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Wimbledon has been cancelled for the first time since World War Two because of the coronavirus pandemic. The tournament was due to be played between 29 June and 12 July. The...... Read more Mcenroe Tests Positive For Virus

Davis Cup-winning former US captain Patrick McEnroe said on Tuesday he has tested positive for coronavirus but is feeling well and no longer has symptoms. The 53-year-old younger brother of seven-time...... Read more Coronavirus: French Open Tennis Moved To September

The French Open has been moved to September and October as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The event at Roland Garros was due to be played from 24 May to...... Read more Toriola Misses Out Of Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Former Africa’s table tennis top seed, Segun Toriola, will miss the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Japan after he and his pairing partner, Olufunke Oshonaike lost to Egypt’s Omar Assar and Dina...... Read more Djokovic Beats Tsitsipas In Dubai To Win 79th Career Title

Novak Djokovic captured his 79th career title on Saturday when he won the Dubai Championships for the fifth time, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 in the final. The world number one...... Read more Oshonaike Qualifies For Tokyo Olympics, Sets Record

Nigeria’s Olufunke Oshonaike has qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first African female athlete to do so on seven occasions in Table tennis or in any other sport. 45-year-old...... Read more Hamilton Breaks Down As Vettel Tops F1 Testing

Lewis Hamilton suffered an engine failure that cut his running to just a handful of laps on the penultimate day of Formula 1 pre-season testing. The world champion's car had what...... Read more Federer To Miss French Open After Having Knee Surgery

Roger Federer will miss his fourth French Open in the last five years after having knee surgery on Wednesday. The 20-time Grand Slam champion had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee...... Read more Konta Returns With Doubles Win In Russia

Johanna Konta stepped up her return to full fitness with a doubles win at the St Petersburg Ladies Trophy. Konta, 28, sat out Great Britain's Fed Cup defeat by Slovakia at...... Read more Federer, Nadal Make History In South Africa

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal attracted what organisers said was a world record crowd for a tennis match when they played an exhibition event in the Cape Town Stadium on Friday....... Read more Australian Open: Novak Djokovic Must ‘Go Up A Level’ To Beat Dominic Thiem

Novak Djokovic will have to "go up another level" if he is to beat Dominic Thiem and win a record-extending eighth Australian Open men's singles title, says Pat Cash. Serbia's Djokovic...... Read more Djokovic Beats Federer To Reach Australian Open Final

Novak Djokovic moved a step closer to retaining the Australian Open title with a straight-set semi-final win over injury-hit rival Roger Federer. Serbia's Djokovic was 4-1 and 40-0 down in the...... Read more Australian Open: Federer, Djokovic Set For 50th Meeting

Djokovic, 32, and Switzerland's Federer meet for the 50th time in Thursday's Australian Open semi-final. Federer, 38, has not beaten Djokovic at a Grand Slam since 2012. "Sometimes you think why...... Read more Thiem Stuns Nadal To Reach Australian Open Semi-Finals

Top seed Rafael Nadal was denied a place in the Australian Open semi-finals as Austria's Dominic Thiem rattled the Spaniard with a powerful display to win a four-set thriller. Fifth seed...... Read more Nadal Beats Kyrgios To Reach Australian Open Last Eight

Spanish top seed Rafael Nadal battled past rival Nick Kyrgios in a thrilling four-set match to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals. Nadal, 33, had not dropped a set this tournament before...... Read more Nadal Breeze Past Busta To Set Up Kyrgios Clash

Top seed Rafael Nadal cruised past Spanish compatriot Pablo Carreno Busta in straight sets to reach the Australian Open fourth round. Nadal, 33, was sharp on serve as he raced into...... Read more Gauff Stuns Defending Champion Osaka In Melbourne

American teenager Coco Gauff stunned defending champion Naomi Osaka in straight sets to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open. The 15-year-old excelled at the Rod Laver Arena and eased...... Read more Federer Seeks Century Of Wins At Australian Open

Roger Federer will need to avoid a second Grand Slam upset at the hands of home favourite John Millman if he wants to bring up 100 wins at the Australian Open...... Read more Five Men To Watch At The Australian Open Tennis

Five players to watch in the men’s draw at the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the season, which starts on Monday. NOVAK DJOKOVIC Much like the changeable weather,...... Read more Serena Races Into Auckland Final

Serena Williams delivered a masterclass in her semifinal at the WTA Auckland Classic on Saturday, needing only 43 minutes to down rising star Amanda Anisimova and set up a showdown against...... Read more Barty Beaten In Brisbane, Serena Williams Through In Auckland

World number one Ashleigh Barty lost her first match of the year as she was beaten by qualifier Jennifer Brady at the Brisbane International. Australia’s Barty, who had a first-round bye,...... Read more Argentina and Nadal-led Spain Sweep Into ATP Quarters

World No 1 Rafael Nadal steered Spain into the ATP Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday despite an uncharacteristically error-ridden performance, with Argentina also powering through. After six days of round robin play...... Read more Djokovic, Nadal March On With Convincing Wins At ATP Cup

Novak Djokovic braved extreme humidity to overcome tricky opponent Gael Monfils 6-3 6-2 at the inaugural ATP Cup team event in Brisbane on Monday. Novak Djokovic of Serbia in action during...... Read more Nadal, Djokovic make winning start in ATP Cup

World number one Rafa Nadal overcame a temporary blip on his way to victory at the ATP Cup on Saturday. His win came shortly after Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic survived...... Read more Aruna Quadri Begins 2020 As 18th World Best

Aruna Quadri has started the New Year as the 18th world best player following the release of the January 2020 ranking by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). In the rating,...... Read more