Futterman: The Australian Open women’s semifinal, Madison Keys over Iga Świątek in a deciding tiebreak. A match point saved. The outcome uncertain until the final ball. A player winning a monumental match on her way to fulfilling a life mission. All of it done and dusted in a two-hour-and-35-minute knot of tension.

The freedom to treat a mixed gender match as entertainment is not a step backward, but a hard-earned marker of progress for women.

The 24-year-old pointed out that finishing as number 2 is a great success, stressing that the competition on the tennis scene is stronger than ever.

Nick Kyrgios defeated Aryna Sabalenka (6-3, 6-3) in the 2025 edition of the ‘Battle of the Sexes’ in Dubai. In a sold-out arena lacking atmosphere, Kyrgios emerged victorious from a competitive best-of-three sets contest played with adapted rules.

Greg Rusedski has raised concerns about a potential challenge facing women’s tennis in the near future. The rise of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner has added to this feeling, with their recent form giving some fans the sense that men’s tennis is becoming a two-man show.

Jo-Yee Chan and Vessa Turley are a freshman and senior tennis duo for the Aztecs. The fall tennis season just wrapped up and the pair won the ITA championship and are now in the top 25 in the nation in doubles.

BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU Women’s Tennis released its 2026 spring schedule on Tuesday, as announced by head coach Taylor Fogleman.

Alex Eala ended the 26-year Philippine gold medal drought in women’s tennis singles at the Southeast Asian Games on Thursday here at the National Tennis Development Center.