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With another tennis year about to begin, please indulge your imagination for a moment.<\/b><\/p>\n
It is Monday, 30 June 2025 and we have just had this report from Wimbledon.<\/p>\n
“The defending ladies’ champion was the first player to walk out on to Centre Court this year, as The All England Club joined the other Grand Slams in a year of significant change.<\/p>\n
“Men have joined women in playing best-of-three sets in the first four rounds of a major, with all singles played over five sets from the quarter-finals onwards.<\/p>\n
“Change at this year\u2019s Australian Open was well received. There was only one post-midnight finish as 17:00 local time was adopted as a default starting point for night sessions – and there is much to look forward to later in the year.<\/p>\n
“The Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup will merge to create a World Cup of Tennis in September, while late-season tournaments will feature FA Cup-style draws, faster scoring formats and players having to hit a serve regardless of how badly they toss the ball.”<\/p>\n
You might not like all of those ideas – or even any of them – but change is not as hard as is often made out.<\/p>\n
Here are five ideas to shake up tennis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n