The LTA, the governing body of tennis in Great Britain, is to ban transgender players from the women’s game in measures that go further than international rules.
As tennis enters its very short off-season, it’s an opportunity to look back on the ATP and WTA Tours’ biggest storylines, surprises and moments in 2024, as well as the niche moments that the sport can produce like no other. Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz seized control of men’s tennis, while Novak Djokovic finally took Olympic gold. Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek battled for world No. 1, with Sabalenka ending the year atop the rankings. Jasmine Paolini, Zheng Qinwen and Emma Navarro emerged
World number one Aryna Sabalenka is voted the WTA Player of the Year after securing four titles in 2024.
Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, exhibitions took over what we’re calling the off-season even as the WTA Tour plays on. Patrick Mouratoglou can’t stop branding academies with a big M, Jessica Pegula says injuries have actually helped her and Belinda Bencic is on the comeback trail. Will Patrick Mouratoglou take over the shiny tennis academy world? Since 1996, coach, would-be-tennis disruptor and
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Samantha Murray Sharan
Quinn Gleason
Kimberley Zimmermann
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Oceane Dodin
Elena-Gabriela Ruse
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