The Carlos Alcaraz tennis revolution is upon us. Wimbledon highlights that the Olympics creates an odd surface transition for tennis and a pickleball story you must read to believe.
Tennis usually passes the torch. Carlos Alcaraz is running away with it: This wasn’t a torch-passing. It was more like a torch-grabbing, followed by a sprint around the bend and another mile down the road. Full Story: The Athletic
Carlos Alcaraz proves he is the heir apparent: Carlos Alcaraz is now the third-youngest man in the Open era to win four Grand Slam singles titles, trailing only Mats Wilander and Bjorn Borg. His 4-0 record moves him behind only Federer (7-0) as the best record among men in their first major finals, and he joins the Big Three as well as Borg and Rod Laver as the only men to win the French Open and Wimbledon in the same season. Full Story: ESPN
The Big Three Transition: The Rise of Alcaraz and Sinner and the Resolve of Djokovic: When men’s tennis fans were worrying about what the world would look like after Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic, part of their fear came from the last time male legends of the sport started to fade from view. Full Story: The Athletic
The Top Storylines From 2024 Wimbledon: Carlos Alcaraz’s win, Novak Djokovic’s next move, and more from The Championships. Full Story: Sports Illustrated
Wimbledon highlights, Murray’s farewell, and Swiatek’s grass: The writers at The Athletic look back on the fortnight, ahead to the coming hard-court season, and consider the imminent return to clay for the Olympics back at Roland Garros in Paris. Full Story: The Athletic
At the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, tennis is as odd a fit as ever: The oddball transition from the slowest surface in tennis (clay) to one of the fastest ones (the grass of Wimbledon), then back to the slow clay, then over to North America’s hard courts for a compressed U.S. Open tune-up run.. Full Story: The Athletic
Amritraj, Paes, and Evans inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame: Leander Paes entered Newport’s hallowed grounds as the inaugural Hall of Famer from India as a player. And Vijay Amritraj, also from India, earned his moment in Newport Casino as the first Asian man inducted as a contributor. The pair were joined in this year’s class by journalist Richard Evans after his more than six decades of coverage dedicated to the sport. Full Story: Providence Journal
Richard Evans, a preeminent voice on tennis & new International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee: Richard Evans, the longtime tennis journalist and official who has helped tell the story of the sport for more than 60 years, will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday in the contributor category. Full Story: ATP
Michael Chang to Unveil His Family’s Journey in Upcoming ‘American Son’ Documentary: ESPN has dropped a new trailer for 30 for 30’s upcoming “American Son” episode, which is set to follow the journey of the Chang family — both in the United States and on the tennis court. Full Story: People
The First Low-Vision Tennis Courts In the United States: Low-vision tennis is played on a slightly smaller court with a slower foam ball with a rattle inside of it. Full Story: WTAE
‘Broken up our community’: Pickleballers still fume after battle over San Francisco courts: The pickleball crowd has never been shy about flaunting their numbers. The only thing its passionate players might love more than crowing about its popularity is posting photos of empty tennis courts that they think should be turned into pickleball courts. Full Story: SFGate
This Week in Professional Tennis
| Date | Tournament | Tour/Level | Location |
| 7/21-27 | Plava Laguna Croatia Open | ATP 250 | Croatia |
| 7/22-28 | Atlanta Open | ATP 250 | Atlanta |
| 7/22-27 | Generali Open | ATP 250 | Austria |
| 7/21-26 | Livesport Prague Open | WTA 250 | Czech Republic |
| 7/21-26 | UniCredit Iasi Open | WTA 250 | Romania |
| 7/22-27 | Polish Open | WTA 125 | Poland |
