Tennis News Today: Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian refuses to play tennis with the legend; Carlos Alcaraz under fire for back-to-back exhibitions, and more

Alexis Ohanian refused to play tennis and acted as a ball boy for his daughter. Meanwhile, tennis fans accused Simona Halep of playing the victim card over Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner's doping controversy.

In other news, Carlos Alcaraz received some backlash after the Spaniard's opted to play back-to-back exhibition matches. Also, Frances Tiafoe gave an odd response when asked about Iga Swiatek's doping controversy.

On that note, here is a list of today's top tennis news:

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Serena Williams' husband acts as a ball boy for daughter Olympia

Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian acted as a ballboy for his daughter Olympia on the tennis court. The American businessman posted an update about his father-daughter time on social media.

Despite being married to one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Ohanian has claimed that he had never played tennis. However, he was happy to act as a ballboy for his daughter's tennis lessons.

"I have never played tennis in my life. And likely never will. I'll fetch balls for Olympia tho"

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Fans slam Simona Halep for acting as a 'victim' on social media

Tennis fans on social media slammed Simona Halep for playing the 'victim card' after her recent comments about Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner. The former World No. 1 claimed that she was subjected to unfair treatment compared to other players following a positive test for a prohibited substance.

Halep received a four-year suspension after testing positive for a banned substance, Trimetazidine, after the US Open 2022. Earlier this year the ban was reduced to nine months. However, the Romanian star complained about her long ban compared to Swiatek and Sinner.

The fans however felt that Halep was playing the 'victim card'. Other believed that the Romanian should concentrate on playing tennis again rather than making controversial statements.

"Simona need to stop playing the victim," a fan tweeted

"Why anyone is giving her any oxygen or airtime for these LIES is bizarre. It is *not* the same. I suggest everyone reads all the cases in depth. As opposed to believing her clickbait," one fan wrote.

"She had 2 PED offenses separated by mnths, PED amounts unsupported by tainted supplement mistakes, bio passport issues unlike Sinner/Swiatek, Mouratoglou taking blame over 1 yr from 1st failed test, & no chain of custody within 24 hrs of notification; it's not the same," a fan commented.

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Carlos Alcaraz receives backlash after back-to-back exhibition matches

Carlos Alcaraz received some backlash from the fans after the Spaniard decided to participate in back-to-back exhibition matches. The World No. 3 complained about a hectic tennis schedule during the 2024 season.

Alcaraz participated at the Garden Cup in America during the off-season and is now set to compete again at the Charlotte Invitational to face Frances Tiafoe. Fans on Twitter criticised the fans for his off-season plans and made sarcastic comments about his 'hectic schedule' comments.

"Don’t wanna hear any more complaints from Alcaraz about the season being too long," a fan wrote.

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Frances Tiafoe gives a bizarre response when asked about Iga Swiatek's suspension

Frances Tiafoe gave an odd answer when the American was asked about Iga Swiatek's doping controversy. The American star was speaking at the Charlotte Invitational event before facing Carlos Alcaraz.

When asked about Swiatek, Tiafoe gave a weird answer claiming that he did not even hear about the news. The American might have been told to avoid the question but his answer still raised some eyebrows.

"I didn't even hear about it." - Tiafoe when questioned about Swiatek's doping controversy