Tennis

12/7/2023 |  Study explores risk of traumatic brain injury in tennis (United Press International (UPI)) Games like football, soccer and rugby come to mind when thinking about sports-related concussions.
But a smashing tennis shot could cause a traumatic brain injury if the ball whacks a player's head, a new study argues. 

12/6/2023 |  Former champion Wozniacki awarded one of the first wild cards for 2024 Australian Open (Associated Press (AP)) Former No. 1-ranked Caroline Wozniacki has been awarded one of the first wild cards for the 2024 Australian Open, and is planning on bringing her two young children to the scene of her biggest Grand Slam triumph.

11/27/2023 |  Tennis Express Re-Acquired by Founder (SGB UPDATE) Houston, TX-based Tennis Express announced that Brad Blume, company founder, re-acquired full ownership in the retail and online business from Signa Sports United (SSU).
Blume had previously sold a majority interest in Tennis Express to SSU but had remained president of Tennis Express and a minority shareholder.
Given the recent financial challenges SSU faced, both SSU and Blume agreed that it would be in the best interest of the company for Blume to re-acquire Tennis Express.

11/13/2023 |  Jannik Sinner’s carrot-clad fans take root on the tennis tour in their orange-colored costumes (Associated Press (AP)) TURIN, Italy (AP) — They’ve quickly become some of the most recognizable fans in tennis.
And what began as a spur-of-the-moment idea between six supporters of Jannik Sinner to dress up as carrots has turned into a fully sponsored globe-trotting enterprise.

11/13/2023 |  Novak Djokovic gets his trophy after securing year-end No. 1 ranking for a record-extending 8th time (Associated Press (AP)) TURIN, Italy (AP) — Novak Djokovic received his trophy on Monday after securing the year-end No. 1 ranking for a record-extending eighth time.
Djokovic needed only one match win at the ATP Finals to be sure of keeping the top spot and the 24-time Grand Slam champion secured it in his opener, beating Holger Rune 7-6 (4), 6-7 (1), 6-3 in a match spanning more than three hours on Sunday and into Monday morning.