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Holger Rune suffers setback in accelerated tennis comeback from Achilles tear
Rune, 23, intended to complete a seven-month comeback this month, but now looks set to return for grass season in June.
The Athletic - TennisWhen the oldest and youngest ranked men's tennis players met in the sport's minor leagues
In Florida, a classic duel of youth, experience — and some ambidexterity — played out on green clay.
The Athletic - TennisAryna Sabalenka suffers earliest tournament exit in 15 months with Italian Open loss
Sorana Cîrstea beat the world No.1 despite going a set down in the third round of the tournament on Saturday.
The Athletic - TennisNovak Djokovic falls to Italian Open upset against Dino Prižmić after apparent stomach issues
Djokovic cruised through the first set, but physical issues hampered him in the second and Prižmić stayed calm to close out a memorable win.
The Athletic - TennisIga Świątek explains how coach Francisco Roig tore his Achilles — on a court in a Rome piazza
Świątek and Roig were playing a volleying game on Piazza del Popolo when her new coach suffered the injury.
The Athletic - TennisUkraine's Oleksandra Oliynykova denounces WTA's response to criticism of Russian, Belarusian tennis players
Oliynykova alleged that the tour threatened her with “disqualification” for naming players when discussing Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The Athletic - TennisWhat a Grand Slam boycott could mean for tennis, from prize money to tickets and the trophy
Stars have discussed the possibility of declining to play the biggest tournaments in tennis for the first time. How would that work?
The Athletic - TennisThe tennis coaching carousel started spinning early this year. This is how it works
The business of hiring and firing a tennis coach, as the early part of this season has illustrated, is anything but an orderly process.
The Athletic - TennisEmma Raducanu withdraws from Italian Open with post-viral illness
Minutes before her withdrawal, Raducanu told reporters she had "really turned a corner" in her recovery from the lingering illness.
The Athletic - TennisTennis stars could boycott Grand Slams in prize money dispute, Gauff and Sabalenka say
The world No. 1 spoke after a group of top-10 ATP and WTA players expressed “collective disappointment” at the 2026 French Open prize money.
The Athletic - TennisElectronic line calling on clay still confuses tennis players and fans. But is it the issue?
At the Madrid Open, players continued to rely on ball marks to argue with electronic line calling. Tennis needs to find a solution.
The Athletic - TennisJannik Sinner dismisses Alexander Zverev at Madrid Open to set ATP Masters 1000 record
Sinner defeated Zverev 6-1, 6-2 in the Spanish capital. It was not that close.
The Athletic - TennisTop men's and women's tennis players greet French Open prize money with 'collective disappointment'
The increase does not meet expectations for prize money as a proportion of revenue, the ATP and WTA player group says.
The Athletic - TennisFor Marta Kostyuk, her first WTA 1000 title goes beyond the tennis court
The 23-year-old Ukrainian beat Russia's Mirra Andreeva in the final of the Madrid Open to win the biggest title of her career.
The Athletic - TennisAlexander Blockx, Madrid Open semifinalist, is ready for a bigger tennis court in every sense
The 21-year-old Belgian has been thriving in the space afforded to him by playing on show courts during his run.
The Athletic - TennisKei Nishikori, former world No. 4 in tennis, announces plans to retire at end of season
Nishikori, 36, was the first man from Asia to reach a Grand Slam final and lone Japanese tennis player to cross the 450-win threshold.
The Athletic - TennisCompiling a tennis win streak is one of the hardest things in the sport. Jannik Sinner knows
Sinner is on a 23-match winning streak with just two sets lost. He is under no illusions about how hard it is to do that.
The Athletic - TennisWhy some of the best athletes in the world pretend to be someone else
You change your perspective. Your mind shifts. You get outside yourself and the anxiety slides away. Who knows what can happen then?
The Athletic - TennisJack Draper out of Italian Open and French Open with right knee injury
Draper has played nine matches since withdrawing from last year's U.S. Open in the second round with a bone bruise to his left elbow.
The Athletic - TennisHailey Baptiste stuns Aryna Sabalenka, saving six match points in Madrid Open nail-biter
Baptiste knocked the defending champion and world No. 1 out in a thrilling, seesawing match.
The Athletic - TennisRafael Jódar's tennis rise and the teenage kicks of a new template for Spain in the sport
Jódar, 19, crowds and blasts his way past opponents with tactics that subvert his national archetype — and his most famous tennis namesake.
The Athletic - TennisMirra Andreeva wins at Madrid Open after saying 'I will choke' having blown third-set lead
Andreeva, who turns 19 Wednesday, managed to turn despondency into victory after losing a commanding lead against Anna Bondár.
The Athletic - TennisTennis adopted electronic line calling on clay and created a ball-mark monster
For years, players used ball marks to understand the story of a match on clay. Now, they are being asked not to trust them.
The Athletic - TennisStomach virus runs through Madrid Open field as tennis stars try to navigate puking and pollen
The Madrid Open is warming up on court, but pollen and a virus have wreaked havoc with players' bodies — and the field.
The Athletic - TennisWhy tennis players find beating an injured or cramping opponent so difficult
At the Madrid Open, Ugo Humbert became the latest player to have their brain scrambled by an opponent unable to move or play normally.
The Athletic - TennisJannik Sinner says 'tennis needs Carlos' after Alcaraz pulls out of French Open
Sinner and Alcaraz's runaway rivalry at the top of men's tennis will be on pause for at least the rest of clay-court season.
The Athletic - TennisCarlos Alcaraz withdraws from French Open and Italian Open with right wrist injury
Alcaraz said he would not rush back for fear of harming his future prospects, even before deciding to miss the second Grand Slam of 2026.
The Athletic - TennisWhy one of tennis' most prestigious tournaments is full of curiosity, from calendar to conditions
The ATP Masters and WTA 1000 event is prestigious, but its calendar spot and conditions make it a complicated stop on the clay swing.
The Athletic - TennisWTA Tour chief executive Portia Archer leaves organization after less than two years
Valerie Camillo, the chair of the women's tennis governing body, announced the move in an email to staff on Wednesday afternoon.
The Athletic - TennisGrand Slams respond to tennis stars' privacy concerns after Australian Open complaints
The French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open have detailed measures designed to placate players at their 2026 editions.
The Athletic - TennisCarlos Alcaraz says he will not rush return from wrist injury for the French Open
The two-time defending champion said that “forcing things” could harm his prospects at future tournaments.
The Athletic - TennisTennis stars get Grand Slam wearable technology boost after Australian Open controversy
Starting at the French Open, players will be able to use wearables at the majors on a trial basis.
The Athletic - TennisMarkéta Vondroušová charged with refusing doping test after 'acute stress reaction'
The 2023 Wimbledon champion said she is “working to clear my name” in a statement on social media. She could face a four-year suspension.
The Athletic - TennisKarolína Muchová beats Coco Gauff to end six-match losing streak against the American
Muchová ended a six-match losing streak against the American with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 win at the Stuttgart Tennis Grand Prix in Germany.
The Athletic - TennisLIV Golf is scrambling amid Saudi funding questions. Will the kingdom’s stake in other sports last?
Breaking down Saudi Arabia's sports portfolio and what we're hearing about its future amid the uncertainty surrounding LIV Golf.
The Athletic - TennisThe underarm tennis serve has been the opposite of underhand for years. The sport must accept them
Nuno Borges' underarm serve on match point at the Barcelona Open was tactically perfect. Fans still took offense.
The Athletic - TennisCarlos Alcaraz withdraws from Barcelona Open with right wrist and forearm injury
Alcaraz injured his wrist during his first-round match against Finland's Otto Virtanen.
The Athletic - TennisWhy WTA Tour Finals is leaving Saudi Arabia, and the future of women's tennis' flagship event
Why the 2026 edition is set to be its last in the kingdom, as a three-year deal ends.
The Athletic - TennisThe Pickleball Slam, Anna Leigh Waters and a sport trying to escape the gravity of tennis stars
Waters, 19, is pickleball's dominant force. But can more of its best players join her at its most visible showcase in the U.S.?
The Athletic - TennisBoris Becker's 1989 U.S. Open trophy sells for $357,456 in rare Grand Slam trophy auction
It's the only known U.S. Open men's singles trophy to ever be publicly sold.
The Athletic - TennisRafael Nadal's Netflix documentary follows his final season. The trailer follows familiar beats
The docuseries promises access into Nadal's final tennis season before retirement.
The Athletic - TennisA shock loss for the U.S. in 'World Cup of tennis' and the challenge of team competitions
The U.S. failed to qualify for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals for the first time in 10 years.
The Athletic - TennisJannik Sinner reclaims world No. 1 after Monte Carlo Masters win over Carlos Alcaraz
Sinner outlasted Alcaraz in a sludgy, windy match on the clay in Monaco.
The Athletic - TennisMonte Carlo Masters merchandise: Illustrator seeks compensation after design used without permission
Yana Boyko's five-racket design, which she drew in June 2024, has appeared on a t-shirt sold at the ATP Masters 1000 event.
The Athletic - TennisCoco Gauff responds to criticism of natural hair in Miu Miu shoot: 'The girls who get it, get it'
Gauff posted a video on social media in response to comments about a shoot she did for Miu Miu.
The Athletic - TennisValentin Vacherot lived a tennis fairytale. Back home in Monaco, he is writing another
The Monégasque's run to the Shanghai Masters title was the men's tennis Cinderella story of last year. Now the next phase begins.
The Athletic - TennisTennis player Holger Rune targeting seven-month return from ruptured Achilles tendon
Rune, 22, intends to belie the typical nine-to-12-month rehab period for the injury.
The Athletic - TennisAryna Sabalenka withdraws from Stuttgart Tennis Grand Prix with unspecified injury
Sabalenka, the world No. 1, has reached the final of the indoor clay tournament four times out of four, but has never won it.
The Athletic - TennisPlayer alleges racial abuse from crowd at second-tier tennis event in Madrid
Jordan's Abdullah Shelbayh asked for at least one person to be removed during his ATP Tour Challenger match against Hungary's Zsombor Piros.
The Athletic - TennisDaniil Medvedev served first career double bagel by Matteo Berrettini at Monte Carlo Masters
Medvedev had never lost a match 6-0, 6-0 in his professional tennis career.
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