UTR Sports Senior Vice President, Chase Hodges. (Georgia Gwinnett University) Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) officially began the UTR Pro Tennis Tour on January 1, 2021. Since its inception, it has actively shaped the game of tennis for collegiate and lower-ranked professional players for over half a decade now. While the foundations of the UTR Pro Tennis Tour have always been to provide opportunities and incentives where they have traditionally lacked in professional tennis,

(Getty/Alberto Pizzoli) In the men's game, 2026 has, so far, been the Sinner era. It started as the Alcaraz era after the Spaniard completed the set of Grand Slam titles at the 2026 Australian Open, before more silverware at the Qatar Open. Then, after a couple of surprising losses and a wrist injury that he sustained in Barcelona, the Spanish superstar is now on the sidelines until at least Wimbledon. Since then, Jannik Sinner has not only been dominant but largely unchallen

(Getty/Julian Finney) World No.50 Jack Draper has parted company with coach Jamie Delgado, opening the door for Andy Murray to join his coaching team for the grass season. Murray, a former world No.1 and three-time major champion, will tackle his first coaching role since his short stint with Novak Djokovic last year. "I am very grateful for everything Jamie Delgado has done for me over these past six months. He is a world-class coach and a great man," said former world No.4

Tim Jolley (Tennis Australia) First appointed by Tennis Australia in 2020, chief strategy and performance officer Tim Jolley has spoken publicly about the state of Australian tennis and addressed concerns from those within. Tennis Australia is going through a massive transition period, with Craig Tiley currently in the process of helping narrow down a suitable candidate to replace him as CEO and Australian Open tournament director, as the 65-year-old was announced as the USTA

Tristan Schoolkate. (Getty/Darrian Traynor) For players around the edge of the top 100, they can miss the automatic entry needed for the biggest ATP events on clay. Staying in Europe can mean missing main draw or even qualifying cut-offs, then trying to chase points on a surface that may not suit their game. "The swing is attractive simply because it's played on hard courts, the events are still relatively strong and are filled with a lot of players who have the same idea," S

Heath Davidson and Andy Lapthorne after finishing runners-up in the Quad Wheelchair Doubles final. (Getty/Kelly Defina) The talk of the town at this current minute involves the world's best singles players fighting hard for a larger slice of the Grand Slam revenue pie. Respective world No.1's Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner, along with Novak Djokovic, Iga Świątek, and Coco Gauff, have expressed their disappointment over Roland-Garros' decision to offer players just 14.9 per

(Getty/Alex Nicodim) By far the most outspoken player on tour when it comes to the ongoing war in Ukraine, Oleksandra Oliynykova has taken another swipe at the WTA for threats made against her. In an Instagram post sent out at the end of April, Olyniykova revealed shocking allegations regarding the professional women's tour, saying that she has been "threatened with fines of tens of thousands of dollars" and "disqualification" by the WTA. In the same post, she alleged that fo

(Julian Finney/Getty Images) World No.1 Jannik Sinner has joined other top players in voicing his disappointment at the recently announced French Open prize money. He has asked Grand Slam tournaments to show tennis players respect in the row over prize money, but didn't go as far as saying to boycott the sport's major events. Last year, almost all the leading players signed two letters to the four Grand Slam bosses demanding an increase in prize money, payments into a player

Ajla Tomljanović spending time with the Hot Shot Tennis for Kids program. (Tennis Australia) There has been a lot of discussion recently around junior development and whether Australia is truly developing players or simply developing good ball strikers. Recently, there were comments suggesting that there are plenty of coaches capable of teaching strong clay court skills. To be fair, every state in Australia does have access to clay in some capacity, even if some regions nat

(Getty Images) Following on from a joint letter from ATP/WTA players about dissatisfaction with the upcoming French Open’s tournament’s prize money, big-name female players Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek have put their voice to the letter while in Rome this week for the latest 1000 tournament. Sabalenka has gone as far as to suggest a player boycott to fight for a higher revenue share. "I think at some point we will boycott it, yeah. I feel like that's going to be the on

(Getty/Oscar J. Barroso) There must be something in the water in Spain. Just when we thought Spanish tennis couldn't get any stronger, we seem to have stumbled across another future superstar. He goes by the name of Rafael Jódar, and he's just 19 years of age. The Spanish teen had a remarkable rise in 2025, rising over 700 spots in the rankings before turning professional at the end of the season. So far in 2026, Jódar has put on one of the most impressive debut seasons in A

(Getty/Ben Whitely) Top 20 players from the men's and women's tours, including Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka, and Coco Gauff, have penned a joint letter expressing their dissatisfaction with the upcoming French Open's tournament prize money. In March last year, the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) filed a 163-page lawsuit against the top tennis governing bodies, accusing the ATP and WTA of acting as a "cartel" that tries to gain "monopolistic co

(Catalonia Open) Daria Kasatkina has claimed her first title since becoming an Aussie after winning a WTA 125 category event as the seventh seed. The former world No.8, who will rise to 66th in the world when the new rankings are officially released at the start of this week, saved two match points in her opening round match against Emiliana Arango, before fighting back from a set down in the final to defeat Germany's Tamara Korpatsch 2-6, 6-3, 7-5, in a match that saw a comb

(Getty/Simon Skafar) September to December is the most dreaded period on the calendar for hay fever sufferers, with symptoms ranging from just a few sneezes to severe headaches. From April to June, the season of clay fever hits Australian tennis like a ton of bricks. The Madrid Open was yet another example of just how far behind Australia is in terms of the execution of clay court tennis. All 10 Aussies failed to surpass the second round of the ATP/WTA 1000 main draw, with mo

(Getty/Oscar J. Barroso) A whirlwind past fortnight has made the tennis world stand up and take notice of Anastasia Potapova after she reached her first-ever WTA 1000 semi-final. The 25-year-old lost in the second round of qualifying in Madrid, but was awarded a spot in the main draw as a 'Lucky Loser', where she has grabbed the opportunity with both hands by becoming the first Lucky Loser to make the last four of a WTA 1000 tournament. Having already defeated two Grand Slam

Spend an hour at any high-level junior tennis session, and you'll see excellent coaching. Players repeating forehands and backhands, working on serve technique, refining movement patterns. The standard of ball-striking continues to improve, and there is no question that technical coaching in the modern game is, generally, at a high level. But if you step back and ask a different question — how many of those players can clearly explain how they are trying to win points, how th

(Getty/Clive Brunskill) Cameron Norrie's tennis career has never followed a straight path. Born in South Africa, he was raised in New Zealand, but due to a lack of funding, chose to represent Great Britain. His development took another turn through the American college system at Texas Christian University, bringing him late to the ATP Tour and eventually breaking into the top 100 just before turning 23. That steady build began to accelerate to a standout year in 2021. Norrie

(Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images) It would be fair to say that it has been lean pickings for Australian tennis players in the week leading up to the main draw of the French Open. With the second major of the year fast approaching, qualifying lists for Roland Garros have been released, with the cut-off determined by the latest weekly rankings released on Monday. From an Aussie perspective, on the men's side, Tristan Schoolkate, Adam Walton, Dane Sweeny, Chris O'Connell, Al

(Getty Images - Aaron Foster) It was first reported by the Sydney Morning Herald on November 1 last year, "Code Violation? Tennis Australia under fire from ousted officials" by Chris Barrett. A detailed account of the termination of four elected directors of Tennis Officials Australia, who also worked as tennis officials for Tennis Australia, following confidential communications to members raising concerns about officiating conditions and governance matters. The affected di

(Getty/Clive Brunskill) Injuries have long been synonymous with the professional tennis scene, but it has become increasingly evident that tennis has shifted from reacting to injuries and toward preventing them through the utilisation of technology to analyse, track, improve, and maintain technique, physical and mental health, and performance. Wearable player metric technologies, such as smart watches, trackers, biophysical sensors, and even clothing technologies, are being