Thiem to host eight-man tournament in July

World number three Dominic Thiem will host an invitational eight-man tennis tournament in Kitzbuehel with a "limited audience" from July 7-11, organisers announced on Saturday.
30 May 2020

Australian tennis great Cooper dies at 83

Eight-time Grand Slam tournament winner Ashley Cooper dies aged 83, Tennis Australia announced Friday, with Rod Laver hailing him as a "wonderful champion".
22 May 2020

Kyrgios tells Murray 'you are better than Djokovic'

Nick Kyrgios told Andy Murray on Saturday the British tennis star was better than world number one Novak Djokovic, claiming the Serb "dodges" his serve while the Scot "is on it like a light".
17 May 2020

2020 lost, says Nadal

Rafael Nadal has said he views the rest of this year as “practically lost” for tennis and would even be relieved if the sport returned as normal at the start of 2021.
5 May 2020

No shaking, no showering, no sharing: Welcome to post-virus tennis

No shaking, no showering, no sharing, no signing. Welcome to what the world of tennis could look like once government restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic is lifted.
2 May 2020

'Madness': Murray wins Virtual Madrid title after connection hiccup

Andy Murray wins the Virtual Madrid Open title on Thursday, helped by a semi-final walkover when opponent Diego Schwartzmann, logging in from Argentina, suffered a connection glitch.
30 April 2020

Tsitsipas serves up birthday prank on Kyrgios

Stefanos Tsitsipas sent his sometime doubles partner Nick Kyrgios an unwelcome gift through Instagram on Monday.
28 April 2020

Murray 'would play' September French Open, if it goes ahead

Andy Murray says that he will "definitely" play in the rescheduled French Open in September, if it is able to take place as planned.
23 April 2020

Players back Federer over tennis merger as Kyrgios hits out

WTA founder Billie Jean King and Rafael Nadal lead a wave of support on Thursday for Roger Federer's suggestion that "now is the time" to merge the men's and women's governing bodies, while tennis is at a standstill because of the coronavirus pandemic.
23 April 2020

Rooftop tennis amid lockdown

Two young girls in Italy took their tennis games to a higher level despite a nationwide lockdown as they staged a remarkable rally from the
21 April 2020

Nadal frustrated, Federer happy

Rafael Nadal on Monday expressed frustration that tennis players remain unable to practise due to the coronavirus pandemic, while Roger Federer revealed he was happy with his recovery from knee surgery.
21 April 2020

Coronavirus shutdown has exposed 'inequities' of tennis: King

Tennis great Billie Jean King says the financial fallout from the coronavirus shutdown has exposed the unfairness of the sport and that it is important for the top players to lead the cause for change.
21 April 2020

Nadal flummoxed by IT gremlins

Throughout his incredible career it has taken a pretty special opponent to worry Rafa Nadal but the Spanish great met his match in the form of Instagram Live on Monday.
21 April 2020

Djokovic opposes compulsory coronavirus vaccination

Novak Djokovic faces a dilemma if it becomes compulsory for players to get vaccinated before they can begin competing once the tennis season resumes following the hiatus created by the coronavirus pandemic, the world number one said on Sunday.
20 April 2020

Fifteen years on, how maiden Monte Carlo win sparked Nadal breakthrough

Rafael Nadal celebrates the 15th anniversary of his first Monte Carlo Masters title on Sunday, a victory which sparked a breakthrough season, a maiden Grand Slam triumph at Roland Garros and set the Spaniard on the road to becoming one of the sport's greatest players.
19 April 2020

'Nadal does not give a damn about tennis right now'

Amid growing concerns regarding the coronavirus pandemic, Rafael Nadal only focuses on ways to fight the virus as his uncle Toni Nadal mentioned that the World No.2 ‘doesn’t give a damn about tennis right now’.
13 April 2020

Federer’s challenge to Cristiano, Kohli and other stars

Many athletes are putting a brave face on the coronavirus lockdown, converting garages and bedrooms into home gymnasiums and posting cheerful videos of themselves on social media keeping fit by "bench-pressing" their children.
8 April 2020

Kyrgios winning hearts again

Controversial tennis star Nick Kyrgios has offered to deliver food to people finding themselves hungry during the coronavirus lockdown, his latest charitable effort after spearheading sporting donations to help Australia's bushfire crisis.
7 April 2020

'At least I can be Wimbledon champion for two years'

Simon Halep is trying to look on the bright side regarding the suspension of the tennis season due to the coronavirus pandemic, which means at least she will be referred to as reigning Wimbledon champion for two years.
5 April 2020

Wimbledon chief fears 'no more tennis this year'

Wimbledon chief Richard Lewis admits that he fears the remainder of the 2020 tennis season could be wiped out.
2 April 2020