Week 46, 2025

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Gill Gross & Ben Ornstein
November 18, 2025

ATP Events This Week: Davis Cup Finals

'I get one week off the whole year': What can be done to fix the tennis season?

Pro tennis players often have very little time off before the next season begins -- and it can jeopardize their physical and mental health.

www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/46946163/tennis-season-length-players-complaints-atp-wta

  • Why Novak Djokovic And Family Quietly Exited Serbia

    More: Not included in the article is Djokovic’s recent remarks about wanting to end his career playing for Serbia at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. We thought Served made an excellent point on this --- the comment reinforced Djokovic’s allegiance to his country amid the political tension.

How Novak Djokovic turned back on regime that now dubs him a traitor

Novak Djokovic has uprooted his family to escape ferocious backlash over his political views, swapping the chaos of Serbia for adoration in his adopted Greece

www.thetimes.com/sport/tennis/article/novak-djokovic-serbia-traitor-greece-political-backlash-txqndm263?_kx=pGBEjclCfE1apHHikw1QAEBlmJoZ3TOs9O093oUZjp0.Yspvvm

  • Andrea Gaudenzi Addresses Schedule Discontent

    Why It’s Interesting: The ATP Chairman spoke to gathered media in a traditional press conference format in Turin.

    Note: The transcript we’ve linked is lightly edited for brevity. Here is the full unedited transcript.

Andrea Gaudenzi Q&A at the Nitto ATP Finals | ATP Tour | Tennis

ATP Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi spoke to the media at the Nitto ATP Finals on a wide range of topics.

www.atptour.com/en/news/andrea-gaudenzi-nitto-atp-finals-2025-q-and-a

  • Simona Halep Reflects On Her Tennis Career

    Why It’s Interesting: Halep explains why she walked away mid-tournament, how she processed the chaos of the past few years, and why she still feels nothing but gratitude toward the sport.

'Tennis did only good things for me': Simona Halep philosophical over controversial end to career | The National

Former world No 1 talks to The National about her decision to retire, hopes of making the Hall of Fame and growth of tennis in Middle East

www.thenationalnews.com/sport/tennis/2025/11/14/tennis-did-only-good-things-for-me-simona-halep-not-bitter-despite-controversial-end-to-career

  • The Davis Cup Frustration

    Why It’s Interesting: The top three players in the world are openly calling out the Davis Cup format. Even Andrea Gaudenzi, in the presser linked above, suggested a return to home-away ties and a biannual format.

    Update: This article was published prior to news that Carlos Alcaraz will not be lacing up his shoes for Spain.

Sinner calling for a “real Davis Cup”, Zverev naming the current form “an exhibition”, top players asking for massive changes

Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev, the three best players in the world, have called for a renewal of the current Davis Cup system, advocating for a return to the traditional home-and…

www.tennismajors.com/others-news/sinner-calling-for-a-real-davis-cup-top-players-asking-for-massive-changes-in-turin-839840.html

  • US Open Names Eric Butorac As New Tournament Director, A Proven Innovator

    Celebratory Day At USTA HQ: The USTA recently filed a lawsuit to block development plans for a new casino in Queens - the legal complaint is successful so far.

U.S. Open’s new tournament director is Eric Butorac, an architect of $1M mixed doubles event

Butorac replaces Stacey Allaster, and will take a narrower role entirely focused on the tournament itself.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/6814497/2025/11/17/tennis-us-open-tournament-director-eric-butorac-mixed-doubles

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  • Leaving You With Sinner Letting Loose

On Monday Match Analysis Gill dissects Jannik Sinner's critical victory over Carlos Alcaraz to win the 2025 ATP Finals in Turin. He discusses Sinner's ability to handle pressure, his brave play in tight moments, deciding factors in the 1st set tiebreak, an uneven Sinner serving performance, baseline superiority from the Italian, Alcaraz 2nd set sloppiness and backhand volley issues, how the hamstring tweak affected Alcaraz, Sinner's variation and more.

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