The Laver Cup returned to London over the weekend, Federer reflects on his legacy, Coco Gauff joins World Team Tennis, and wheelchair tennis turns 50.
Alcaraz tops the bill as the Laver Cup returns to London still aiming to prove its worth: The Ryder Cup-style event has struggled financially since its legendary founder, Roger Federer, retired but still offers a spectacle unlike any other in tennis. Full Story: The Guardian
How the Davis Cup and the Laver Cup Are Competing for Tennis’s Biggest Stars: Tennis’s fall calendar has created a tough decision for its top players, but not everyone has made the same call. Full Story: Sports Illustrated
A Conversation with Roger Federer: Roger Federer gave a promotional interview ahead of the Laver Cup at The O2 in London. It was nearly four years to the day after he played the final match of his career in this same venue. Despite his transformative impact on tennis, Federer insists that nobody is ever bigger than the game itself. Full Story: Laver Cup
How Roger Federer became a global sports brand, on the tennis court and off it: Federer remains one of tennis’ biggest names, an enduring figurehead for the sport he mastered. His brand remains one of its strongest; it is also among the very biggest in the sports world at large. Full Story: The Athletic
Coco Gauff joins World Team Tennis relaunch as a player and team owner for Florida Flamingos: CoCo Gauff, is the latest top-ranked player to commit to the reboot of the starry league co-founded in the 1970s by Billie Jean King, as it prepares to return after a five-year hiatus for its 47th season. Full Story: The Athletic
World Team Tennis taps Elevate for ticketing, hospitality: Elevate will manage WTT’s ticketing-related strategy and operations; product design; marketing, sales and advertising; logistics; and reporting and analytics, among other responsibilities. Tickets for WTT’s six events across Brooklyn’s Barclays Center (Dec. 1-2), Toronto’s Coca-Cola Coliseum (Dec. 5-6) and Miami’s Amerant Bank Arena (Dec. 14-15) went on sale last week. Full Story: Sports Business Journal
Is College Tennis at an Inflection Point? Patrick McEnroe spoke in front of Congress about the expansion of international recruiting, and what it could mean for the development of domestic athletes. Full Story: Sports Illustrated
Wheelchair Tennis Has ‘Come a Long Way’: 50 years since its inception, men’s and women’s wheelchair tennis is a part of all four Grand Slams — the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open — as well as an official Paralympic sport. It continues to grow rapidly, drawing larger crowds each passing year for its new class of world-famous sportspeople. Full Story: People
Tara Moore, British tennis player serving doping ban, has $20M lawsuit against WTA thrown out: Moore had argued that the WTA had failed to warn its players about the risk of eating meat contaminated with steroids in Colombia, where she tested positive for boldenone and nandrolone at a tournament in 2022. After the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) imposed the four-year ban, Moore took that verdict to arbitration with the WTA. The arbitrator found in the tour’s favor, leading to Moore’s filing this lawsuit to vacate the arbitration. Full Story: The Athletic
Boise debates converting tennis courts to pickleball: Hundreds wrote to the city, most of whom supported some level of conversion, whether that was fully to pickleball or to a hybrid mix of tennis and pickleball, according to city documents. But others, such as some neighbors and tennis aficionados, questioned the change. Full Story: Idaho Statesman
From influencers to brutal finishes, US Open 2026 was worst grand slam in recent memory: Upon entering Arthur Ashe Stadium this year, fans were greeted by some ominous signs: “Pardon our appearance while we write the next chapter of Arthur Ashe Stadium.” The tournament’s appearance, it must be said, was hideous. Inside the corridors and rooms at one of the biggest sporting events in the world, it felt like its main building was falling apart. Full Story: The Guardian A hot take on the state of the facilities.
This Week in Professional Tennis
| Date | Tournament | Tour/Level | Location |
| 9/30-10/11 | China Open | WTA 1000 ATP 500 | China |
| 9/30-10/6 | Kinoshita Group Japan Open | ATP 500 | Japan |
