November 15, 2021 Chinese tennis champ's allegation against vice premier prompts calls for probe from WTA, ATP The alleged incident between Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai and a powerful politician resulted in calls from Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) CEO Steve Simon and Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) chairman Andrea Gaudenzi for an investigation into the matter.
November 15, 2021 Rafael Nadal calls those refusing the COVID vaccine 'selfish' The Australian Open may require tennis players to be vaccinated against the coronavirus in 2022, and that appears to be quite all right with superstar Rafael Nadal.
November 15, 2021 Muguruza beats Kontaveit to reach semifinals at WTA Finals Garbiñe Muguruza ended Anett Kontaveit´s 12-match winning streak with a 6-4, 6-4 victory Sunday that propelled her into the semifinals at the WTA Finals.
November 14, 2021 Medvedev beats Hurkacz in opening match of ATP Finals Strong serving and consistent baseline play propelled U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev to a 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 win over first-time qualifier Hubert Hurkacz in the opening match of the ATP Finals on Sunday.
November 14, 2021 Tennis champ ‘vanishes’ after sexual assault claim against Chinese politician: report A Chinese tennis player has reportedly vanished a week after accusing China’s former vice-premier of sexual abuse, according to reports.
November 13, 2021 Kontaveit, Muguruza post wins at WTA Finals in Mexico Anett Kontaveit stretched her winning streak to 12 matches by beating Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 6-0 on Friday to secure a spot in the semifinals at the WTA Finals.
November 7, 2021 Djokovic reaches Paris final to end record 7th year as No. 1 Novak Djokovic will end the year at No. 1 for a record seventh time after rallying to beat Hubert Hurkacz 3-6, 6-0, 7-6 (5) in the Paris Masters semifinals on Saturday.
November 4, 2021 Tennis, sex and politics combine in Chinese #MeToo scandal Chinese authorities have squelched virtually all online discussion of sexual assault accusations apparently made by a Chinese professional tennis star against a former top government official, showing how sensitive the ruling Communist Party is to such charges.
October 27, 2021 Australian Open for unvaccinated athletes in question as lawmakers remain at odds The status of unvaccinated players at the Australian Open in January has taken another turn this week as local state officials in Victoria, where the Grand Slam will be held, are at odds with government officials over exemptions.
October 25, 2021 Australian Open to allow unvaccinated players, despite officials' pushback: report Unvaccinated tennis players could end up participating in the Australian Open at the beginning of next year, according to a leaked email from Australia Tennis.
