12:48 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Tennis’ governing bodies have promised to deliver a “timely implementation” of recommendations to tackle corruption in the sport. An independent review of corruption in tennis was prompted after the BBC and BuzzFeed News published reports in January 2016 alleging that governing bodies ignored widespread evidence of match-fixing involving
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4:33 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The women’s tennis tour has approved rule changes that involve seedings after a return from pregnancy. Former No. 1 players Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka are recent new mothers on the tour. The WTA says players returning to the tour may use a “special ranking” for
12:25 PM ET The visibility of tennis coaches on the ATP and WTA tours has been growing by leaps and bounds, but at the same time, the top names, as successful as some have been, don’t seem to enjoy great job security these days. Millions of viewers now watch and listen as coaches advise WTA
9:17 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — The French tennis federation says Sebastien Grosjean has been appointed as the country’s Davis Cup captain. Grosjean takes over from Yannick Noah after Amelie Mauresmo pulled out to focus on her new coaching job with French player Lucas Pouille. Amelie Mauresmo won’t be captaining France’s Davis Cup team
10:09 AM ET Surprises happen. In tennis, they happen a lot. This year, it all started in a big way when Caroline Wozniacki — long known as the “best WTA player not to have won a major” — ran the table to capture the Australian Open. The important thing about surprises, though, is their lasting
5:25 AM ET Manchester and London are candidates to host the ATP World Tour Finals from 2021 after being named on a shortlist of five cities by the ATP on Friday. Singapore, Tokyo and Turin will also be considered following a bidding process which saw more than 40 cities worldwide express an interest in hosting
2:57 AM ET The Wimbledon Tennis Championships are another step closer to expanding their site after members of a nearby golf club agreed to sell its land to the All England Lawn Tennis Club for £65 million ($85 million). The acquisition is set to triple the size of Wimbledon’s grounds, adding 73 acres to the
2:32 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep were named the 2018 World Champions by the International Tennis Federation on Thursday after each won Grand Slam titles and finished the year atop the world rankings. Novak Djokovic’s US Open championship in September was his 14th career grand slam title. Chris Trotman/USTA/Getty Images
8:31 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Andy Roddick is trying to get his shoulder ready, hoping he can still bring the high heat on serve. The former US Open champion will be back in town and wants to have his game with him. Andy Roddick won the U.S. Open in 2003, and he
10:04 PM ET Novak Djokovic and friends were full-throated in their support of Red Star against PSG. Andrej Isakovic/AFP/Getty Images The tennis season has ended, and now Novak Djokovic can turn his full attention to supporting Red Star Belgrade. During the ATP Finals in London in November, he said, “I am only hoping to be there