going through the transition between dominating the junior courts, and trying to match it with the pros. His latest match at the ATP Challenger in Sofia may haveContinue Reading
Over the last couple of years, tennis players are speaking out more and more around their mental health. It seems like every week, a top player is opening up about their life, or taking some time away from the sport. Below is just a sample of what players have beenContinue Reading
On July 11, the tennis world received big news: Venus Williams, the 45-year-old 7-time Grand Slam singles champion, accepted a main-draw wildcard into the WTA 500 Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington, D.C., marking her return to competitive tennis after a 16-month hiatus. This decision has generated heated discussion amongContinue Reading
Netflix’s Carlos Alcaraz: My Way, a 3-episode docuseries released last month, dives into the 2024 season of Carlos Alcaraz, the 21-year-old Spanish star, who’s already claimed 4 Grand Slams, and the title of youngest ATP No. 1. Directed by Jorge Laplace and produced by Morena Films, the series follows Alcaraz’sContinue Reading
At 37, Novak Djokovic is no longer the seemingly immovable force who defied the limits of tennis for so many years. With 24 Grand Slam titles, 40 Masters trophies, and a résumé that stands atop the sport, the Serbian great is showing signs in 2025 that the relentless hunger thatContinue Reading
