A Tennis Star Sparks a Discussion About Human Rights and Tournament Sites

Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court.

This week, the Six Kings Slam ended, while tournaments in Europe and Asia moved the season closer to the finals in Turin, Italy, for the ATP and in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the WTA.

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A look at why players do — and then don’t — speak out?

Ugo Humbert became the latest player to criticise the tennis schedule this week. The French world No. 16 called the extension of several ATP Masters 1000 tournaments (competitions one rung below the four

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