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On tap today: Novak Djokovic returns to the court, Jannik Sinner may be talking to Carlos Moya, new PTPA lawsuit drama, Emma Raducanu takes on Danielle Collins, plus more in today’s tennis news.

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Four Points

🎾 Djokovic returns: Novak Djokovic is set to return to the court on Wednesday to face Marton Fucsovics in the second round of Geneva. It’s the second year in a row the former world number one has played Geneva — a place that, under normal circumstances, he’d rather not be the week before a major. But after a dismal clay season following his run to the finals of Miami, he needed another week of match play going into Roland-Garros. However, his team will be a little lighter after announcing his split with Andy Murray on the coaching front. Without Murray, will we see a return to a more raw Djokovic that seemed to go into hiding during their tenure together? That may well be the key to his success going forward.

🎾 Coaching rumors: Jannik Sinner is set to name Carlos Moya as his new coach for the 2026 season, according to some unconfirmed reports. Sinner and coach Simone Vagnozzi are on the lookout for a new addition to the team as Darren Cahill is set to retire at the end of this season.

  • What he said: “It’s as fake as can be,” Moya told Spain’s national radio station RNE on Wednesday.
  • What it means: Statements worded like that could mean there is absolutely no truth to it, or they could mean that talks are in progress and no conclusion has been made. We’ll have to wait and see.

🎾 Next in PTPA drama: The governing bodies named as defendants in the lawsuit filed by the PTPA and a dozen players have filed motions to either dismiss or send to arbitration the antitrust allegations against them — and to dismiss the PTPA as a plaintiff altogether, The Athletic reports. It comes off as a desperate request, especially since a judge has already ordered the ATP to stop harassing and attempting to intimidate players named as plaintiffs. But it wouldn’t be the first time the law operates in seemingly contradictory ways.

🎾 London calling Laver Cup: The Laver Cup will return to London’s O2 Arena in 2026, organizers announced on Wednesday. “The response from London – from fans, partners and players – was truly overwhelming,” Laver Cup chairman Tony Godsick said in a statement. “The appetite to see Laver Cup return was impossible to ignore.”

  • Reality check: Of course, the enthusiasm from London’s previous edition in 2022 just may have something to do with Roger Federer’s final professional performance, with some of the most memorable tennis scenes in recent history between him and Rafa Nadal. General interest in Laver Cup has been a mixed bag since then. Will location change that? Probably not.