Jan 19 (Reuters) - John McEnroe believes tennis is suffering from a lack of "guidance and vision" and says it is time the various organisations in charge began to ...

All the chatter in tennis these days is about generations. Right now is probably the twilight of the Golden Generation – a time ruled by the sport's super gods.

'Tennis is a wonderful way to socialise that brings plenty of health benefits'

A week into the Australian Open and Serena Williams is flying high – as you might expect of the 23-time Grand Slam winner. But, as ever with Serena, it's not just ...

A joint account isn't uncommon in relationships, but Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina have confirmed their blossoming romance in the most 2019 of ways.

Bernard Tomic's father says he will begin legal action against Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt over an incident he alleges happened nine years ago. The news ...

MELBOURNE - When Hsieh Su-wei is in fine form, something fantastic occurs: an outbreak of joy follows. Oohs follow aahs. A public swooning occurs.

COMMENT. When a tennis ace who was the first to earn over US$100m starts talking about more money for tennis players, you kind of turn off. Novak Djokovic ...

Forget Serena and Venus Williams. There are two American players still alive in the Australian Open draw who are quickly becoming can't-miss names.

MELBOURNE: Top seed Novak Djokovic regained his composure after a third-set meltdown to stave off the challenge of Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov ...

The National Stadium will likely host the ATP Finals if Singapore is awarded the bid to host the season-ending men's tennis showpiece event from 2021 to 2025.

MELBOURNE, Australia--Japan's Kei Nishikori moved swiftly into the fourth round of the Australian Open on Saturday after beating Joao Sousa of Portugal ...

Researchers have created an AI they claim is able to accurately predict the type and location of a tennis player's next shot.

MELBOURNE—The genius of Novak Djokovic is his lack of apparent genius. Which, to repeat and emphasize, makes him a genius. Consider Djokovic a 21st ...

MELBOURNE—For good reason, Aryna Sabalenka has been cited as a star of the future. At the 2018 US Open, Sabalenka gave eventual champion Naomi ...

European police agency Europol says it has linked match-fixing gambling syndicates being unraveled in Spain and Belgium that are thought to have paid off ...

WATCH: Florida State tennis coach Jennifer Hyde discusses the upcoming match versus Central Florida. Rory Sharrock, Tallahassee Democrat.

After lagging behind almost every other sport for years, tennis is on the brink of a data revolution that could forever change how we understand -- and play -- the ...

Teen sensation Alexei Popyrin has shown he's no one-hit wonder after an epic Australian Open third round match with Frenchman Lucas Pouille.

Elina Svitolina and Zhang Shuai shared a warm embrace seen around the world following their epic third round encounter at the Australian Open. -A +A.

Four tennis players are in French custody on suspicion of helping an organized gambling syndicate believed to have fixed hundreds of low-tier matches, ...

AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS. TIME TBC, Nine. It's almost After The Tennis. Which means two things. It's almost time for there to be actual shows on ...

An anonymous man became an internet sensation when he showed Roger Federer who's boss.

Watching Taylor Fritz take on Roger Federer in a third-round confrontation on Rod Laver Arena, I wanted to find out how far the 21-year-old has come as a ...

Before each day's play at the Australian Open, we'll preview three must-see matches. Novak Djokovic vs. Denis Shapovalov. Djokovic and Shapovalov will meet ...

Tennis News: Kohli was at Melbourne Park on Saturday, a day after leading India to another series victory against Australia at the nearby Melbourne Cricket ...

The Tigers didn't lose a set Friday in their spring opener.

First, unity. Then, let's find some common ground. And, finally, let's clear up some of the confusion.

Andy Murray said Friday he plans to retire and is targeting this year's Wimbledon as the final tournament of his career -- if he can keep playing that long.

If you're a hard-core tennis lover, it's hard to take a sport called pickleball seriously. There's the funny name. You serve underhand and hit something that looks ...

WATCH—What happens when the world's best are no longer around? This video file cannot be played.(Error Code: 102630). The living eulogies being given for ...

Jamie Murray believes opportunities were wasted to grow the game during his brother's period of success.

Gerald Marzorati on the Australian women's tennis player Ashleigh Barty, who is sponsored by Vegemite.

Two fans were seen battling it out Wednesday over tennis star Aryna Sabalenka's sweaty headband following her match against Katie Boulter in the Australian ...

Michel Joyce admits he used to "pick a fight" with Maria Sharapova - it's one of many tricks the tennis coach used to keep his star focused. In the past, a tennis ...

A couple of years ago I went on a tour around Britain examining tennis development and facilities. I remember hitting with a group of youngsters at the ...

The vicious row at the heart of Australian tennis continued to escalate yesterday after Lleyton Hewitt – the former Wimbledon champion who is now the Davis ...

A generation ago, the Australian Open was barely a major. Now, Tennis Australia has revived the major and become entrepreneurial in tournament tennis.

MELBOURNE, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Order of play on the main showcourts on the seventh day of the Australian Open on Sunday (play begins at 0000 GMT, prefix ...

BURLEY — The city has honored the late Keith Poulton by naming Burley's new tennis courts after him.

It's super-early in the 2019 season, but here's what we think we know: Don't expect a Big Four domination anytime soon, we have a new WTA contender, and, ...

Tennis for Life support group offers free lessons to breast cancer patients and survivors.

LEARNING. Eight of the 16 women remaining are Grand Slam champions - four in each half - with a further two former major finalists. For the second ...

TV footage of two women in wedding dresses sitting side by side in Margaret Court Arena has caused quite an episode at the Australian Open.

Whether he won or lost, Alex de Minaur's epic performance against Henri Laaksonen was a vintage reminder of the characteristics many Aussie tennis fans ...

Australian Open | Melbourne Top seed Novak Djokovic survived a scare to overcome Denis Shapovalov in four sets at the Rod Laver Arena. The world number ...

The blossoming romance between Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils has been one of the unexpected subplots of the Australian Open – and now they've made it ...

Australian cities Sydney and Brisbane have been announced as the first two host locations for the newest team event in men's tennis.

Daniil Medvedev enjoyed a rush of confidence on Saturday after securing his first appearance in the last 16 of a Grand Slam and the Russian tyro hopes to ride ...

Petra Kvitova, the tennis star from the Czech Republic, is 6-feet tall, left-handed and can crush her forehand and serve. She has won Wimbledon twice in her ...

Those are the strange mix of skills demanded to excel at tennis, according to tennis fitness expert Nathan Martin — no wonder the game is far harder than Roger ...

JOHN MCENROE has launched a bizarre tongue in cheek quest to become the first ever 'Commissioner of Tennis'.

Karolina Pliskova has won her second Brisbane International, overrunning Lesia Tsurenko 4-6 7-5 6-2 after being just two points from defeat.

Tennis Australia's decision to go with a 10-point tiebreaker at the Australian Open starting in 2019 is innovative, but it exacerbates an already spectacular lack of ...

Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki is knocked out of the Australian Open by five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova.

WATCH: Roger Federer and Serena Williams dazzle crowds at the Hopman Cup. This video file cannot be played.(Error Code: 102630). It's a rare occasion ...

Tennis legend Ken Rosewall fears an underdone Nick Kyrgios looms as Australian Open fodder if the mercury rises as usual for the summer grand slam in ...

The police accused the Spanish tennis player Marc Fornell-Mestres of being a link between players and an Armenian ring that bribed them for betting purposes.

There's a new tennis power couple, and it is comfirmed—Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils. The Frenchman was seen in Svitolina's player box as the Ukrainian ...

Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov has begun his Brisbane International campaign with a strong, 6-3 6-4 victory over Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka in the first round.

Michael Venus has won the battle of the Kiwis at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Venus and his South African partner Raven Klaasen are through to the third ...

Empowered by his own Greek chorus, Stefanos Tsitsipas is a stylish soloist in Melbourne. The virtuoso shotmaker is on a historic run as the first Greek man to ...

The #10YearChallenge which has swamped the internet is producing a regular stream of gold from the tennis fraternity. Novak Djokovic got in on the act of a ...

OPINION: Columnist Martin van Beynen looks back on his professional tennis career.

In its first dual match of the season, BYU (1-0) took a 5-2 win over Weber State (0-1) in competitive match play Friday.

TAMPA, Fla. – The LSU women's tennis team opened their 2019 dual season with a 6-1 win over USF at the USF Varsity Tennis Courts on Saturday.

WATCH—TC Live speaks with USTA Player Development General Manager Martin Blackman: This video file cannot be played.(Error Code: 102630).

Britain's Daily Telegraph reported at the weekend that a move was under way to topple ATP Tour chief Chris Kermode among a section of players unhappy at ...

Burned out, struggling with depression and fed up with cyberbullying, Rebecca Marino, one of Canada's brightest prospects, quit tennis in 2013. A year into her ...

Kei Nishikori has finally snapped a title drought that stretched 52 tournaments, nine finals defeats and nearly three years.

I'm super proud! Of my three children, Fraser is the most serious about tennis and proactively wants to play and train, whereas Mollie, 8 and Parker, 6 more play ...

A sweaty towel, smelly wristband or wet headband might not seem that desirable, but the most reserved of tennis fans can turn manic when there's free ...

In a rematch of last year's U.S. Open first round, where Kanepi dumped her out in straight sets, Halep had to dig deep against the powerful groundstrokes of her ...

No.17 seed Madison Keys dropped just five games to see off 2018 semifinalist Elise Mertens and reach the second week at the Australian Open. -A +A.

Tennis opens 2019 duel season in impressive fashion.

Following his first-round Australian Open loss, Bernard Tomic unleashed on Lleyton Hewitt, declaring that a number of players won't play Davis Cup under ...

The Biggest Questions of 2019: Who will be the most successful American man? This video file cannot be played.(Error Code: 102630). One of the most ...

Taylor Fritz has played as well as can be expected for a 21-year-old who had never won a main-draw match at the Australian Open coming into this year's ...

The event will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday and run until Sunday, Jan. 27.

Extreme heat is likely to remain a source of discontent at the Australian Open despite tournament organisers introducing changes aimed at improving conditions ...

Though baseline power remains the most fail-safe route to stardom, players with subtler, more creative games are also finding a way to win.

Top seed Simona Halep has narrowly avoided being dumped out of the Australian Open in the second round. Halep came from 4-2 down in the third set against ...

Live Results. THE FLATS – In its first competition of the new year, Georgia Tech men's tennis hosts the annual MLK Tournament at the Ken Byers Tennis ...

Australian Open | Melbourne Welcome to the Evening Standard's LIVE coverage of the 2019 Australian Open. Dan Evans gave a reminder of just what a ...

In a recent interview Toni Nadal was asked how the tennis matches, wins and losses, influence Rafael's life. The 32-year-old has been dating Maria Francisca ...

Once again, a heatwave Down Under coincides with the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament.

After registering ODI series win over Australia on Friday, Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma went to watch tennis star, Serena Williams clash with Dayana ...

With the new season under way and on the eve of the Australian Open, the opening grand slam of the year, our experts make their picks for the campaign ...

Tennis Channel Live: Former Australian Open semifinalist CoCo Vandeweghe won't play in Melbourne. This video file cannot be played.(Error Code: 102630).

In his first major interview since his tearful announcement of imminent retirement, Britain's tennis great talks of his first-round tie in Melbourne – and how he'll ...

Speaking to CNN, last month in Dubai Roger Federer commented on what tournament could mark his last tennis match in career. The Swiss player mentioned ...

The 2019 Australian Open, the tennis season's first Grand Slam, begins Monday, Jan. 14, at Rod Laver Arena inside Melbourne Park and will conclude with the ...

This artificially intelligent system, which uses a novel system of memory networks, can predict the trajectory of tennis balls from past matches.

Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova and Sloane Stephens take to the court on Sunday as the Australian Open reaches its halfway stage. -A +A. WTA Staff. January ...

Second seeded German Angelique Kerber easily won the battle of left-handers against big-hitting Brazilian qualifier Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-2 6-3 to ...

Despite having to receive treatment on her ankle during the match, Serena Williams won in straight sets at the Hopman Cup on Monday.

Serena Williams is constantly reminding the world of two things: One, her level of athleticism is basically what the acronym "GOAT" was invented to describe.

Chun Hsin Tseng is the No. 1 player in the junior boys rankings. Now that he's turning pro, his family can close their Taipei food stand.

The epic Wimbledon semifinal between Kevin Anderson and John Isner was a highlight of 2018 in tennis as well as a poignant reminder that the journey to ...

The four days up to January 15 were some of the hottest on record, according to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, which has issued a series of warnings ...