The NCAA Division I Championships gets underway in May with free live and on-demand streaming opportunities. Boris Becker is in jail after being convicted of hiding assets to avoid paying debts. The Citi-Open gets a shocking new sponsor.
Boris Becker: How a tennis superstar crashed to earth
Boris Becker has been jailed for hiding assets to avoid paying debts. How did the former golden boy of tennis come to this? Full Story: BBC
Ukrainian tennis players grapple with the toll of Russia’s invasion
“Right now is something indescribable, I would say, because there is a parent of one tennis player that died,” Marta Kostyuk told CNN Sport. “There is one tennis player’s house that is completely destroyed,” she said.. Full Story: CNN
Martina Navratilova talks about Wimbledon’s ban on Russian players
Martina Navratilova shares the reasons why she’s upset about Wimbledon’s decision to ban Russian tennis players. Full Story: NPR
Ksenia Palkina slapped with a 16-year ban due to match-fixing
Ksenia Palkina is in breach of rules set by the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP) for offenses in 2018 and 2019. Her career high ranking was 163 and the length of the ban runs until she is 39, thus effectively ending her professional career. Full Story: Daily Express
Har-Tru to Sponsor City Open
The 2022 Citi Open will be played a new hard court surface made by Har-Tru, who will also sponsor the tournament. The tournament was played on Har-Tru clay courts from 1926 until 1986 when the switch was made to a hard court surface. Full Story: Racquet Sports Industry
Are the Next Global Tennis Stars Among These ’Tweens?
The search for elite players is so competitive that IMG, the agency that once ruled tennis, is cultivating preteens to find the next prodigy, giving kids access to representatives from the pro tours and Nike. Full Story: The New York Times
Six Stretches for a Better Start to Your Workout
U.S. Open Tennis Championships’ chief medical officer demonstrates dynamic warm-up to improve your exercise regimen. Full Story: WSJ
NCAA Division I Tennis National Championships
The 2022 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Tennis Championships gets underway in May and fans have a chance to follow the action through the TennisONE App that will provide free “first-to-last-ball” streaming coverage of the event.
The TennisONE App is available on both iOS and Android and can be downloaded from the Apple App Store and on Google Play. For more information and to receive a link to download the app, visit https://t1.app.link/ncaa2022. The app can also be viewed on desktop at https://tennis.one/
More details from Racquet Sports Industry Magazine.
| Date | Event | Comments/Details |
| 5/2 | NCAA Selection Show | Streamed Live at 6pm ET at NCAA.com. On-demand on TennisONE after that event concludes. |
| 5/6-14 | Team Championships (Early Rounds) | First Round, Second Round, and Super Regional Matches |
| 5/19-22 | Team Championships (Final Rounds) | All 12 courts from Team Championships Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Finals |
| 5/23-28 | Individual Singles/Doubles | All 12 courts from Individual Singles/Doubles Championships, First Round through the Finals. |
This Week in Professional Tennis
| Date | Tournament | Tour/Level | Location |
| 4/28-5/7 | Mutua Madrid Open | WTA 1000 | Madrid, Spain |
| 5/1-8 | Mutua Madrid Open | ATP 1000 | Madrid, Spain |
| 5/2-8 | L’ Open 35 de Saint Malo | WTA 125 | Saint Malo, France |
