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Nadal to join Federer in 2019 Laver Cup

The team event featuring the best of Europe against a World team will be taking place for the third time, with Nadal and Federer also teammates in the inaugural match in...... Read more WTA gives increased protection for returning mothers on tour for 2019

Mothers returning to tennis will have increased protection for their rankings on the WTA Tour from next season. Players coming back from childbirth, or injury, will now be able to use...... Read more Djokovic and Halep named 2018 ITF world champions

Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep were Thursday named as the 2018 ITF world champions by the governing body of global tennis. World number one Djokovic receives the honour from the International...... Read more Serena Williams, Nadal, Murray confirmed for Australian Open

Serena Williams will make her return to the Australian Open for the first time since winning in 2017 when eight-weeks pregnant, it was confirmed Wednesday. Indeed, virtually all the world’s top...... Read more Marin Cilic leads Croatia to Davis Cup title against France

Marin Cilic clinched Croatia’s second Davis Cup title as he beat France’s Lucas Pouille 7-6(3), 6-3, 6-3 to give his side a decisive 3-1 lead in the final at Lille’s Stade...... Read more Venus settles lawsuit related to fatal car crash

Tennis star Venus Williams has settled a wrongful death lawsuit related to a fatal car crash in Florida, court records show. Palm Beach County court records show that the case was...... Read more Zverev dazes Djokovic to claim ATP Finals title

Alexander Zverev emphatically announced his arrival at the top of the men’s game by overpowering Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3 to win his first ATP Finals title on Sunday. The 21-year-old German,...... Read more Federer toppled by Zverev in ATP semis

Alexander Zverev denied Roger Federer a shot at a 100th career title with a 7-5, 7-6 (5) victory on Saturday to advance to the championship match at the ATP Finals. Zverev,...... Read more Djokovic brushes aside hard-hitter Isner

Novak Djokovic launched his bid for a record-equalling sixth ATP Finals title by brushing aside John Isner in straight sets on Monday. Earlier in the same group, Alexander Zverev made it...... Read more Nadal and Djokovic call off Saudi match

A planned exhibition match between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal in Saudi Arabia has been called off because of the Spaniard’s ankle injury. The world’s top two ranked players were due...... Read more Khachanov beats Djokovic to win Paris Masters title

Russia’s Karen Khachanov defeated incoming world number one Novak Djokovic to win his first Masters 1000 title at the Paris Masters. The 22-year-old beat Djokovic 7-5 6-4 in one hour and...... Read more Djokovic denies Federer chance to win 100th title

Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in a thrilling semi-final at the Paris Masters on Saturday to extend his winning run to 22 matches ahead of his return to world number one...... Read more Novak Djokovic to meet Marin Cilic in Paris Master quarter-finals

Second seed Novak Djokovic reached the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters after Bosnia's Damir Dzumhur retired with a back injury. The Serb, 31, who will take the world number one ranking...... Read more Federer returns to Paris Masters

Roger Federer on Tuesday confirmed his participation at this year’s Paris Masters after a three-year absence. The Swiss world number three will play the winner of the tie between France’s Jo-Wilfried...... Read more Roger Federer wins Swiss Indoors to claim 99th career ATP title

Roger Federer won his 99th career ATP Tour title on Sunday, beating qualifier Marius Copil 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the Swiss Indoors final. A ninth title at Federer’s hometown event in...... Read more Svitolina beats Stephens to win season-ending WTA Finals

Elina Svitolina secured the biggest title of her career on Sunday, becoming the first Ukrainian player to win the season-ending WTA Finals trophy. The No. 6-seeded Svitolina rebounded from a one-set...... Read more Roger Federer to face Marius Copil in Swiss Indoors final

Defending champion Roger Federer reached his 14th Swiss Indoors final in Basel with a commanding 6-1 6-4 victory over Russian Daniil Medvedev. The 37-year-old world number three, an eight-time champion here,...... Read more Wozniacki reveals she has arthritis

Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki says she was “shocked” to be diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, but wants to become a role model for people with the condition. The Dane, 28,...... Read more Sloane Stephens beats Naomi Osaka in 3 sets at WTA Finals

In a match between the last two U.S. Open champions, Sloane Stephens came out on top. The 2017 champion beat Naomi Osaka 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 Monday at the WTA Finals, the...... Read more Federer reveals long-standing hand injury

Roger Federer has revealed that he has been suffering with a hand injury since the summer, but said the problem is no longer a worry as he heads into his home...... Read more Stefanos Tsitsipas wins first ATP title with victory in Stockholm

Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas added another achievement to a remarkable breakthrough season as he beat Latvia's Ernests Gulbis 6-4, 6-4 to win the Stockholm Open and claim a maiden ATP title. Tsitsipas,...... Read more Pliskova beats defending champion Wozniacki at WTA Finals

Karolina Pliskova beat defending champion Caroline Wozniacki 6-2 6-4 on the opening day of the WTA Finals in Singapore. Czech world number eight Pliskova, 26, broke early in both sets to...... Read more Aruna Quadri knocked out of ITTF World Cup

African and Nigerian champion, Aruna Quadri has been knocked out of Liebherr 2018 ITTF Men’s World Cup in Paris. He lost his two games in Group B on Friday to miss...... Read more Wimbledon to have final set tie-breaks from 2019

Tie-breaks will be played at 12-12 in the final set at Wimbledon from next year, the All England Lawn Tennis Club has announced. It comes after the final set of Kevin...... Read more Jabeur becomes first Tunisian to reach WTA final

Qualifier Ons Jabeur became the first Tunisian player to reach a WTA final when she beat fifth seed Anastasija Sevastova 6-3 3-6 6-3 at the Kremlin Cup on Friday. She had...... Read more