The All England Club says it will introduce tiebreakers at Wimbledon next year when a match reaches 12-12 in the fifth set for men and the third set for women.
Halep withdrew from the eight-player, year-end tournament, which begins Sunday. She was replaced by Kiki Bertens.
She won the French Open, she’s ranked No. 1, but a herniated disk has intruded. She discusses the injury and her mental approach to the game.
The WTA decided to cut short the United States portion of its worldwide rights deal with beIN Sports, which was often criticized for intermittent coverage.
Jim Courier is stepping down after eight years as the U.S. Davis Cup captain, less than two weeks after the Americans lost to Croatia, 3-2, in the semifinals.
Argentina and Britain, recent winners of the Davis Cup, were given wild cards on Wednesday to compete in next year’s finals of the revamped competition.
At the Laver Cup, there was tense tennis and maybe even the birth of another bromance in the sport.