Novak Djokovic doesn’t want the antitrust lawsuit filed by the players’ association he co-founded to create a rift in tennis, but he also said Thursday that the athletes’ share of revenues and their influence both need to increase. Source link
Two sporting titans have officially collided in the best way possible, with Ben Shelton and Trinity Rodman subtly confirming their relationship to hundreds of thousands of fans. Buried among a slew of casual photos posted by the American tennis star to Instagram this week was one of Shelton, 22, and Rodman, also 22, cosying up…
Calling the groups in charge of professional tennis “a cartel,” the players’ association co-founded by Novak Djokovic filed an antitrust lawsuit against the women’s and men’s tours, the International Tennis Federation and the sport’s integrity agency on Tuesday in federal court in New York. Source link
P!nk in nailing her new job! The singer is hosting the 21st annual Desert Smash, which she says has been a special experience. “I think it’s fun for every person, no matter what you’re doing here – whether you’re spectating, playing, or if you’re a celebrity and you get to hang out with all your…
Pregnant players on the women’s tennis tour now can receive 12 months of paid maternity leave, and those who become parents via partner pregnancy, surrogacy or adoption can get two months off with pay, under a program sponsored by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia and announced Thursday by the WTA. Source link
Fred Stolle, a winner of two Grand Slam singles titles and 17 major doubles trophies, has died, Tennis Australia said Thursday. He was 86. Source link
Tennis participation in the United States rose to 25.7 million players in 2024, the sport’s fifth consecutive year of growth, the U.S. Tennis Association said Wednesday, citing an analysis of numbers drawn from two studies not yet fully released. Source link
Novak Djokovic says a majority of tennis players have lost faith in the anti-doping authorities following Jannik Sinner’s three-month ban, and there’s a widespread feeling that “favoritism” is being shown to the sport’s biggest stars. Source link
Six more current or former tennis players linked to a match-fixing syndicate in Belgium were given suspensions of varying lengths – one was barred for 15 years – and fined, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Friday. Source link
Tennis players Gaël Monfils and Elina Svitolina have been engaged in a real life love-match, having been romantically linked since 2019, their love life just as tumultuous as the tennis matches they both play in. Both the French Monfils, 38, and Ukrainian Svitolina, 30, have made their way Down Under for the Australian Open 2025….
