Jessica Pegula has hit back at those who questioned her commitment to tennis because of her billionaire family. The WTA No 5 is the world’s richest tennis player as her parents Terry and Kim own the Buffalo Bills, with her father having a net worth of £5.4 million ($6.8m). But Pegula rubbished the idea that she didn’t work hard for her career and addressed whether she would follow in her

Young tennis stars are made to swap ends MID-GAME as fans are left baffled by never-before-seen error… and the new rule even caught out the umpire! Arthur Fils’ match against Luca Nardi soon made headlines for unique reasons Experienced chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani was caught short by a new rule Both young players were confused when they were quizzed on the rule at 40-0  Tennis fans were left stunned when

One of Rafael Nadal’s young proteges is making his debut at this year’s Next Gen ATP Finals. Abdullah Shelbayh has been training at Nadal’s Mallorcan academy since 2018 and the 22-time Major winner touted him as a bright young prospect, with his coach Carlos Moya claiming that no one will want to face Shelbayh. The world No 185 now has a chance to follow in Carlos Alcaraz’s footsteps by winning

Australia’s Davis Cup captain slammed the new format of the tournament after his team suffered defeat in the final for the second year in a row. Lleyton Hewitt has often been vocal about disliking the new Davis Cup, calling for the old home-and-away ties and best-of-five-set matches. And he gave another scathing review of the current set-up after Italy blew Australia away 2-0 in Sunday’s final. Team Australia were left

Novak Djokovic has already named the three players he expects to take the reins from himself and Rafael Nadal to dominate tennis for the coming years after clinching his seventh ATP Finals title in Turin. The Serbian has been hugely complimentary about Jannik Sinner, who stunned Djokovic earlier in the tournament before succumbing to a loss in front of his home crowd. But with the ‘Big Three’ supposedly already decided,

Novak Djokovic says he will 'keep going' after US Open win Novak Djokovic has joked that he might die in planned celebrations if Serbia win the Davis Cup this weekend. The national team plan to complete a skydive in celebration if they win the tournament for the first time since 2010 on Sunday. After beating France 13 years ago Djokovic and the Serbia players shaved their heads in celebration of

Finland defeated Canada to reach the Davis Cup semi-finals Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email Finland became the first Nordic country to make the Davis Cup semi-finals since Sweden in 2007 following a gutsy win over champions Canada

Serena Williams’ former coach Rick Macci has offered to take charge of Emma Raducanu’s fledgling career in a bid to help the Brit become “bulletproof” ahead of her return in 2024. Raducanu has been out of action since April after undergoing double wrist surgery as well as an operation on her ankle and she’s slowly made her return to training on the tennis court. But the 21-year-old is still looking

Andy Murray has withdrawn from the Davis Cup finals after picking up a shoulder injury ahead of next week’s showdown with Serbia. The 36-year-old was due to join the likes of Cameron Norrie and Jack Draper in facing Novak Djokovic and his compatriots but will instead be forced to watch on from the sidelines. He has since been replaced by Liam Broady. Murray injured his right shoulder in a practice

Carlos Alcaraz’s coach has confessed that his charge has to “mature” after losing to Novak Djokovic on Saturday night. The world No 1 won their ATP Finals semi-final match 6-3 6-2 in their most one-sided meeting yet. And Juan Carlos Ferrero believes that Alcaraz’s “mental level” let him down against Djokovic. Alcaraz’s 2023 season came to an end at the hands of Djokovic as they renewed their rivalry in Turin.