Wimbledon is to break with tradition and replace line judges with electronic line calling from next year's championships, the All England Club has confirmed.
As Rafa Nadal prepares to ride off into the sunset after a stellar career, his fellow professionals from eras old and new agree on one thing - the Spaniard remains an inspirational role model.
Shock upsets, marathon encounters and late nights are nothing new at the US Open, but a handful of notable matches at the year's final Grand Slam have put tennis and its packed season schedule under greater scrutiny.
Botic van de Zandschulp gave himself to the end of the year to turn things around after foot injuries left him contemplating retirement, but after beating Carlos Alcaraz at the US Open he's not hanging up his racket anytime soon.
Novak Djokovic completed his career Golden Slam, fighting off Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in a magnificent Olympic men's singles final battle at Roland Garros.
Perhaps there should be no surprise that a 37-year-old with a suspect right knee would be trampled into the Wimbledon Centre Court dust by a 21-year-old force of nature.
An inspired Barbora Krejcikova etched her name onto Wimbledon's famed honours board after the seasoned Czech survived a stirring fightback from Jasmine Paolini to seal victory in the final.
Barbora Krejcikova has returned to a Grand Slam singles final three years after her only triumph, with a stirring Wimbledon comeback. She'll play Italian Jasmine Paolini, who continues to break new ground.
Fiordland-born tennis sensation Lulu Sun, who has adopted New Zealand as the country she plays for, says she changed allegiance for the love of her "spiritual homeland".