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… tagram. “As gutting as it is to miss another Slam, the advice is not to rush straight back into playing five-set tennis on clay.” The tournament in Barcelona was just the fourth event of Draper’s comeback from bone bruising in his serving arm, which – bar one match at the US Open …
Draper out of French Open with knee injuryJoy Online
… Former US Open champion Dominic Thiem, another explosive hitter who had to retire in 2024 after his own wrist problems, says the repetition of hitting thousands of balls across so many years is what makes the wrist so vulnerable. …
Defending champion Alcaraz to miss French OpenThe US Open will offer a $108 million total prize fund, a 20% increase on 2025, with singles champions receiving $5.5 million each and first-round losers getting $140,000. The Grand Slams have also jointly formed a Player Council and contributed $2 million to a welfare fund, responding to player demands for improved compensation and governance.
20 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The US Open will offer a $108 million total prize fund, a 20% increase on 2025, with singles champions receiving $5.5 million each and first-round losers getting $140,000. The Grand Slams have also jointly formed a Player Council and contributed $2 million to a welfare fund, responding to player demands for improved compensation and governance.
20 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz is set to play at the US Open after missing four months with a right wrist injury sustained at the Barcelona Open in April. The 23-year-old, who won the Australian Open in January to become the youngest man to win all four Grand Slam titles, has not played competitively since 14 April.
20 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Venus Williams, 46, has been given a wildcard entry for the US Open singles tournament beginning 30 August, 29 years after first playing in New York. Sister Serena, 44, who returned to tennis in June after a four-year absence, could potentially still join her with one remaining wildcard spot.
19 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Novak Djokovic fell to Argentine Thiago Tirante 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in his opening match at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters on Saturday, struggling with heat and humidity before the US Open begins on August 30.
17 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Britain's Arthur Fery defeated Australia's James Duckworth 6-4 2-6 7-6 (7-4) at the Cincinnati Open, his first match since reaching the Wimbledon semi-finals. Novak Djokovic lost to Argentina's Thiago Tirante 2-6 6-4 6-4 and revealed he has an ongoing health condition, struggling with hot and humid conditions.
16 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Women's world number one Aryna Sabalenka lost 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 6-4 to Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova in the Canadian Open last 16, while Britain's Cameron Norrie also bowed out at the same stage. The defeats continue a difficult summer for Sabalenka, who was knocked out in the quarter-finals and last 16 of the French Open and Wimbledon respectively.
10 August 2026 · Daily Guide →
Tennis world number one Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Cincinnati Open due to a right knee injury but expects to be fit for the US Open later this month. Sinner won his fifth Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon last month and has not played since.
9 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The 23-year-old tennis player Emma Raducanu will miss the US Open beginning on 30 August due to a stress fracture in her right leg sustained during the grass-court season. Her withdrawal follows a frustrating year marked by persistent injuries, including a foot injury and a two-and-a-half month absence due to post-viral illness.
5 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
World number two Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the Cincinnati Open, which starts 11 August, due to an ongoing wrist injury sustained since the Barcelona Open in April. He had planned to use the tournament to prepare for defending his US Open title on 30 August.
5 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka will team up for the US Open mixed doubles on 25 August in New York, one of several high-profile pairings confirmed for the revamped two-day event despite earlier suggestions of a boycott by leading players over Grand Slam revenue demands.
27 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Italy's Jannik Sinner defeated German second seed Alexander Zverev 6-7 (7-9) 7-6 (7-2) 6-3 6-4 to retain his Wimbledon men's singles title, claiming his fifth Grand Slam title overall.
12 July 2026 · Joy Online →
World number 114 Arthur Fery, a 23-year-old British wildcard, defeated world number 10 Flavio Cobolli 6-4 7-6 (7-4) 6-0 to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals, becoming the first men's wildcard to do so in 25 years.
8 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Naomi Osaka defeated world number one Aryna Sabalenka at Wimbledon to reach the quarter-finals, delivering what Tracy Austin called her best performance since returning from maternity leave. Osaka credited her coaching team, mindset, and her mother's Japanese cooking for helping her rediscover her enjoyment of the sport.
5 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Naomi Osaka beat world number one Aryna Sabalenka 6-2 7-6 (7-2) on Centre Court to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time, marking Sabalenka's earliest Grand Slam exit since the 2022 French Open.
5 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Serena Williams injured her right knee during her singles match at Wimbledon on Tuesday and may not be fit enough to play in the scheduled doubles with her sister Venus on Friday. Williams tweaked her knee late in the first set of her loss to Maya Joint, but her agent said she is doing everything she can to be ready for the doubles match.
2 July 2026 · Daily Guide →
Naomi Osaka arrived for her opening match at Wimbledon in a full-length white kimono to pay tribute to her Japanese heritage while adhering to the tournament's all-white dress code. The four-time major winner said the outfit was inspired by Japanese culture and the character of Lucy Liu in Kill Bill.
29 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Novak Djokovic defeated China's Wu Yibing 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the first round at Wimbledon, advancing his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title. The 39-year-old, who is level with Margaret Court on 24 major titles, said he felt "happy but not the freshest" after the demanding match.
29 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Britain's Emma Raducanu, seeded 30th, withdrew from Wimbledon on the eve of the tournament after being diagnosed with a stress fracture in her lower right leg. She announced the decision shortly after 22:00 BST on Sunday, about seven hours after telling journalists she planned to play.
28 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Leading tennis players will expand their protest over prize money at Wimbledon, restricting post-match media appearances to 15 minutes during the first week of the Championships starting Monday, despite a 20% increase in this year's prize money pot. The 15-minute limit is meant to symbolise the 15% of revenue that Grand Slams broadly allocate to prize money.
24 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Serena Williams will compete in singles at Wimbledon later this month after accepting a wildcard to the women's main draw. The 44-year-old has won seven Wimbledon singles titles and returns to singles competition for the first time in over four years.
21 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Serena and Venus Williams have been awarded a wildcard to compete in the women's doubles at Wimbledon. Serena, 44, is making a comeback after four years away from competition, while Venus, 45, will join her at the All England Club.
17 June 2026 · Daily Guide →
Serena and Venus Williams have been awarded a wildcard to compete together in the women's doubles at Wimbledon, marking a return to the tournament for both. Neither sister received a singles wildcard, though Serena is continuing her comeback after four years away from professional tennis.
16 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Serena Williams made her comeback to professional tennis at Queen's after nearly four years away from the sport, playing doubles with Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko and winning 7-6 (7-2) 6-2 against third seeds Erin Routliffe and Nicole Melichar-Martinez.
9 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Serena Williams, the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, is returning to competitive tennis after nearly four years away to compete in doubles at Queen's, saying she has "nothing to prove" and is mainly motivated by the prospect of her daughters seeing her play again.
7 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Alexander Zverev claimed his first Grand Slam title by defeating Flavio Cobolli in a five-set final at the French Open, 1,465 days after suffering a serious ankle injury on the same court in 2022 that required surgery and sidelined him for months.
7 June 2026 · Joy Online →
World number one Aryna Sabalenka suffered a 3-6 7-5 6-0 defeat to Russia's Diana Shnaider in the French Open quarter-finals, squandering a set and double break advantage and missing another chance at the title despite being the overwhelming favourite.
3 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Matteo Berrettini reached a Grand Slam quarter-final for the first time in almost four years after defeating Juan Manuel Cerundolo at the French Open. The Italian, who has slipped to 105th in the rankings after injuries, is the lowest-ranked Roland Garros quarter-finalist since Igor Andreev in 2007.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Tennis legend Serena Williams will make her competitive return after nearly four years away, playing women's doubles at Queen's Club starting June 8 alongside Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko. The 44-year-old American stepped back from tennis in 2022 after winning 23 Grand Slam singles titles.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Swiss tennis player Stan Wawrinka lost 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 to Jesper De Jong in his final French Open on Monday, though he will not officially retire until October's Swiss Indoors in Basel. Wawrinka, 41, called the venue witness to the best match of his life—his 2015 final victory over Novak Djokovic—and wore a memento of the iconic plaid shorts from that performance.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →
British number one Emma Raducanu was defeated 6-0 7-6 (7-4) by Argentina's Solana Sierra in the French Open first round. Raducanu's 2026 season has been disrupted by a post-viral illness that kept her off the WTA Tour for more than two months, and her lack of match play on clay showed as she struggled against the world number 68.
24 May 2026 · Joy Online →