Tennis

11/12/2025 |  Djokovic says Sinner's doping controversy will linger (Reuters Sports) Nov 12 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic said the shortness and timing of Jannik Sinner's ban this year for an inadvertent doping violation was "odd" and the case would hang over the four-time Grand Slam champion like a cloud for the rest of his career.

11/11/2025 |  Two fans die on second day of ATP Finals in Turin (Reuters Sports) TURIN, Italy, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Two spectators died from cardiac arrests during the second day of the ATP Finals at the Inalpi Arena in Turin, the Italian Tennis Federation (FITP) and the ATP said on Tuesday.
The individuals were aged 70 and 78 and the incidents occurred at different times on Monday. The first singles match between Italian Lorenzo Musetti and Taylor Fritz was delayed, with an announcement made regarding a medical situation in the arena.

11/11/2025 |  EXEC: Yonex Hikes Guidance On Q2 Momentum (SGB UPDATE) Yonex, the Japanese racquet sports and golf company, raised its outlook for the year after reporting results for the second quarter ended September 30, which had exceeded plan, benefiting from a weakening yen.
Company sales in the second quarter rose 10.6 percent to ¥39,676 million ($258 mm). Operating earnings in the quarter slumped 41.2 percent to ¥2,570 million. Net earnings declined 18.8 percent to ¥2,134 million.

11/10/2025 |  Aryna Sabalenka Caps Richest Season in Women’s Tennis History (Front Office Sports) Aryna Sabalenka failed to cap off her historic season with a title, but a runner-up finish was enough to set a women’s tennis earnings record.
On Saturday, Elena Rybakina defeated Sabalenka at the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to take home $5.23 million, the largest payout in the history of professional tennis, men’s or women’s. Sabalenka took home nearly $2.7 million for finishing second, bringing her 2025 total to $15 million, the largest single-season earnings total in WTA history. T

11/5/2025 |  Venus Williams to play in Auckland (Reuters Sports) Nov 5 (Reuters) - Venus Williams will begin her 2026 season in Auckland, the tournament said this week, as the 45-year-old American continues her return to competitive tennis.
The seven-times Grand Slam winner became the oldest player to win a WTA singles match since 2004 when she returned to competition after a 16-month layoff in July.