Serena Williams will be one of speakers at the Forbes Under 30 Summit in Detroit to be held between October 27-30, 2019.
This confirms that Serena will not play the WTA finals in Shenzen even if she qualifies since the two events will be held at the same time. She last played the event in 2014.
Kei Nishikori announced Tuesday that he has split with his long time coach Dante Bottini. The pair have worked together since 2011. Bottini guided Nishikori to 11 of his 12 ATP titles and an Olympic bronze medal in 2016. Nishikori reached a career high ranking of No. 4 during his partnership with Bottini. Nishikori was also coached by Michael Chang at majors. “After nine years of working together literally day in and day out, I have decided it is time for a new voice,” wrote Nishikori, who is currently sidelined with a right-elbow injury. “I am forever grateful for Dante’s contributions to my career and we will obviously remain very close friends. I appreciate so much the last 9 years and our friendship.” https://twitter.com/keinishikori/status/1183932071896440832