ATP Tour News

John McEnroe: An Unlikely Narrator Of A New Netflix Series

WASHINGTON, May 10, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Tennis has opened up so many doors for John McEnroe during his life. The seven-time Grand Slam champion and member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame has met world leaders like Nelson […]

Tennis’s Global Nature Is A Big Barrier To Overcome

WASHINGTON, May 8, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) With professional tennis in the midst of an unprecedented lockdown due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, it has given players and others associated with the sport an opportunity to reflect on its current […]

Craig Tiley: ‘Worse-Case Scenario Is No AO’

WASHINGTON, May 7, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Tennis Australia chief executive and Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley has conceded that next year’s annual summer of tennis “will be compromised” as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic, which has […]

Nadal Not Optimistic About Tennis Returning In 2020

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 2 Rafael Nadal isn’t optimistic about playing tennis again this year. At age 33, the Spanish native who is at home in Porto Cristo, Mallorca, realizes that losing a year from […]

Tennis Rallies Together For Player Relief Programme

ATP/WTA Press Release, May 5, 2020 The governing bodies of world tennis have come together to raise in excess of US $6 million to create a Player Relief Programme aimed at supporting players who are particularly affected by the ongoing […]

Buddy Chat: Together With Bethanie And Julia

WASHINGTON, May 5, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Best buddies on the WTA Tour, Tennis United co-host Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Julia Goerges recently shared a laughter-filled WTA InstaLive chat in which they shared their thoughts on handling the ongoing COVID-19 sabbatical […]

When Will Tennis Be Able To Unite Itself?

WASHINGTON, May 4, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) The possibility of an ATP/WTA merger has been a hot topic of discussion during the COVID-19 shutdown of the pro tennis tours.  A recent tennismajors.com virtual round table gathered coach and broadcast analyst Patrick […]