Tennis News April 11, 2021
Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers will be contested this weekend, an under the radar major coaching change, and another sign of the end of civility in tennis.
Tennis News April 4, 2022
Weekly tennis news from outside the lines features Will Smith spoiling the King Richard moment, more racquet smashing, and a display of sportsmanship.
Tennis Roundup: March 28, 2022
Shocking developments at the top of the WTA Rankings list and more news tennis related news that you probably missed last week. This week’s summary includes bonus footage from the 90 and over women’s doubles National Clay Court Championships.
Tennis Roundup: March 21, 2022
Alexandr Dolgopolov becomes the latest Ukrainian player to take up arms in the defense of Ukraine. Russia and Belarus have been suspended from Davis Cup and Billie Jean Cup competition. “Gold Balls” gets some coverage in the mainstream tennis media.
Tennis Roundup: March 14, 2022
The crisis in Ukraine continues to dominate the news. Coco Gauff speaks out on gender identity and Rafa Nadal has harsh words for how the ATP handled the Alexander Zverev situation.
Tennis Roundup: March 7, 2022
Headlines this week were dominated by Ukrainian storylines that dwarfed a couple of blockbuster business deals in women’s tennis.
2 responsesTennis Roundup: February 28, 2022
The storylines this week are dominated by player reaction to the Russia invasion of Ukraine. Additionally, Alexander Zverev was fined for on court violence, and Leander Paes was found guilty of domestic abuse in India.
Tennis Roundup: February 21, 2022
The highest ranking ITF tennis official resigns, Novak Djokovic grants his first interview on his vaccination status, and Alex de Minaur denies paying for a fake Covid vaccine certificate.
Tennis Roundup: February 14, 2022
Women finally achieve equality with the men at Wimbledon. In 2022, fans will pay the same ticket price for both the men’s and women’s finals.
Tennis Roundup: February 7, 2022
A fun thought exercise for the week is to rank the first three stories in order of credibility: A) That IOC president Thomas Bach is an unbiased source of the well being of Peng Shuai, B) any future Novak Djokovic vaccination claim without independent verification, or C) that the Serbian legal system legitimately investigated the irregularities in Djokovic’s positive Covid test at the center of the Australian Open kerfuffle.