6:53 PM ET ESPN News Services An emotional Novak Djokovic wrapped up the first leg of his charity tournament Sunday in Belgrade, Serbia, and his tears had nothing to do with his final standing. Djokovic’s Adria Tour, which he planned in conjunction with his charity foundation while he was in Spain amid the sport’s pause
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2:47 PM ET Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia — There was no social distancing and few among the thousands of fans wore face masks — and Novak Djokovic approved. The fans filled the makeshift stands on Friday at Djokovic’s Belgrade tennis club on the banks of the Danube River for the opening day of his charity
12:13 PM ET Patrick Mouratoglou, coach of Serena Williams and operator of the tennis academy that bears his name, has passionately argued that “robotic” players and a Draconian ATP code of conduct are making it difficult for tennis to attract the young audience the game needs to flourish. Due to the disruption caused by the
2:26 PM ET Dominic Thiem, a three-time Grand Slam finalist and the No. 3-ranked player in the ATP, has stepped in to headline the Ultimate Tennis Showdown, a 10-man round-robin-style tournament beginning on Saturday in the south of France at the Mouratoglou Academy. ‘With Dominic now, we have four of the top 10 ATP players
8:04 AM ET The coach for Simona Halep said the proposed coronavirus protocols for the US Open are “incredibly difficult” and probably won’t work for the world No. 2 player. “The restrictions are tough. They’re incredibly difficult, and every player will have their own opinion as to whether that will work for them. I’m pretty
Jun 10, 2020 Associated Press NEW YORK — Stacey Allaster is the US Open’s new tournament director, the first woman to hold that job at the American Grand Slam tennis tournament. Allaster is a former CEO of the WTA women’s tour and has worked at the U.S. Tennis Association since 2016, pushing for changes such
4:51 PM ET Roger Federer‘s decision to forgo playing tournament tennis for the remainder of 2020 immediately raises the possibility that the all-time leading men’s Grand Slam singles champion will not improve on that 20 title count. But hold the sympathy cards and floral arrangements. We were at this same juncture in 2016, for similar
12:56 PM ET Associated Press Tennis players ranked outside the top 500 in singles or outside the top 175 in doubles are eligible for grants worth up to $1,000 from the International Tennis Federation to help deal with the suspension of competition because of the coronavirus pandemic. The ITF announced Wednesday specifics of a relief
Jun 10, 2020 Associated Press Petra Kvitova will play in a tennis exhibition event next month in Berlin, and Tommy Haas will come out of retirement to join in. Organizers added Kvitova, a two-time Wimbledon champion, to play in a women’s lineup of Elina Svitolina, Kiki Bertens, Julia Goerges and Andrea Petkovic. Haas hasn’t played
3:21 AM ET Roger Federer announced Wednesday morning that he recently experienced a setback in his recovery from knee surgery, and will be out for the remainder of the 2020 season so as to be “100% ready to play at my highest level.” Federer, 38, previously underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in February