Former world number one Maria Sharapova and the US doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan were announced on Thursday as 2025 inductees to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.The Bryan brothers teamed to win 16 major doubles titles and became the ATP's most successful duo, with a record 438 weeks atop the ATP doubles rankings.
Organisers of the 2024 Paris Masters will oversee Friday evening's draw for the tournament without seven-time champion Novak Djokovic among the list of contenders after the 37-year-old Serb pulled out of the event. Djokovic, who beat Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets in the 2023 final, failed to give details for his withdrawal on Thursday night."Wishing all the players, sponsors, organisers and fans a great tournament," Djokovic wrote on social media."I have a lot of great memories, winning seven
Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen said Thursday that tennis has become so popular in China that players are struggling to book courts and find coaches."I heard right now in China it's tough to book a tennis court, and also tough to find a coach for tennis.