Vote now for 2026 Tuscaloosa News preseason tennis player of the year
The start of the 2026 Alabama high school tennis season brings a competitive field of Tuscaloosa-area standouts into preseason discussions. And now, you can vote for The 2026 Tuscaloosa News preseason tennis player of the year. The AHSAA season officially began Jan. 29 and runs through mid-April, with sectional tournaments scheduled for April 13-16. The […]
Bencic, Svitolina make history as mothers inside tennis top 10
Ukraine's Elina Svitolina joins Belinda Bencic as mothers ranked inside the WTA Top 10 (WILLIAM WEST) Belinda Bencic and Elina Svitolina have made history as the first mothers ranked inside the WTA Tour's top 10 at the same time, with the governing body hailing it as "an incredible moment for women's sport". Switzerland's Bencic returned […]
Women's Tennis Star Reveals Painful Australian Open Sun Injury
The Australian Open sun is no wimp. It's the hottest Australian Open in 17 years. Court temperatures reached 43C at the Australian Open earlier this month (that's 109 degrees F). Play had to be suspended on the courts due to the extreme heat. Women's tennis star Aryna Sabalenka was among those forced to play outside. […]
Novak Djokovic explains why American men's tennis has struggled in Grand Slams
Novak Djokovic explains why American men's tennis has struggled in Grand Slams originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. It's been more than two decades since an American man won a Grand Slam in tennis. Since Andy Roddick's 2003 victory at the U.S. Open, it's […]
Australian Open LIVE: Schedule, results, scores, updates for AO tennis 2026
Australian Open LIVE: Schedule, results, scores, updates for AO tennis 2026 originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Australian Open 2026 resources AUSTRALIAN OPEN PRIZE MONEY (coming soon) HOW TO WATCH THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN (coming soon) HOW TO WATCH AUSTRALIAN OPEN ON FREE-TO-AIR (coming soon) […]
Catching Up With Tennis Great Tracy Austin
[Editor’s note: This article is from The Spun’s “Then and Now” magazine, featuring interviews with more than 50 sports stars of yesteryear. Order your copy online today, or pick one up at retail racks and newsstands nationwide.] Tracy Austin is a lot like any other tennis mom. Except she also is an International Tennis Hall of Famer […]
Women’s tennis season review: The best WTA matches, players and moments of 2025
As tennis prepares for the 2026 season — which is, for once, starting in the year for which it is named — here is a spirited lookback at the past year on the WTA Tour. It is not designed to be entirely complete, and your views on the categories in the speed run at the […]
It's love, set and match: Tennis icon Venus Williams weds actor, model partner in Florida
US tennis player Venus Williams arrives for the 2025 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2025, in New York. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) Tennis legend Venus Williams wed Danish model and actor Andrea Preti over the weekend in Florida, the new bride announced in a shared post. An Instagram post […]
Bikini-clad Genie Bouchard gives intimate look at trip after retiring from tennis at 31
Retired tennis star Eugenie Bouchard recently enjoyed some R&R in the British Virgin Islands, as seen in photos she shared to Instagram this week. The 31-year-old Canadian, who retired from tennis in July, gushed over the vacation in a series of posts, saying she had a ton of fun with her brother, Will Bouchard. “This […]
Vicky Mboko and Janice Tjen are among the International Tennis Federation's breakthrough players
LONDON (AP) — Vicky Mboko, Janice Tjen, Lilli Tagger, Arnaud Bailly and Luka Mikrut were selected by a panel as the International Tennis Federation's Class of 2025, a group considered “promising and breakthrough” talents of the sport. The five players were revealed this week, based on their seasons on the ITF World Tennis Tour. Mboko, […]