Tennis

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.

12/22/2025 |  Men’s and Women’s Pro Tennis Tour Commercial Merger Still Far From Finished (Front Office Sports) The ATP and WTA Tours will not strike an agreement to merge their business units before the end of December, as had been widely forecast by insiders earlier this year. Talks will continue in 2026, though sources within tennis now voice some skepticism whether a deal could get done any time soon.

12/19/2025 |  Naomi Osaka Leaving Agency She Co-Founded Three Years Ago (Front Office Sports) Naomi Osaka’s strong 2025 campaign is ending with a twist.
The four-time Grand Slam champion announced Friday that she is parting ways with Evolve, the agency she founded in 2022 alongside longtime agent Stuart Duguid.

12/17/2025 |  Carlos Alcaraz ends pairing with coach Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESPN) Carlos Alcaraz is parting ways with his longtime coach Juan Carlos Ferrero, the man who guided him to the pinnacle of men's tennis during a seven-year partnership, the top-ranked player announced Wednesday on social media.

12/16/2025 |  ATP to introduce new heat policy from 2026 season (Reuters Sports) Dec 16 (Reuters) - The ATP Tour said it will introduce a new heat policy that will come into effect from 2026 after a string of retirements due to soaring temperatures and punishing humidity at the Shanghai Masters earlier this season.
The governing body of men's tennis said the rule, based on the internationally recognised Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) index used to measure human heat stress in direct sunlight, had "clear thresholds" for cooling measures and suspension of play.