The WTA said that calls from players for more privacy away from the court at tournaments were valid after videos of Coco Gauff smashing her racket at the Australian Open were broadcast worldwide. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/30/tennis/wta-privacy-coco-gauff-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #tennis #cocogauff #australianopen #wtatour #privacy
Six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek on Saturday said she saw little point to the recent "Battle of the Sexes" match and that women's tennis has nothing more to prove. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/03/tennis/swiatek-battle-of-sexes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #tennis #igaswiatek #wtatour #women039sissues #arynasabalenka #nickkyrgios
Carlos Alcaraz added his voice to the criticism and pulled out of the Shanghai Masters with "physical issues" as the packed schedule for elite tennis players came under renewed scrutiny this week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/02/tennis/tennis-stars-schedule-criticism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #tennis #carlosalcaraz #chinaopen #igaswiatek #cocogauff #wtatour #atptour
