Andy Murray has released a video of himself hitting (Yonex racquet not his customary Head) on an indoor court with several people standing on the side watching – the vibe of the scene was that Murray will make a comeback to the ATP World Tour in 2026.
Djokovic 2025 prize money: $5.1 million … Sinner ATP Finals victory prize money: $5.1 million.
The greatest achievement of Sinner’s career will be turning two positive drug tests into a 3 month vacation. A feat which will never be duplicated.
Jessica Pegula will replace Emma Raducanu in upcoming winter exhibition matches in Newark and Miami. Prudential Center, Newark (Dec 7) Pegula vs Anisimova Alcaraz vs Tiafoe loanDepot Park, Miami (Dec 8) Pegula vs Anisimova Alcaraz vs Fonseca.
Former Wimbledon quarterfinalist Christopher Eubanks announced he will retire. Tennis Channel X post said Eubanks is leaving behind “a legacy of greatness.” The American did not win an ATP title and his best result was QF at Wimbledon. Tennys Sandgren retired last year after having won two ATP singles titles and made two ATP QFs at Australian Open but Tennis Channel did not salute Sandgren’s career nor mention his legacy of greatness. Maybe Martina Hingis was right when she said it’s an advantage now to be black in tennis.
Stefan Kozlov defeated Murphy Cassone 76 75 at ATP Champaign Challenger yesterday. The title earned Kozlov $14,200 and was his first ATP Challenger title in four years. His ranking jumped from 458 to 306. En route to the victory, Kozlov defeated Leo Borg, Tyler Zink, Darwin Blanch. Cedric-Marcel Stebe and Cassone. Kozlov broke his Lacoste shoe heel in the Blanch match, as it partially broke off at the end of the second set. Without a second pair of shoes, he ended up losing the second set in a tiebreaker, despite a match point on his serve, and then had to play the third set with the broken shoe – which he won 6-2. In the semi vs Stebe, Kozlov wore Nike shoes and won 60 40 ret. And in the final Kozlov changed his shoe again to New Balance, so he wore three different brand shoes in three matches, surely an unofficial ATP record. Marcelo Rios once wore adidas and Nike shoes and attire at the same tournament – 1997 Wimbledon – but he changed sponsors halfway through the tournament.
Cruz Hewitt has another wildcard entry this week into the Sydney ATP Challenger main draw and will play Aussie veteran Omar Jasika first round. The two also played a year ago with Jasika winning 64 60 at a Bali $15k. If Hewitt wins he could play Bernard Tomic in the second round. The 16 year old Hewitt is ranked 759. Hewitt is expected to be given a wildcard entry into the 2026 Australian Open main draw. Update: Hewitt upset Jasika 64 in the third but Tomic retired down 46 to a little known Japanese player.
Kei Nishikori returned to action after two months at Yokohama Challenger. The world no. 158 drew an enormous crowd to his 1R match vs. Taesei Ishikawa in which he prevailed 46 61 61. Ishikawa bowed to Kei at the net handshake before a giant audience of full bleachers. Kei will turn 36 on December 29.
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