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Tennis Stars Want Relief From Heat, 11-Month Schedule

Tennis Star Asks: 'You
Want a Player to Die on Court?'

Oct 10, 2025 4:47 PM CDT

Tennis Star Asks: 'You Want a Player to Die on Court?'

Extreme heat and humidity in China leaves players ill, injured

(Newser) - Tennis stars are finding the extreme heat and humidity during a late-season swing through China so brutal that one paused to ask the chair umpire a question: "Do you want a player to die on court?" Holger Rune, who's ranked No. 11 in the world, was being...

Roger Federer Cracks Forbes' Billionaire List

Roger Federer's
New Ranking: Billionaire

Aug 24, 2025 3:50 PM CDT

Roger Federer's New Ranking: Billionaire

Sneaker and apparel investments boost tennis great's fortune

(Newser) - Roger Federer has officially joined the billionaire athletes' club, per Forbes, becoming only the seventh sports figure to reach the milestone. The 20-time Grand Slam winner, who hung up his racquet in 2022, is now estimated to be worth $1.1 billion—in large part due to his investment...

This Time, Sinner
Prevails in 1-2 Matchup

Jul 13, 2025 2:40 PM CDT

This Time, Sinner Prevails in 1-2 Matchup

Four-set victory over Alcaraz follows epic French Open final

(Newser) - Five weeks after falling to Carlos Alcaraz in an epic French Open final, Jannik Sinner came from behind on Sunday to win his first Wimbledon championship in the latest matchup of the world's top two players. It was the seventh straight major tournament won by one or the other....

$Alcaraz Wins a Dramatic, 5½-Hour Final at French Open$

Alcaraz Outlasts
Sinner in Epic,
5½-Hour Final

Jun 8, 2025 3:05 PM CDT

Alcaraz Outlasts Sinner in Epic, 5½-Hour Final

World's top-ranked players provided dramatic matchup

(Newser) - In a showdown between the two top-ranked players in the world, Carlos Alcaraz came from two sets down to defeat Jannik Sinner in the French Open final on Sunday—an exhausting match that lasted nearly 5½ hours and included three sets decided by tiebreaks, including the fifth. "I'm...

Pope Meets Sinner at Vatican

May 15, 2025 12:30 AM CDT

Pope Meets Sinner at Vatican

Leo joked about tennis No. 1 earlier this week

(Newser) - Pope Leo XIV has made peace with Jannik Sinner. The top-ranked tennis player visited the new pope on Wednesday, gave him a tennis racket, and offered to play during an off day for Sinner at the Italian Open. Leo, the first American pope, is an avid tennis player and fan...