Five Point Friday ✦ For TennisCompanion Members ✦ Hi there, Here's your roundup of the five most interesting things I'm enjoying or thinking about this week in tennis. 1.) The WTA's New DNA Policy The WTA announced its most significant eligibility change in decades this week, requiring all players to undergo a one-time genetic test for the SRY gene before competing on tour or at the majors. The policy takes effect immediately, with the WTA covering the cost of testing. Reactions were swift,...
9 days ago • 2 min read
Five Point Friday ✦ For TennisCompanion Members ✦ Hi there, Here's your roundup of the five most interesting things I'm enjoying or thinking about this week in tennis. 1.) Djokovic at a Crossroads? Prime Video released the first trailer for Novak Djokovic: The Wolf in Winter, a new documentary arriving August 20. Directed by The Last Dance filmmaker Jason Hehir, it combines behind-the-scenes access with interviews from Rafael Nadal, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Boris Becker, and others. The...
16 days ago • 3 min read
Five Point Friday ✦ For TennisCompanion Members ✦ Hi there, Here's your roundup of the five most interesting things I'm enjoying or thinking about this week in tennis. 1.) The Point of Wimbledon? Felix Auger-Aliassime and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina gave Wimbledon one of its best rallies of the fortnight during their five-set fourth-round match. It had everything: a desperate stretch to reach a drop shot, a recovery smash from deep in the court, and a diving finish at the net that had the...
23 days ago • 3 min read
Five Point Friday ✦ For TennisCompanion Members ✦ Hi there, Here's your roundup of the five most interesting things I'm enjoying or thinking about this week in tennis. 1.) Kecmanovic's Magic Moment Miomir Kecmanovic may have lost to Jannik Sinner, but he still delivered one of the break-out points of the tournament. At 6-5 in the third-set tiebreak, he pulled Sinner corner to corner, charged forward, and finished the exchange after forcing the defending champion into a full dive on the grass....
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Five Point Friday ✦ For TennisCompanion Members ✦ Hi there, Here's your roundup of the five most interesting things I'm enjoying or thinking about this week in tennis. 1.) Tiafoe's Halle Breakthrough Frances Tiafoe's biggest title yet came with a week full of texture. He beat Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 in the Halle final to win his first ATP 500 crown, but the match that best captured his form was the semi against Felix Auger-Aliassime, where he looked fully locked in. Two weeks earlier, Tiafoe...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Five Point Friday ✦ For TennisCompanion Members ✦ Hi there, Here's your roundup of the five most interesting things I'm enjoying or thinking about this week in tennis. 1.) Botic's Tweener Lob Botic van de Zandschulp gave Queen's Club its first must-watch clip of the week with a perfectly weighted tweener lob against British qualifier Harry Wendelken. The shot had everything: extreme difficulty, clean execution, and just enough height to clear Wendelken before dropping in. Van de Zandschulp...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Five Point Friday ✦ For TennisCompanion Members ✦ Hi there, Here's your roundup of the five most interesting things I'm enjoying or thinking about this week in tennis. 1.) Serena Success at Queen's Serena Williams returned to professional tennis this week at Queen's Club and gave the crowd exactly what it came to see. Playing alongside 19-year-old Victoria Mboko, she beat Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Erin Routliffe 7-6(2), 6-2 in her first match since the 2022 US Open. Her family was in the...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Five Point Friday ✦ For TennisCompanion Club Members ✦ Hi there, Here's your roundup of the five most interesting things I'm enjoying or thinking about this week in tennis. 1.) Arnaldi's Midnight Defense After dropping the third set to fall behind 2-1, Matteo Arnaldi clawed his way back against Frances Tiafoe past 1 a.m. in Paris, winning the fourth in a tiebreak and closing out the match 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-4. He logged 19 hours 42 minutes of court time to reach the Roland Garros...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Five Point Friday ✦ For TennisCompanion Club Members ✦ Hi there, Here's your roundup of the five most interesting things I'm enjoying or thinking about this week in tennis. 1.) Djokovic Goes Around the Net In the fourth set of his second-round match against Valentin Royer, Djokovic was pulled far wide when he threaded the needle between the net post and the umpire's chair for a winner, momentarily turning a crowd that had been firmly behind the Frenchman. The match took 3 hours and 28 minutes...
2 months ago • 3 min read