WTA Tour introduces women’s tennis ranking protection for fertility treatment

Women’s tennis stars will have their world rankings protected during fertility treatments, the WTA Tour has announced. Players ranked inside the world’s top 750 who miss at least 10 weeks of competitive tennis will be eligible to receive a Special Entry Ranking, the same designation that the women’s tennis governing body uses for players returning … Read more

Women’s tennis adds ranking protection for fertility procedures such as egg or embryo freezing

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Professional tennis players who take time off from competition for a fertility procedure such as egg or embryo freezing will have their ranking protected under a WTA Tour policy announced Wednesday. This follows the introduction in March of paid maternity leave and grants for fertility protection measures in women’s tennis. … Read more

US tennis ace makes announcement as Roger Federer hit by second blow after Coco Gauff exit

Ben Shelton has followed in the footsteps of Coco Gauff by leaving Roger Federer’s management company, Team8, with the American announcing a new career move Roger Federer has seen two tennis stars depart his management firm in a matter of months(Image: Getty Images) Roger Federer has been hit with another high-profile exit from his management … Read more

Fresh off French Open win, Coco Gauff is the toast of New York at WNBA game, ‘Tonight Show’

A few days after her big French Open title win, tennis star Coco Gauff continued celebrating her victory on Tuesday with appearances at the New York Liberty game and on “The Tonight Show” hosted by Jimmy Fallon. Gauff, 21, received a thunderous ovation as she watched the Liberty defeat the Chicago Sky while sitting courtside … Read more

Coco Gauff gets standing ovation, sits with Kobe Bryant’s family at WNBA game after French Open title

Getty Images Just a few days after winning her first French Open title, Coco Gauff received a standing ovation at Barclays Center while the New York Liberty hosted the Chicago Sky on Tuesday. When it happened, she was sitting courtside with the family of the late Kobe Bryant — whose “mamba mentality” often serves as … Read more