The legends are still grabbing headlines—but there’s plenty more happening in tennis just beneath the surface. A roundup of the important stories in tennis you might have missed last week.
2025 Roland-Garros Press Kit: The full Roland-Garros Press Kit has been posted for public download. It’s amazing! Full Story: Roland-Garros
Tennis clay season is underway… with no Rafael Nadal: The king is dead, long live the king. As tennis moves to clay courts for the next few months, one of the sport’s greatest on the surface will be absent for the first time in two decades. A clay-court swing without Rafael Nadal seemed implausible for so long, but now it has arrived. Full Story: The Athletic
Rafael Nadal Gave Surprisingly Frank Quote About Missing Tennis in Retirement: In a surprising admission from the all-time great, Rafael Nadal said he misses tennis “zero” after being given the Sporting Icon honor at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid on Tuesday night. Full Story: Sports Illustrated
Djokovic says tennis will always outlive its star players, and he can feel the changes taking place: Novak Djokovic says he can feel the changes taking place in tennis. People have started to accept, he says, that there is no more Roger Federer, no more Rafael Nadal and — soon — no more Djokovic. Full Story: AP
Novak Djokovic’s tennis record made his ranking irrelevant, but he needs to care about it now: Why Djokovic returned to a tournament he hasn’t played since 2022 because he has to pay attention to something that he swore more than a year ago would never concern him again: the ATP rankings. Full Story: The Athletic
Wimbledon delivers record £50m to British tennis: The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) received £49.853m last year, under an agreement which requires The All England Club (AELTC) to pass on 90% of its profits to the governing body each year. Full Story: BBC
Coco Gauff Debuts a New Designer Collaboration: Coco Gauff revealed a new designer collaboration between New Balance and Miu Miu. The tennis star will debut the collection on and off-court during the upcoming Italian Open in Rome. Full Story: Vogue
Tennis is booming, but there are fewer courts to handle increased demand: Tennis is booming in Colorado and across the country, but tennis officials say the number of available public courts isn’t keeping up with growing demand. Full Story: The Denver Post
What Carlos Alcaraz’s ‘My Way’ Netflix docuseries says about his tennis present and future: The latest offering in the genre of tennis documentary comes from none other than Carlos Alcaraz, one of two men’s players most likely to own tennis during the next decade. At its heart, it questions how his future will be fulfilled. Full Story: The Athletic
Andre Agassi to play at the US Open Pickleball Championships: Andre Agassi will line up alongside teenager Anna Leigh Waters in the mixed pro division at the US Open Pickleball Championships next week in Naples, Florida. Full Story: ESPN
This Week in Professional Tennis
| Date | Tournament | Tour/Level | Location |
| 4/22-5/4 | Mutua Madrid Open | WTA 1000 ATP 1000 | Spain |
