WTA Tour News

Tennis Canada: Layoffs, Furloughs And Deep Cuts

WASHINGTON, April 23, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) With no WTA Coupe Rogers in Montreal in August – and the likelihood that the ATP Rogers Cup in Toronto may also be cancelled this year – it adds up to an expected […]

Tennis Unites To Create COVID-19 Player Relief Programme

International Governing Bodies Press Release, April 21, 2020 With so much uncertainty around when it will be safe to restart the professional tennis tours, the International governing bodies of world tennis can confirm they are in discussions to create a […]

Can Playing In Empty Stadiums Be Conducive To Quality Tennis?

WASHINGTON, April 20, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) With professional tennis at a virtual standstill for more than a month from the novel coronavirus pandemic – there will be no tournaments before July 13 at the earliest – one possible solution being […]

The Andy & Novak Show: Serves, Volleys And Barbs, Too

WASHINGTON, April 19, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) On Friday night, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic – old rivals on the tennis court and good friends off it – hosted an hour-long Instagram Live chat together, in which they answered questions […]

ATP Chairman: Something Needs To Be Done Now For The Players

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) One of the positives to come out of the coronavirus pandemic lockdown has been a newfound sense of unity in pro tennis. The ATP and WTA Tours have promoted a theme of Tennis […]

Cornet Set To Release Book

STARNBERG, April 17, 2020 World No. 59 Alizé Cornet announced plans to publish her first book “Sans Compromis” in September, in which she tells about her life on the tennis tour. “I’ve always been a big fan of literature,” Cornet […]

LTA To Donate 5,000 Tennis Racquets Through StreetGames

WASHINGTON, April 15, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) of Britain announced it will donate 5,000 tennis racquets for distribution to low socio-economic groups through StreetGames, it’s Official Charity Partner. The LTA will distribute the tennis racquets […]