Billie Jean King was eliminated from the Masked Singer. Tennis finds common ground in the Israel-Palestine Conflict.
Tennis’s Place in the Israel-Palestine Conflict: Tennis may seem especially trivial in the face of terror and brutality. But there is a role the sport can be playing. It is an enterprise with constituents from all over the world that manages to go about its business with an undercurrent of respect. Full Story: Sports Illustrated
Djokovic, Swiatek Headline New-Look United Cup: New for 2024, each tie will be determined in one session and will include one men’s singles and one women’s singles match featuring the No.1 ranked singles players, followed by one mixed doubles match. Full Story: ATP
Billie Jean King wants a tennis World Cup. Is that so crazy?: This week, on a conference call to promote the eponymous national women’s team competition, Billie Jean King said she would be fine with combining that event with the Davis Cup, the men’s national team competition, into one big mixed World Cup event. “I think it’s really important to have a World Cup for tennis,” King said. Full Story: The Athletic
United States wins four titles at the ITF World Team Championships: American teams won four of the 10 titles at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) 65-, 70-, 75-, 80-, 85-and-over World Team Championships, in Capdepera, Mallorca, Spain. The women’s and men’s teams each won two titles while the six other teams finished as runners-up. The tournament is the super-senior tennis equivalent of the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup competitions. Full Story: USTA
How Cincinnati prevailed over Charlotte in a tennis battle of the Queen Cities: In an unexpected development, Beemok announced earlier this month that the Western & Southern Open would remain in place for another 25 years, thanks partly to civic and corporate financial support. Beemok pledged to plow $200 million worth of upgrades into the tournament site, the Lindner Family Tennis Center. Full Story: Tennis
Boris Becker returns to tennis as new coach of Holger Rune: Boris Becker has announced he is returning to the tennis circuit as coach of the men’s world No 6, Holger Rune. The pair had a training week together in Monte Carlo and Becker, who coached Novak Djokovic for three years from 2013 to 2016, has now officially joined Rune’s team until the end of the season. Full Story: The Guardian
Lindsay Davenport And Andy Roddick Invest In SwingVision To Grow Tennis’ Reach: SwingVision has two high-profile investors in the simple service that uses a single iPhone to provide match video and highlights, stats and real-time line calling. Full Story: Forbes
Tennis Channel’s fast network T2 launches on Amazon, Freevee, Fubo: T2 is now available to Amazon Freevee viewers, and on sports-first live TV streaming platform Fubo in its base Pro channel plan, available to all subscribers. This greatly expands the number of viewers in the United States who have access to daily tennis throughout the year. Full Story: Tennis
How a tennis program and mentors have changed the lives of underserved kids in Miami: First Serve Miami, which is headquartered at Moore Park, offers free year-round tennis coaching and guidance for kids ages 5 to 18. The program is about much more than tennis. The group also focuses on education and teaches kids life skills. Full Story: The Miami Herald
Pickleball player trips on tennis net on Vancouver court, sues city for injuries: City left up slackened net to act as barrier between two pickleball courts at Jericho Beach Park and a player slid and broke her wrist. Full Story: Vancouver Sun
Billie Jean King gets the boot on ‘Masked Singer’: Billie Jean King — who was dressed as a hen — became the latest celebrity to be eliminated from The Masked Singer on Wednesday night. “That was certainly the most fun I’ve had in a while. What a treat to sing ‘Philadelphia Freedom’ on Elton John night. Full Story: UPI
This Week in Professional Tennis
| Date | Tournament | Tour/Level | Location |
| 10/23-28 | Abierto Tampico | WTA 125 | Mexico |
| 10/24-29 | WTA Elite Trophy | “Finals” | China |
| 10/23-29 | Erste Bank Open | ATP 500 | Austria |
| 10/23-29 | Swiss Indoors Basel | ATP 500 | Switzerland |
