Men, women start seasons this week

The women’s season opens with main-draw actionWednesday at the Abu DhabiWTAWomen’s Tennis Open, while the men get underway Thursday at the ATP’s Delray Beach Open. In other news:

• Bob Brett, a tennis coach whose players included Boris Becker, Goran Ivanisevic and Marin Cilic, died at 67 after a battle with cancer.