Tennis

3/25/2025 |  Tim Henman is joining the Laver Cup coaching staff and hopes to bring Jack Draper with him (Associated Press (AP)) Tim Henman recalls being impressed by the Laver Cup the first time he attended, which was for Roger Federer’s farewell appearance before retiring in 2022. So Henman, a six-time Grand Slam semifinalist, was eager to accept the offer when he was invited to become a vice captain for Team Europe at this year’s edition.

3/20/2025 |  Surprised Alcaraz not in support of PTPA lawsuit (Reuters Sports) March 20 (Reuters) - World number three Carlos Alcaraz distanced himself from the class-action lawsuit filed by the Professional Tennis Players' Association (PTPA) against the governing bodies of the sport, saying it had caught him by surprise.
The PTPA, an advocacy group established by Novak Djokovic and Vasek Pospisil, filed the lawsuit on Tuesday accusing the ATP, WTA, International Tennis Federation and International Tennis Integrity Agency of anti-competitive practices.

3/19/2025 |  Novak Djokovic’s players’ association sued the groups that run tennis. Why and what do they want? (Associated Press (AP)) MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Ons Jabeur is a three-time Grand Slam finalist with more than $13 million in prize money by age 30, and as she looked out at the main court used for the Miami Open this week and next, she rattled off a lengthy list of things she thinks could be fixed in professional tennis to help all players.

3/19/2025 |  Players’ group founded by Novak Djokovic files an antitrust suit against tennis organizers (Associated Press (AP)) MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — 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.

3/18/2025 |  Novak Djokovic’s PTPA Sues Tennis ‘Cartel’ (Front Office Sports) Tennis’s biggest names are teaming up to take on the sport’s biggest governing bodies in an attempt to restructure it.  
The Professional Tennis Players Association, which was co-founded by 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic, filed a 163-page antitrust lawsuit in three countries on Tuesday describing the governing bodies as a “cartel,” while accusing them of suppressing player wages, opportunities, and competing tournaments, among other allegations.