Alexander Zverev was diagnosed with diabetes when he was just three. Despite that, he rose to world number 2, reached a grand slam final, and won an Olympic gold medal. 

Zverev announced that he’s establishing the Alexander Zverev Foundation to help people affected by diabetes. He had several people who doubted he could succeed in an endurance sport like tennis. 

I was always told that I would never make it with diabetes. Different doctors, and different specialists said: ‘Competitive athlete with diabetes? That is impossible.’ And then at some point I though myself: ‘I am second in the world, I am Olympic champion, I can help others with this issue!'”

– Alexander Zverev

Alexander Zverev discussed the reasons he went public with his diabetes diagnosis, saying,

“I can encourage others, I can be the messenger for the topic of diabetes. And then I thought, I feel good, I am 25-years-old and I want to help other children and especially other parents. I want to show them that everything is possible with diabetes. That’s why I made it public.”

Crypto fan Naomi Osaka is set to lose millions as the crypto exchange company FTX declared bankruptcy.  To make things worse, Osaka is being sued along with other top athletes such as Tom Brady and Steph Curry, who are also associated with FTX.

Last year, Naomi Osaka became a global ambassador for FTX. As part of the deal, she got an equity stake in FTX. Her payment was supposed to be made in cryptocurrency but cryptocurrencies have collapsed in value this year. It’s not clear how much equity Osaka received. But the equity is now worth zero as the company has declared bankruptcy. 

On the court, Naomi Osaka struggled all year with injuries. Her best grand slam result came at the Australian Open where she made it to the third round.