Frances Tiafoe has been fined $120,000 but not suspended for cursing at a tennis umpire
US Open semi-finalist Francis Tiafoe has been fined a total of $120,000, but not suspended, for repeatedly verbally abusing the referee after losing a match at last month's Shanghai Masters. . The ATP announced on Thursday that its fines committee had slapped Tiafoe with a maximum on-site fine of $60,000 for verbal abuse and a […]
Carlos Alcaraz v Andrey Rublev: ATP Finals tennis – live | ATP Finals
main events Show only major events Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 2nd set: Rublev* 1-2, 3-6 Alcaraz (* indicates next server) Alcaraz is currently fine-tuning the robot's settings. Slice, crosscourt forehand, dinky drop shot. Rublev flaps his long arms like a frustrated octopus. share 2nd set: Rublev 1-1, 3-6 Alcaraz* (* indicates […]
Tennis analyst apologizes for ‘forehead’ hot-mic remarks
Tennis Channel analyst Jon Wertheim has apologized for an alleged backstage joke that he never intended to air. At the time of the hot mic moment, Wertheim was adjusting the camera, and on the channel, the host was sitting at a desk with Wertheim on the screen next to him. As the hosts were reviewing […]
Tennis Channel analyst suspended indefinitely after hot-mic comments made about 2024 Wimbledon champ
Tennis Channel analyst Jon Wertheim has been suspended indefinitely for making “unprofessional” comments about female players on air. It was a hot mic moment for Wertheim, also a 60 Minutes correspondent, who commented on Barbora Krejcikova's appearance at the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Wertheim's comments were announced on screen during Krejcikova's loss to […]
Jack Draper, I’m coming for you: how I became British tennis’s No 5,936 | Tennis
TThe moment a young man half my age hit my racquet with an ace two years in a row was probably the moment I realized I had made a mistake in rekindling my tennis career after a 10-year hiatus. Before anyone wonders if I'm reading the Guardian's response to Goran Ivanisevic, let me clarify that […]
Tennis star Garbiñe Muguruza marries Arthus Borges in Spain after couple met in NYC Central Park during US Open
Two-time Grand Slam champion Garbine Muguruza married her model girlfriend just over three years after a former fan approached the tennis star on a New York street for a selfie. Former world number one Muguruza and her new husband Arthur Borges said their “I do” in an intimate ceremony in Marbella, Spain, on October 5. […]
Rafael Nadal was a tennis terminator of his own making
Every tennis fan felt forced to make a choice in the midst of the sport's recent golden age. Who was the strongest between Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal? By 2012, the three jockeys of men's tennis had won everything, couldn't lose to anyone but each other, and were taking the sport into the […]
Rafael Nadal announces his retirement from professional tennis
The “King of Clay” calls it a carrier. In an announcement video posted on social media, Rafael Nadal announced that he will be stepping away from tennis after the Davis Cup. The 38-year-old will represent Spain in the Davis Cup final in Malaga next month. “I am here to inform you that I am retiring […]
Rafael Nadal to retire from professional tennis at end of season
Spain's Rafa Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam singles champion, announced Thursday that he is ending his career as a professional tennis player, a decision that took effect after the Davis Cup final. “It's been a difficult year, especially the last two years,” the 38-year-old, who has won a record 14 times at Roland Garros, said […]
Trump says son Barron heard about assassination attempt on tennis court
Former President Trump said his youngest son, Barron, was playing tennis when he learned his father had been shot at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July. President Trump spoke about his experience visiting the site of an assassination attempt this summer in a sit-down interview with Fox News' “The Ingraham Angle” this weekend. The […]