Belgian Alexander Blockx captured the Slovak Open Challenger title, defeating France’s Titouan Droguet 6-4, 6-3 in Sunday’s final at the Peugeot Arena of the National Tennis Centre in Bratislava. The 20-year-old from Antwerp sealed victory in just 69 minutes, earning his second Challenger crown of the season following his triumph

PARIS (AP) — Alizé Cornet has been named the French captain of the Billie Jean King Cup team a few months after retiring as a player. The French tennis federation announced the nomination on Sunday, saying that Cornet stood out from other candidates because of her “investment in French tennis,

Jannik Sinner may have been world No. 1 in tennis, but before he was a Grand Slam champion, he was a talented skier growing up in Northern Italy. Now, he’s back on the slopes thanks to Gucci’s new campaign for “Gucci Altitude”—the fashion house’s first venture into winter sportswear. “It

Calm, determined, and quietly ambitious, 19-year-old Kaitlin Quevedo entered the Hamburg Ladies & Gents Cup as the tournament’s top seed—and lived up to expectations with an impressive run to the final, finishing as the runner-up after a strong week of tennis. Born in Naples, Florida, Quevedo’s international background has shaped

Definitely a great time to be an Aggie. I think it's always a good time. By now, Texas A&M University’s impact on the ATP scene is apparent following the tour’s fairytale story of the year. Earlier this month, Monaco’s Valentin Vacherot, who followed cousin Arthur Rinderknech to College Station, Texas

Argentine Román Andrés Burruchaga capped off a sensational week at the inaugural Costa do Sauípe Open with a commanding performance to claim the singles title on Sunday. The 23-year-old, son of 1986 World Cup champion Jorge Burruchaga, defeated Paraguay’s Adolfo Daniel Vallejo 6-1, 6-2 in the final to lift his

Jasmine Paolini is flying Il tricolore proudly on the WTA tour. But ahead of the 2026 Olympics in her home country, the Italian will be carrying something even more special to display her national pride: the Olympic flame. Paolini was "proud" to reveal this week that courtesy of her and

Fresh off her 2025 retirement, Caroline Garcia took a frank look at her career in an interview with coach Bryan Shelton for her Tennis Insider Club podcast, sharing highlights from the episode to her social media on Thursday. “I should have added in my game more of an Option B

In a 2025 campaign that saw Tommy Paul crack the Top 10 for the first time, it all came crashing down in an injury-plagued second half that has kept the 28-year-old off the tour. Paul pulled out of the upcoming Rolex Paris Masters on Thursday, as he continues to work

Every ATP Tour season delivers its share of breakout stories—some expected, others out of left field. Whether it’s rising stars knocking on the Top 25, journeymen finally finding their gear, or newcomers bursting into the Top 100, the leaps come in all forms. As 2026 approaches, here are five players

To stage an international event like this week's Challenger Hamburg requires the dedication of many committed individuals. Ball kids, player transportation, tournament liaisons and much more must be organized and coordinated before and during the tennis. Even the on-court staff had to make its way to northern Germany. For the

LOS ANGELES, October 20, 2025 – Tennis Channel, the Tennis Channel App and TennisChannel.com will once again provide exclusive U.S. coverage of the 2025 WTA Finals November 1-8, live from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The year-end event, representing the pinnacle of women’s tennis, features the world’s top eight singles players and

BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — Jannik Sinner won't compete for host Italy — the two-time defending champion — in the Davis Cup Final 8 next month. But Carlos Alcaraz was included in Spain's team Monday. Also lined up to play in Bologna from Nov. 18-23 are third-ranked Alexander Zverev for Germany

LONDON (AP) — The International Tennis Federation will change its name to "World Tennis" as of 2026. The switch was ratified Thursday by member national tennis associations voting at the governing body's annual general meeting. "The change will provide a clearer identity that is more relevant to players, fans, partners

ALMATY—The resident ‘admin’ of the ATP Tour is on the way up to feeling like his normal outgoing, expressive self again. Flavio Cobolli recently found himself stuck in a rut, struggling to compete with the joy and fire that catapulted him inside the Top 20 earlier this year. After retiring

“It literally changed everything for me,” Jessie Weinberg says of the day when a teaching pro in her area emailed to ask if she wanted to take a lesson with him. It was the late summer of 2020, four months into the pandemic. That spring, Weinberg had joined two mass

ALMATY—Twelve months ago, Karen Khachanov ran the table at the Almaty Open to celebrate his seventh ATP title. It was the signal of more to come for the former world No. 8, who went on to reach the Vienna final and semifinals of the Rolex Paris Masters to finish 2024

On a dramatic final day at the Copa Faulcombridge by Marcos Automoción, it was Jan Choinski who rose above the pressure to claim his fourth ATP Challenger title of the season, capping a week of resilience and quality tennis at the Club de Tenis Valencia in Spain. The 29-year-old Briton

Some debates in tennis take place so deep in the weeds of policy or administration that they’re of little interest to all but the most geeked-out aficionados. But that changes when an icon wades into the fray, at which point the issue may suddenly generate headlines and become digital fodder