Tennis

8/6/2025 |  Tennis player Elina Svitolina faces hateful abuse after loss, blames ‘shameful’ bettors (Associated Press (AP)) MONTREAL, Canada (AP) — Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina has spoken out about the deluge of hateful abuse she received online from frustrated gamblers after losing a match in Canada, including messages wishing her death and celebrating Russia killing her compatriots.

8/6/2025 |  Svitolina faces hateful abuse after loss, blames 'shameful' bettors (ESPN) MONTREAL -- Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina spoke out about the deluge of hateful abuse she received online from frustrated gamblers after losing a match in Canada, including messages wishing her death and celebrating Russia killing her compatriots.

8/6/2025 |  US Open singles champions will get a record $5 million in 2025 and total compensation is up 20% (Associated Press (AP)) Prize money at the U.S. Open will rise to nearly $85 million across all competitions this year, including a record $5 million each to the women’s and men’s singles champions, and total player compensation is jumping 20% to $90 million, the most in tennis history.

8/5/2025 |  College tennis facing threats of cuts at same time many of its alums are starring in pro ranks (Associated Press (AP)) This should be an exhilarating moment for college tennis.
Wimbledon featured a record 26 current or former college players in men’s singles and nine more in the women’s draw. TCU’s Jack Pinnington Jones and San Diego’s Oliver Tarvet, who reached the second round, played for their college teams just this spring. Ben Shelton, a 2022 NCAA singles champion at Florida, reached the quarterfinals.

7/30/2025 |  Venus Williams receives a wild-card entry with Reilly Opelka to play mixed doubles at the US Open (Associated Press (AP)) Venus Williams’ comeback is headed to the U.S. Open next month, when she will enter the redesigned mixed doubles tournament with Reilly Opelka via a wild-card entry.
The 45-year-old Williams, who returned to the tennis tour last week after more than a year away, and Opelka were among the 14 teams announced Tuesday by the U.S. Tennis Association for its mixed doubles event on Aug. 19-20.