Amanda Anisimova said Iga Swiatek is among the most focused people she has ever seen. Carlos Alcaraz's coaches, Juan Carlos Ferrero and Samuel Lopez, won the 2025 Coach of the Year award.Serena Williams' latest post sparked comeback rumors, as fans expressed their excitement. The Gazzetta Sports Awards declared Lorenzo Musetti as the Italian Athlete of the Year over Jannik Sinner, angering fans. Revealing how they met, Ben Shelton said her girlfriend, Trinity Rodman, approached him via social media.On that note, let's look into the stories of the day:#1. Amanda Anisimova showers praise on Iga SwiatekAmanda Anisimova has often said she would have been a surgeon if not a tennis professional. At a recent event, she was asked which other player could have been a good surgeon. The American said Iga Swiatek would be perfect due to her sharp focus."I feel like probably Iga, seems like she's very book smart and she's one of the most focused people I've ever seen. So I think she would be perfect for the job," Anisimova said.Anisimova and Swiatek have clashed thrice on tour, all on important occasions. Their first encounter came at this year's Wimbledon final, where the Pole thrashed the American 6-0, 6-0. However, Anisimova bounced back with a straight-set victory in the 2025 US Open quarterfinals. She again beat Swiatek in a round-robin match at the WTA Finals last month.#2. Carlos Alcaraz's coaches win Coach of the Year awardCarlos Alcaraz had a memorable 2025 season, as he won 71 of his 80 tour matches and finished as the year-end World No. 1. The Spaniard accumulated as many as eight singles titles, including the French Open and the US Open.He managed all of this under the watch of his compatriots, Juan Carlos Ferrero and Samuel Lopez, who have been declared the winners of the 2025 ATP Coach of the Year award. This was the second time Ferrero won the honor; the first was in 2022 when Alcaraz won his maiden Grand Slam in New York.“I’m so happy with the award. I was in no doubt that Samuel would fit our working philosophy really well, because we’ve been working together for many years and he knows exactly what I want for Carlos [Alcaraz]. He’s done great work from the start,” Ferrero told ATPTour.com.Lopez said:“Everything was easy, because the results came. I’ve known Juan Carlos since he was 10 years old and Carlos since he took his first steps at the [Ferrero Tennis] Academy. The working atmosphere is very relaxed because we’ve always known each other and we understood what Carlos needed.”#3. Despite denial, fans believe Serena Williams' latest message points to her professional comebackLast week, Serena Williams' name appeared in the International Tennis Integrity Agency’s International Registered Testing Pool (IRTP), which is necessary for any player to compete on tour. However, the American legend shot down the rumors, writing on X:"Omg yall I’m NOT coming back. This wildfire is crazy."Earlier this week, she put out a cryptic tweet, which had fans believe that she would return to action at some point. Williams wrote:"Feeling strongly about claiming my mojo back."Fans online shared their excitement and hoped for Williams to play again. The 23-time Major winner's last match came at the 2022 US Open."I will root for you, wherever, whenever, you will always be the GOAT of women tennis 🎾. Please come back," one fan wrote."It never left you Serena!!! We never left you either!!!! 🙏🏾" a third fan wrote."So she’s coming back… 👀👀" another fan wrote.#4. Fans cannot believe Jannik Sinner lost the 'Italian Athlete of the Year' award to another tennis playerThe Gazzetta Sports Awards have picked Lorenzo Musetti as the Italian Athlete of the Year over World No. 2 Jannik Sinner for the 2025 season. However, fans were not happy with the announcement, given that Sinner's achievements weigh much more than Musetti's.Some speculated that it was because Sinner opted out of playing at the Davis Cup that he was snubbed for the award."They're still mad at Sinner for not playing Davis Cup LMAO," wrote a fan."Imagine being given an award so obviously out of spite for the obvious winner," wrote another fan."Yeah give it the dude who didn’t win a single trophy this year," chipped in another user.Musetti entered the ATP top 10 for the first time this year, along with reaching his first Grand Slam semifinal in Paris, his first Masters 1000 title clash in Monte-Carlo, and his maiden ATP Finals appearance.Sinner, on the other hand, won six singles titles, including the Australian Open and Wimbledon. The 24-year-old also won the prestigious ATP Finals last month.#5. Ben Shelton recalls how his relationship with Trinity Rodman beganBen Shelton reportedly started dating Trinity Rodman in March this year. Rodman plays soccer for the United States national team as well as the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).In his newly launched docuseries called "The Long Game with Ben Shelton," the American revealed how their relationship started and who approached whom. When the 23-year-old was asked if he slid into Rodman's DMs, he said:"We just met through the ground. No, actually, she slid into mine (DMs)." (6:27)Shelton finished the 2025 season with a 40-24 record. He won his maiden ATP Masters title at the Canadian Open in August.