Earlier this month, the tennis world froze for a moment in Wuhan. Eighteen-year-old Mirra Andreeva, the Russian tennis prodigy who had charmed audiences with her precocious skill, burst into tears ...

Look, I’ll be the first to admit it—watching tennis rankings can be about as exciting as watching paint dry. But when it comes to Alex Eala’s meteoric climb up the WTA ladder, even the most casual ...