5 Setter: Alcaraz Injury Scare, WTA Shocks, and Djokovic & Wawrinka Back in Action + more

5 SETTER: This Week in Racket Sports, where we bring you the top five headlines across tennis, padel, pickleball, and more.

In this episode, we cover the biggest stories shaking up the world of racket sports:

 1. Svitolina & Haddad Maia End Seasons due to Burnout and Fatigue

 2. Carlos Alcaraz Injury Scare

 3. PTPA Adds Slams To Lawsuit

 4. Remembering Nikola Pilić

 5. Djokovic, Wawrinka Return to Shanghai 

SBJ Article on PTPA Lawsuit: https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2025/09/23/ptpa-adds-grand-slams-to-atp-wta-antitrust-suit/

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