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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 Djokovic And Nadal Rally For Merger Of ATP Cup And Davis Cup

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal urged organisers of the ATP Cup and Davis Cup Finals to consider a possible merger, saying it makes little sense to have two men's team competitions...... Read more Sharapova To Return As Brisbane Wildcard

Former world number one Maria Sharapova will return to tournament action at the Brisbane International next month after being awarded a wildcard to play in the Australian Open warm-up. The 32-year-old...... Read more Australian Open Prize Money Tops £38m

Australian Open organisers have increased the prize money to more than £38m with the biggest gains for those losing in the earlier rounds. The overall prize fund for the tournament has...... Read more Wozniacki To Retire After Australian Open

Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki has announced she will retire after the Australian Open in January. The 29-year-old is currently ranked 37th in the world and last competed in the...... Read more Federer To Be Celebrated On Swiss Coins

Switzerland’s 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer will become the first living person to be celebrated on a coin in the country. The Federal Mint, Swissmint, will release a 20 Swiss...... Read more 2019 Rainoil Tennis Open Holds Nov. 29 – Dec. 8 in Lagos

Rainoil Limited in partnership with the Nigerian Tennis Federation (NTF) will begin its 2019 Rainoil Tennis Open Tournament from November 29 to December 8, 2019 at the Lagos Country Club, Ikeja,...... Read more Nadal Seals Emotional Davis Cup Title For Spain

Rafael Nadal clinched an emotional Davis Cup victory for Spain over Canada when he beat Denis Shapovalov in front of a jubilant home crowd in Madrid. His 6-3 7-6 (9-7) win...... Read more Tsitsipas Beats Dominic Thiem To Win ATP Finals Title

A nerveless Stefanos Tsitsipas came from a set down to beat Dominic Thiem on a thrilling final-set tie-break and become the youngest winner of the ATP Finals in 18 years. The...... Read more Nadal Beats Tsitsipas To Keep His ATP Finals Hopes Alive

Rafael Nadal demonstrated his fighting qualities once again to battle back from behind to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas and keep his ATP Finals hopes alive. Nadal, who would have been eliminated with...... Read more Nadal Beats Medvedev To Boost ATP Finals Hopes

Rafael Nadal saved a match point to beat Russian Daniil Medvedev and boost his hopes of a first ATP Finals title. Nadal, bidding to keep his world number one ranking, could...... Read more Federer Wins To Get His ATP Finals Campaign On Track

Roger Federer recovered from his opening round-robin defeat to beat Italy's Matteo Berrettini in straight sets at the ATP Finals. The Swiss 20-time Grand Slam champion, who lost to Dominic Thiem...... Read more Nadal Confident Of ATP Finals Fitness

Rafael Nadal is “confident” of being fit to play – and battle Novak Djokovic for the number one ranking – when the ATP Finals start on Sunday. Nadal, 33, pulled out...... Read more Djokovic, Federer Drawn Together In ATP Finals at O2

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer have been drawn in the same group at the ATP Finals tournament, which starts on Sunday at London’s O2 Arena. Five-time winner Djokovic and six-time winner...... Read more Injured Clijsters Delays WTA Comeback

Four-time Grand Slam champion Kim Clijsters has delayed her WTA Tour comeback because of a knee injury. Clijsters, 36, says she will not be able to compete in January as she...... Read more Federer Withdraws From Inaugural ATP Cup

Roger Federer said on Wednesday he has withdrawn from the inaugural ATP Cup in Australia in January next year so he can spend more time with his family. Federer’s decision to...... Read more Federer Wins Record 10th Basel Title

Roger Federer clinched a record-extending 10th Swiss Indoors championship title in his hometown of Basel with a crushing 6-2 6-2 victory over Australia’s Alex de Minaur on Sunday. The 38-year-old Swiss...... Read more