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The Athletic | Tennis @theathletictennis.bsky.social · 21h

Jack Draper, the British world No. 8, has appointed Andy Murray’s former coach Jamie Delgado as his lead coach.

Delgado split with Grigor Dimitrov in September, having worked with the Bulgarian for three years, during which time Dimitrov returned to the world’s top 10.

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Jack Draper hires Andy Murray’s former coach Jamie Delgado as he builds to 2026 season

Draper's current lead coach, James Trotman, wants to spend less time traveling but will still be part of his team.

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From @theathletic.com: Roger Federer's comments on whether certain tennis courts deliberately favor Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner provoked heated discussion.

Tennis court speed: How Roger Federer started an Alcaraz and Sinner conspiracy theory

The tennis great's comments on whether slower courts benefit the two top men's players provoked heated discussion.

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The Athletic | Tennis @theathletictennis.bsky.social · 7d

French legend Gaël Monfils will retire from tennis at the end of the 2026 season, he announced in a statement on Wednesday.

Monfils has 13 ATP Tour titles to date, reached a career-high ranking of world No. 6, and made two Grand Slam semifinals.

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Gaël Monfils to retire from tennis at end of 2026 season: ‘I am tremendously at peace’

Monfils, 39, said that he felt luck and gratitude to have played during such a legendary era of men's tennis.

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The Athletic | Tennis @theathletictennis.bsky.social · 8d

Coco Gauff said that her “pettiness” helped her to beat Belinda Bencic at the China Open in Beijing, after the Swiss player accused the American’s team of “mind games.”

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The Athletic | Tennis @theathletictennis.bsky.social · 8d

Daniil Medvedev asked “why is every referee in the world trying to intimidate me?” during his China Open semifinal defeat to America’s Learner Tien, after being given a “best effort” warning for not moving to return a serve while suffering from debilitating cramps.

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The Athletic | Tennis @theathletictennis.bsky.social · 8d

Carlos Alcaraz tightened his grip on the world No. 1 spot by beating a physically compromised Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 to win the Japan Open Tuesday in Tokyo.

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The Athletic | Tennis @theathletictennis.bsky.social · 9d

Carlos Alcaraz’s ceiling has been the highest on the ATP Tour for some time; now he is raising his floor, too.

How did the world number one hit something close to his peak at the Japan Open?

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The Athletic | Tennis @theathletictennis.bsky.social · 13d

Carlos Alcaraz said he was “scared” by the ankle injury he suffered during his Tokyo Open win over Sebástian Báez.

Alcaraz went on to reach the second round, but it briefly looked as though he had suffered a serious injury in the first set.

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The Athletic | Tennis @theathletictennis.bsky.social · 14d

A group of leading men’s and women’s tennis players have sent a second series of letters to the Grand Slams pushing for reform of the sport.

The letter was sent to all four majors on July 30 but is only coming to light today, and was signed by almost all of the world’s leading players.

Tennis players send second letters to Grand Slams pushing for reform as the sport’s internal conflict continues

The letter was sent to all four majors on July 30 and was signed by almost all of the world’s leading players.

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The Athletic | Tennis @theathletictennis.bsky.social · 15d

Novak Djokovic will return to competitive tennis at the Shanghai Masters next month.

Djokovic has not played a match since losing the U.S. Open semifinal to Carlos Alcaraz three weeks ago.

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Novak Djokovic to play at Shanghai Masters in first tournament appearance since U.S. Open

The 38-year-old is a four-time champion at the event but has generally played a light schedule in the last few years.

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The Athletic | Tennis @theathletictennis.bsky.social · 15d

At the Laver Cup, it became apparent that Carlos Alcaraz has the world at his feet.

Off the court, his silver hair was the main topic of discussion.

On the court, he was playing shots that left Roger Federer blown away by their absurdity.

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The Athletic | Tennis @theathletictennis.bsky.social · 16d

At the Laver Cup this week, Roger Federer has likely spent more time courtside watching matches than he has anywhere else.

What is it like to watch tennis with him?

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · Sep 5

The U.S. Open's atmosphere is irregular from most Tennis tournaments.

Some players thrive, others... are not a fan. @cdeccleshare.bsky.social explains why.

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The Athletic | Tennis @theathletictennis.bsky.social · Aug 29

Why can Carlos Alcaraz and tennis' other elite players struggle in doubles?

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The Athletic | Tennis @theathletictennis.bsky.social · Aug 28

Jelena Ostapenko appeared to tell Taylor Townsend she has ‘no education’ immediately after her U.S. Open second-round defeat, in a row about a net cord.

It was not the first heated handshake in tennis.

@cdeccleshare.bsky.social explains why the ritual can become so intense.

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The Athletic | Tennis @theathletictennis.bsky.social · Aug 14

In April of 1993, Monica Seles and Steffi Graf were dueling for supremacy at the top of women’s tennis.

Their titles and their rivalry catapulted them into stardom — and danger.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · Aug 8

Victoria Mboko was ranked 350th at the end of last year and played Challenger tournaments through the first four months of 2025.

Today, she completed a miracle comeback to beat Naomi Osaka and win the Canadian Open championship, her first WTA Tour tournament victory.

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The Athletic | Tennis @theathletictennis.bsky.social · Aug 6

Clara Tauson dedicated her second WTA 1,000 semifinal of her career to her late grandfather, revealing that he had passed away during her run at the Canadian Open.

“Two days ago, my grandfather unfortunately passed away, so I really wanted to win for him today,” she said after beating Madison Keys.

Clara Tauson dedicates win over Madison Keys to her late grandfather, reaches Montreal Open semifinal

Tauson's second WTA 1,000 semifinal of her career will be against Naomi Osaka, the former world No. 1.

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The Athletic | Tennis @theathletictennis.bsky.social · Aug 4

Soccer has its “new manager bounce.” Does tennis?

Naomi Osaka may think so.

Tomasz Wiktorowski has joined Osaka for a trial period in Canada, and so far, the bounce is bouncing - she is into the quarterfinals of a WTA 1,000 event for the first time since January 2024.

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Naomi Osaka and the tennis version of soccer’s ‘new manager bounce’

Osaka's run at the Canadian Open is a promising sign for the hard-court season, but sustaining it is the real challenge.

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The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · Aug 1

Felipe Massa, Kevin Magnussen and Novak Djokovic have become investors of Ligue 2 club Le Mans FC through a Brazilian investment firm, the French club’s president announced on Friday.

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The Athletic | Tennis @theathletictennis.bsky.social · Jul 28

Any match between Corentin Moutet & Daniil Medvedev is likely to involve some cat-and-mouse, some junk balls, some improbably long points and some scrappy net dancing.

So it was only right that during the quarterfinals of the D.C. Open in Washington, their match point contained all of the above.

How tennis’ best match point of 2025 descended into Moutet and Medvedev chaos in Washington

Two players known for their at-times chaotic styles produced a fittingly chaotic final point at the D.C. Open.

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The Athletic | Tennis @theathletictennis.bsky.social · Jul 17

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka has withdrawn from the WTA 1,000 Canadian Open, which begins July 27 in Montreal.

Sabalenka cited fatigue following her semifinal run at Wimbledon as her reason for pulling out of the tournament, which is one rung below the Grand Slams.

Aryna Sabalenka withdraws from Canadian Open citing fatigue

Sabalenka reached the quarterfinals at last year's tournament.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · Jul 15

British tennis player Tara Moore has been handed a four-year anti-doping sanction despite previously being cleared of any wrongdoing.

Moore was provisionally suspended after testing positive for the anabolic steroids boldenone and nandrolone in 2022.

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Charlie Eccleshare @cdeccleshare.bsky.social · Jul 14

A bit like Nadal finally recording the first "away" win in the Federer-Nadal rivalry at Wimbledon 2008, Sinner taking a first non-hard slam tilted the Alcaraz rivalry firmly in his favour

Especially as it ended Alcaraz's five in a row streak against him.

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Why Jannik Sinner’s Wimbledon title takes his Carlos Alcaraz rivalry somewhere new

Sinner's Wimbledon title is the ultimate vindication of an unflappable mindset paying dividends in the biggest moments, even after defeats.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · Jul 13

Jannik Sinner suffered the ultimate heartbreak of having three championship points and not winning the French Open.

Then today, he blew a 4-2 lead to Carlos Alcaraz to lose the first set.

But Sinner's response finally gave him the redemption he needed.

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