Tennis

9/9/2024 |  ATP Tour Scheduled for Inaugural Event in Sioux Falls (SportsTravel) The ATP Tour will bring professional men’s tennis to South Dakota for the first time from October 20–27 when Sioux Falls hosts the MarketBeat Open presented by USTA Northern at Huether Family Match Pointe tennis center at the Sanford Sports Complex.

9/6/2024 |  US Open: The spray that caused Jannik Sinner’s failed drug tests has ‘DOPING’ warning (Associated Press (AP)) ROME (AP) — The word “DOPING” is printed in capital letters inside a red circle with a slash through it on the box containing the over-the-counter spray sold in Italy that caused No. 1-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner to fail two drug tests in March.
Sinner was cleared last month and will play Jack Draper in the U.S. Open semifinals Friday.

9/6/2024 |  Sinclair Fires Tennis Channel CEO Over Work With Dr. Phil (Front Office Sports) Ken Solomon, the veteran CEO and chair of the Tennis Channel, is being let go by the cable channel’s parent company, Sinclair Inc., industry sources confirmed to Front Office Sports. It’s a major executive shake-up in the closing days of the US Open.
The departure, originally reported by The Wall Street Journal, stems from an apparent disagreement about Solomon’s role since last year as a board member and adviser of Merit Street Media, the company founded and led by television personality Dr. Phil McGraw. Sinclair CEO Chris Ripley is believed to have signed off on Solomon’s activity, but the WSJ said that the Merit work had grown more time-consuming.

9/5/2024 |  Draper dons iconic Agassi Nikes in latest US Open sneaker statement (Reuters Sports) NEW YORK, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Britain's Jack Draper honored American tennis legend and U.S. Open champion Andre Agassi via post-match footwear after his quarter-final win on Wednesday, but don't expect him to don those kicks on court in the semis.
The 25th seed in the men's draw paused before an on-court victory interview to swap out his match sneakers for a pair of "hot lava" colored Andre Agassi Nike Air Tech Challenge IIs like the ones worn by the mulleted one in the 1990s.

9/5/2024 |  Putintseva apologises after backlash for interaction with ball girl at US Open (Reuters Sports) Sept 4 (Reuters) - Yulia Putintseva has apologised after receiving criticism on social media for an interaction with a ball girl at the U.S. Open, saying she did not intend to humiliate anyone with her actions.
Videos posted on social media appeared to show the 29-year-old ignoring the ball girl as she tossed balls in the 30th seed's direction during her 6-3 6-4 loss to Jasmine Paolini in a third-round match on Saturday.