Saudi Arabia is set to host the Next Gen ATP finals. The country which has shown interest in several sports events despite having no competitive players or teams, will host the event in the city of Jeddah. The tournament is currently held in Milan, Italy.

Next Gen ATP finals is an annual tennis tournament for top-ranked players who are under 21. The tournament does not count as an official ATP tournament but offers large prize money. The tournament incorporated experimental features in tennis before they are introduced in the ATP tour such as electronic line calling.

Currently, Saudi Arabia has an exhibition tournament, the Diriyah Cup, which pays players well despite being an exhibition tournament.

Saudi Arabia is looking at a five-year contract for the tournament. The country is also looking at hosting a women’s tournament in the country.

ATP is expected to face criticism as Saudi Arabia has poor human rights records. Top players such as Andy Murray have refused to play in Saudi Arabia because of its human rights policies.

Serena Williams is pregnant with her second child. She shared the news on social media prior to the Met Gala. The 23-time grand slam champion is married to businessman Alexis Ohanian. In her Instagram post, Williams said:

Was so excited when Anna Wintour invited the 3 of us to the Met Gala.

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She retired from professional tennis in 2022. The couple has a daughter Olympia who was born in 2017. Williams won the 2017 Australian Open title when she was eight weeks pregnant.

Williams won 23 grand slam titles which included seven Australian Open titles, three French Opens, seven Wimbledon and six US Opens. She fell short of her longtime goal of surpassing Margaret Court’s record of 24 grand slams.