Week 30, 2025

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Gill Gross & Ben Ornstein
July 30, 2025

ATP Events This Week: Toronto 1000

WTA Events This Week: Montreal 1000

  • Tennis Players Are The Greatest Athletes In The World, Says Renowned Dr.

    Why It’s Interesting: This piece makes a compelling, data-backed case that tennis athletes endure more physically, mentally, and financially than athletes of any other sport.

Tennis Players Are The Best Athletes In The World! Why Pro Tennis Is the Hardest and Most Demanding Sport in the World

Hitting a baseball is the toughest skill to do in sports? Winning the Tour de France or the Hawaii Ironman is the greatest endurance feet in sports? Standing toe to toe with Mike Tyson for 12 rounds is the toughest thing in sports to do? All of these statements I would agree with. However…

kovacsacademy.com/2025/06/22/tennis-players-are-the-best-athletes-in-the-world-why-pro-tennis-is-the-hardest-and-most-demanding-sport-in-the-world

  • Naomi Osaka’s Taste Is Wide

    Osaka News: A coaching trial with Iga Swiatek’s former coach Tomasz Wiktorowski.

Where Naomi Osaka Eats When She’s In Tokyo - Tokyo - The Infatuation

From traditional omakase to pizza and Italian delicacies, the tennis legend loves to revisit these spots when she's in the city.

www.theinfatuation.com/tokyo/guides/naomi-osaka-tokyo-restaurant-guide?lid=mnza31e2d4at&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NAT_TRAVEL_TOKYO_NAOMIOSAKA_2025_07_26&utm_source=infatuation_newsletter&dispatch_id=6884d15120be8a3cc1d8794dcc4f284c&b_id=631ad095dedb72437e08fce2

  • How Tennis’ Health Insurance Works

    Why It’s Interesting: Even elite athletes rely on job-based insurance.

How Health Insurance Works for Tennis Players

After Venus Williams sparked a national conversation, an explainer of healthcare coverage for both WTA and ATP players.

www.benrothenberg.com/p/venus-williams-healthcare-health-insurance-cobra-how-health-insurance-works-for-tennis-players-atp-wta

  • Ajla Tomljanovic - Match Point Moments

    Why It’s Interesting: Tracy Austin sits down with Ajla Tomljanovic to discuss falling in love with tennis and grit. Good to see the WTA investing in digital series.

  • Max Eisenbud Becomes WME Sports’ Head Of Client Representation

    Why It’s Interesting: Eisenbud’s client list includes Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek, Serena Williams, John McEnroe and Andy Murray, Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe.

WME Sports names Max Eisenbud as head of client representation

As part of the move, Max Eisenbud will lead the agency's representation business across tennis, golf, action sports and sports content.

www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2025/07/28/wme-sports-names-max-eisenbud-as-head-of-client-representation

  • Goran Speaks On Tsitsipas Split

    Tsitsipas Comments In Recent Interview: See here

  • Inside Zverev’s Time Spent With Toni Nadal

    More From The ATP: 2024 Montreal champion Alexei Popyrin talks about consistency and more while he prepares for his title defense.

Inside Alexander Zverev's time with Toni Nadal & the potential of a partnership | ATP Tour | Tennis

Shortly after Wimbledon, Alexander Zverev was sitting at an airport when he received an interesting message on his phone. The sender? Toni Nadal, the uncle and longtime coach of Rafael Nadal.

www.atptour.com/en/news/zverev-toronto-2025-feature

  • Leaving You With A Video On Tennis’ Economics

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill breaks down Alex De Minaur’s miraculous comeback title win in Washington DC. He also quickly hits on the recent exploits of Alexander Bublik and Luciano Darderi as well. To finish, it’s an abbreviated preview of the 2025 National Bank Open in Toronto, Canada. Four of the top-6 players in the rankings are out, opening opportunities for the rest of the field. Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz, Lorenzo Musetti and Ben Shelton are the top seeds.

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