Tennis Beyond the Headlines: June 13, 2026
Intro Can Tennis Survive Its New Golden Age? The next generation of elite players has arrived. On the court, they are delivering astonishing play. OffRead More
An engineer overthinks tennis in a daily journal.
Intro Can Tennis Survive Its New Golden Age? The next generation of elite players has arrived. On the court, they are delivering astonishing play. OffRead More
Serena Williams continues to dominate the headlines, the WTA Finals moves to Indian Wells, testing for performance enhancing drugs, and a big lawsuit. WTA FinalsRead More
Wimbledon takes center stage this week, but the conversation extends well beyond the grass courts. A new documentary featuring the rivalry between Chris Evert andRead More
Wimbledon is almost here, but this week belonged to Serena Williams. Her return to competition, reunion with Venus, and growing influence on the business sideRead More
The grass-court season is underway, bringing one of tennis’ most distinctive transitions. As players adjust to the sport’s fastest and most unforgiving surface, the headlinesRead More
As the tour transitions from clay to grass, one story towers above all others: Serena Williams is back. Her return headlines a week that alsoRead More
The first week of Roland Garros has delivered plenty of drama, both on and off the court. While players continue to press Grand Slam organizersRead More
Roland Garros begins this week. Beneath the usual anticipation sits a sport wrestling with bigger structural questions, including player compensation, governance, scheduling, commercialization, and theRead More
Intro Tennis slams’ refusal to discuss money is slap in face for players. They are right to threaten boycott: Wealthy players asking for more moneyRead More
Rome continues this week as the clay season intensifies, but the biggest conversations in tennis are increasingly happening off the court. Prize-money disputes, boycott talk,Read More