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Andy Roddick has backed Serena Williams’ endorsement of a weight-loss drug, amid increasing rumours of a comeback to professional tennis in 2026.

In August 2025, the 23-time Grand Slam champion revealed to PEOPLE magazine that she was actively taking GLP-1 medication to help speed up weight loss.

According to Williams, she decided to utilise the product after struggling to lose the weight which she had gained during her second pregnancy.

The American tennis legend added, at the time, that she had lost more than 14 kilograms.

More recently, she was featured in an advert which was promoting the use of the controversial weight-loss medication during the Super Bowl.

Her decision to take GLP-1 was further scrutinised after it was revealed that she had made herself available for six months of out-of-competition drug testing.

This process must be followed by any retired player who is seeking a return to professional tennis, with Williams now officially eligible to compete from February 22 after being reinstated by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA).

Roddick, who is a former world No 1 and US Open champion, gave his full backing to Williams, adding that he would be taking the same action if he were attempting a comeback.

“Who wouldn’t welcome this? What are we psychos? What are we doing?” said the American on the Served with Andy Roddick podcast.

“I can tell you something that I think I know for a fact. I’m not Serena, I can’t play anymore, I stink.

“And, if I decided that I wanted to come back, guess what I would be doing immediately? I would be dropping 20 lbs as fast as I can.

“I would be taking those drugs. You know what becomes easier when you’re 20 lbs lighter? Getting back to the training that you need without getting injured, to get back on tour.

“I think it shortens the timeline for training and mitigates a lot of the risk. The thing with getting back is that if you get injured while training repeatedly, you can’t get back.

“If you start training from a place of 25 lbs less. What’s less likely to happen? Getting hurt.

“If I was going to do it, I would absolutely do it [take the medication], and try to drop as much as possible before I get back to the training process.”

The rumours around Williams’ return were further intensified after she appeared to hint at a comeback during an appearance on the Today Show with Savannah Guthrie.

“I don’t know, I’m just going to see what happens,” the American stated.

“It’s not a maybe.”

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Jon Werthiem, who is the co-host of the podcast, shared a similar sentiment in regards to the use of weight-loss medication for professional tennis players.

“I’ve got to say, I think this is great,” he said.

“I looked into this, these GLP, weight loss drugs, are on a WADA monitor list, but they are legal, so that would not be an impediment.”

“I think it’s great, I think she would be absolutely welcomed back.

“If this is writing more chapters, if this is about playing in front of her kids, this should not be a point of debate; this should be welcomed.

“I think it’s just a question now of what form it takes.”

Wertheim also dropped a hint about the possible location of Williams’ hypothetical comeback, speculating that it may not be a return to singles action.

“We learned our lesson from Lindsey Vonn to Novak [Djokovic],” he said.

“If Serena [Williams] still thinks she’s got some juice that can be squeezed, go nuts.

“It would be one of the great tennis stories of 2026.

“It certainly is looking that way, I’ve heard various things, this is more a mixed doubles, or a return to Wimbledon, where she did not like the savour of her last match there.”

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Novak Djokovic made history with his run to the Australian Open final two weeks — and has perhaps unsurprisingly given himself further time to recover from his efforts.

After stunning Jannik Sinner in a five-set semi-final in Melbourne, Djokovic was then beaten by Carlos Alcaraz in the men’s singles final.

The world No 3 was set for a quick reunion with both world No 1 Alcaraz and world No 2 Sinner at the Qatar Open, with action in Doha taking place from February 16-21.

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However, the Serbian — who has been in the stands at the Winter Olympics this week — has now withdrawn from the ATP 500 event, which he previously won in 2016 and 2017.

Djokovic is yet to comment on his withdrawal, but the tournament has confirmed that the 38-year-old has pulled out due to fatigue after the physical and mental exploits of his Australian Open campaign.

That looks like a wise decision on paper, having been beaten by Matteo Berrettini in his opening Qatar Open match last year, just weeks after he was forced to retire with an injury in the Australian Open semi-final.

With no points to defend at the event, Djokovic’s ranking will not be impacted by his decision to withdraw, although all eyes will now be on when he returns to action.

Where will Djokovic play next?

With Djokovic understandably taking a more selective approach to his scheduling in recent years, it is hard to predict exactly when he will return.

However, it seems more than likely that the Serbian’s next event will be the Masters 1000 event in Indian Wells — one of the most prestigious tournaments on the ATP Tour calendar.

Djokovic was on the entry list announced for the event last week, with every top-10 player across both the ATP and WTA Tour set to be in action.

Indian Wells will take place from March 1-15, with the main draw of the event set to start on Wednesday, March 4.

That would give Djokovic just over a month in between the end of the Australian Open and the start of the first Masters 1000 event of 2026, with the Serbian also guaranteed to receive an opening-round bye as a seeded player.

The Serbian holds a joint-record five men’s singles titles at the tournament, tying with fellow tennis great Roger Federer.

However, the Serbian has not won the title — or reached the final — since 2016, and has failed to make the quarter-final in his five tournament appearances since then.

Should Djokovic choose to play, he will look to improve on a shock second-round loss to Botic van de Zandschulp from last season.

If Djokovic chooses to skip Indian Wells, he could then return at the Miami Open, where he was a finalist last year.

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Rafael Nadal has labelled Patrick Mouratoglou’s contentions analysis after Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open victory over Jannik Sinner as “wrong.”

Djokovic delivered a sensational display to defeat Sinner in a captivating five-set semi-final at the Melbourne Grand Slam after trailing by two sets to one.

At the age of 38, Djokovic became the oldest player to reach an Australian Open final. The Serbian was denied a record-extending 25th Grand Slam crown as he lost to world No 1 Carlos Alcaraz in four sets in the title match.

Mouratoglou — who coached Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka — is never shy of expressing his opinion, and he drew controversy with his take on Djokovic beating Sinner.

“For those who think that Djokovic beating Sinner in the semi-final of the Australian Open means that the Big Three (Djokovic, Nadal and Roger Federer) is playing better tennis than Alcaraz and Sinner — this is a very short view,” the Frenchman said in a video posted on his social media accounts.

“Novak is not a better tennis player than Sinner, but he’s the biggest competitor in the history and he was better than Jannik Sinner on that match.”

Nadal competed with Djokovic and Federer during what is considered to be the greatest era in the history of men’s tennis.

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The 22-time Grand Slam champion made it clear that he did not agree with Mouratoglou’s verdict by commenting on the coach’s Instagram post with laughing emojis.

The legendary Spaniard later deleted his comment, but he doubled down when addressing the debate in an interview.

Speaking during a charity golf tournament at the Club de Campo in Madrid, Nadal argued it does not make sense to compare Djokovic with Alcaraz and Sinner given the age difference.

“I don’t see the controversy,” said the former world No 1 (translated from Spanish).

“I don’t want to create controversy, but the point is that [Mouratoglou’s] analysis is wrong, because it’s like comparing today’s [Lionel] Messi to the Messi who played for Barca, or today’s Cristiano Ronaldo to the one who played for Real Madrid. That’s simply my point of view.

“In the end, everyone has their own career, and I never said that some are better than others. Each person’s career will show who has been better, and they are all great ambassadors for our sport.

“I think we should be happy to have someone like Novak, who is still at the top after so many years on the circuit.

“Having Carlos is a blessing, because he is a great player who represents us all over the world, and on top of that, he is taking tennis to an incredible level. I think we can only enjoy and appreciate it, that’s all.”

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Coco Gauff has expressed her frustration at failing to translate her work in practice onto the match court after her disappointing exit at the 2026 Qatar Open.

The two-time Grand Slam champion was stunned 6-4, 6-2 by world No 57 Elisabetta Cocciaretto in her opening match at the WTA 1000 tournament in Doha on Tuesday.

Gauff landed just 14 winners to 39 unforced errors, while her serve was broken by her 25-year-old Italian opponent on four occasions.

The world No 5, who received an opening round bye as a top eight seed in Qatar, was playing her first match since losing 6-1, 6-2 to Elina Svitolina in the Australian Open quarter-finals in just 59 minutes.

Following her loss to Cocciaretto, Gauff spoke candidly about her level in her recent defeats.

“I just feel like I haven’t showed up with my best level the last few matches,” said the American. “I’m just looking to find that again.

“I just feel like some of the things I’ve been working on in practice aren’t translating to the match court, which is super frustrating.

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“I’ve been having good practices, but just not playing well in the matches. I just need to find how it can translate.

“I tried to be more aggressive and was hitting more unforced errors. When I tried to be a little more passive and play with more shape, she was taking the ball early and crushing the ball.

“I think I need to figure out how to play against players like her, who hit super flat and take everything early.

“I think the last two matches showed I’ve been struggling with that. That’s something I need to work on in practice.”

The 21-year-old went on to highlight the fact that her serve has not been her biggest problem this year.

“Today, with only three double faults, that’s positive, and same with the matches I had in Australia,” Gauff assessed.

“I think there weren’t many double faults there, as well. That’s the one positive. Now I need to figure out what I’m doing off the ground to lose these matches.

“Physically, I know I can do it and I can do it when there’s not much pressure. I need to figure out how to do it when there’s more pressure.”

What next for Coco Gauff?

Gauff will next compete at the WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai, which will begin on 15 February.

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Coco Gauff’s quest for the Qatar Open title ended at the first hurdle on Tuesday, with the fourth seed easily beaten by Elisabetta Cocciaretto in her opening match at the tournament.

World No 5 Gauff received an opening-round bye at the WTA 1000 event and would have been hoping to seal her first match win in Doha since 2023, after falling to Katerina Siniakova in 2024 and Marta Kostyuk in 2025.

However, the American was far from her best against Cocciaretto, who had entered the draw as a lucky loser — and who had never previously won a set against Gauff in three previous meetings.

The world No 57 was broken just once across the whole match, while breaking Gauff four times on her way to sealing a comprehensive 6-4, 6-2 win over the two-time Grand Slam singles champion.

Victory over Gauff was only Cocciaretto’s third win over a top-10 player, and her first since stunning Jessica Pegula at Wimbledon last year.

“It’s incredible, the tournament here. It’s an honour to play such a great example for me,” said the Italian, speaking in her on-court interview.

“She’s [Gauff] a really great player, great person, so it was an honour to share the court with her today. I’m really happy to be in the next round here in Doha.”

Credit must go to Cocciaretto for achieving one of the best wins of her career, though Gauff will likely be concerned after another difficult defeat.

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This was the American’s first match since her 59-minute quarter-final loss to Elina Svitolina at the Australian Open, and issues within her game were once again evident.

Gauff’s serve was less troublesome at points across this contest, with just three double faults to her name across the match, though she hit just 14 winners compared to a staggering 39 unforced errors in total — with the majority coming from the forehand wing.

The 21-year-old’s forehand has been another key element that she has struggled with at times during her career, and she will look to bounce back at the Dubai Tennis Championships next week.

Having lost three straight matches in Qatar, Gauff will look to avoid another defeat in Dubai — having lost her first match at that event twelve months ago, falling to compatriot McCartney Kessler.

Her last match win during the Middle East swing came at the Dubai Tennis Championships in 2024, reaching the last eight before falling to Anna Kalinskaya.

Good news for Gauff

Despite a disappointing result and performance in Doha, Gauff is still set for a WTA Rankings boost next Monday.

The American dropped from third to fifth in the WTA Rankings after the Australian Open, losing her US No 1 status to Amanda Anisimova.

Anisimova entered the Qatar Open as the defending champion, but was forced to retire in her opening match versus Karolina Pliskova on Monday.

Defeat for Anisimova means she will drop a staggering 990 ranking points and drop two places to world No 6 next Monday, pushing Gauff back up to fourth — and to US No 1 — despite her own early exit.

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Tennis legend Jim Courier believes Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz “don’t have weaknesses”, as he claimed the duo would have been able to rival the ‘Big 4.’

World No 1 Alcaraz and No 2 Sinner have dominated men’s tennis in recent years, with the two holding a commanding lead at the top of the ATP Rankings.

The pair have won the last nine Grand Slam men’s singles titles between them, and are just two major triumphs away from matching Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal’s record of 11 straight Grand Slam titles as a duopoly.

Alcaraz has won seven Grand Slam singles titles and has now spent 58 weeks — and counting — as the world No 1 during his career, and recently completed the Career Grand Slam at the Australian Open.

Meanwhile, Sinner has spent 66 weeks atop the ATP Rankings during his career and has won four Grand Slam titles, with the Italian looking to complete the Career Grand Slam at the French Open this spring.

Alcaraz and Sinner have dominated the men’s game immediately off the back of the ‘Big 4’ era, in which Federer, Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray were clear at the top of the sport.

And, speaking on the Tennis Insider Club podcast, former world No 1 Courier claimed that the ‘New 2’ of Alcaraz and Sinner would be able to compete with those tennis greats.

“Over the last year and a half, they’ve won all the majors. They can play on every surface, they’re young, they move incredibly well,” said Courier.

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“I think they would have been competitive with the Big Four. They probably grew up watching them and copying what they did.

“Jannik looks a lot like Novak in how he moves and plays. Carlos looks like no one — he’s his own thing. He’s taken the best parts of everyone.”

Alcaraz and Sinner are currently well clear of their ATP Tour contemporaries, with a 38-year-old Djokovic arguably the most likely challenger to the duo.

All eyes are on whether and when another member of their generation can step up to truly challenge them, with the likes of Ben Shelton, Jack Draper, and Joao Fonseca among those often named as potential rivals in the future.

However, it will be no easy feat for anyone to establish themselves as a force alongside the Spaniard and the Italian, with their gap over the field seemingly increasing in recent months.

Speaking further, four-time Grand Slam singles champion Courier expressed his belief that the pair had no areas in their game that could currently be exploited.

He added: “What’s clear is that for most of tennis history, you could be a top player with a weakness. Right now, Sinner and Alcaraz don’t have weaknesses.

“That means technique becomes even more important. When the game is this fast, you have to be offensive everywhere. That’s relatively new.

“Rafa eventually had no weaknesses. Roger changed rackets late in his career, so his backhand became more of a weapon — especially against Rafa.

“In my generation, even [Pete] Sampras had a side you could play to safely — his backhand. That doesn’t exist anymore. There’s nowhere you feel safe.”

After their Australian Open campaigns, Alcaraz and Sinner are set to return to action at the Qatar Open, which takes place next week.

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Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Amanda Anisimova have spoken about the prospect of the best-of-five set format being introduced for women’s matches at Grand Slams.

Men play best-of-five set matches at the four Grand Slams, while women play best-of-three set matches.

Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley sparked debate by calling for the longer format to be used from the quarter-finals onwards at women’s majors.

“One of the things I’ve been saying now is that I think there should be three out of five sets for women,” Tiley told AAP.

“We should look at the last few matches – the quarters and the semis and the finals – and make the women’s side three out of five.

“So it’s something we should put on the agenda and start talking to the players about it because there’s some matches in those last rounds which would have been fascinating had they been three out of five sets.

“Now I don’t know whether the players would want to do it or not, but it is something we need to consider on the women’s side.”

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What did Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Amanda Anisimova say about playing best-of-five set matches?

Swiatek, Gauff and Anisimova — all of whom are top five players on the WTA Tour — were asked about playing best-of-five set matches during the Qatar Open in Doha. Here is what they said:

Swiatek:

“I think with the world right now that is kind of, like, speeding up, I don’t really think it makes sense for us to play such long matches. Especially when I think it would be tough to keep the quality up throughout the whole match.

“But if you ask specifically about my game, I consider myself one of the players that is kind of tough in coping with endurance and longer matches. I think maybe I would have some advantage.

“Honestly, I’ve never played such a long match, so I have no idea how my body would react. I think also the whole season would change, because we would need to plan everything differently and prepare for these long, long matches. There would, for sure, be many, many more questions about the scheduling then.”

Gauff:

“I mean, could I play best-of-five sets? Probably, yes. Do I want to? I mean, it’s a lot of playing. I don’t know. I feel like, from a spectator’s standpoint, it would be just too much for the men and women to play best-of-five.”

Anisimova:

“I mean, we’ve always played best-of-three, so I feel like that would be a crazy change for us. Also very physical on a woman’s body. So yeah, I prefer to obviously play three sets, for sure.”

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Serena Williams has been cleared to make a sensational comeback as it has been revealed that the tennis icon will be eligible to enter tournaments again later this month.

Williams’ name has been added to the reinstatements list on the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) website, with a reinstatement date of 22 February.

Players who have retired from tennis must make themselves available for six months of anti-doping testing in order to return to sanctioned events, and Williams will have completed this period in just 12 days from now.

Despite this potential return date, Williams is yet to confirm whether she will make a comeback.

Williams made her farewell at the 2022 US Open after she announced that she would “evolve away” from tennis rather than using the word retirement.

The former world No 1 won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, and she is regarded by many to be the greatest women’s tennis player of all time.

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What has Serena Williams said about potential comeback?

In December, Williams sparked rumours that she could come out of retirement when it was revealed she had re-entered the ITIA’s International Registered Testing Pool (IRTP).

After the news emerged, Williams took to X/Twitter to respond to the “wildfire” by insisting she would not be making a comeback.

“I’m NOT coming back. This wildfire is crazy,” Williams wrote.

However, during an appearance on the Today show last month, Williams refused to rule out returning to tennis when asked about it directly by host Savannah Guthrie.

“I’m just having fun and enjoying my life right now… I don’t know, I’m just gonna see what happens,” said the American.

Asked about re-entering the anti-doping testing pool, Williams replied: “Did I re-enter? I don’t know if I was out. Listen, I can’t discuss this (laughs).”

Where could Serena Williams make a comeback?

Given she has been cleared to compete from 22 February, the first WTA Tour events that Williams could play are the WTA 250s in Austin, Texas and Merida, Mexico, which will begin on 23 February.

If Williams does return, though, it feels more likely that she would choose to make her comeback on a bigger stage, like one of the WTA 1000 tournaments in Indian Wells or Miami in March.

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Carlos Alcaraz is comfortably clear at the top of the 2026 ATP Tour prize money earners list after his Australian Open win, while Jannik Sinner is in fifth position.

There are 13 men who have collected at least $500,000 in prize money this year, with Felix Auger-Aliassime ($520,088), Learner Tien ($513,810) and Casper Ruud ($502,877) sitting 11th, 12th and 13th on the list.

Daniil Medvedev is in 17th place with $434,652, while Stan Wawrinka is 19th on the list with $376,641.

Here, we count down the top 10 earners on the ATP Tour so far in 2026 (does not include money earned from exhibition events).

10. Ben Shelton – $522,080

Ben Shelton made a run to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, while he also reached the last eight at the ATP 250 in Auckland.

9. Lorenzo Musetti – $581,555 ($18,515 in doubles)

Lorenzo Musetti was a quarter-finalist at the Australian Open after he was a runner-up at the ATP 250 in Hong Kong in his first event of 2026.

8. Jakub Mensik – $603,052

Jakub Mensik reached the last 16 at the Australian Open after he won the ATP 250 in Auckland, while he also earned a singles win at the United Cup.

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7. Taylor Fritz – $637,092

Taylor Fritz won one singles match at the United Cup as the United States reached the semi-finals before he made the last 16 at the Australian Open.

6. Hubert Hurkacz – $825,062

Hubert Hurkacz spearheaded Poland’s title-winning campaign at the United Cup with four singles victories, while he exited the Australian Open in the second round.

5. Jannik Sinner – $834,875

Jannik Sinner secured all of his 2026 prize money for reaching the semi-finals of the Australian Open, which is the only tournament he has played so far this season.

4. Alex de Minaur – $898,425

Alex de Minaur reached the quarter-finals at the Australian Open after he won two singles matches and a doubles match at the United Cup.

3. Alexander Zverev – $1,144,375

Alexander Zverev won a singles match and a doubles match at the United Cup before he made the semi-finals of the Australian Open.

2. Novak Djokovic – $1,435,985

Novak Djokovic collected $1,435,985 for his runner-up result at the Australian Open in his only appearance of the 2026 campaign to date.

1. Carlos Alcaraz – $2,771,785

Carlos Alcaraz‘s only tournament of 2026 so far was the Australian Open, and he claimed $2,771,785 for lifting his maiden title at the Melbourne Grand Slam.

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Emma Raducanu’s physical struggles came to the fore after the Brit was forced to retire during her opening-round match versus Camila Osorio at the Qatar Open.

World No 25 Raducanu started the match confidently but faded as the contest went on, and world No 80 Osorio was leading 2-6, 6-4, 2-0 when the Brit retired, having just been seen by the doctor on court.

All eyes were on how Raducanu would look physically in her opening match in Doha, with the world No 25 in action just two days after competing in the Transylvania Open final in Cluj.

The 23-year-old had looked far from her best against Sorana Cirstea in the final of the WTA 250 event in Romania, and alluded to ‘health’ concerns after a heavy 6-0, 6-2 defeat in her first final since the 2021 US Open.

Despite those concerns, Raducanu looked in good shape and far from fatigued against her Colombian rival at the start of this contest.

The Brit had beaten Osorio at the Hobart International last month and was dominant throughout parts of the opening set in Doha, losing serve just once while breaking her opponent three times.

However, Raducanu was under pressure right on serve from the start of the second set, and Osorio only needed one break midway through the set to ultimately force a decider.

The 23-year-old then had her blood pressure taken on court after being broken in the opening game of the deciding set, and then retired after Osorio confidently held serve.

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Raducanu’s retirement will come as a huge frustration, especially considering how positive her run in Cluj last week had been.

The Brit rose five places to world No 25 in the WTA Rankings on Monday, her highest ranking since September 2022, and could have been in line to rise further with a strong run at the first WTA 1000 event of 2026.

Raducanu is still provisionally up one place to world No 24 in the WTA Live Rankings, though plenty of players could still overtake her with strong campaigns over the next five days.

Focus will now be on whether the 23-year-old will be fit and ready for the Dubai Tennis Championships, which takes place next week.

The Dubai Tennis Championships is the second of back-to-back WTA 1000 events in the Middle East, with big ranking points and prize money on offer.

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