Williams hints at return for Wimbledon | Coach to work with Halep
Serena Williams has hinted she could make her long-awaited return to court at Wimbledon, exactly a year since she last played on the tour at the same Grand Slam.
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'Exciting' - Serena Williams teases plans to return to tennis with Wimbledon her 2022 target
Serena Williams has signalled her intention to return to action in time for Wimbledon. The 23-time Grand Slam winner has not played competitively since last year’s Wimbledon, with a leg injury keeping her out of last season’s US Open and the first major of 2022 in Australia.
Iga Swiatek, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal lead clay power rankings but will Carlos Alcaraz win more titles?
It’s time to get dirty. After the hard courts of Australia, Indian Wells and Miami, the ATP and WTA tours now switch to clay for the next six weeks, building up to the French Open on May 22.
Chris Evert calls for mental health discussions after player outbursts
Chris Evert has called for discussions on the toll tennis is taking on players' mental health following a spate of angry outbursts and emotional breakdowns on court. German Alexander Zverev was thrown out of a tournament in Acapulco in February after smashing his racket against the umpire's chair during an expletive-laden tirade, while Australian Nick Kyrgios was fined for his outbursts at Indian Wells and Miami last month. Men's governing body ATP this week warned of stricter punishment for on-court misconduct but Evert said she is worried about the players. "I'm not making any judgements on the players, but it's an area of concern: why are players losing control and breaking racquets and putting others in harm's way?" Evert told Eurosport. "Why are they breaking down on the court emotionally? It's something that needs to be addressed. It's something that needs to be talked about. Tennis is a sport and it's not life." Former world number one Victoria Azarenka retired from her match in Miami and said she should not have played as her personal life had been "extremely stressful" in recent weeks. Four-times major winner Naomi Osaka brought the issue of athletes' mental health into the spotlight when she pulled out of Grand Slam events and chunks of the 2021 season. Kyrgios thanked Osaka for helping him deal with his issues after he opened up on his mental health struggles, saying he had suicidal thoughts during one of his "darkest" periods around the 2019 Australian Open.
Evert calls for mental health discussions after player outbursts
Former world number one Chris Evert has called for discussions on the toll tennis is taking on players' mental health following a spate of angry outbursts and emotional breakdowns on court.
Philadelphia 76ers list Matisse Thybulle as 'ineligible to play' Thursday in Toronto
The Philadelphia 76ers listed guard Matisse Thybulle as «ineligible to play» in Thursday's game in Toronto against the Raptors, a sign Thybulle could also be unable to play in the three road games of a potential playoff series between the two franchises.
Tennis star jokes Manchester United ace Cristiano Ronaldo's nickname is under threat
Tennis star Casper Ruud has joked that Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo's nickname is under threat.
Todd Woodbridge says Carlos Alcaraz has the ability to define how tennis is played in coming years
Carlos Alcaraz could end up defining how men's tennis is played in the coming years, says Australian doubles legend Todd Woodbridge. Alcaraz won his first-ever Masters 1000 title in Miami last week, becoming the third-youngest men's player in history to do so. Ad/> And in the way he has begun 2022 — he also won the Rio Open and got to the semi-finals of Indian Wells — the 18-year-old Alcaraz has left pundits and fans alike speculating just what heights he can touch during his career ahead, with Woodbridge comparing him to other prodigies of the past and believing the Spaniard's breakout comes at a particularly opportune moment.