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Is the WTA bankrupt? President Steve Simon denies it
Steve Simon, the president of the women’s tennis circuit, has had to come out against claims by Kazakhstan Tennis Federation vice-president Yuri Polsy that the WTA was in danger of bankruptcy, by 2026 or 2027, if a merger with the ATP did not take place. “The financial situation of the WTA is good and we…
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Local tennis instructor attends seminar at Wimbledon host site
Julius Mashonganyika Courtesy Photo United States Tennis Association high performance coach Julius Mashonganyika recently attended a grass court seminar at the All-England Lawn Tennis Club, host venue for the Wimbledon Championships. Mashonganyika, the director of the Loudoun County School Tennis Initiative in Leesburg, was one of 80 participants invited to attend the seminar, conducted Oct.…
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How Krejcikova is balancing singles, doubles and her China adventures
Balance, in both life and tennis, is always the goal — but it can be elusive. Fair to say, Barbora Krejcikova handles that fine line better than most. She’s the top seed in the Huafa Technology WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai, a round-robin event that begins Tuesday. Krejcikova, along with doubles partner Katerina Siniakova, is also…
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Murray and Norrie in unchanged GB Davis Cup team
Great Britain have named an unchanged team for November’s Davis Cup quarter-final against Serbia in Malaga. Doubles specialist Neal Skupski also reappears alongside the quartet, who are all ranked inside the world’s top 100 singles players. Novak Djokovic is set to feature for Serbia in the tie on 23 November. “We will go to Malaga…
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Four American Men’s Tennis Players Are Now Ranked Inside The Top 15
With his victory over the weekend at the Japan Open, 21-year-old Atlanta native Ben Shelton surged into the Top 15 of the ATP rankings. Shelton, a semifinalist at the U.S. Open last month, is among four American men ranked in the Top 15, the first time that has occurred since 1997. “I have surpassed my…
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ITA Announces Inaugural Wheelchair Operating Committee
TEMPE, AZ – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) is pleased to announce the formation of the ITA Wheelchair Tennis Operating Committee. This committee will be made up of three coaches who will all serve two-year terms on the committee. This inaugural committee will include Steven Baxter of Boise State, Chris Kelley of Michigan, and Tyler…
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Jan-Lennard Struff Advances In Basel | ATP Tour
Will this be the week Andy Murray wins his first ATP Tour title since 2019? The former No. 1 player in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings made a good start on Monday when he defeated German Yannick Hanfmann 7-5, 6-4 to reach the second round at the Swiss Indoors Basel. The Scot snapped a three-match losing…
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ATP Finals winner could earn biggest cheque in tennis history as event offers record prize money pot
<!– –> The organisers of the ATP Finals have done it again as the winner of the season-ending tournament could be laughing all the way to the bank on the back of the biggest prize-money payday in tennis history. Just 12 months after Novak Djokovic won a record $4,740,300 for his undefeated title run in…
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Women’s Tennis produce strong showing at ITA Regionlas
Story Links GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Members of Florida Gulf Coast University’s women’s tennis team continued the Fall season at the ITA Regionals hosted by the University of Florida. The tournament was from Friday through Monday. “All four of our players competed at a very high level, giving them a chance to win matches against four of the…
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Arrowhead and University School of Milwaukee Repeat as Girls Team Tennis Champions
MADISON, Wis. – A pair of programs repeated as team champions at the 2023 State Girls Team Tennis Tournament at Nielsen Tennis Center Saturday. Second-seeded Arrowhead (24-3) won the Division 1 team title for the second year in a row with a 5-2 victory over top-seeded Middleton (18-3) in the championship match. Emily Muresan and Mekenna Verhagen won their matches…