Tennis News

Novak Djokovic’s split with the PTPA marks his next chapter of tennis disruption

There was a time when Novak Djokovic relished serving as tennis’ disruptor-in-chief. He had handled the job on the court to perfection. When he entered the top ranks of professional tennis in the late aughts, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal reigned. For much of the next decade-and-a-half, Djokovic flipped over the buffet table. He surpassed Federer and Nadal’s records, achieving a winning head-to-head against both of them, as well as winning more Grand Slam titles, winning more ATP Masters 1000 t

Australian Open announces record prize money amid player pressure on Grand Slams

The Australian Open has announced a 16-percent increase in prize money for 2026, as the pressure from players for greater remuneration ramps up. The increase takes the total prize pool to $111.5 million AUD ($75 million USD) and puts the first Grand Slam of the year ahead of Wimbledon, which offered $72.6 million in 2025. It remains behind the U.S. Open’s $85 million in the same year, a Grand Slam record. The 2026 champions will receive $2.8 million each, a 19-percent increase on 2025, while fir

No drama: Coco Gauff wins to give the US a 1-0 lead over Greece in United Cup quarterfinals

After a singles loss and social media drama earlier in the week, Coco Gauff did all her talking on court Wednesday in the United Cup quarterfinals. Gauff beat Maria Sakkari 6-3, 6-2 to give the defending champion United States a 1-0 lead over Greece. Taylor Fritz had a chance in a singles match to follow against Stefanos Tsitsipas to advance the Americans to the semifinals in Sydney on Saturday.
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