Nick Kyrgios, who will face women's No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in an exhibition, believes few male players would accept the chance to face a top female player. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/18/tennis/kyrgios-sabalenka-exhibition-match/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #tennis
Men's tennis world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz announced on Wednesday he is splitting from his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero after seven hugely successful years together. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/18/tennis/alcaraz-splits-with-coach/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #tennis #carlosalcaraz #juancarlosferrero #samuellopez
The ATP men's tennis tour will introduce an extreme heat policy from 2026 after criticism from players who sweltered through some tournaments this year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/16/tennis/atp-heat-rule-men/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #tennis #atp #heat
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka has been named WTA Player of the Year for the second consecutive season, the governing body of women's tennis has announced. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/16/tennis/sabalenka-player-of-the-year/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #tennis #arynasabalenka
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka weighed in on the participation of transgender athletes in women's sports, saying it would be unfair for women to face "biological men" in professional tennis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/10/tennis/aryna-sabalenka-transgender-athletes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #tennis #arynasabalenka #lgbtq #transgender #nickkyrgios
Eight of the world's elite men's professional tennis players, including American Taylor Fritz, will compete for a $1 million prize pool at the MGM Slam in Las Vegas next year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/09/tennis/fritz-mgm-slam-las-vegas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #tennis #taylorfritz #mgmslam
Serena Williams has re-entered the tennis anti-doping testing pool but the 23-time Grand Slam champion denied that the move had anything to do with her making a return to the sport she dominated for nearly two decades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/03/tennis/serena-williams-testing-comeback/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #tennis #serenawilliams
British tennis great Andy Murray has said he was "disappointed" with Novak Djokovic's results while coaching his former rival. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/02/tennis/murray-djokovic-results-disappointed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #tennis #andymurray #novakdjokovic
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner may have turned men's tennis into a duopoly over the last two years, but International Tennis Federation CEO Ross Hutchins is convinced a new wave of challengers will emerge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/25/tennis/alcaraz-sinner-itf-challengers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #tennis #carlosalcaraz #janniksinner #joaofonseca #rosshutchins
Italy claimed its third Davis Cup in as many years on Sunday after beating Spain 2-0 in front of its delighted home fans in Bologna and completed a treble without star player Jannik Sinner. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/24/tennis/italy-wins-davis-cup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #tennis #italy #spain #daviscup
Roger Federer will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame (ITHF) in an induction celebration set for August 2026 in Newport, Rhode Island, the ITHF said on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/20/tennis/federer-tennis-hall-induction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #tennis #rogerfederer #internationaltennishalloffame
Jannik Sinner ended a turbulent season in the best possible fashion after seeing off Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets to retain his ATP Finals title. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/17/tennis/sinner-wins-atp-finals-showdown/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #tennis #janniksinner #carlosalcaraz #atpfinals
Alcaraz beats Sinner to year-end world number one after defeating Musetti at ATP Finals https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/14/tennis/alcaraz-tops-rankings-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #tennis #carlosalcaraz #janniksinner #atpfinals
Carlos Alcaraz battled to victory over Taylor Fritz at the ATP Finals on Tuesday, moving to within one win of securing the year-end No. 1 ranking for the second time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/12/tennis/alcaraz-fritz-atp-finals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #tennis #carlosalcaraz #atpfinals #taylorfritz
Italy's Jannik Sinner got his title defense off to a solid start with a dominant straight sets win over ailing Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime at the ATP Finals in Turin. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/11/tennis/sinner-auger-aliassime-atp-finals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #tennis #janniksinner #atpfinals
Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula both advanced to the last four of the WTA Finals with straight-sets victories in Riyadh on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/07/tennis/sabalenka-pegula-advance-wta-finals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #tennis #arynasabalenka #jessicapegula #wtafinals
Amanda Anisimova pulled off a stellar comeback on to get the better of Iga Swiatek 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 6-2 and book her spot in the last four of the WTA Finals in Riyadh on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/06/tennis/amanda-anisimova-into-wta-finals-last-four/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #tennis #wtafinals #amandaanisimova #igaswiatek #elenarybakina
Women's world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka will take on Australian maverick Nick Kyrgios in a 'Battle of the Sexes' exhibition match in Dubai on Dec. 28. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/05/tennis/sabalenka-kyrgios-match-december/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #tennis #arynasabalenka #nickkyrgios
Elena Rybakina qualified for the WTA Finals' last four, beating an error-prone Iga Swiatek on Monday, while Amanda Anisimova beat fellow American Madison Keys in Riyadh. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/04/tennis/rybakina-swiatek-wta-finals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #tennis #elenarybakina #igaswiatek #wtafinals #amandaanisimova #madisonkeys
