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Former world No 4 Greg Rusedski has revealed he is “not seeing” Joao Fonseca as an automatic rival for Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, despite a breakout 2025 campaign.

Teen star Fonseca has long been recognised as one of the hottest prospects in the men’s game, and followed in Alcaraz and Sinner’s footsteps by triumphing at the Next Gen ATP Finals in 2024.

Starting the year ranked outside the top 140, the 19-year-old finished the year ranked 24th in the world, winning his maiden ATP Tour titles at the Argentina Open and Swiss Indoors.

Fonseca also won at least one main-draw match at all four Grand Slam tournaments in 2025, memorably coming through qualifying at the Australian Open to reach the second round — beating Andrey Rublev on his major debut.

The Brazilian then reached the third round of both the French Open and Wimbledon and round two of the US Open, with the 19-year-old set to be seeded at a Grand Slam event for the first time at the 2026 Australian Open.

Many have compared the rise of Fonseca to that of Alcaraz and Sinner, who have proven to be the dominant ATP Tour players of recent years.

The Spaniard and Italian have swept the last eight Grand Slam titles, and all eyes are on whether and when someone can challenge their dominance.

Fonseca has long been named as a potential challenger to the ‘New 2’, but 1997 US Open runner-up Rusedski has urged caution regarding the Brazilian.

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Speaking on his new Off Court With Greg podcast, the former British No 1 claimed Fonseca is not showing the same potential as Alcaraz and Sinner were as young players.

“Fonseca to me, I am not seeing it yet,” said Rusedski

“He played great in Australia at the beginning of the year and beat Rublev and it was like: ‘Wow, who is this kid?’ But people have figured him out. They have figured out how to break him down now.

“He is still young and there is time but he is still too green, as I like to call it. There is still a long developmental period of at least two years before we see what he is made of.

“He is not like when I saw Carlos as a 15-year-old, or I saw Jannik. Everybody is talking about him. But remember [Alexander] Zverev, everyone was saying he is the next heir. But lo and behold, the big three go and then Carlos and Sinner show up.”

It is not too long until Fonseca returns to action, with the 2026 ATP Tour season underway in less than two weeks.

The Brazilian is currently set to start his season at the Brisbane International, with Fonseca currently in line to be the sixth seed at the ATP 250 event, joining the likes of Daniil Medvedev in the field.

Fonseca will then compete at the Adelaide International the following week, before then heading to Melbourne for Australian Open action.

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Merry Christmas! Hopefully you are enjoying your day and any tennis-related presents under your tree but while you try to sleep off the vast amount of food you’ve just eaten, here’s what we reckon some of the top tennis players will be hoping for in 2026.

From a 25th Grand Slam to a year of consistency, here’s what we think some of the tour players will be wishing for this Christmas.

Carlos Alcaraz

If it is possible to find a black mark on Alcaraz’s impressive CV, it would be the Australian Open.

While he has won the other three majors, Alcaraz has only ever made it as far as the quarters in Melbourne and his hope of besting that in 2026 comes amidst a backdrop of the most uncertainty of his career to date.

Juan Carlos Ferrero’s departure was a shock and everyone is waiting to see what the immediate future of Alcaraz will look like.

For now, Sami Lopez will take over on an interim basis but an Australian Open would end any speculation that Alcaraz had made the wrong choice.

Wish: The Australian Open (and a smooth start to 2026)

Jannik Sinner

It was around this time of year 12 months ago that the word clostebol never seemed to be too far away from Jannik Sinner.

The then World No.1 was in the midst of a doping controversy that would eventually be resolved with a three-month ban.

But whether you agree with the length of the ban (and the convenient timing) or not, that is all in the past for Sinner and he could do with an incident-free season.

The obvious goal is winning back World No.1 and he will also be targeting the French Open to complement the set and exercise some demons from last year.

Wish: A controversy-free season

Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic may have unwrapped some lovely presents this morning but if there was at the very top of his wishlist, it would be a 25th Slam.

He is already the record men’s holder but a 25th and presumably final one would round out an incredible career.

The only issue is the existence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.

Djokovic’s ability to regularly reach semi-finals has shown he is still better than most of the players on the tour but when it comes to those two, they remain a very tricky wall to pass through.

You suspect his best chance for No.25 is Australia given his history there and the uncertainty surrounding Alcaraz but even then, it looks to be a tall order.

Wish: Grand Slam No 25

Aryna Sabalenka

2025 was not a perfect year for Sabalenka by any means but she held onto the No 1 spot despite just the one Grand Slam win.

In the Slams, she reached the finals of Australia and France but will feel like she let it get away from her more than her being beaten – as her post Roland Garros comments will contend.

The good news then is that she will feel more titles are eminently possible and converting those chances will be top of her agenda.

She also has the upcoming Battle of Sexes and while she will want to win, avoiding an embarrassing defeat that has everyone questioning the purpose of such an event will also be a priority.

Wish: Converting Grand Slam opportunities

Iga Swiatek

It is hard to easily sum up Swiatek’s 2025. On one hand, she dominated Amanda Anisimova to win the Wimbledon final without losing a game but then she also had a rough start to the year that saw her slip down the rankings.

The Wimbledon win was a highlight of an up and down season and as she looks to 2026, a strong start will be high on her wishlist.

The first Slam of the year is also her weakest having not only never won it but never reached the final and doing so will give her a great start on her quest to reclaim World No.1.

Wish: A better start to the year than 2025

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Taylor Fritz, Alexander Zverev and everyone else not called Carlos or Jannik

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner crushed a lot of dreams in 2025 as they produced a clean sweep of Grand Slams and for the chasing pack, the goal for 2026 has to be at least make them sweat.

The men’s side of Grand Slams singles draws has become almost formulaic in waiting for the final to come as Alcaraz and Sinner reign supreme but for the other top players, just waiting for one of those to have an off day is not something you want to pin all your hopes on.

Taylor Fritz’s defeat of Alcaraz at the Laver Cup should give him and the others confidence that the top two are not invulnerable but all of the top players need to start showing that on a more consistent basis.

Wish: To move out of the shadow of Alcaraz and Sinner

Emma Raducanu

2025 may not have had the highs of her 2021 season but there were plenty of positives for Emma Raducanu to take away from the year.

The most pleasing aspect for her will be how much tennis she played and her tally of 50 tour matches is the best of her career to date.

It was in the WTA 1000 events that she most impressed in terms of showing up and even if a quarter final in Miami was her best run, entering 10 tournaments shows any fitness concerns are behind her.

As for 2026, Raducanu and her team will want more of the same and while titles may be a step too far, you have to be in it to win it.

Wish: Another year of consistency

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Carlos Alcaraz will head into the Australian Open looking to join the ranks of the all-time greats of tennis by completing his collection of all four Grand Slam titles, but he is under huge pressure to protect his ranking in the opening half of 2026.

Opportunity will knock of Alcaraz in Melbourne, as he looks to get beyond the quarter-finals in the opening Grand Slam of the tennis year for the first time in his career.

He will need to get past his great rival Jannik Sinner to clinch the title in Melbourne, with the Italian in unbeatable form in this tournament over the last couple of years as he has swept to glory in convincing fashion.

A run to the final would allow Alcaraz to build his ranking points and that could be crucial in his battle to hold on to the No 1 ranking.

With Sinner hot on his heels, the Spaniard will be defending a win at the ATP 500 event in Rotterdam and then a run to the semi-finals of Indian Wells in March.

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His Monte Carlo Masters win in April will see another 1,000 ranking points dropping off his record in April and another 1,000 points are part of his current total for his win at the Rome Masters last May.

That run of impressive results in 2025 means Alcaraz will need to produce a series of brilliant performances to maintain his current level of ranking points, with big doubts hovering over the French Open and US Open champion after he parted company with long-time coach Juan Carlos Ferrero earlier this month.

The big factor that could take the battle for the world No 1 spot out of Alcaraz’s hands is Sinner will have a big chance to gain ground quickly on Alcaraz in the New Year after he missed three months of the season that has just finished due to his doping ban.

Sinner will be chasing fresh ranking points at the Indian Wells and Miami Masters in March and he will also have a chance to chase more points at the Monte-Carlo Masters.

As he missed all of those events in 2025 due to his suspension, Sinner could claim 3,000 ranking points in those three tournaments and he could also compete in ATP 500 events to bolster his ranking.

If Sinner shows anything like the form he served up this season, he can expect to claim plenty of ranking points from those events and that would allow him to comfortably overtake Alcaraz in the rankings in the opening months of the New Year.

Any dip in form from Alcaraz following Ferrero’s exit from his camp will add to the uncertainty around the six-time Grand Slam champion as he prepares to kick start the next phase of his career without the mentor who has been with him on every step of the way so far.

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Carlos Alcaraz’s former coach Juan Carlos Ferrero has not ruled out coaching Jannik Sinner in the future but said he wants “two or three months” off first.

The coaching split was not something many saw coming given the year Alcaraz had which saw him win two Grand Slams and return to the World No.1 spot but reports of disputes over training locations and money have trickled out since the break up.

Now, Ferrero has given an interview to Spanish newspaper Marca and as well as Alcaraz, the name of Jannik Sinner was mentioned as one who made more sense from a coaching matchup.

Asked whether he would be open to working with the Italian in the future, Ferrero insisted he was not looking for any immediate work but did not close the door to doing so in the future.

“I’ve adapted my style as much as I could for Carlos,” he said. “I’m not considering other options at all because I need two or three months of peace and quiet and for the pain to subside.”

“After that, if other possibilities arise, we’ll weigh them up. In the end, it’s been almost eight years nonstop and a lot of time away from home. Being home now is a blessing.”

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Even from his first message on social media announcing his departure, Ferrero made it clear he would have preferred to stay but when asked why the split came, the coach said there were “certain things we disagreed on.”

“Everything seemed to be going well,” he recalled. “It’s true that when a year ends, certain things need to be reviewed regarding contracts. And as with any new contract, looking ahead to the following year, there were certain things we disagreed on.

“As with all contracts, one side pulls in one direction and the other in another. Carlos’s camp thinks about what’s best for him, and mine thinks about what’s best for me. There were certain issues on which both parties disagreed.

“Perhaps they could have been resolved if we had sat down to talk, but in the end, we didn’t, and we decided not to continue. That’s really what happened. There are points I won’t go into detail about, but we disagreed on them, and ultimately, we went our separate ways.”

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Juan Carlos Ferrero has revealed he is still “hurting” in his first interview since his shock split from reigning world No 1 Carlos Alcaraz.

Six-time Grand Slam singles champion Alcaraz announced one week ago today that he and Ferrero were parting ways with immediate effect, after a seven-year partnership of huge success.

Under the guidance of Ferrero as his coach, Alcaraz won all six of his Grand Slam singles titles and attained two year-end world No 1 finishes, becoming the youngest man to ever top the ATP Rankings back in 2022.

The surprise split came after a career-best season for the 22-year-old, who won eight titles — including the French Open and US Open — during a hugely impressive 2025 campaign.

In the aftermath of the news being made public, various rumours have emerged as to what caused the split.

And, Ferrero — a former world No 1 and Grand Slam champion in his own right — has now confirmed that a contractual disagreement ultimately led to the breakdown of the partnership.

Speaking in a new interview with Marca, the 45-year-old revealed that the respective parties were unable to resolve key issues that they “disagreed” on.

He said (translated from Spanish): “Well, let’s see, everything seemed to be going well.

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“It’s true that when a year ends, certain things need to be reviewed regarding contracts. And as with any new contract, looking ahead to the following year, there were certain things we disagreed on.

“As with all contracts, one side pulls in one direction and the other in another. Carlos’s camp thinks about what’s best for him, and mine thinks about what’s best for me. There were certain issues on which both parties disagreed.

“Perhaps they could have been resolved if we had sat down to talk, but in the end, we didn’t, and we decided not to continue. That’s really what happened.

“There are points I won’t go into detail about, but we disagreed on them, and ultimately, we went our separate ways.”

Some reports have suggested that a financial disagreement existed between the two parties, and that this ultimately played a key role in the end of the seven-year partnership.

However, Ferrero made it clear that this was not the case — and insisted that it was never the “reason” for him to work with Alcaraz in the first place.

“The financial aspect has been brought up. And I’ve shown from a very young age that it wasn’t the most important thing for me,” added Ferrero.

“There’s been talk that I asked for more, and it’s true that they’ve always been very generous with a very high percentage for those early years when I was so involved with it. And I appreciate that.

“In the end, I’ve tried to make it clear that the financial issue wasn’t one of the problems, nor was it the reason I was in this project.”

Ferrero first started working with Alcaraz when the latter was still a teenager.

Under Ferrero’s guidance, the 22-year-old went from teenage tennis prodigy to arguably the leading tennis player of his era and a modern-day great of the sport, with plenty of years ahead to achieve further success.

Alcaraz and his former coach were known to have an incredibly close relationship, though Ferrero conceded the two would need to spend some time apart before resuming their friendship.

“I think maybe we both need some time to fully process this breakup. It’s not so easy. Right now, I’m hurting.

“These kinds of relationships are difficult to end overnight. And there has to be a grieving period. And, above all, I suppose it will also hurt when I see him play in tournaments. A lot of shared experiences come into play there.

“I think it’s going to take some time.”

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Serena Williams has paid a heartfelt tribute to her sister and “built-in best friend” Venus Williams after the latter’s wedding in Florida this past weekend.

Former world No 1 and seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Venus officially married Italian actor Andrea Preti in Palm Beach earlier this month, following an Italian celebration back in September.

Venus and Preti, who reportedly first started dating after meeting in Italy last year, have shared an array of stunning posts celebrating their nuptials, with a five-day celebration reportedly held to mark the start of their marriage.

The seven-time Grand Slam champion wore a Morilee bridal dress on her big day, while Preti’s wedding suit was designed by Dolce & Gabbana.

Family was at the heart of the wedding, with Venus joined by her mum, Oracene Price, and sisters Serena, Lyndrea Price, and Isha Price.

Twenty-three-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena shared her own Instagram post celebrating her sister’s wedding, and paid a warm tribute to her older sister to celebrate her big day.

She wrote: “My sister’s keeper. Venus, where do I even begin? From the backyard courts to the biggest stages in the world, you’ve always led with grace, strength, and a heart bigger than any trophy. Watching you step into this next chapter surrounded by love felt like watching the sun rise…steady, powerful, and full of promise.

“You’ve been my built-in best friend, my protector, my teacher, and my reminder to always walk in purpose. Seeing you this happy, this loved, this radiant… it means everything to me.

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“To love, to partnership, to laughter, and to a lifetime of choosing each other every single day. I couldn’t be prouder to stand beside you, not just today, but always.”

Further posts from the wedding show Venus, Preti, and their friends and family during multiple different celebrations.

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Venus made a memorable return to court in 2025, with the 45-year-old ending her 16-month absence from tour with a stunning win over Peyton Stearns in the opening round of the Washington Open in July.

She then competed at the Cincinnati Open and US Open later in the summer, pushing Karolina Muchova to three sets at Flushing Meadows, before reaching the women’s doubles quarter-final alongside Leylah Fernandez.

The tennis legend is set to continue her career into 2026, with the American currently scheduled to play the Auckland Open at the start of January.

All eyes will then be on if and when she receives a wildcard into the Australian Open, the opening Grand Slam tournament of the year.

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Rumours are swirling around where Emma Raducanu’s fitness levels are heading into the 2026 season, but comments emerging in the UK media doing little to clear up whether she will be fit to make a flying start to 2026.

The 2021 US Open champion was forced to end this year’s campaign early due to a foot problem and issues when she was playing on the Asian swing of the WTA Tour.

There was an expectation that the 23-year-old would spend the final weeks of this year getting ready for the new season, with an appearance alongside Jack Draper in what could be a powerful Great Britain team at the United Cup event in early January.

However, the tennis grapevine has been buzzing with rumours that both Draper and Raducanu are battling to be fit for the start of the new season.

Draper was forced to pull out of the UTS Grand Final and an exhibition event next week as he continues to recover from the arm problem that has kept him off court since the US Open back in August.

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There have been no fitness updates from Draper since confirming his UTS absence and he will need to make a decision imminently on whether he will travel to Australia.

Draper and Raducanu have been working on their fitness at the LTA’s National Tennis Centre in London in recent weeks, but there have been suggestions that she is not fully fit ahead of her trip to Australia.

There has been no footage of Raducanu hitting balls on her Instagram account in recent weeks, with comments emerging on a BBC radio show coming from an interview she staged with the British media at the start of this month.

“I feel quite content with how things are going on and off the court. I’m in a pretty good place,” said Raducanu, as she spoke to the media at the National Tennis Centre in London.

“I just think, despite any challenges I have been facing with the foot or the health at the end of the season, I feel in a good place, and I’m building back in the gym, to start with.

“And I’m feeling pretty relaxed ahead of next year, which is a good place to be. And I’m just proud of the season that I put in this year and the progress I have made.

“I would say that next year, I hope to play less than I did this year. But I think also just incorporating into my warm-ups, fitness, so it’s not necessarily just my fitness sessions are like separate.

“You just have to try and drip feed as much as you can in for the overall health of your body, little and often, I think is the biggest thing that’s helped.

“And most of all, I think I found a lot more peace with myself and I’m a lot happier with how I’m approaching my tennis and how I’m approaching the team that I have and just what I’m doing and the environment that I have.

“I think that’s the most special thing because it takes so much work and so many days to get to where we want to be. And just enjoying each day and being able to look at it in a pretty healthy perspective is so important.”

If those comments were made this week, they would have ended the doubts over Raducanu’s hopes of playing at the United Cup, but a decision on whether she will board the long flight to Australia needs to be made soon.

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2025 was a truly memorable year for tennis, though there was some poignancy when several high-profile stars took to the court for the final time.

Here, we look at seven of the biggest names across both the ATP and WTA Tours who called time on their careers this season, with an array of former top-10 stars hanging up their racket.

This is not an exclusive list, and we are not including stars such as Stan Wawrinka and Gael Monfils, who have announced their retirements for the upcoming 2026 season.

Simona Halep

The latter stages of Halep’s career were overshadowed by her controversial doping suspension and a string of injury issues, though the Romanian got to retire on her own terms in February.

Halep announced her retirement in front of her home crowd after a loss to Lucia Bronzetti at the Transylvania Open, bringing an end to one of the most successful WTA careers of the past two decades.

The Romanian memorably lost her first three Grand Slam finals before finally tasting glory at the 2018 French Open, before a stunning Wimbledon triumph over Serena Williams in 2019.

Alongside her two Grand Slam triumphs, Halep spent 64 weeks atop the WTA Rankings — including year-end No 1 finishes in 2017 and 2018 — and won 24 WTA titles.

Richard Gasquet

One of the most popular ATP players of his generation, former world No 7 Gasquet said his official goodbye to tennis at the French Open in May.

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Competing at his home Grand Slam for the final time, Gasquet picked up a memorable opening win against Terence Atmane, before bowing out to top seed Jannik Sinner in the second round.

Possessing one of the finest one-handed backhands the game has ever seen, the 39-year-old won 16 ATP Tour titles during his career, and was a two-time Wimbledon and one-time US Open semi-finalist.

Gasquet briefly came out of retirement to represent France at the Hopman Cup in July, though he has now officially hung up his racket.

Petra Kvitova

A star beloved by fellow players and fans alike, Kvitova officially retired from tennis at the US Open in August after a brief return from maternity leave towards the start of the season.

One of the most formidable players of her generation, Kvitova lifted the Wimbledon title in 2011 and 2014, and was also a runner-up at the Australian Open in 2018.

The Czech reached a career-high of second in the WTA Rankings and is considered one of the greatest female players never to be ranked as the world No 1.

Kvitova won a staggering 31 WTA Tour titles during her hugely successful career, alongside an astonishing six BJK Cup titles, and an Olympic bronze medal.

Diego Schwartzman

Standing at only 170 cm (5’7) tall, few ATP Tour players punched above their weight quite as much as Schwartzman, one of the greatest competitors of his generation.

The Argentine reached a career-high of eighth in the ATP Rankings in October 2020 and won four ATP Tour titles, while memorably beating Rafael Nadal on his way to the Italian Open final in 2020.

Schwartzman was a French Open semi-finalist in 2020 and reached two further quarter-finals at Roland Garros, alongside progressing to the last eight at the US Open twice.

After a drop in the ATP Rankings in recent years, the 33-year-old retired from tennis after a defeat to Pedro Martinez on home soil in Buenos Aires this February.

Caroline Garcia

One of the most talented WTA players of her generation, Garcia joined Kvitova in retiring from tennis after an opening-round US Open exit this summer.

Garcia reached a career-high of fourth in the WTA Rankings back in September 2018 and remains the only woman to win the Beijing Open and Wuhan Open back-to-back, doing so in 2017.

The Frenchwoman also became the first qualifier to win a WTA 1000 event at the 2022 Cincinnati Open and, after reaching the US Open semi-final that summer, lifted the WTA Finals title in Fort Worth.

Garcia won 10 WTA Tour singles titles and was also a 2017 quarter-finalist at her home Grand Slam at Roland Garros, also winning the tournament twice in doubles alongside Kristina Mladenovic.

Fabio Fognini

After pushing Carlos Alcaraz all the way in a five-set thriller at Wimbledon this summer, Fognini brought forward his retirement after previously revealing he would retire towards the end of 2025.

The Italian was one of the most mercurial and unpredictable tennis stars of his generation, though he reached an impressive career-high ranking of world No 9 in July 2019.

The crowning glory of Fognini’s career may have been his triumph at the 2019 Monte Carlo Masters — beating Nadal in the semi-final — though won nine ATP singles titles in total, and was a French Open quarter-finalist in 2011.

He has already kick-started his life post-retirement, recently finishing third on Italy’s ‘Dancing with the Stars’.

Eugenie Bouchard

Former world No 5 Bouchard called time on her career with a second-round defeat to Belinda Bencic on home soil in Montreal, ending a career that set the pathway for Canada’s golden generation.

Bouchard memorably reached consecutive Australian Open and French Open semi-finals in 2014 before ultimately reaching her sole Grand Slam final at Wimbledon that year, falling to Kvitova inside Centre Court.

The Canadian never recaptured those heights and never seemed to recover from a concussion sustained at the US Open in 2015, successfully suing the USTA in 2018.

Bouchard had already embarked on a broadcasting career while still an active player, and has also been pursuing a professional pickleball career in recent years.

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Danielle Collins has opened up about undergoing egg freezing procedures, as the star explained why she would not be in action at the Australian Open next month.

World No 64 Collins is comfortably ranked high enough to compete in the opening Grand Slam tournament of the year, with action underway on January 18 inside Melbourne Park.

The 32-year-old has a strong pedigree at the Australian Open, reaching the final back in 2022 and the semi-final in 2018, though was notably missing from the entry list announcement made earlier this month.

Collins called time on what proved to be a challenging 2025 campaign following an opening-round exit at the US Open, with many assuming that her upcoming absence would be injury related.

And, while she is dealing with an ongoing back issue, the former world No 7 has also revealed that she is undergoing fertility treatment.

Collins has spoken openly in the past about her endometriosis and the challenges she may have in starting a family, while the WTA Tour announced in 2025 that it would offer a protected ranking for players who underwent egg freezing or other fertility treatments.

While it is unknown whether Collins has asked for such a protected ranking or will require one, the American has now confirmed on Instagram that she will be missing the start of 2026 — partially due to her treatment.

And, while she will not be on court at the Australian Open, she has teased an impending broadcasting role with Tennis Channel, one of America’s leading sports broadcasters.

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She wrote: “Wanted to come on here and give everyone a little update since everyone has been asking!

“I’ve been taking the last few months off to recover from the back injury I had at the end of the season. I’ve also been undergoing a few egg freezing procedures.

“It’s been one of the coolest things I’ve honestly ever done! But at the same time these hormones I have had to be on are a real b****

“I am so fortunate for the friends that have been helping take care of me during this time. I have one more procedure to go.

“With all of this, I will not be competing during the first part of the year. But you will be seeing me in a different capacity with @tennischannel. This is all I will be sharing for now. More updates to come.”

Collins initially planned to retire from tennis in 2024 due to her plans to start a family, though she reversed her decision in the closing months of the year, due to complications with her endometriosis.

2024 had proven to be a landmark season for the American, winning the biggest title of her career at the Miami Open, and then triumphing at the Charleston Open the following week.

However, 2025 proved to be a greater challenge for Collins, who ended the year with a 15-14 record amid struggles with her recurring back issue.

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