The 2025 Australian Open became the first Grand Slam to implement a significant rule change. In October, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced that off-court coaching would be allowed from the beginning of 2025. 5 New coaching rules have come into place for the 2025 seasonCredit: AFP The decision was made at the governing body’s … Read more
Tennis star Katie Boulter has plenty to smile about. Not only is she the current British No.1 in singles, but fiancé and fellow tennis star Alex de Minaur is also shining, both on and off the court. 5 The current world No.8 has been put himself through a brutal body transformation which appears to be … Read more
Novak Djokovic admits it has been “strange” to have Andy Murray working as his coach but believes he will benefit from one of his greatest rivals taking a “fresh look” at his game. Murray, who retired after the Paris Olympics at the age of 37, made the shock decision to join Djokovic’s team in November … Read more
Novak Djokovic says teaming up with Nick Kyrgios in the Brisbane International is going to be a fun experience as he prepares for the Australian Open. The duo locked horns in the past when Kyrgios labelled Djokovic “boneheaded” and a “tool” but they have since developed a close friendship after the latest of their three … Read more
Tennis is back. Did you miss it? The season resumes from today, December 27, with the United Cup opening proceedings in Perth, Australia. The Athletic’s tennis writers Matt Futterman and Charlie Eccleshare are here for the second of two mailbags, answering your questions submitted earlier this month. The first focused on tennis in 2024; this … Read more
Happy holidays, and prepare for the greatest gift: tennis returns tomorrow, December 27. In the spirit of looking back on the previous season and remembering all the moments big and small that defined it, here is a compendium of tennis stories of all kinds from The Athletic’s tennis writers, Matt Futterman and Charlie Eccleshare, with … Read more
Tennis starlet Jakub Mensik was left stunned after being asked to take a drugs test midway through his match. The bizarre scene unfolded at the Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah, with the Czech youngster taking on Frenchman Arthur Fils in his second group stage match. 4 Mensik has now lost his opening two matches … Read more
Jack Draper has revealed his preparations for next month’s Australian Open have been adversely impacted by his recent hip injury. The British No 1 took the decision to cancel a week-long training camp with Carlos Alcaraz in Spain in early December due to “a little niggle” in his hip area. Draper was optimistic the injury … Read more
For almost all of Linn Sandstrom’s life, she has been an athlete. But the two sports she competed in could not be at more opposite ends of the spectrum. 5 Sandstrom’s (right) sporting career has experienced several twists and turnsCredit: Getty Sandstrom, 33, was born in Brazil but raised in Sweden by her adopted parents. … Read more
Emma Raducanu has lifted the lid on the challenges of balancing her sponsorship commitments with tennis. The former US Open champion confirmed a theory many fans have had since her meteoric rise three years ago. 3 Raducanu ‘wasn’t prepared’ for her commercial commitments away from tennisCredit: Getty 3 The British tennis ace admits her sponsorship … Read more