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, Italy defended their Billie Jean King Cup title, Team ...

Sept 24 (Reuters) - Former world number three Elina Svitolina has ended her season early to focus on her mental health, with the Ukrainian saying she is not in the "right emotional space" to continue.

Elina Svitolina announced on social media Tuesday that the former world No. 3 would be shutting down her season, having played her last tournament at Billie Jean King Cup last week. “I’m giving myself ...