The ATP Tour is moving to significantly loosen "bubble" restrictions for players starting in Geneva and Lyon. According to Tennis Majors, players have been told that starting at those events—which are in a little more than a week—they can stay at other hotels, go to restaurants and some other off-site

Many top players are experiencing their first bubble environment while playing at the Western & Southern Open in New York. It's good practice, as the US Open will look to maintain the same bubble lifestyle to keep players, staff and coaches safe from the COVID-19 pandemic. Since fans may will

Victoria Azarenka and other players back a "bubble in a bubble" for those in strict quarantine, according to the Belarusian. There are at least 72 players, including Azarenka, who have been placed in strict quarantine following contact with others who have since tested positive for coronavirus. "Right now I’m just

Athletes occupy a cocoon. The sporting bubble takes on epic proportions over the two weeks of a major tennis tournament. Whether in the amateur days at insular private clubs, the pros barnstorming in obscure venues, to today’s slickly managed professional game, tennis players are superb at keeping the blinders on

With the start of Roland Garros just a few days away, players have taken over Paris. From surviving 24 hours of isolation ahead of official entry into the bubble to first practices on Philippe Chatrier, these are the Top 5 posts for Tuesday. 1 Andrea Petkovic is awaiting her COVID-19

The US Open is closed to the public this year, but thanks to social media, we're getting various looks at the bubble the tournament grounds have become. So far, reviews have been positive, with coaches and players praising the USTA for creating a relaxed, safe and fun environment during these

Just because the players are currently in a quarantine bubble at the Western & Southern Open doesn't mean there are no ways to get a fresh haircut. Novak Djokovic, who is set to face Ricardas Berankis on Monday in the second round of the tournament, sat down with his physio,

Losing isn't all that bad, especially during the new normal at Roland Garros. Released from the bubble, players have taken in the sights in Paris and are showing their freedom off. Ahead of the tournament everyone posted a selfie with the Eiffel Tower from within the hotel, but now they

The Western & Southern Open begins on Saturday in the new bubble setting in Flushing Meadows, and the loaded player fields are eager to get started after being on hiatus for nearly six months. Before main draw matches get underway on Saturday, the biggest names in the sport were in

Like many, Stefanos Tstisipas is happy to be back in competition and is enjoying the entertainment options within the New York bubble. But the environment isn't inspiring a lot of vlogging or photography, which is normally a major passion of his on the road. "There isn't really much to film

In quarantine, you spend a lot of quality time with people and it can go one of two ways: you get closer or you never want to see them again. US Open suitemates Naomi Osaka and Stefanos Tsitsipas are still figuring out their dynamics in the bubble. The 22-year-old's did

ATP CEO Andrea Gaudenzi shot down suggestions of a potential "NBA bubble" for the tour, but says the sport will have more of the collaboration that was established between its various governing entities during the coronavirus pandemic. In a Q&A published on the ATP website, Gaudenzi stated that moving events

The ATP is not requiring players to stay at official hotels during competition from Monte Carlo onwards, according to Marca. During the coronavirus pandemic, players have had to stay in designated hotels as part of the tournament ''bubble'' at each event. But they will now be allowed to use private

The Rally, Bubble Edition: Joel Drucker and Steve Tignor wonder whether the Open will feel like the Open; which players may make the most of the moment; and how asterisks can take on lives of their own, whether we want them to or not. Hi Steve, So here it is,

This week we catch up with Tennis Channel's own Chanda Rubin and get her take on covering the sport in the new normal. She's worked the US Open and Roland Garros from within the bubble and will commentate during the Australian Open from the new Los Angeles studio. "The different

Players at the French Open will be allowed a daily one-hour window outside their social-distancing bubble, tournament organizers said Wednesday. Guy Forget, the director of the clay-court Grand Slam, said players will have the chance to get out for a jog or enjoy some fresh air during their stay in

We often speak of tennis players existing in a metaphorical bubble, their skills with a racquet creating opportunities for unwavering focus and relative immunity from life’s realities. Now, with confirmation that the 2020 US Open will go on, the bubble will be literal—and life’s realities massively vivid, even inside an

This week we catch up with Tennis Channel's own Chanda Rubin and get her take on covering the sport in the new normal. She's worked the US Open and Roland Garros from within the bubble and will commentate during the Australian Open from the new Los Angeles studio. "The different

The entry lists are out for the upcoming two-tournament tennis bubble in New York. Some players, such as Grand Slam champions Rafael Nadal, Ashleigh Barty and Stan Wawrinka, have opted not to make the trip. Preparations are ongoing to make the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center as safe

Jennifer Brady arrived to New York fresh off a huge week in Lexington, Ky. The 25-year-old won her first WTA title at the fan-less Top Seed Open and is brimming with confidence as the new world No. 40. "Pretty much everybody that I ran into congratulated me," she told Tennis