May 10, 2024
In this week's Off The Bench, Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter will plead guilty, an NBA star wins in his clash with the agent who sought to represent him, and a tennis player who was abused by her former coach is awarded $9 million.
May 07, 2024
The U.S. Tennis Association has been ordered to pay $9 million to tennis pro Kylie McKenzie, who has waged a legal battle against the organization over its failure to shield her from sexual abuse at the hands of her coach at a Florida training center.
February 20, 2024
A Florida federal judge has sided with tennis pro Kylie McKenzie, finding that the U.S. Tennis Association did not do enough to monitor her coach Anibal Aranda, who sexually assaulted her.
October 03, 2023
Tennis pro Kylie McKenzie's battle with the U.S. Tennis Association intensified this week as each side asked a Florida federal judge to determine whether the organization holds any responsibility for failing to shield McKenzie from the sexual abuse she allegedly suffered at the hands of her coach.
April 25, 2023
A Florida federal judge has declined to toss a suit accusing the U.S. Tennis Association of failing to prevent a coach from sexually assaulting pro tennis player Kylie McKenzie, saying she plausibly alleged the sport's national governing body knew the coach had a history of sexual assault.
September 21, 2022
A Florida federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a sexual battery suit filed by professional tennis player Kylie McKenzie against the U.S. Tennis Association but gave her a chance to fix her errors, as long as negligence-related allegations that are rolled into one count are distinguished separately.
March 29, 2022
Professional tennis player Kylie McKenzie claims the United States Tennis Association didn't protect her from a coach who had a history of sexually assaulting one of the organization's employees, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in Florida federal court.