The Maldives are rapidly developing as a tennis nation, marked by hosting its first ITF World Tennis Tour event (J30 tournaments) in August 2025. Government support, including President Mohamed Muizzu's vision for sport as a unifying force, coupled with ITF development initiatives like the Junior Tennis Initiative which has introduced tennis to 1,314 children since 2023, and infrastructural improvements such as increasing the number of courts from 3 to 70. The Maldives Tennis Association is also set to receive ITF recognition for its Coach Education System, ensuring standardized coach training.

The Sejong City Hall tennis team is protesting the city's decision to disband the team, citing disagreements over financial issues, performance, and the vacant coach position. The team argues that the decision was made without proper consultation and that the reasons provided by the city are inaccurate, highlighting recent international achievements and administrative shortcomings. Sejong City defends its decision, pointing to financial constraints and issues related to the former coach, including a sports ethics investigation and imprisonment for corruption. The Korea Tennis Association has voiced concerns over the negative impact on local student athletes' development, disputing the city's justification for the disbandment.

Yasuhiro Yamashita, president of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) and 1984 Los Angeles Olympics judo gold medalist, will receive the Olympic Order for his contributions to Olympism as an athlete and sports leader. He stepped back from duties due to a cervical spine injury sustained in October 2023 and is expected to step down from all roles, including his IOC membership, assumed in January 2020. Yamashita's judo achievements include four world titles, nine All-Japan Championships, and 203 consecutive victories. He founded the NGO Solidarity of International Judo Education (SJI) and has been Director of Education for the International Judo Federation since 2003.

The Kuwaiti girls' national team made their debut at the Billie Jean King Cup Juniors in Kuching, Malaysia, marking the first time Kuwait has fielded a girls' team in an International Tennis Federation (ITF) competition. Coached by Rudolf Rossouw, the team, consisting of Huda and Samou Aldabbous, and Nourah Alghanem, achieved a top-eight finish. KTF president Abdul Redha Al-Ghareeb expressed pride in the team's historic participation, supported by training at the Rafa Nadal Academy Kuwait. ITF CEO Kelly Fairweather and BJKC CEO Kerstin Lutz highlighted the significance of Kuwait's participation in promoting gender balance and tennis accessibility.