{"id":72904,"date":"2024-09-01T17:01:20","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T21:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=72904"},"modified":"2024-09-01T17:01:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T21:01:20","slug":"tennis-news-weekly-roundup-big-3-hurkacz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/09\/01\/tennis-news-weekly-roundup-big-3-hurkacz\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis News Weekly Roundup: Insane Big 3 Stat, Hurkacz Splits With Longtime Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every week in the tennis world, countless stories emerge that don\u2019t always make headlines but are too intriguing to overlook. It can be on-court or off-court stuff that goes under the radar of\u00a0bigger storylines. Everyone&#8217;s attention is focused on the spectacular tennis at the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/category\/us-open\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">US Open<\/a>, but some interesting news and stories occurred, off the court as well. This week\u2019s \u201cTennis News Weekly Roundup\u201d edition covers them.<\/p>\n<h2>Tennis News Weekly Roundup<\/h2>\n<h4>Ben Rothenberg&#8217;s Fundraiser for Zverev Defamation Lawsuit<\/h4>\n<p>Ben Rothenberg is a renowned journalist in the tennis world, who is in an ongoing legal battle with Alexander Zverev. Rothenberg revealed the <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">story of alleged domestic abuse at the hands of Alexander Zverev to his former girlfriend, Olga Sharypova. Subsequently, Zverev sued Rothenberg. Zverev also sued Racquet Magazine, which posted Rothenberg&#8217;s story about Sharypova and Slate Magazine. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This lawsuit happened long ago and Zverev already &#8220;won&#8221; a court order in Germany to ban the articles in the EU which the magazine enforced. The magazines have pulled out of the appeal and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/style\/media\/2024\/08\/27\/alexander-zverev-sued-ben-rothenberg-racquet\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rothenberg is left on his own<\/a> to pay out of pocket to defend his reporting and reputation. He <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BenRothenberg\/status\/1828521115796263238\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">raised a fundraiser<\/a> of $22,000 which was completed within two days. Former player Kevin Anderson and his wife donated $1000 to Rothenberg\u2019s fundraiser.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Hubert Hurkacz Splits with Longtime Coach Craig Boynton<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">World No.7, Hubert Hurkacz has <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/christophclarey\/status\/1829528523704582450\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">parted ways with his coach<\/a> Craig Boynton after 5 years. Their partnership began in March 2019 and they had some awesome results together. Hurkacz won eight titles under Boynton, which includes two Masters 1000 titles. Boynton also helped him to reach a career-high ranking of six. Hurkacz&#8217;s serve became elite under the coaching of Boynton.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hurkacz failed to reach the third round of the US Open for a sixth consecutive time. His record at Slams isn&#8217;t great and maybe he needed a fresh start. He needs someone to stabilize his forehand and overall game. His level fluctuates a lot, one day he <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">can beat anyone and the other he loses without fighting, even between games or sets his level tends to fluctuate a lot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"znPlKtUpRAJZTlrD2GlQDg\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2168838330\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'znPlKtUpRAJZTlrD2GlQDg',sig:'zoWO9-nFNw37Xupt7hcuL9epDwKPEC95xBYhU43vcLU=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2168838330',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Insane Big 3 Stat<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/08\/30\/australias-alexei-popyrin-stuns-novak-djokovic-at-us-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Novak Djokovic lost in the third round of the US Open<\/a> against Alexei Popyrin. <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is just the fourth season since his first<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Australian Open in 2008 that Novak Djokovic will not lift a single Grand Slam trophy.<\/span> This loss means, for the first time since 2002, no Big 3 members finished the year without winning a Grand Slam. &#8220;Big 3&#8221; is a famous term used for the trio of\u2014 Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We were blessed to watch a golden age of tennis, as well as an unprecedented level of dominance by the Big 3. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The question becomes, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/09\/01\/has-novak-djokovic-started-to-decline-at-37\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">is this the end of an era<\/a>? If not, it\u2019s certainly close.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every week in the tennis world, countless stories emerge that don\u2019t always make headlines but are too intriguing to overlook. It can be on-court or off-court stuff that goes under the radar of\u00a0bigger storylines. 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