Tennis

12/19/2024 |  AP Exclusive: Pro tennis player Jenson Brooksby talks about living with autism (Associated Press (AP)) ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jenson Brooksby tugged at the right shoulder of his red T-shirt and fiddled with some strands of his dirty blond hair as he spoke to The Associated Press about what he’d like the world — the tennis world, yes, but also everyone else — to know about him. 

12/19/2024 |  United Cup can be breeding ground for innovation, says tournament director (Reuters Sports) BENGALURU, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Tennis has been slow to embrace innovation partly due to its success in a golden era dominated by global superstars but the sport must now strive to move with the times, the tournament director of the United Cup said on Thursday.

12/18/2024 |  The ATP men’s tennis tour paid $1.3 million to 26 players via a guaranteed-income plan in 2024 (Associated Press (AP)) LONDON (AP) — The ATP men’s tennis tour paid out $1.3 million to a total of 26 players in 2024 under a new financial program called Baseline that guarantees minimum annual incomes for players ranked in the top 250.
Players received money in each of three categories, the tour said Wednesday, without naming most of the individuals: 17 got paid as part of minimum guarantees that make up the difference if players do not reach certain thresholds in singles prize money, three through injury protection that helps those whose tournament participation is limited by health issues, and seven via newcomer investment that provides funds to new members of the top 125.

12/18/2024 |  Shang hopes pro athlete parental guidance can pave way for success (Reuters Sports) Dec 18 (Reuters) - China's Shang Juncheng said his competitive spirit was down to having professional athletes as parents and the 19-year-old is keen to showcase the lessons he has learned from their careers at this week's Next Gen ATP Finals in Saudi Arabia.
Shang, the son of former China soccer international Shang Yi and former table tennis world champion Wu Na, enjoyed a breakthrough 2024 and climbed to a career-high world ranking of 47 in October after winning his maiden title in Chengdu.

11/28/2024 |  Women's tennis pro Świątek suspended for banned substance (United Press International (UPI)) Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Poland's Iga Świątek is banned from playing professional tennis for a month after testing positive for the heart medication trimetazidine, the U.K.-based International Tennis Integrity Agency announced Thursday.
Świątek is the Women's Tennis Association's second-ranked player behind top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus.