Nicolas Almagro, one of the best clay court players in the Rafael Nadal era retires.  His single handed backhand was one to admire.  Here are 70 of his best backhands (Youtube)

Gunter Bresnik steps back from coaching Dominic Thiem. Nicholas Massu to be new coach (h/t Kamakshi_Tandon)

Cici Bellis opens up on her struggles with injuries (WTA)

In a rare move, Nike allows Naomi Osaka to wear two patches on her clothing (Tennis)

Novak Djokovic got slammed after ATP CEO Chris Kermode’s contract was not renewed.  But he does have some supporters (Metro UK)

Nike has stopped selling “RF” logo clothing.  Looks like Roger Federer is about to get his logo back (SportsPro)

Andy Murray is back on the tennis court and he is pain-free (CNN)

Denis Shapovalov goes back to his old coach Adriano Fuorivia (Tennis.life)

Here is your helpful guide on how to queue for Wimbledon tickets (perfect-tennis)

Inside Bibi Andreescu’s best week of her career (ESPN)

Hopman Cup, the mixed team event held in Perth and served as a warm-up to the Australian Open for years, comes to an end after 31 years (Reuters)

Fernando Verdasco and his wife Ana welcomed a baby boy Miguel.  Anna Kournikova, former WTA star becomes Miguel’s aunt (Think Spain)

Denis Shapovalov did a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) session. One of the questions was “As a Canadian, are you contractually obliged to apologize to every opponent you beat?” (Reddit)

Canada is producing a lot of good tennis players: Bibi Andresscu, Denis Shapovalov and the latest phenom Felix Auger-Aliassime (aka FAA). Learn more about the 18-year old FAA (Tennis.com)

The rise and fall of South Korean tennis player Chung Hyeon (Korea Joongang Daily)

Former coach who trained Naomi and Mari Osaka during their junior days sues them for $2 million (NY Post)

Man who stabbed Petra Kvitova gets 8-year prison sentence (tennis.com)

Wimbledon sells 5-year passes to premium seats on Center Court for £80,000 each (The Guardian)