Emma Raducanu and Nike are finished, The former US Open champion will wear Uniqlo starting in 2026.
The retired Grand Slam main draw Lucky Loser king Peter Polansky of Canada is back playing small money tournaments in Florida. This weekend he competed in Bradenton in a UTR tournament with a $1600 check for the champion.
Novak Djokovic will play Adelaide the week before Australian Open.
David Nalbandian: “Most tennis players end up burned out because they don’t know how to do anything else or nothing interests them.”
Bernabe Zapata Miralles has retired at 28. He was once ranked ATP top 50.
Sam Querrey has retired from professional pickleball.
The Sea Games, a southeast Asian competition, is being contested in Thailand. Janice Tjen of Indonesia and Lanlana Tararudee of Thailand and Alexandra Eala of Philippines were three of the headliners. For the first time in 24 years Indonesia’s men’s and women’s teams clinched gold.
Djokovic’s contract with Lacoste runs out this month. There have been no reports on an extension or new sponsor.
Coco Gauff and Jannik Sinner have not played any exhibitions this off season but Nick Kyrgios has played two and will play a third vs Aryna Sabalenka.
Roger Federer announced he will visit the 2026 Australian Open. Perhaps he will announce his upcoming world tour of exhibitions with Rafael Nadal?
Kyle Edmund and Tim van Rijthoven have retired from the ATP Tour.
Emma Raducanu · Novak Djokovic · Peter Polansky · Sea Games
Steve · December 18, 2025 at 9:07 am
Jodar defeats Tien in Next Gen. Great win.
Scoop Malinowski · December 18, 2025 at 11:36 am
Steve, that was one of the most impressive breakout wins I’ve seen from a young player in a while, probably Fonseca earlier this year beating Tien in Miami. To save those MPs when Tien was locked in and to come up with those winners under that pressure of miss and lose shows Jodar is going to win big titles. He wanted it more than Tien did, great emotional intensity adrenaline. He reminds me of a better version of Raonic, moves better, better athlete. Jodar is like a blend of Raonic, Hurkacz. He does not play Spanish grinding tennis, he attacks and hurts early. His two American coaches from Univ Virginia watched like they were not surprised at all by that high level of top 25 tennis. Jodar might be a future no. 1. I predict he will be.
Steve · December 18, 2025 at 3:08 pm
He tore it up in college as a freshman. You’re right, he’s not a typical Spanish player. He brings the big serve and is lanky. Of course, Feli Lopez had a big serve but lacked a great drive backhand, more of a slicer.
I’ve also seen a short clip of him practicing with Alcaraz so he’s on the right track to be a top player. Top College players can fit in the with the pros seamlessly sometimes and I think it is a sound path to the pros.
These younger generations play with less fear than the generations the big three decimated.
Steve · December 18, 2025 at 3:10 pm
I have to ask a boxing question: Will Jake Paul survive this weekend against Joshua? Will Joshua take it easy on him?
Scoop Malinowski · December 18, 2025 at 3:15 pm
Jodar looked flat vs Budkov Kjaer, as would be expected after his career best win. And now he has a big X on his back, everyone wants to beat him. Tien bounced back with a good win vs Landaluce who also looks destined for top 25. Tien blew four match points vs Jodar and four more vs Landaluce, but managed to recover. Chang must fix that.
Scoop Malinowski · December 18, 2025 at 3:17 pm
It’s a total mismatch, Joshua wins easily but for the giant payday I strongly suspect he will carry Paul and play soft on him. All of Paul’s skits are rigged in one way or another. Even with a close decision loss it will enhance Paul’s value for future skits.
Sam · December 22, 2025 at 3:50 am
“Most tennis players end up burned out because they don’t know how to do anything else or nothing interests them.”
Sound like some real well-rounded folks there. 😏
Scoop Malinowski · December 22, 2025 at 8:10 am
Sam, wish he would have named names, I can’t think of any players who are 100 percent tennis robots, maybe Gasquet comes to mind. But who else could be?
Sam · January 2, 2026 at 5:01 am
Scoop, maybe you can send Davey a text to see if he’ll give you a few names. 😉
Scoop Malinowski · January 2, 2026 at 7:53 am
The code of tennis and most sports is nobody trash talks anybody else through the media. It’s very rare. It was very rare that Fedal and others did that to Djokovic. Of course Djokovic never bad mouthed anyone not even his sharpest critics in the locker room.