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On a departing WTA executive, an injured Alcaraz, and what might be the fastest tennis player marathon time ever.

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Ben Rothenberg
Apr 22, 2026
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Before diving into a longer and more complex topic soon here at Bounces—which is 2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova’s refused test saga—I wanted to send out a quicker Bounces dispatch with a bit of a news round-up, since there are several developing stories worth covering here.

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