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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 Murray Beats Wawrinka To Win First Title Since Hip Surgery

Andy Murray broke down in tears after winning his first singles title since career-saving hip surgery by beating Stan Wawrinka at the European Open. The Briton, 32, launched a stunning comeback...... Read more Federer Says His ‘Heart Decided’ To Play Olympic Games

Roger Federer has confirmed he intends to play in next summer’s Olympics in Tokyo as he chases an elusive gold medal in the men’s singles. The Swiss great, who turns 39...... Read more Andreescu To Face Osaka in China Open

Bianca Andreescu will play Naomi Osaka for the first time after both players advanced to the quarter-finals of the China Open. Osaka, 21, lost only four games with a 6-4 6-0...... Read more 240 Players From 57 Countries Set For 2019 Lagos Open Tennis

Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre, the city of Lagos, is set to play host to no fewer than 240 players across 57 countries of the world in this year’s Lagos Open Tennis...... Read more 2019 Lagos Open Tennis: ITF Sets Registration Deadline for September 19

World tennis governing body, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) has given players across the world Thursday, September 19, 2019 as registration deadline for the first leg of this year’s Lagos Open...... Read more Clijsters Set to Make Shock Return to Tennis in 2020

Kim Clijsters is to make her tennis comeback at the age of 36 with a return to the WTA Tour in 2020. The Belgian, who first retired in 2007 to start...... Read more Nadal Motivated By Love of Game, Not Grand Slam Record

Rafa Nadal moved within one Grand Slam title of tying Roger Federer’s all-time mark of 20 on Sunday but even after adding a fourth U.S. Open to his collection the Spaniard...... Read more Nadal Wins Five-Set US Open Final Thriller, 19th Grand Slam

Rafael Nadal captured his 19th career Grand Slam title in thrilling fashion on Sunday by winning the US Open final, outlasting Russia’s Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 to seize...... Read more Teenage Sensation Stuns Serena in US Open Final

Teenager Bianca Andreescu became Canada’s first Grand Slam singles champion Saturday with a rollercoaster 6-3, 7-5 win over 23-time major champion Serena Williams in the US Open final. The 19-year-old Andreescu...... Read more Serena Williams Set To Battle Andreescu for US Open Glory

Serena Williams has another shot at winning a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title after demolishing Elina Svitolina to reach the US Open final. The American, 37, overpowered the Ukrainian fifth...... Read more Nadal Beats Diego Schwartzman To Reach US Open semi-Finals

Rafael Nadal remains the favourite to win the US Open – and move within one of Roger Federer’s tally of 20 Grand Slams – after a hard-fought quarter-final win over Diego...... Read more Roger Federer Suffers Shock US Open Exit

Five-time champion Roger Federer is out of the US Open after Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov won a late-night thriller to finally beat the Swiss great. Federer, 38, had won all seven of...... Read more