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Stan Smith On This Day 06_25 Wimbledon Boycott

June 25, 1973: The day Wimbledon began with a boycott from top players

Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On June 25, 1973, the strangest edition in Wimbledon history began, with almost all the top ATP players boycotting the tournament to stand behind fellow player Niki Pilic, who was suspended by the ITF

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Simona Halep

Halep enduring “biggest shock of her life” after being suspended for failing drug test

The former world No 1 tested positive for a banned substance at the 2022 US Open, "an extremely low quantity" in her own words

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Cédric Rouquette
Brenda Fruhvirtova - UTS 2

14-year-old Brenda Fruhvirtova wins second ITF title in as many weeks

Trailblazing 14-year-old Brenda Fruhvirtova notched her second title in as many weeks on the ITF Tour.

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Chris Oddo
Portrait de Gilles Moretton

Exclusive : Gilles Moretton (FFT) ready to be the bridge that is lacking between the governing bodies of world tennis

In an interview with Tennis Majors, FFT president Gilles Moretton expresses belief that he can play a role in helping the ATP, WTA, ITF and the four Grand Slam tournaments cooperate.

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Carole Bouchard
Stoponlineabuse

Why some tennis governing bodies turned off social media this weekend

Online abuse has become a growing menace in today's digital world and as sporting organizatons across the globe join a social media boycott this weekend, a number of tennis' governing bodies are also supporting the move that wants social media companies to step up their efforts in this area

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Haresh Ramchandani
Petra Kvitova mask
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What will tennis look like when it returns? Part 3: Electronic line-calling, ball boys in masks, no entourage?

As countries around the world begin to lift restrictions, both Tours are examining...
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Simon Cambers
Lockdown Stars, No.6 to No.10,
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Lifting the Mood: Tennis Majors’ top 30 lockdown stars: (Part 5, from 10 to 6)

As the tennis world begins to come out of lockdown, we celebrate those...
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Tennis and money
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WTA players want clarity on extent of player relief fund

A group of WTA players is reportedly asking for clarity from tennis's governing...
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Simon Cambers
Tennis court in Austria
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ATP, WTA, ITF Tours extend suspension to July 31

Professional tennis will not return until at least August after the ATP, WTA...
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Simon Cambers
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Algerian player calls out Dominic Thiem in powerful video

WTA 620th-ranked player Inès Ibbou published a moving open letter on YouTube to...
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Geoffrey Steines
Open Era - Major Features
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1968, Open era: The moment tennis opted to become a modern sport

With seven governing bodies and unity still seemingly impossible, tennis has never been...
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Jérémy Baudu
Dominic Thiem, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, for the Tennis Majors feature about player relief funds
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Row over player relief funds exposes a divided Tour

Not even the Big 3 has, for now, succeeded in convincing ATP players...
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Carole Bouchard
ITF anti-doping programme
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Anti-doping chief: Out-of-competition drug tests ongoing despite Covid-19

Stuart Miller is the anti-doping manager of the tennis anti-doping programme and he...
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Carole Bouchard
Long form about the commissionner by Tennis Majors
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The good old commissioner idea is back, but this time it stands a chance

As the tennis world is put to a stop by the sanitary crisis,...
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ATP
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ATP and WTA to administer a Player Relief Programme

ATP and WTA published on Tuesday a statement to announce, with the support...
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Tennis Majors
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ITF announces creation of ITF world tennis tour player panel

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced the creation of player panels for those...
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Jérémy Baudu
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“We can’t leave lower-ranked players behind anymore”, Patrick Mouratoglou writes

Patrick Mouratoglou calls for tennis to solve its leadership issues and come together...
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Jérémy Baudu
David Haggerty, ITF chairman
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ITF : Role, chairman, structure, all you need to know

ITF is the International Tennis Federation, the governing body for tennis in the...
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