Carlos Alcaraz discussed his future life in a candid interview. Meanwhile, Andy Roddick sarcastically thanked his top contributors for his podcast. Also, Serena Williams opened up about the importance of losses in her career.
In other news, Iga Swiatek is removed from the 'suspended' players' list on the ITIA website. Meanwhile, Naomi Osaka's war of words with UCLA over parking issues continued.
On that note, here is a list of top trending tennis news from today:
Carlos Alcaraz opens up about his future wife and kids in a candid interview
Carlos Alcaraz spoke about his future wife and kids in a fun interaction with a magician from Venezuela. The Spaniard was asked to predict his last Grand Slam event, his wife's name, and the number of kids that he will have in a candid interview.
Alcaraz claimed that his last Grand Slam would be in 2037 at the age of 35. The Spanish star further added that he would like to have three kids, and a wife named 'Maria' in the future.
Read more: Carlos Alcaraz predicts future wife's name, how many children they have, year of retirement & more
Andy Roddick takes a dig at Djokovic's superfan for his contribution to his channel
Andy Roddick took a subtle jibe at Novak Djokovic's fan PavvyG after the American podcaster star signed a new deal with Vox Media for 2025. Roddick has often engaged in a war of words with various fans on social media.
Roddick recently posted a list of his top contributors while announcing his new deal with Vox Media. The former World No.1 sarcastically thanked his 'biggest supporter' for their support throughout the podcast.
"In the spirit of our exciting new podcast deal, we just wanted to extend a huge thank you to our biggest supporters. We couldn’t have done it without you."
Serena Williams opens up about the importance of losses throughout her career
Serena Williams opened up about the importance of losses in her career during a recent interview. The American star claimed that the losses helped her become the person she is today.
Williams sat down for an interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin for an interview and discussed many things about life and tennis. The duo touched on Raenne Stubb's comments about the American, who claimed that no one held onto a grudge for revenge quite like Williams.
"My big thing in tennis, like, I never wanted to lose. But unfortunately, I think when you do lose, you learn some of your biggest lessons. And I kind of—every loss that I had, I kind of needed that to actually become Serena Williams, or I would have never been this person had I not taken some of those really, really hard falls, and some losses that, quite frankly, sucked."
Iga Swiatek's suspension ends as the Pole begins preparation for the 2025 season
Iga Swiatek's one-month suspension for a doping ban is over. The Pole's name has been removed from the 'suspended' players list on the ITIA website.
Swiatek is currently preparing for the 2025 season after the end of her ban. A post on Twitter revealed that the former World No. 1 has served her one-month ban and is now eligible to play professional tennis again.
Read more: Iga Swiatek officially removed from ITIA's sanctions list in major update in doping controversy
Naomi Osaka hits out at UCLA over parking woes
Naomi Osaka continued her war of words with UCLA over parking issues. The American is currently training at UCLA as she prepares for the new season. Osaka was recently handed two tickets for parking which increased her frustration.
Osaka revealed that she had written a note after parking her car but still got a ticket. The American vented out her frustration with a series of posts on Instagram stories.
"Park Mobile doesn’t work neither does your pay station. I tried like four times," the note read.
"@ucla heyyy so your parking machines don’t work and neither does Park Mobile. I don’t know what you expect me to do but I think giving someone two tickets cause your machines don’t work is a little wrong," she wrote on Instagram.