1stHeadlinesBreaking News Headlines

Tennis

Sport pages

Text size100%

Racquets and Apparel in Turin – ATP Finals Gear Preview

Instead of looking at the players form ahead of the Turin battle these coming days, let’s find out what brands will be represented when it comes to racquets, strings and apparel. Eight players walk into the Inalpi Arena from 15–22 November, and between them they carry four racquet brands, five apparel labels and six…

ATP Finals Draw 2026

World No. 1 Alexander Zverev and second seed Carlos Alcaraz learned their group-stage opponents on Thursday in Turin, ahead of the 2026 Nitto ATP Finals, which begins Sunday, November 15th, at the Inalpi Arena. Zverev headlines the John McEnroe Group, which also includes Ben Shelton, Arthur Fils and Rafael Jodar. The…

ATP Pondering Buying Out Events To Cut Season Length, Says Casper Ruud

The ATP are considering purchasing the rights to some ATP 500 tournaments to end them and shorten the season, according to Casper Ruud. This year there were 16 ATP 500 events in the calendar, as well as 29 250s and nine Masters 1000s. Numerous players have called for the season to be shortened to reduce

Can You Use Tennis Shoes for Pickleball? Best brands and models

There are plenty of tennis players that once in a while heads to the pickleball court. Most of them are still wearing their tennis shoes to play pickleball, and most of them are right to. But the reasoning usually stops at “a court is a court,” and that’s where it gets interesting, because the two

Mirra Andreeva Bagels Misfiring Sabalenka At WTA Finals

Mirra Andreeva sealed her place in the last four at the WTA Finals by handing Aryna Sabalenka one of her most one-sided defeats in recent times. Andreeva, who is making her debut in the tournament, was down 1-4 early on before fighting back to win 6-4, 6-0 in just 62 minutes. Making it the quickest

Best Tennis Shoes for Wide Feet

I spend most of my days talking about strings and frames, but one of the most common side conversations is about shoes, usually from a fed-up person with wide feet. Tennis shoes are narrow and stiff through the forefoot for lateral support, which is great until your pinky toe is rubbing on the upper by

WTA Finals Best Bets Including Jessica Pegula vs Linda Noskova

The 2026 WTA Finals continue into the third of three round-robin matches. The tournament, previously scheduled for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was moved to Indian Wells, California. WTA players will therefore be very familiar with the environment, since Indian Wells is an annual tour stop in March. This is the year-end…

Feeds checked Thu Nov 12 2026 05:06 PM EST