Tennis

1/9/2026 |  Sinner, Alcaraz tease doubles partnership ahead of Incheon exhibition match (Reuters Sports)

• Sinner and Alcaraz to play exhibition event
• Pair open to teaming up for doubles
• Pushing each other to new heights in rivalry

1/8/2026 |  Top-ranked Sabalenka calls season schedule ‘insane,’ plans to skip tournaments to avoid burnout (Associated Press (AP)) BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka describes the tennis schedule as “insane” and said she’ll risk fines in order to skip tournaments to avoid injuries or burnout.
For all those concerns, though, the world’s top-ranked woman is happy to have as much competition as possible before the season-opening Grand Slam in Australia.

1/8/2026 |  Sabalenka to skip events in 2026 to prioritise her health (Reuters Sports) Jan 8 (Reuters) - Aryna Sabalenka expects to skip events again this year rather than put her health at risk over the course of an "insane" season, even though she knows she is likely to be sanctioned by the WTA Tour for doing so, the world number one said.

1/5/2026 |  Gauff clarifies comments on American tennis fans just before a surprising loss at the United Cup (Associated Press (AP)) PERTH, Australia (AP) — Coco Gauff dropped a post on social media just before she started her United Cup singles match Monday, hoping to add context to her recent comments about American tennis fans.
The match didn’t go well for the No. 4-ranked Guaff, who lost the first five games and struggled in a 6-1, 6-7 (3), 6-0 loss to No. 42 Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in Perth.

12/30/2025 |  Kasatkina ready for Brisbane after mental health reset (Reuters Sports) Dec 30 (Reuters) - Australia's Daria Kasatkina said she feels mentally recharged ahead of her return to tennis at the Brisbane International after taking a six-week mental health break.
Russian-born Kasatkina, who switched nationality in March, shut her season down in October citing the mental strain of a heavy tour schedule and emotional stress from her battle to gain full Australian competition eligibility.