May kicks off National Tennis Month. What better way to celebrate than helping Billie Jean King win the Congressional Gold Medal.
Let’s Help BJK Win the Congressional Gold Medal! With bipartisan support, H.R. 1831 was recently introduced to award Billie Jean King the Congressional Gold Medal, one of this country’s highest civilian awards. To date, an individual woman athlete has never received this award. Email or tweet your representative today to urge them to co-sponsor H.R. 1831, and use the hashtag #GiveBJKTheGold. Capsule. Reach Out: Contact your Representative.
May is National Tennis Month. May is National Tennis Month! And while many would argue that every month should be tennis month, for the last few years, NTM in May has been an increasingly active platform to help grow the game. Full Story: Racquet Sports Industry
Wimbledon to cover accommodation costs for Ukrainian tennis players. The funding will cover the cost of two rooms for all main draw and qualifying players for the entirety of the grass court season, which includes ATP and WTA Tour competitions in the weeks before Wimbledon, as well as the grand slam itself. Full Story: CNN
Electronic line calls at all ATP men’s tennis events by 2025. The ATP has announced that it will use Electronic Line Calling Live — known as ELC Live — for all “out” calls in all matches beginning two years from now. Each match still will be overseen by a chair umpire, but the line judges who used to be entrusted with determining where shots landed will no longer be present on court. Full Story: AP
Inside Tennis Star Iga Swiatek’s Unique Mental Game. Iga Swiatek, the Poland native who has held the No. 1 ranking for more than a year, has expertly approached tennis from all angles, combining psychological training—her shrink introduced her to Legos—biomechanical expertise, and a fierce forehand to ascend to the top of her game. Full Story: Time
Mastering the nuances of clay: Balancing patience, power and positioning. The tactical and technical side of succeeding on clay is always a work in progress. Here’s some insight from some of the top players in the world. Full Story: WTA
Lacoste makes Roland Garros kits for its two signature stars. When Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev take to the courts of Paris, here’s what they’ll be wearing. Full Story: Tennis
Pickleball, tennis players look for compromise at Poinsettia Park. Poinsettia Park, the largest public tennis complex in Carlsbad, offers 10 lighted tennis courts. Since one tennis court is equivalent to four pickleball courts, some picklers believe there is plenty more space to share. Full Story: The Coast News
The emerging tennis-pickleball culture war. If you play golf, imagine showing up for your Sunday morning tee time only to be informed that you can only play the front nine as the rest has been set aside for frisbee golf, and then being trailed all day by a pack of frisbee golfers loudly complaining about your pace of play, and then being nagged over your feeling of “entitlement” to the course and your unwillingness to “share.” Imagine all that, and you may begin to understand the rage that the pickleballers inspire in tennis players. Full Story: Washington Examiner
‘Stan Scissorshands’ Wins Unique Coin Toss With Rublev. Andrey Rublev suggested a game of ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’ at the net on Manolo Santana Stadium after confusion about the options on the electronically generated coin toss. With ATP Chair Umpire Mohamed Lahyani laughing along with the players, Stan Wawrinka’s ‘Scissors’ cut through Rublev’s ‘Paper’ and the Swiss star opted to serve.. Full Story: ATP
This Week in Professional Tennis
| Date | Tournament | Tour/Level | Location |
| 4/26-5/7 | Mutua Madrid Open | ATP 1000 WTA 1000 | Madrid, Spain |
