Revisiting Peng Shuai’s unresolved disappearance and dissecting Jannik Sinner’s rise to the top. A real Roland Garros trophy will be auctioned off this week.
Revisiting the Disappearance of Peng Shuai: Three years later, there is still no satisfying answer to the Chinese tennis player’s whereabouts and well-being. Full Story: Sports Illustrated
Jannik Sinner is year-end No. 1 by simplifying the formula for greatness: If you tried to create a player with AI, you would probably end up with someone like Sinner. Full Story: Tennis
Jannik Sinner’s doping case explained: Everything you need to know about the case so far, why the appeal has been lodged, and what it means for Sinner and the sport as a whole. Full Story: The Athletic
Saudi Arabia’s coveted Masters 1000 tennis tournament has stalled: After months of back-and-forth negotiations and due diligence between the kingdom and the entities that control tennis, the proposal for a major, mixed, 1000-level tournament (one rung below the four Grand Slams) to be held in Saudi Arabia in January or February is still at least three seasons away, a loose gesture at seismic change only slightly more fleshed out than it was a year ago when it set the sport aflame. Full Story: The Athletic
How to retire from tennis: Federer’s tears, Williams’ ceremony, Nadal’s video: In the new rules of tennis retirement, there are different methods of saying goodbye. Full Story: The Athletic
Danielle Collins isn’t retiring from tennis after all. She’ll be back in 2025: Danielle Collins says she’s changed her mind about retiring from the WTA Tour at the end of this year and will be back in 2025. Full Story: AP News
Bencic gearing up to return to competitive tennis following maternity leave: Belinda Bencic is set to return to competitive play at the end of October following maternity leave. She will participate in the ITF W75 Hamburg event on Oct. 28, providing an opportunity to “test her level” ahead of Switzerland’s Billie Jean King Cup tie against Serbia in mid-November. Full Story: WTA
4 Key Business Lessons From Tennis Star and Entrepreneur Venus Williams: Williams’ resume as an investor and entrepreneur is impressive. In addition to founding the interior design firm V Starr, best known for designing luxurious spas and lounges, she co-founded plant-based protein shake company Happy Viking with food entrepreneur Neel Premkumar and the generative AI interior design app Palazzo with tech founders and investors Raffi Holzer and Edward Lando. Last year, she signed on as a partner at private equity firm Topspin Consumer Partners. She recently published Strive, a book about the lessons she’s learned in her career and “how to find your awesome.” Full Story: Inc
‘Challengers’ star Zendaya says players have thanked her for ‘making tennis cool’: The pop-culture phenomenon Challengers didn’t only impress movie-goers this summer at the box office. It also earned rave reviews from its real-life counterparts on tour, according to the film’s A-list star Zendaya. Full Story: Tennis
Six Kings Slam Appearance Fees and Prize Money: Each of the six players were guaranteed $1.5 million for participating, with the winner taking home $6 million. Full Story: Tennis
You can “win” the trophy from Roland Garros: Thomas Muster’s iconic 1995 Roland Garros trophy is set to be auctioned off for charity as part of the ‘Champions of Vienna’ campaign. Full Story: ATP
This Week in Professional Tennis
| Date | Tournament | Tour/Level | Location |
| 10/21-27 | Erste Bank Open | ATP 500 | Austria |
| 10/21-27 | Swiss Indoors Basel | ATP 500 | Switzerland |
| 10/21-27 | Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis | WTA 500 | Japan |
| 10/21-27 | Guangzhou Open presented by AVATR | WTA 250 | China |
| 10/21-27 | Abierto Tampico | WTA 125 | Mexico |
