Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge Standings Update

USTA Press Release, May 2, 2023 Patrick Kypson, a 23-year-old North Carolina native and former USTA Boys’ 18s national champion, earned a 2023 French Open main draw wild card via the USTA’s Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge. Kypson finished atop […]

Seyboth Wild Secures Challenger Title In Buenos Aires

BUENOS AIRES/STARNBERG, May 1, 2023 Thiago Seyboth Wild captured the title of the second edition of the Challenger AAT Legión Sudamericana hosted by the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club in Argentina. The No. 8 seed of the $40,000 clay-court event […]

Luz Triumphs on Home Soil, Wins São Paulo Tennis Classic

MOGI DAS CRUZES/STARNBERG, April 30, 2023 After a two-year hiatus, Orlando Luz from Rio Grande do Sul, has returned to the winners’ circle by lifting the trophy of the São Paulo Tennis Classic on Sunday. The 25-year-old Brazilian confirmed his status […]

Kolar Captures Ostrava Challenger Title

OSTRAVA/STARNBERG, April 30, 2023 The ATP Challenger Tour has returned to Ostrava for the 20th straight year this week for the €73,000 Ostra Group Open 2023 by Moneta. Home favourite Zdenek Kolar clinched the title in the capital of the Moravian-Silesian […]

Fritz, Tiafoe And Shapovalov Join Boss Open Line-Up

STUTTGART, April 29, 2023 US-Americans Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe as well as Denis Shapovalov from Canada have confirmed their participation in the 2023 BOSS OPEN. The ATP 250 grass-court tournament will be held from June 10 to 18 at […]

Electronic Line Calling Live To Be Adopted Across The ATP Tour

LONDON, April 28, 2023 (ATP Press Release) The ATP has announced Tour-wide adoption of Electronic Line Calling Live (ELC Live) from 2025. The advanced officiating technology covers all court lines for ‘out’ calls throughout matches, a role traditionally carried out […]

Andrej Martin Banned For 14 Months

ITIA Press Release, April 27, 2023 The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has today confirmed that Slovak tennis player Andrej Martin has been banned for a period of 14 months following a breach of the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (TADP), as […]

Tatjana Maria Made Her Return To Stuttgart A Family Affair

STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 27, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Tatjana Maria walked out onto the Centre Court inside Porsche Arena last week for her first-round match in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix to a hero’s welcome. It had been 11 years since […]

Niemeier Is Finding Positivity Through Her Perseverance On The Court

STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 26, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Jule Niemeier knows firsthand that if she doesn’t play up to her potential, there’s a palpable pressure that will build up inside her mind and body. Not to worry, though. “Oh, it’s totally […]